The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-05

| sNl Ale. -ddtt. 1913.
The prosperous favor OF the b.
court did not last long for thu -
scendants OF Jacob. and a ph.-
arose who knew not Josenh" a.
In chapter Ii We see that Israel u
ta) fruitful" tbl increased in prl
oers' and tc) exceeding mi,h,,y
This was in fulfillment OF Gods No.,
ised blessing (Gen. 1872. 81. III
cited the envy OF the Egyptians nj
ever, and they began to deal VIA
| ". 100, see Cor. l:19, and evsn,, )
ly Pharaoh promulgated his inioui,,
decree recorded in Oh. l:l52l ~
!. The Child Born, Ch. 81, 2. nL
raoh's cruel scheme seemed !,
adapted to avoid the supposed dan,
in that It would cripple Israel r.
them in slavery and effectually =
vent them from escaping from Err
How frequently man is deceived
babe is born in the home Of the y,
or the great OF earth and We specul,,
upon the possible ensuing changes
history, whereas at that same m.
another child is born unheralded p
some humble home that God rai,
up to set aside the schemes OF ma
Attention has been called to the nm
BILE marriage ". u OF Amram NJ
Jochebed (ch. 500 and the imuoS|
ant outcome. No marriage Is triyn|
1t does not appear that to cast b
male children into the river was
edict when Aaron was born. Thous
humbly born Moses was nobly hu
and his parents thought more of theI
duty to God than the edicts Of mn
Moses was "godly child" ". 2, Al
1920 r. V. marg. and Heb. lin
W. That is, he was without blemis,l
we'll pleasing to the eye, fair to Gol}
His parents must have entertains
the hope that he was to be the deiv
erer Of Israel and taught him 50
believe, see Acts 1925.
%. The Child in Danger, w. u
At three months of age (Acts 100
was no longer possible to hide d
child Moses. However, instead Of II
being cast Into the river he Is a.
upon the river. Jochebed knew Of a.
deliverance Of Noah and ii is pro>I
able that her meditation upon III.
suggested to her the adopted plan, I'd
she made her ark somewhat ateI
the plan Noah followed, Gen. 6:l0
She also knew Of the habits OF Phi
raoh's daughter and planned accotE
ingly. It was a perilous risk to conI
NIT her child to the. crocodile infestaL
river, but she trusted Jehovah (HelN
11:23) and God honored her faith, 4
events demonstrate. Every moths
must SO build about her child the al
Of character, daubed over with u
clay Of sound principles from tn
Word that when II must leave the haz
Dor Of home upon the river of life 4
may be safe from the storms of tens
tation and crocodiles Of sin.
Gods Plan.
1t seems a trivial incident for I'll
daughter of king to indulge Ia
bath and to find this rude pitch eef
cred ark at the rivers brink. u
who can comprehend His ways! g.
sent one of her servants to invest /
gate. Seeing SO many strange fsca |
the child begins to cry; how vwy \
ordinary. yet how wonderful vhn
considered as a part Of Gods plan ~ |
the redemption Of a race. Daughsa
Of . tyrannical monster. she had b.
instincts of motherhood, for she M
compassion on him." even though nj
was . Hebrew and therefore unda |
her fathers curse.
~. The Child Delivered, w. IN
From the monuments of Egypt We ~
able to study Pharaoh and his court
His word was supreme. At this ~
perfume moment under Gods dire
ton. the cry Of q child is used to q
aside Pharaoh's word and to turn VI
course Of history. The tears Of ~
babe found their way into the heat
Of this princess of the royal house 81
thus the deliverer came from the syt|
tenn from which he was to set ~
brethren free. God knew that amons
those frivolous Egyptian slaves then
was none properly fitted to care for HI
own. So It is that the waiting sister
offered to secure q Hebrew womaa|
to care for the child, perhaps accord
ing to a pre-arranged plan with hd
mother. The plan Is successful ane
the very best nurse possible was =
cured. The only nurse properly nttec
and God-endowed for the rearing Of 2
child Is its own mother. Perhaps =
was Pharaoh's infamous decree thai
led his daughter to send her new
found treasure away with a Hebrew
woman with the promise OF wage
". 81. At any rate. Pharaoh is set =
naught in his own household and DID
edict worked a blessing to Jochebee'
II was most certainly during hee
plastic years that Moses was instrueF
ed concerning God. Abraham ana
Isaac and Gods covenant to these the
fathers Of his race, and to look Tor
ward for Him who should deliver
Israel. See Acts 7:25 and Heb. ll:s@
rs.
God providentially separated me
Israelites from intermsrriage with tns
Egyptians. a fact which saved tnen
from deterioration and effeminsey.'
The absolute impossibilirs. humang
speaking, Of their deliverance enaoies
God to end their afYliction and y
liver to them His promised inneH
lance. The hour has now arrived J"
deliyerance, all that is needed 10
leader and in His own way He 10 pr