Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-09-24
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 20
REVIEW.
Deilveranee and Dlsobedlenee.

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READING LESSON oNLY-Nohemlah
e.9-2i. See also Acts 1904
GOLDEN TEXT-'Thou art God
ready 10 pardon, gracious and full OF COM
passion, slow 10 anger and plenteous In
mercy"-Neh. s:iI Gam. Il. VI
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 period
OF approximately so 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 Cor 81, and the bread from
heaven. lesson VIII, see Matt. 1926. I
Cor. 1923, "a.
For the younger classes most fas-
cinating story can be told when pre-
sentlng this review Describe Miriam
watching the ark, Pharaoh's daughter
espying the ark, sending the babe to
its mother and later adopting 1t as
her son. Tell of the day when Moses
made his great choice, of the time he
thought he could free his brethren,
but failed, not yet having the neces-
sary power from God. Then the 40
years as a shepherd John 1919, 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:
a. Moses. his salvation, education,
flight and call; (2) Pharaoh, his pride.
humiliation and the passover; 90 the
flight, at the Red sea, being fed in the
wilderness, and (D the law, Gods
/ holiness, his commandments and the
great apostasy.
The following brief review is sug-
gested: Have one class member tell
of the steps leading up to the Israelit-
fish 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
lei 11:32 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. 105:23-36, 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-
sented. 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.
Member as Spokesman.
The third episode can be presented
, If in class by student, or If the re-
t view is general one by the whole
eohOoI ~ oOpoa nort{ouIor glass ca
l lect one of its members as spokesman.
: This embraces lessons VII and VIII
and is a gracious revelation of Gods
protecting care and also his abundant
+ supply for our every need. In this
a section is another and a most beauti-
!, so freely provided for all who will
s accept.
q Coming now to the last great cpl
e sode of this quarter, the events in con-
i nection with the giving of the law,
we embrace lessons TX, X, XI and XII.
r Before God gave them the various
Q commandments he sought to empha.
n size his majesty and his holiness by
the smoking mountain, etc. We then
have two lessons on the decalogue, q
most fitting arrangement inasmuch as
the first part deals with the God-side
i Of life-man's relation to his creator
d and the second part has to do with
). mans relations to his brother man
d The last lesson is a terrible illustra
II ton of this dual fact. The utter ina
[. bility Of the natural heart to fulfill its
4. high sounding promises, It's exceeding
Il sinfulness and the necessity of right
n relations with him who alone can keeI
a 1t pure is, 1t seems to us, the impor
K tant lesson Of the setting up of the
II golden calf
n The two reading lessons give us the
i true light Of the divine patience and al
the same time of the divine persis
tence. These LeYites celebrated II
particular the patience of God while
A Stephen emphasizes his persistence
ID God saw the Affections Of his own il
70 Egypt; he showed his wonders OF
,f Pharaoh in order to deliver these af
% tiicted ones; he divided the sea t
L. make for them a highway, leading
e them through the wilderness by tn,
e. pillar of cloud and of fire; he feedl
" them and at Sinai gave them thu
n worlds most remarkable code of laws
9. and finally, though they deserted hin
Of and his chosen leader, yet he forsool
them not in spite of their sin. Thes,
two passages are a really remarkable
review of the lessons of the past quar-