The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-07-10
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LESSON
CBy n. o. SELLERS. Director OF Evening
Department, The Moody Bible Institute.
Chicago.)
LESSON FOR JULY 10
MOSES PREPARES FOR HIS WORK.
LESSON rrxr-Er. ,:ii-m


Meekness does not imply any lack
OF aggressiveness; II does not imply q
mildness Of temper. Moses. we Judge
from q study OF this chapter, was not
az yet meek above all men"
In last weeks lesson we considered
tho birth. salvation. nursing and train
ing OF Moses as child. After Jochebed
had nursed Moses ". ~ he was re-
turned to Pharaoh's daughter and DO
came her son." thereby obtaining all
the rights. privileges and training OF
the Egyptian court.
!. His Qualifications. (1) He had q
godly parentage and an early godl
training. DO we appreciate the tre-
mendous advantage OF the child who ID
well born and well trainedf True. en-
vironment Ia not allsufi,cient. but II 10
a great asset. The psalmlst empha-
sizes this when he sxclaims thou hast
given me the heritage OF them that
fear thy name" Ps. 6i:5
(2) Moses had a knowledge Of the
conditions. Born and nursed In q
slaves home he knew OF the oppres-
sion Of Israel. Reared In Pharaoh's
court, he knew how the Egyptians
feared these same Israelites tCh. lie.
I0). Moses saw ". III the burdens
borne by those of his own race.
Heart Of sympathy.
(3) Moses had q heart Of sympathy
". IL. Seeing an Egyptian task
master evilly entreating . kinsman
Moees' heart rebelled and at once he
few to his support and defence. Our
Lord was moved with compassion"
A like righteous indignation impelled
the Master 10 drive the money
changers from the temple and to de-
nounce the hypocritical Pharisees.
Moses had not. however. learned self.
restraint. and that he should express
his sympathy at the proper time and
in the most effective manner.
ca Moses was brave and zealous.
" IL. But he acted before God told
him TO act He looked this way and
that" but he did not look upward.
90 Moses was educated. We have
already seen how he was taught by his
own ,no,har ,nd ,ha, ha rao.iv.A sha
,r,,,,ns =, en- raxn,,an. a. "a,
p.,n. r.. "a ,,,,.n,v a. 90. 90.
No, ano,~h. b. x.s ar,,.h,v ,n ,~ord.
ana ao.ds. Thus h. vs. n,.n.r.a 10
.,.na hs,n,a pn.r.oh inc, IN ,.,h.,
Of his deliverer. but another Pharaoh.
v. 24). meet him on an equal footing.
and intelligently combat bis religion
With that =, Jsbovsh
~, vo.e. haa assurance TIN. n.
had M, as ve, r.csived ooa.. c.u f.e.
On A for nar,IcnIsr ~o,t ana h,s ra-
Ne no. nnon ,orc. NJ. ,,,.,or-,., ro,,,v
w., M, cod.s m.,hod ., wor.,n. A..
l,veranca I'm, Mo.a. -. ohaS,.n,
= nd =. ha oh.vaa Goa ho,o,.S ..cn
s,en ~ hi. fa,,h
Mo..., mI.,.L.
~, uo.s. w.. m..L ,...h.
aha To ma this wa. nj. Greatest a..
AZ, A man NAV ha vel, horn vaII
trained ana know tho n..a. and thu
resources. AZ his command h,, 70 n.
LACY n ,eacbshls .,,r,, hs ia aoou.d
~ ,.,,,,. No.. "a. .,.,...
when he slew the Esyp,lan. Al n later
date when be had learned NJ Goa bs
undertook the same tash and M Ar.
daunted him. The change
from a princes positiou- al tho court
10 one OF an humble sbepherd . des-
pissed calling. was as essential Al had
been those 40 years At the Esyptisn
schools.
n. HIs error. Moses ende.voredA
work relief by the strensth of bis n,
arm. n miatake many Christian work.
ers are constantly making Our war
fare is not with carnal weapons.
Moses had no warrant for Killing the
Egyptian. He was not obeyinr any
command other than that OF Impulse.
rhe life OF Moses had been miracu.
spared. nor had he been sub-
ect 10 slavery. Yet he aid not know
Iod's method nor was n Gods oppor.
.une time 10 strike the blow for deliy.
france. Il Is true that the sufferinxs
" the Israelites increased and that no
me seemed TO heed their cry BUT God
remembered.
~. His pIIorIm,os. Some one has
that Moses sn,ered another