The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1913-09-25
INTERNATIONAL.
LESSON
(Sy q. 0. SELLERS. Director Of Evening
Chicago.)
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 2a
REVIEW.
~Deliverance and Disobedlence,

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The lessons for the past quarter be-
gin with he"deliverance of tho child
Moses and end with the apostasy Of
the golden calf and cover a period
OF. approximately 80 years. In almost
every lesson there Is something pro-
phetio or typical Of Christ, but two
things may be mentioned with special
emphasis. viz, the passover. lesson WI,
see l Cor. 5:7, and the bread from
heaven, lesson VIII, see Matt. &c: 26, I
Cor. 1923, "a.
for the younger classes q most fas.
cinating story a be told when pre-
senting this review. Describe Miriam
watching the ark, Pharaoh's daughter
espytng the ark, sending the babe to
lts mother and later adopting 1t as
her son. Tel! Of the day when Moses
made his great choice, Of the time he
thought he could free his brethren,
u rallied, not yet having the neces-
sary power from God. Then the 40
years as a shepherd John 1O:14), the
revelation at Horeb, the conflict at
Pharaoh's court, the passover. and the
flight by night. the crossing of the
Red sea, the gift Of the quails and
the mamma 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 ais quarter seem to group them
selves into four general episodes;
% Moses, his salvation, education.
flight and call; (2) Pharaoh, his pride.
humiliation and the passover; ca the
flight, at the Red sea, being fed in tho
wilderness, and (4) 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.
ash 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 60" 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 alluding to others
whom God has raised up to "do ex
ploits" in his dealings with men, Dan
lei 1882. This will cover four les
sons. Another pupil should then pre-
sent as concisely az 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 WI
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-
scented. Let us not neglect to present.
the Bible teaching on this, n Of the
greatest truths ever revealed to, man
b9y a gracious, loving, heavenly father:
Heb. OPP.
Member as Spokesman.
h third episode can be presented
If in class by a student, or If the re-
view Is q general one by the whole
school. Let some particular class So
lect one OF It's members as Spokesman,
This embraces lessons VII and WIZ
n Is O gracious revelation OF Gods
protecting care and also his abundant
supply for u every need. In this
section Is another and a most beautI-
full suggestion of that Flying bread"
80 freely provided for all who will
accept.
Coming now to the last great epi-
sode Of this quarter, the events in con-
nection with the giving Of the law.
we embrace lessons TX, x, XI and XII.
Before God gave them the various
commandments he sought to empha-
size his majesty and his holiness by
the smoking mountain, etc. We then
have two lessons on the decalogue. a
most atting arrangement inasmuch as
the first part deals with the God.side
or l1fe-man's relation to his creator
and the second part has to do with
mans relations to his brother man.
The last lesson is q terrible illustrar
ton OF this dual fact. The utter ina
bility Of the natural heart to fulall It's
high sounding promises; it's exceeding
sinfulness and the necessity OF right
relations with him WHO aione can keep
1t pure Is, 1t seems to us, the impor-
t@nt lesson OF the setting up OF the
golden cali.
The two reading lessons give us the
true light Of the divine patience and
the divine persistence.
The golden text L. also an epitome
Of the spirit Of these lessons.
Outline:
l.. Moses (a) Training. Lesson I; (b)
Fugitive, Lesson II; CO. Called, Lesson
III.
9. Pharaoh (a) Commanded, Lesson
w; (b) Humbled, Lesson "; (c) Con.
quered, Lesson vi.
8. Flight (a) De%liverance, Lesson
VII; (b) Fed, Lesson VIII.
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