The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-07-18
SUNDAY SCHO(lL..
Lesson III. Third Quarter, For
iuly 20, 1919.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

Text Of the Lesson, Ex. ILL fsf4..
Menery Verses, f3. ID Golden Text
Matt. v, 8--conlneftary Prepared by
Rev. .. M. stearne.
How many years are often passed
over In silence, as in the life OF Hhjah,
Of whom we know nothing till we see
him standing before Ahab, and John
the Baptist, of whom we know nothing
from his birth to his call to service,
and these forty years of Moses shep.
herd life. There came a day toward
the close Of these forty years when
Moses, having led the flock to the back
side OF the desert even to Horeb, the
mountain of God, SNw something un-
usual, even bush burning, but not
consumed AS he turned aside to see
why the bush was not consumed God
called unto him out of the midst Of the
bush and said, ''Moses, Moses"
II Moses had not turned aside to see
that great sight he might perhaps have
missed the call. II we would prayer
fully consider every unusual thing that
comes unto our lives we might hear
the voice of God more often than we
do. Note how Moses in his old age
speaks Of "the good will Of Him that
dwelt in the bush' Deut. xxxiii, 16).
Stephen in his sermon refers twice to
the angel Of the Lord which appeared
to Moses in the bush (Acts vii, 30, 35).
When Moses replied to the voice Of
Him that spake, saying Here am I"
or Behold me-" he was told that It
was the God Of Abraham, the God of
Isaac and the God Of Jacob who was
speaking to him, and he was told be-
fore the interview ended that this was
His memorial name forever unto all
generations verses 6, 15, 16; iv, 81.
The Lord Jesus referred to this incl
dent at the bush in His reply to the
Sadducees and used the same three
fold name duke xii, 26, 20. The Lord
after telling Moses who He was that
spake to him then gave Moses to un-
derstand that it was none of his affair
as to how 1t was to be done; he must
put off his shoes, for it was a holy
place, the presence Of God, and He was
to be the doer Of it all. Joshua had the
same orders as he was about to lead
Israel into the promised land Josh.
v, 15). .-.. ss-. .., ... -
The key to the meaning Of unshod
feet is found in Deut xi, "a; Josh. /, 5.
In that light consider Isa lviii, 13, and
lay 1t to heart. While considering the
name Of Him who talked with Moses
we might notice that other wondrous
name given In reply to Moses question,
'''I am that am" or simply IT am"
(verses 13, 14). In the New Testament,
where we read His statement 'T am
he," you will notice the word ''he" is
in italics, so that He said simply "I
am" as In John viii, "a; xviii, 6, and
then He often added name such as
/ am the door; am the way, the truth,
the life; am the good shepherd; am
the Son Of God, and many others in the
book of Revelation.
Having told Moses who He was, He
then told him His purpose: have seen,
/ have heard, know, am come down
to deliver and to bring them up unto
suoo ianu VERSES :, ol ne asked
,ie.'neh auVAee not hslp Aroln MOSES
put' havlns oeciateu als purpose he
put Deio[e llln d great oner IN Ine
moIos' Colle now, tnere.ore' ana !
Mlil sehu tnee unto naraon' mat tnou
nlayest Drlns hortn NY people, tne cnli-
uleh VI Asraei, ou1 VI Nsypt Werse Ao'.
Notwithstanding Gou reNeiatioh OF
Iaiinseil moses o'o NOT grasp IT. Out
pesan ms opJecCAons ana asseruons OF
Ahcompetence ' III such words as VINO
an l lnat SHOULD W! my Loru.
am not eioquent. am SLOW OF
speech ana OF SLOW tongue W' Al;
Nv, Io,.
HOW patient ana graclousiy tne LORD
uealt W1tn hlm' saying Certalniy
W1li De WITH thee's~ nave sent
thee VIII pc Wltn thy mouth ana
teacn thee What thou smart say, tni, Il;
~, I'D. When ne was toid 10 gatner
the elders OF lsrael ana lay Derore
them the LORDS purpose and was as
sured that they would hear him and
was then told what ne and they should
say to Pharaoh he again objected. say
[ ing, Ihey VIII not oeleVe me nor
hearken unto my voice, for3 tney VIII
say the LORD hatn not appeared unto mt
thee" III, 1918; ~, - Then ne was
given three signs. the rod and serpent.