The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-09-26
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER %,
REVIEW.
Deliverance and Disobedience.

READING LESSON oNLY-Nehemiah
GOLDEN TExT-"Thou art God,
ready to pardon gracious and full OF com
m Rass'Sn' iiSS SIT " Am r, vs. 5'
The lessons for the past quarter be-
gin with the deliverance Of the child
Moses and end with the apostasy OF
the golden calf and cover a period
Of approximately 80 years. In almost
every lesson there is something pro-
phetic or typical Of Christ. but two
things may be mentioned with special
emphasis, viz. the passover. lesson vi.
see l Cor. ST, and the bread from
heaven, lesson VIII, soe Matt. 26:z6,
Cor. 1888. ~.
For the younger classes a most fas-
cinating story can be told when pro
senting this review. Describe Miriam
watching the ark. Pharaoh's daughter
espying the ark, sending the babe to
its mother and later adopting it AZ
her son. Tell Of the day when Moses
made his great choice, Of the time he
but failed, not yet having the neces-
sary power from God. Then the 40
years as a shepherd John 1914, the
revelation at Horeb, the conflict at
Pharaoh's court, the passover, and the
fight by night, the crossing of the
Red sea, the gift OF the Quails and
| the mama and that dramatic scene OF
the giving of the law. Enough is here
presented to more than occupy the
lesson period.
Four Episodes.
For the older classes. The lessons
of this quarter seem to group them
selves into four general episodes:
| ID Moses, his salvation, education.
fight and call; (2) Pharaoh, his pride,
humiliation and the passover; 60 tho
flight, at the Red sea, being fed In the
wilderness. and (4) the law, Gods
holiness, his commandments and tho
great apostasy.
The following brief review is sug-
gested: Have one class member tell
of the steps leading up to the Israelit-
ish slavery In Egypt Let another pu-
pill present either orally or written, an
account of the life Of Moses up to
the time of his appearing before Pha-
raoh with his apparently audacious
request, Let my people CO." Let that
student not only recite the historical
facts but also show Gods dealing
with this son of an obscure slave. He
might illustrate by abiding to others
whom God has raised up to do ex-
ploits" in his dealings with men, Dan
iel 1882. This will cover four les
sons. Another pupil should then pre-
sent as concisely as possible that re-
markable conflict which God, through
his representative Moses, worked out
with Pharaoh. This whole episode
was treated as lesson v, the text be-
ing Ps. los 1896, and In lesson vi
the record Of the passover. This lat
ter, the great feast of the Jews and
Christ who Is our passover ought to
be carefully and yet emphatically pre-
scented. Let us not neglect to present
the Bible teaching on this. one Of the
greatest truths ever revealed to man
by gracious, loving, heavenly father,
Heb. 9:22. I
Member as Spokesman.
The third episode can be presented
IL In class by student, or II the re-
view is a general one by the whole
school. Let some particular class Sc
lect one Of its members as spokesman.
This embraces lessons VII and VIII
and is gracious revelation of Gods
protecting care and also his abundant
supply for our every need. In this
section Is another and a most beauti-
full suggestion of that Giving bread"
so freely provided for all who will
accept
Coming now to the last great cpl
sode Of this quarter, the events in con-
nection with the giving of the law.
we embrace lessons TX, x, XI and XII.
Before God gave them the various
commandments he sought to empha-
size his majesty and his holiness by
the smoking mountain, etc. We then
have two lessons on the decalogue, a
most fitting arrangement inasmuch as
the first part deals with the Godside
OF life-man's relation to his creator
and the second part has to do with
mans relations to his brother man.
The last lesson II terrible illustra-
ton OF this dual fact. The utter Ina
bility OF the natural heart to fulfill its
high sounding promises. It's exceeding
sinfulness and the necessity OF right
relations with him who alone can keep
it pure is, Il seems to US. the impor-
tant lesson OF the setting up of the
golden calf.
The two reading lessons give US the
true light Of the divine patience and
The divine persistence.
The golden text Is also an epitome
of the spirit Of these lessons.
Outline:
/. Moses a)Training, Lesson 1; OBJ
Fugitive, Lesson II; (c) Called. Lesson
III.
.. Pharaoh (a) Commanded, Lesson
~; (b) Humbled, Lesson v; (c) Con-
quered, Lesson vi.
8. Flight (a) Deliverance. Lesson
VII; (b) Fed. Lesson VIII.
4. Law (a) Holiness and Majesty.