Evening journal., 1916-02-19

They looked and behold their boat
was still tied to the wharf That is
the reason that so many people make
no progress on the way from earth
to heaven-because they are still tied
up to the old wharf Of sin. II you
are to get into the Promised Land
you must cut loose from Egypt
Jehovah had given them specific in
structiOns as to what they were to
do. They were to put in a basin the
blood OF a first born lamb. without
blemish. typical OF the Lamb slain
from the foundations OF the world.
Jesus Christ, and they were to take a
bunch Of hyssop. which was doubtless
a common weed growing in every gar
den to typify that salvation is in the
reach of all. Then they were to dip
the bunch of hyssop into the basin Of
blood and were TO sprinkle the door
posts and lintels OF the dwelling You
will note that they were to sprinkle
no blood upon the thresold. No one
has a right to trample on the blood OF
the slain lamb. and whenever you re-
ject Jesus Christ that is exactly what
you do; you put it beneath your feet
and regard it as an unholy thing.
can imagine a scene like this The
Oldest son OF a Hebrew family was
preparing the basin OF blood. when.
along comes one of those proud, sporty
young Egyptians. who says. Hello.
what are you doing there?" The
young Israelite replies. THE great Je-
hovah has made proclamation that
tonight al midnight the avenging an
gel is to pass over the land. He has
commanded us to sprinkle the blood
of lamb upon the door posts and
lintels OF the dwellings. and wherever
the blood is not sprinkled there the
first bern will be slain" Now the
Young Egyptian makes light OF the
whole affair He ridicules and SCOTS
at the injunction. He says. I'VE
sprinkle no blood on the door posts at
our house We are liberals. We dc
as we please down there. You're a
fool to pay any attention to Jehovah.
But God kept His word. God al
ways keeps His word. That night the
angel OF death passed over the land
and in every home where the blood
was not sprinkled upon the door post
from the home OF Pharaoh. on the
throne, to the maid behind the mill
there was weeping and lamentatiOn
for the first born was slain. My
I friend. you may think it a small thing
to disregard the commands OF God. &c
reject His Son whom He has offered
TO you as a Saviour from sin But
that neglect and rejection will NEAR
your eternal doom. The Word Of Goo
is very plainly explicit on this point
He that believeth on the Son hatl
everlasting life, and he that believetf
not the Son OF God shall not sec life
but the wrath Of God abideth on
him"
The time came for the people o
Israel 10 start forth from Egypt The.
reached the border of the Red sea
What were they to do? They could no
90 forward because the sea was he
fore them. They could not go bacl
because the host OF Egyptians wa
pursuing them. They we're indeed be
tween the devil and the deep sea. Blu
God said unto them. Go forward.
will be with you" So the leader
came down to the edge Of the water
and as they went 10 step their feet 4
the water the waves rolled back o.
either side. and the people OF lsrae
passed through the sea on dry land
Then the pursuing Egyptians though
they could turn that trick too. bu
when they we're in the midst Of tn
sea the waves returned and drowne
them all
The next day the Israelites had
service Of song and prayer and prais
= 10 Jehovah IN honor of their deliver
ance The very words OF the song
, they sang have been recorded an
handed down to us in Scripture
: can imagine a sight like this. when
Hebrew sees the dead body OF al
! Egyptian washed up on the shore
: He calls 10 his friends and says
: Come here. See there is my old tas
} master. the very man that used {
, beat and bruise me until my back wa
bleeding. Praise the Lord the EgyI
! tian is dead. Now I can go back {
/ Egypt" Oh. yes. lsraelite, it is tru
} that the Egyptian is dead. but EgyI
, IS very much alive. They are raisin
up back there a whole crop OF youn
Egyptians, and II you return I
; Egypt they will bring you again int
, bondage Likewise there are thos
. who have lately decided to cut loOs