The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-08-01
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson V.-Thlrd Quarter, Fa
Aug. 8, 1919.
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Memory Verses, 20, 27-Golden Text
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ed by Rev. %. M. Stsarns.
IL we would understand the WORT
OF God we must be agreed with God
and let His thoughts and purposes be
come ours without any questioning on
our part. He has chosen Israel ais Hi
peculiar people, q people near unit
Him, that by them He may bless all
nations, and Ills memorial name to al
generations is ''the God Of Abraham
the God Of Isaac and the God Of ia
cob When He divided the eartl
among the nations He did it with ref
erence to the children OF Israel and
set Jerusalem In the midst OF the ma
ttons FPS. cxxxii, 10, IA; cxlyii. ii
lisa. xvii. 6; Jer. ill, IL; Ex. ILL, Isl
Deut. XXI, 8; Ezek. " 81. The adop
ton, the glory. the covenants, the
promises, are all theirs. and Of then
as concerning the flesh Christ came
who Is over all, God blessed forever.
The author Of the most Of the psalms
was David, the sweet psalmist OF Is,
rael, who said. 1.-THE Spirit OF the Lord
spake by me, and His word was In my
tongue" The gospel Of God Is con.
corning His Son, Jesus Christ our
Lord, who was made OF the seed OF
David according to the flesh and de
clared to be the Son Of God with pow.
er, according to the spirit of holiness.
by the resurrection from the dead
(Rom. TX, 4, g.; /, Ia; II Sam. xiii,
], q. The whole Bible story largely
concerns Israel, past, present and flu.
ture, but chiefly past and future, be
cause for the present they are sci
aside because OF their rejection OF
their Messiah. All that has been writ
ten concerning Israel has been writ
ten for our benefit. that we. through
patience and comfort of the Scriptures,
may have hope (Rom. xv. A..
The first part of our lesson psalm
summarizes the lessons we have re.
Gently had concerning Abraham. Isaac,
Jacob, Joseph and the going down of
Israel to EGYPT. Our lesson begins
with the record or their great increase
In Egypt and their oppression by the
Egyptians, just as the Lord told Abra-
ham that 1t would be (Gen. XIV. 13).
Our most recent lessons have shown
us the birth OF Moses. Gods chosen
deliverer of His people. his training at
b court OF Pharaoh, succeeded by his
forty years OF. shepherd life In INDIAN,
until the Lord spoke to him from the
burning bush. .<
Elk. ILL and iv are summarized in the
twenty-sixth verse of our lesson in
these words: "He sent Moses, His serv-
ant. and Aaron, whom He had chosen"
Our last lesson on Elk. v and vi told MS
how the request through Moses and
Aaron to let Israel go only angered
Pharaoh and caused him to lay heavier
burdens upon Israel: In today's lesson
we. have a summary of Elk. vii to ri.
telling how the Lord sent plague after
plague upon Pharaoh and his people
until they were glad to let Israel go and
gave them abundance of silver and
gold and raiment eek. xii, 35. 36l. The
attitude Of Pharaoh to God lis seen. in
mis- defiant words: who is the Lord?
. I know not the Lord CEx.
", p. Before or by the time that God
had dealt with him In these sore judy
ments he learned who Jehovah was
and that those who walk in pride He
Is able to abase dan. iv, 81.
The character of Pharaoh is seen In
three words in Ex. tx, II, Thou ex-
attest myself" and by these we are
pointed onward to the time of the anti
christ, the last great oppressor OF Is
Fael, who shall exalt himself and
speak marvellous things against the
God OF gods and prosper for a time
SDan. xi, 36; II Thess. Ii, ~. In his
days shall these plaques be repeated.
according to Rev. xvi. in connection
with Israel's last d~eliverance, after
which they shall be a blessing to all
nations.
In b Exodus chapters it is written
eight times that Pharaoh hardened his
heart (vii, ID. %; viii. 15. 10, 80; IL,
z, 81, 49, and seven times that the
Lord hardened his heart (vii. 8, 13: tx.
IL; x, 1. 20, ~; ri. 10l. the latter expires
signifying that the Lord gave him
to his own w%illfulness, allowed
him up to a certain point to have his
own way, illustrating Prov. xxx, 1.
The plaques are not mentioned in
our lesson In the same order as they
occurred, the Exodus order being
blood. frogs. lice. flies. murrain, boils.
hail. locusts, darkness, death. Tho
murrain and the boils seem to be omit
ted In our lesson. The magicians oe
Egypt initiated the plaques of blood
and frogs. but when It came to lice
they had to say. ''This is the finger of
God" tEx. viii. 19). The lord put 4
Inference. q division. a redemption,
between His own people and the
Egyptians ok. viii. %. %; TX, 4. 90;
&, 23; XII. n.
In one case at least some of fha
gave heed to the Lord,s
warning and were saved from the
plague lhx. TX, 20. 81. Pharaoh's un-
WILLINGNESS to let Israel go ID very st1g-
gestive Of the hold that the devil mas
people and his nnwillingne Il Ia
go. First they might 70, b,4, mar
away; then they might &, but
u the men; then their Ell lilies
might go. but not their flocks. it III
stand with Noses and saw. q i
noof shall be left behinds fES vii.
20. 20; r. III. "a. 26,. we must ], ava
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