The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-01-01
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jan. 5.-Pharoah Expresses Israel
Exod. I, STA Exod. 2, Is.
e In the lessons, OF the last Sundays in
the old year, we learned how the
Jews came to go down into Egypt. In
some which now follow, we shall see
K under what circumstances they left
that country. @
That little group, the children Of
Jacob, was under Gods special care
and grew and flourished in Goshen
which hsd been set for home. In
fact they multiplied so fast and were
20 we'll to do that the Egyptian rulers
becanle Jealous OF these Jews, pretend
Ing that there was danger that the
strangers would in time occupy the
! land. To cripple the Jews, a series
0f laws were made which looked to
1essening the birthrate. and SO over
working the grownups, that they
would die Oft from wearing out and
from diseaSe.
Our lesson opens with that oft re-
peated sentence, There arose a new
King who knew not Joseph. = This
means Influence at the head OF affairs
which were not favorable to certain
men ptop0siti0 The record says
as to the effect of the adverse laws
that the rmore they afflicted the Jews
the more they ultiplied and the more
\ they spread ~ IS s3' n K
Now comes the beginning Of things
4 which viii IN time. lead to rebellion
on the part Of these Hebrew slaves,
Tor d babe Is born, Moses by name.
who viii In time lead the people out
and conduct them to the land promis-
ed hundreds Of years before to Abra-
ham and his sons. 1t is a beautiful
story, we'll known, as to the birth Of
the boy, the love of his mother, her
determination to save him by hiding
him In the high bullrushes bordering
on the river Nile, the finding Of the
little ark by the daughter Of Pharoah,
and the offer CT the babes sister to
find nurse to care for him and call
ing his own mother for that nurse.
and the charge from the princess that
the babe be cared for under her pro-
lection.
4 81. In connection with this lesson there
are verses from Amos S4-S, which tell
I Of the expressions of the Jews few
hundreds years before the birth Of
Christ, the promise that such will
he avenged by God in due time. These
three scripture references should be
read by any who desire to teach the,
lesson Of today intelligenty.
The effect Of oppression to over
come the common people. This is the
subject Of the lesson. One realizes at
once how the full range Of known his
tory comes into play when this is to
be talked about. We often hear it
said, History repeats ITSELF" and 1t
+ is certainly true. The Egyptians
sought to Cypress the Jews, and prob
ably thought they had certain way
to hold the upper hand over them.
There was planning. deliberate
schemes put forth for this purpose.
Those Egyptians forgot that there was
q God to be reckoned with, that OPP
preston and cruelty trampling on the
right OF others ever leads to an upris-
ing IN time and overturning, and the
final triumph Of the right. 1892
This is not the time or place an
ter into q history OF the emancipation
OF the common people in all nations to
the present time. The rises Of the
English people from the days OF feu-
DIAL slavery to full liberty and partici-
patton In the government Is most IA
miliar to us. We have not to go back
in history for remarkable example
Sof, the triumph Of liberty over an at
tempted tyranny, for we are living
right In the sunlight Of this very thing.
Germany made deliberate plans to con-
quer the civilized world and dominate
1t, crush out liberty OF government
by the people substituting the reign
OF autocracy In its place. Plans more
elaborate than those of the rulers OF
Egypt were made, money spent with
out stint to bring things about for an
German triumph, Happily history did
repeat Itself. tho proud were over
thrown, their terrible plans made light
and the civilized world stands aghast
at the gigantic scheme which failed.
In our own country the terrible
blight of human slavery had been fas-
tened on our land. The men Of the
south left no stone unturned, no in
fluence not brought to bear. to keep T
slaves, no public man spared who OPP
posed the extension of slavery. The
time came when these men of the
South, felt themselves strong enough
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