Newport daily independent., 1913-08-19

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LESSON1
<By Z. o. SELIrn.
statute of Chjoaro Moody I'D
LESSON FOR AUGUST
THE BREAD OF HeAv.

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The Psalm OF praise fFx =.
loved by the sorrows Of Of, a., ,''
leaving the bitter waters ', H.
uS:23-26) the Israelites enos -.
a time at Elm ". ~. Tha ~ulp
tered the wilderness of ~. IN
This name is certainly sugga '
it was the sin OF unbelief f tSss
hind their murmurings "'
!. Despair, w. 2, s. We ,o
censure the Israelites for tS ,.ue
planning within month aft s''
miraculous delivorance from ,'t III
Sea, but if We examine on au
closely we will not be surnria
their lack Of faith nor at tho &C.
delight when he discoyeroa "a
duke 7:s). Their song, CHAN.
of deliverance has scarcelv s'
their lips when q new dangon
fronts them, viz. that Of ns;,
How many today fail at lust tb;s
and think only Of the "fesh
They complained more over tho
tions of Gods service than ova1
slavery OF Pharaoh, though as
ter of fact the man in Egypt doa.
have bread to the full" John
Eccl. Is. Truly Moses and
had a task on their hands for
whole congregation murmured
had to bear the brunt of it all fl;
were Gods visible Represents,
FPS. 500; Rom. 1879. Human
ture is ever the same. Rather h
by the hand of Pharaoh with
stomach than to live in freq
which was accomplished by any n
tons. The trouble was that ha
everything done for them they Ia
that moral backbone, that fixedned
purpose, which a great principle
spires and moves men to suffer AM
overcome. The life of slavery in r,
had made the Israelites craven.
Gods Answer.
II. DeIiverance, w. 40. God
sWered their grumbling with a 4
gracious promise. He met their bll
cry with a bounteous provision
bread. That they might know it I
he who provided, God said 81 will h
bread from heaven" But to g1I
against oriental improvidence or
cess, they were directed to gathe|
days portion for the day ". mad
This provision was also to be a 4
to see if they would obey him, "w|
in my law, or no." Some of th
failed at the very first, and that wh1
they attempted to keep over spoil
see w. 10, 20. To hoard is to lose,
use is to increase, Prov. 11:24,
To hoard wealth, whether it be Il
pOral or spiritual, is to distrust G
and it was this very distrust VIII
God was combating. 1t was sup
natural gift and was a type Of Chr
John 6:31-33, 35. The mamma susta
ed life for a day at a time; he, Chr
yustains forever, John 6:5S. Not
God did not place the mamma in th
mouths, each must gather, app
pirate, for himself, so also must U
who. feed on the bread OF life, Cnl
Jesus, and as they were to eau
daily, so also must we feed an
each day on Jesus, Matt. 6:n.
Visible Proof.
That the Israelites might real
fully that Moses and Aaron were
working some trick of necromancY,
taking advantage of come botanlca'
ornithological knowledge OF the Co
try, God revealed to all, at the ~
Of day, his glory, v. TO; and tna' y
descendants might see and KNOW
Gods marvellous goodness ana GU
erance, they we're COMMANDED !"
a vessel with mamma as vlsiole
vincing proof ". S2). Nor dta
supply fail as long as it was nes''
v. IS, Phil. 4:19.
III. Delight, Wv. 1915. Wna' =
lions must have filed The heafs
the sraslites when at evening !,
beheld the quails and in the mo'A
the mama. The mighty goa
brought them out of Egypt mas ~
shown his power. The mamma ",
teach them that IMAM does no
by bread alone but by every wo'oI
nroceedeth out of the mouth o.
Lord" Deut. So, 8. Do not loss :
specializing upon what the hlan'I \,
like, simply read w. 1915. anu ~,
III, 8. Strangely enough w. !.
were satisfied with the orea' ~. !,
heaven (Num. 21:5) but tnes -.
eat it or die. Some cried oa' ~
food Of Egypt. (Num. It's, ., eve g.
today some who profess 10 u -
tians are not satisfied VITA .u n
against these feelings OF eelsS ~
must have been sense N ieD :,
81 when God through Aaiun . i
manded the Israelites to co'
before the Lord iii n
Nv. The Teaching. Inc Oh .h.t il
mama taught the lsraellte' -, a
must depend upon God ma, ~, N,
needs spiritual relationship wv :s.snaJ
rial sustenance for the NAM
of his life. .ovt "
The words of the goiaeh ~, Iol
spoken in connection WIN o :. ahle
feeding the multitude. ne :. also
provide for the physical, a needs
satisfy the deepest spirl'u s,m
all who put their trust IN I'm ,Duch
", NOT so Llu~