The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-10-11
LESSON FOR OCTOBER IL.
JEALOUSY AND ENVY PUNISHED.

= doth not behave itself unseemly."-I COZ
{ 1874. r. V.
-. In order the events from Sinai ,,
h kadesh-Barnea were: % The march
ing host, NJ. 10:11; (2D The fire O.
6 me Lord at Taberah. Ill; go The
, lustlng after Egyptian fesh-pots
ll:4; ca The complaint of Moses
, 1l:lO; 90 The selection of elders
11:16: 90 The two irregular prophets
HIPS; ca the quails and the plague
Il:3l, and 50 Sedition. chapter ~
which forms today's lesson.
Miriam's Leadership.
!. The Accusation, wv. I, 2. This
Ia not the first nor the last time q
marriage has caused a family quarrel.
Who this Ethiopian woman was we
are not told. though we are inclined
10 believe that 1t was Zipporah (Ex
z:2l, and not a second wife whom
Moses married recently. OF all PEG.
pie we would least expect jealousy to
snow itself in this family circle.
among these the chosen leaders of
Israel Nothing so binders the work
OF GOD, or gives more delight TO the
: devil. than just such a situation as
?hls one. 1t brings confusion and de.
| lay ". 49,. The occasion was not
however, so much the wife OF Moses
as 1t was envy of Moses (See Luke
Z2:24-26; Cor. 1:11-15. and John
y, lO). 1t may have been that Moses
was culpable, for no man is perfect
IRON. 3:23). but Miriam and Aaron
were not his judges We must re-
member In this connection last Sun
days lesson wherein we had present
ed such radical change in the form
OF government. Miriam and Aaron |
were DESTROYS of having an equal |
place with Moses and because he did |
thing they could not understand
they criticised him rom. l4.3. 4.
Jude 81. When we recall Miriam's
part In saving the child Moses lex.
go ., 1t may account in part at
least ror her leadership at this time
IL was this same spirit of envy that
melted the rebellion recorded in
chapter 16. Moses records a very
suggestive eulogium upon his own ex.
cellence of character ". 81. when
forced to do 50 by the insolence and
contempt of his opponents. yet this
act is not without parallel (see . Cor.
ll:o, l2:11,12). OF course il is pos
slDle That this verse was parentheti.
cally added by Ezra or some other
prophet, but God has allowed II 70
stand as part of his word and il
gives us Gods estimate of Moses
". The Arrest, w. q, S. The Lord :
heard IT. ". 2. l c. God hears what ,
We say In criticism Of those whom he :
mas set over us. Instead of being =.
Jealous OF the preference accorded 10 :
,tners we ought to rejoice phil 2:3). +,
though we are free to admit such q .
'ourse often proves the measure of =.
lis grace in our hearts. God did not :
ct this matter stand nor run the =
curse or idle gossip. He at once. =
td IN person, came down to cham. .
ION the cause of Moses ". s. see .
lso 1920, 2D. !.
He Saw Jehovah. u
III. The Arrangement, w. GO. Je- d
ovah pointed out very clearly not
sly the difference between them and o,
loses, but also between Moses and Y
IL other prophets. They were proph- q
Us, SO was Moses, and more. To the m
rophets God revealed himself IN q,
lsions (see Eek. IL. Isa 6:1, Dan. Il
2. Luke lid, and many other simt d,
'r instances, but with Moses God g,
pake mouth to mouth even mani b.
'stly' that is, others heard Gods re
olce speaking audibly to Moses ley 10
':lS and Bid. This voice was W
ear and distinct, It did not demand .,
ny Interpretation. Verse s does not W
npiy that Moses had a full reyela. &c
on or the person of Jehovah. but he A,
nave visible manifestation of as
e slmilitude Cform" R. W of God
Ohm l:1S). To us there has been VI
ven the privilege of a perfect via. W;
lie, manifestation in the person NJ IN
sus Christ of Nazareth John 1879 BY
u. 2:9, Phil. 2:6-1D. Moses is pro. co
unced a faithful servant ". y. vet NJ
is lower than Christ (Heb. 3:2-0 be
ell might they fear to speak asains, 10
1ses ". 81. mn
w. Judgment, w. 9. 10. Tho do or,
rting cloud from OFF the tabernacle me
s a token of Gods displeasure. Let re:
not forget that future time whom OO(
VIII be others who will depart In
att 25:4D. The lifted cloud re- ella
lied to Aaron Miriam smitten with :
rosy, that most terrible of all djs. the
'es' loathsome, contagious, incur. 81,
e. Read the stories of Naaman tina
uzziah. The sudden appearance shs
the snow white color indicate Yol
TO have been a most malignant $40
e. Aaron may have escaped this nus
aity for not having made so vio- pile
an attack upon Moses, or 10 have tior
!eted MIN would have interrupted for
1lshonored the duties of his priest. sur
office. tho
Aaron's Sin. r
. intercession, w. Ills. Aaron tow
lis appeal to Moses Acknowledges. 500
equal transgression with Miriam the
robustness and his sin. and IN Am
Moses revealed his noble Christ. the
character. Christ prayed for his cha
mics luke 23-34. Moses wo. Dor
overcome Of evil but oyercame fror
with good Rom. 12:12). His
'er was an effectual one flames g..
Some have viewed this eni. NU
in typical light Moses repre.
IN q tat &c.