Mexico Missouri message., 1913-09-25
INTERNATIONAL
SUNDSXSC[IOOL
LESSON
O3y e. o. SELLERS. Director OF Evening
Department, The Moody Bible Institute,
Chicago)
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 20
REVIEW.
Deliverance and Disobedience.

READING LESSON ONLY-Nehemiah
9:9-21. See also Acts 1904.
GOLDEN TEXT-"Thou art n God
ready to pardon, gracious and full OF COM
passion, slow to anger and plenteous in
mercy. "-Neh. s:17 Gam. r. W
The lessons for the past quarter be.
gin with the deliverance Of the child
Moses and end with the apostasy OF
the golden calf and cover q period
of approximately so years. In almost
every lesson there is something pro-
phetic or typical of Christ, but two
things may be mentioned with special
emphasis, viz. the passover lesson vi,
see l Cor. ST., and the bread from
heaven, lesson VIII, see Matt. 1926,
Cor. 1923, "a.
For the younger classes a most fas"
cinating story can be told when pre-
eenting this review. Describe Miriam
watching the ark, Pharaohs daughter
espying the ark, sending the babe to
it's mother and later adopting it as
her son. Tell of the day when Moses
made his great choice, Of the time he
thought he could free his brethren,
but failed, not yet having the neces-
sary power from God. Then the 40
years as a shepherd (John 1919, 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 mama 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 this 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; (3) the
flight, at the Red sea. being fed in the
wilderness, and (D 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.
| ish 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 audacioui
request, Let my people 60" Let thai
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
| NAyhnt11 (NnI had raiSnd II IN 'fdn
| ploits" In his dealings with men, Dan
lei 1882. This will cover four les
sons. Another pupil should then pre-
sent as concisely as 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. 1O5 1886, and in lesson "
the record of the passover. This lat
ter, the great feast of the Jews anC
Christ who is our passover ought tC
be carefully and yet emphatically pre-
sented. Let us not neglect TO presen
the Bible teaching on this, one of the
greatest truths ever revealed to MAI
by gracious. loving. heavenly father
Heb. 9:22.
Member as Spokesman.
The third episode can be presented
II in class by student, or If the re
view is a general one by the who'll
school. Let some particular class sc
lect one of its members as spokesman
This embraces lessons VII and VII
and is a gracious revelation of God
protecting care and also his abundan
supply for our every need. In thi
section is another and a most beauti
full suggestion of that living bread
so freely provided for all who viii
accept.
Coming now to the last great epi
sode of this quarter, the events in cor
nection with the giving of the Law
we embrace lessons TX, X, XI and XII
Before God gave them the variou
commandments he sought to emphs
size his majesty and his holiness b.
the smoking mountain, etc. We the
have two lessons on the decalogue,
most fitting arrangement inasmuch a
the first part deals with the God-sid
of hfe-man's relation TO his create
and the second part has TO do wit
mans relations TO his brother mar
The last lesson Is a terrible illustrt
ton of this dual fact. The utter inS
bilfty of the natural heart to fulfill II
high sounding promises, its exceedin
sinfulness and the necessity of RICH
relations with him who alone can kee
1t pure rs, It seems to US, the impo,
tant lesson OF the setting up of tn
golden calf.
The two reading lessons give US tn
true light OF the divine patience an
the divine persistence.
The golden text is also an option
OF the spirit OF these lessons.
Outline:
l. Moses (a)1raining, Lesson 1; q
Fugitive, Lesson II; (c) Called, Lesso
III.
2. Pharaoh (a) Commanded. Lesso