The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-08-08
SCHOOL.
Lesson. VII. Third Quarter, For
Aug. 10, 1919.
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Text Of che Lesson, Ex. xii 21-s1.
Memory Verses, 26. 27-GoIden Text,
Matt. Xxx, 2s-commentary Prepared
by Rev. D. M. Stsarns.
The deliverance Of Israel from Egypt
at the time Of the first passover mark
ed the beginning OF their national his
tory. according to verse 2. The full
fllment of the passover which is yet
future will mark the beginning of their
becoming q righteous nation when they
have been gathered from all nations
and have seen their Messiah coming in
His glory luke xii. Is. 10: lisa. ri, ii,
IL; IL. 1-3. 1929. Their deliverance
from Egypt was wholly the work Of
the Lord txiii, 81, and SO shall be their
restoration and conversion at the Sec
ond coming OF Christ. The zeal Of the
Lord Of hosts will do it lisa. liz, 6. y.
The first passover was in connection
with the last OF the ten judgments on
Pharaoh and his people, the death of
the frstborn in every house; the last
passover will be in connection with
the judgment upon the nations Joel ill,
i, 2: Zeph. iii, 8, 8: Matt. XIV, 81, 32).
The safety OF the 6rstborn of Israel
on that dread night In Egypt depend
ed upon the blood on the doorposts Of
their houses, for the Lord had said.
"When I see the blood I will pass over
you, and the plague shall not be upon
you to destroy you (verse 13). There
is no salvation revealed in all the word
OF God except by the blood Of the
Lamb. Christ III passover sacrificed
for us q Cor. v, u. Not money nor
morality, not baptism nor church mem
bership. not the sacrifice of Christ and
something else. but the precious blood
Of Christ, as of a lamb without blem-
ish, that alone gives safety q Pet.
4, 1s, 10; Lev. xvii. IL; Heb. *, %;
Eph. 1, 6, z; Rev. i. s. 6; ", 8, 1O>. The
household might be too little for the
lamb, and in that case his next neigh
Dor was to share with him, and that
suggests a good answer to the ques-
ton, Who is my ,neighbor? Why not
any n in the wide world with whom
/ can share the Lamb OF God-that is,
any n to whom / can make known
the gift of God? Verse ~
The lamb was never too little for the
household. for there is a suficiency for
all in Christ Jesus. That the lamb was
kept four days verses 8, 81 Is to me
suggestive OF the fact. that the Lamb
n$ Hn1 sryo q 0nf am rk hnqovo LlAa &c.
dalton Of the world. but was not slain
until 1000 years had passed, and a
thousand years are with the Lord as
mi day q Pet /. 20: II Pet. Iii, 81. The
blood to be Of any benefit had to be
aprinkled on the doorposts-that Is,
applied. The mere knowledge that
Christ died for sinners will avail moth
ing unless I believe that He died for
Eme and receive in1aas my ownZper-
sonal Saviour. AS Israel had no ma
honal existence until that night, so
the sinner has no life until he comes
under the shelter Of the previous blood.
for HE that hath the Son Of God hath
life. and he that hath not the Son of
God hath not life" q John v, 12).
The lamb being slain and the blood
gprinkled. no n was to 60 out. Of the
house until the mosning verse 22).
The blood is our safety all the way
along until the morning Of His return,
and then we shall be like Him and be
forever with Him. Under. that blood
there was no death, whether the first
born was, quiet andsrestful because Of
the word of God concerning his safety
or whether nervous and restless be-
cause he could not feel safe. They
were to eat the lamb with unleavened
bread and bitter herbs. suggestive of
no evil tolerated flor heaven is always
something corruptt. and our sufferings
with Him, for all who will live godly
In Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
Their eating the lamb or not eating 1t
did not affect their safety, but sug-
gests Fellowship. Our Lord said. "He
that eateth Me, even he shall live by
Me-" and He also said, II am come
that they might have life and that
they might have 1t more abundantly''
John vi. 81: x, 10g. Under, the blood
there was life, but eating the lamb in
dicates more than life. Many seem con-
tent merely to have life. but have little
appetite for the Lamb. shrinking from
suffering with Him and not careful to
put away all leaven. willing rather to
be conformed to this present evil world
than TRANSPORTED by the renewing of
their minds from. XII. /. q. Loins
girded, shoes on. STAFF in hand. suggest
the pilgrim ready for the journey tyerse
III, and the Spirit through Peter con-
meets At with readiness for the coming
of Jesus Christ, as also does our Lord
Himself in these words: LET your loins
be girded about and your lights burn
ing and We yourselves like unto men
that wait for their lord when he will
return from the wedding IL Pet. i. 13:
Luke xii, 35. 36,.
Where there was no blood on the
d%oorposts that night there was death
in every house from the palace Of the
king to the lowest In the land verses
90, 3O). and SO 1t ii now. All. without
respect to their standing before men,
are either in Christ or not. and only I'm
Christ is there safety. See In verses
40, al, the fulfllment of the word OF the
Lord to Abram concerning the time ole
the soJourn of his descendants In the
strange land (Gen. XIV. 13l. Tt should
be a comfort and a rest to all who are
I'm Christ that all things have been
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