Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-01-09
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LESSON
eBy REV. p. B. FITzwATER. D. D.,
Teacher of English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago)
Copyright, 1918. Western Newspaper
Unon.)
LESSON FOR JANUARY IL
MOSES THE DELlvERER OF Is-
RAEL.

LESSON TEXT-Exodus 3:1-12.
GOLDEN TEXT-And Moses verify was
faithful in all his house Hebrews s:s.
ADDITIONAL MATER1AL-Exodus 9:
1s-4:17; Acts 7:17-ss.
While the oppression Of Gods people
was heading up, in the providence Of
God a dslivsrer was being prepared
10 take up the task at the opportuns
hour. Moses was nrst trained ut his
nothsr's knee, then In Pharaoh's
scurt and finally under Gods immsdi-
ats hand in the desert The latter was
IN indispensable part OF his training.
His learning In the wisdom Of the
Egyptians was helpful, but without
the immediate tutorship II God h
would havs been a failure. AL whs
ass used OF God must spend some time
N the retirement Of his presence. Tive
nDtabls examples are Paul In Arabia
and John on Patmos.
!. The Lsrd SpeaIss to Mosss In Ne
Burning Bush wv. 1-o).
1t was while keeping the Aoek Of hds
fasAsr-in-law In the dsssrt that ~
Lsrd appeared to Nssss. Had he ~
nainsd - Pharaeh's palace he never
ssald have had the vision u the burn
iAg kssh. This bush soys1spsd h
1amss. yet unconsumsd, symbolizsd
~ people Of God snswathsd In the
very Are At God. or God dwelling IN
tAs midst Of m elect people. Moses
stsps aside to behold this strange
aght, but must be taught the essential
lesson Of the proper approach to God.
We now can approach God with bold
ness through Jesus Christ (Hsbrsws
1910. Our God In consuming IRE.
NO evil can be permitted In his pres
encs Joshua 7 Acts 81. The Lord
did not leave him long in suspense. He
told him he was the God of his ia
Tiers, the covenant God. AS soon as
he knew 1t was God who was speaking
to him he hid his face. The sight Of
God always causes sinful men to hide
Qsniah 6:5).
IL. Moses Commissioned as the De-
Iiverer of His People (3:7-10).
In the preamble of this commission
God said to Noses: II have seen the
affiiction of my people" This is al
ways true Psalms ~ IA; 34:4, g; lisa
iah $500. Il have heard their cry"
Not a cry ever goes mp from child of
God unheard by him. II have come
down to deliver them out of the hand
OF the Egyptians" This shows that
God il actively interested In the cause
Of his people. He graeiously obligates
himself: (1) To deliver them out Of
the hands Of the Egyptians. Egypt
may be considered a type Of the world
the oppression, type of SINS bond
age; and Pharaoh, type Of the devil.
God delivers his own from the hands
Of the devil (Colossians :13). (2)
To bring them mp out Of the land. God
does not deliver and leave his own u
the snsmy's land. but brings them out
into a land flowing with milk and
honey" 90 70 bring them into q
good land and large There IL no
loss In obsying God. When he brings
us cut of the snemy's land he brings
us into q better land
III. Moses Objections Patiently
Heard and Removed 6 IL; A :1O).
1. Personal Unworthiness ". 11). He
realized his insuficiency for this task.
His forty years in the school of God
have wrought great change in him.
His hesitancy Is a good sign. Men
who are really qualified to do a great
work are not forward to begin it; e. G.,
jeremiah, Martin Luther, George
Washington. Moses did not refuse to
go, but pied his difficulty before the
Lord. God answered this difficulty by
assuring him that he would be with
him. When God is with a man the
impossible becomes the possible.
Q. The Difficulty Of the People to
Understand Moses Relationship to
God g :13, 14). Moses knew how UNI
willing they were to acknowledge him
as their deliverer forty years before
Since God changes his name as he as
sumes a new relationship to his people,
Moses inquired as to what that new re-
lationship would be, and his CORE
spending name. The Lord promptly
met this difficulty by showing him a
name differing in many respects from
all others previously given. This new
name Is II Am" This name is from
the Hebrew verb ito be-" 1t indicates
~ Gods self-existence (2) his self
sufficiency; (3) his unchangeableness.
g. Unbelief on the Part Of the Peo-
Pile (4:1). This difficulty the Lord met
by supplying him with credentials
which could not be gainsaid. He was
given the power to perform superna-
tural wonders a ~.
A. Lack of Eloquence t4:10) This
difficulty the Lord met by providing
an assistant in his brother Aaron.