The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-12
LESSON FOR JULY "a
MOSES PREPARES FOR HIS wo.v

N' vi 'lia CHGpter, was not
as yet meek above all men"
In last weeks lesson We conside,os
the birth, salvation. nursing and tr.i,
Ing OF Moses as child. After Jocbabo.
had nursed Moses ". 81 be was "a
turned to Pharaoh's daughter and -.
came her SON thereby obtaining an
the rights, privileges and training =,
the Egyptian court.
!. His Qualifications. CD He had
cody parentage and an early sodl,
training. DO we appreciate the ira
mendous advantage OF the child WIN 4,
well born and well trained? True o.,
vironment Is not allsufIicient, but il n
great asset. The psalmist empb.
sizes this wher he exclaims thou has,
given me the heritage of them tbs
fear thy name" Ps. 61:5.
(2) Moses had a knowledge Of III.
conditions. Born and nursed in
slaves home he knew Of the opure.
sion OF Israel. Reared in Pharaoh,
court, he knew how the Egyptian,
feared these same Israelites (Ch. Ia
100. Moses saw ". IL the burden,
borne by those Of his own race.
Heart Of Sympathy.
CD Moses had heart of sympathy
". III. Seeing an Egyptian task
master evilly entreating a kinsmas
Moses heart rebelled and at once be
flew to his support and defence. Our
Lord was moved with compassion
A like righteous indignation impelled
the Master to drive the money
changers from the temple and to de-
nounce the hypocritical Pharisees.
Moses had not, however, learned self
restraint, and that he should express
his sympathy at the proper time and
in the most effective manner.
ca Moses was brave and Jealous
v. IL. But he acted before God told
him to act. He looked this way and
that" but he did not look upward. Il
is evident that Moses was doubtful
as to the righteousness of his anger
for when he was rebuked by the two
Hebrews who fought each other, be
feared and said, surely this thing d
known" v. IA. In this he was cor
rect ". 15), for he is driven from the
court and the country. At this time
he had zeal without a correct full
knowledge.
(5) Moses was educated. We have
already seen how he was taught by bio
own mother and that he received the
training of the Egyptians, Acts ia
Being brave and mighty in deeds was
not enough; he was mighty In worda
and deeds" Thus he was prepared to
stand before Pharaoh (not the father
Of his deliverer. but another Pharaoh
V. 24), meet him on an equal footing
and intelligently combat his religion
with that of jehovah. God does not
set any premium upon ignorance Gas
1:15) and the highest wisdom Is to
know God. Moses undoubtedly en-
celled In the literature and the sciencs
Of his time. We ought never to forget
this whenever his name is mentioned
or when the books he wrote are unda
consideration.
(6) Moses had assurance. True, be
had not as yet received Gods call (ses
Oh. 81 for particular work and his re
lance upon force, his tit-for-tat policy
was not Gods method of working do
liverance. But Moses was obedient
and as he obeyed, God honored each
step of his faith. 1t seems to US after
reading Acts 1929 and Heb. 11:22
26 that Moses had left Pharaoh's court
before he slew the Egyptian. Like
Abraham before him, Moses was cali
ed upon to make great choice. Serv
ice. environment and the goal Of Life
were involved In that choice. Read
the classic language of Heb. HE'S. 70.
Moses Mistake.
CD Moses was meek, e. g., teach
able. To US this was his greatest ~
set. A man may be we'll born, well
trained and know the needs and the
resources at his command, but II he
lack teachable spirit he is doomed
to failure. Moses made q mistake
when he slew the Egyptian. At later
date when he had learned of God be
undertook the same task and no dif-
ficulties daunted him. The change
from a princes position at the court
to one of an humble shepherd, a de-
pissed calling, was as essential as had
been those 40 years at the Egyptian
schools.
u. His error. Moses endeavored 70
work relief by the strength Of his OVID
arm, a mistake many Christian work
ers are constantly making. Our war
fare is not with carnal weapons.
Moses had no warrant for killing the
Egyptian. He was not obeying any
command other than that Of impulse
The life of Moses had been miracu-
lousy spared, nor had he been SUD
ject to slavery. Yet he did not know
Gods method nor was ii Gods oppor
tune time to strike the blow for deliv'
erance. II is true that the sufer;ngs
of the Israelites increased and that DO
one seemed to heed their cry. But Goa
remembered. God heard their cry "
"a, and he knew" V. %, marg. IL
often seems today that poor and the
oppressed are overlooked. but Goa
remembers his covenant" Pc. 1872
10, and his promises are sure OF Iu'-
filment though they seem TO be deia!
ed. Luke 1;72-74.
~. His pilgrimage. Some one mas
suggested that Moses entered another
school of patience which would Gauss
him to exercise all of his meekness
when he married Zipporah. Oh. 4:2oZo.
II ia true that his father-in-law was