The Red Cloud chief., 1913-07-03


GOLDEN TENT-"whoso shall receive
one such little child In my name roceiv-
eth me- Matt. 1875.
The prosperous favor OF the kings
court did not last long for the de.
scendants of Jacob. and Pharaoh
arose who knew not Joseph" u:S).
In chapter IL we see that Israel was
(a) fruitful" (b) Increased in mum.
bers," and (c) exceeding mighty"
This was in fulillment OF Gods prom.
ised blessing (Gen. 1879. ~. 1t ex-
cited the envy OF the Egyptians. how
ever. and they began to deal wisely"
". 1O), see | Cor 10. and eventual.
ly Pharaoh promulgated his iniquitous
decree recorded in Ch. 1:l5.21.
Child Unheralded.
I. The Child Born, Ch. 2:t, 2. Pha.
raoh's cruel scheme seemed well
adapted to avoid the supposed danger
In that 1t would cripple Israel. keep
them in slavery and effectually pre-.
vent them from escaping from Egypt.
How frequently man is deceived. A
babe IL born in the home of the rich
or the great of earth and we speculate
upon the possible ensuing changes in
history. whereas at that same time
another child Is born unheraldcd in
some humble home that God raises
up to set aside the schemes Of men.
Attention has been called to the hum.
BILE marriage w. ~ Of Amram and
Jochebed (ch. 6:20) and tho import.
ant outcome. No marriage Is trivial.
1t does not appear that to cast the
male children into the river was an
edict when Aaron was born. Though
humbly born Moses was nobly born
and his parents thought more of their
duty to God than the edicts of man.
Moses was a "godly child" ". 2, Acts
1920 II. V. marg and Heb. 1923 X.
w. That Is, he was without blemish,
well pleasing to the eye, fair to God"
His parents must have entertained
the hope that he was to be the deliv.
erer Of Israel and taught him SO to
believe, see Acts 1925.
II. The Child In Danger, w. 3-6.
At three months Of age (Acts 1920 II
was no longer possible to hide the
child Moses. However. INSTEAD Of his
being cast Into tho river he Is cast
upon the river. Jochebed knew OF the
delivera g of Noah and 1t Is prob
able that her meditation upon this
suggested to her the adopted plan, fol-
she made her ark somewhat after
the Ian Noah followed. Gen. 6:14
She also knew Of the habits OF Pha'
raoh's daughter and planned accord
ingly. It was a perilous risk to com
nit her child to the crocodile infested
river, but she trusted Jehovah (Heb
1929 and God honored her faith, az
events demonstrate.
ood's Plan.
It seems a trivial incident for this
daughter of king to indulge In q
bath and to find this rude pitch COW
cred ark at the rivers brink. Yet
who can comprehend His ways? She
sent one OF her servants to investi
gate. Seeing so many strange faces
the child begins to cry; how very
ordinary, yet how wonderful when
considered as a part of Gods plan fol
the redemption of race.
~. The Child Delivered, w. 7-1o
From the monuments OF Egypt We are
able to study Pharaoh and his court
His word was supreme. At this op
perfume moment under Gods direc
ton. the cry Of q child is used to sci
aside Pharaoh's word and to turn the
course OF history. The tears OF the
babe found their way into the heart
Of this princess of the royal house and
thus the deliverer came from the sys
tenn from which he was to set his
brethren free. God knew that among
those frivolous Egyptian slaves there
was none properly fitted to care for His
own. So 1t is that the waiting sister
offered to secure a Hebrew woman
to care for the child. perhaps accord
ing to q pre-arrapged plan with hei
mother. The plan Is successful and
the very best nurse possible was Be
cured. The only nurse properly fitted
and God-endowed for the rearing OF 9
child Is its own mother. Perhaps II
was Pharaoh's infamous decree that
led his daughter to send her new
found treasure away with Hebrew
woman with the promise OF wages
". 81. At any rate, Pharaoh Is set al
naught In his own household and his
edict worked blessing to Jochebed
II was most certainly during these
plastic years that Moses was instruct
ed concerning God, Abraham and
Isaac and Gods covenant to these the
fathers of his race, and to look for
ward for Him who should deliver
Israel. See Acts 1925 and Heb. 1924
26.
God providentially separated the
Israelites from intermarriage with the
Egyptians, a fact which saved them
from deterioration and effeminacy