The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-02-20
LESSON FOR FEBRUARY %

e1SSOIV ! Otl ~
THE BREACH OF THE COVENANT
AND MOSES PRAYER FOR is
RAEL.
(A1ay BE Used With Missionary Applica-
tion.)
LESSON TENT-Exodus 3c:1-34:9.
GOLDEN TENT-The effectual fervent
prayer of a righteous man availeth
m~uch.-James SIG.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAI-Deut. go
q: I;ph. 3:1+-21: James 5:lG-lS.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Ask Gods help for
others. Memory verse-James SIG.
JUNIOR TOPlC-Praying for other
people.
INTERMEDIATE Notwithstanding
for others.
SENIOR AND ADULT ToP1c-The
value of microscopy prayer.
Less than six weeks have elapsed
since Israel took the oath OF allegiance
to Jehovah. In less than forty days
they f%agrantly break the first and sec
ond commandments.
I. The Golden Calf (32:1-G).
L. Moses delay ". ~ This they in
tcrpreted 20 mean that their leader
had either lost his way in the dark
ness or had persisted in the fire that
lowered over the Mount
.. Tse peoples demand ". ~. They
demanded of Aaron that he make them
Il god to go before them. Their pro-
fession of allegiance to God collapsed
as soon as the strong personality Of
their leader was no longer felt.
9. Aaron's cowardly compliance wv.
Pay. He was an eloquent man, but
lacked moral courage. Many today
can talk tlucntly, but vacillate before
the real issues of life. In order to
gain time With the rebels he demand
ed that they east off their .jcwelry and
bring it to linn. Perhaps lie thought
that their love for it would cause them
to forego their demands. but they
chcerlully guvc up their jewelry for II
false god. Aaron, like many compro-
missing men of this age, opened Il door
which he could not shut.
4. Wanton revelry wv. $, G). See
ing their disposition, Aaron erected an
altar and proclaimed a fast unto Je-
hovah. He no doubt wished them t o
worship the Lord through the image.
but he had made q god for them and
it was Il very short step to the heath
Ell orgies connected with idOlatrOus
worship.
u. Gods Burning Wrath (32:7-1O).
Gods nature is such that he cannot
tolerate a rival. No gods shall be be-
Bona IT., fn.> 1n,,, ,;-.I 49,, Ia, ,>
moved OF the people must be consumed
with divine wrath. God does not own
them as his people, for they had cast
him off.
III. The Mediation of Moses (32:11-
14).
The declaration of a divine purpose
to destroy the Israelitcs did not deter
Moses from making imterccssion for
them. What was his thrccfold plea?
wv. II, ~, 13).
Moses knew full well that the people
deserved to die, therefore he could not
plead any merit on their part. His
plea was based wholly on Gods pur-
sion God relentS.
~. Judgment Falls (3:2 1880.
J.. Moses broke the tables Of teSti-
, mOny wv. 1i-19) emblematic of the
breach Of their covenant with God.
.. Moses destroyed the image ". 20)
and made the people drink Of the WA
ter which contained it's dust, thus max
) Ing them to experience in a physical
sense the bitterness which results from
sin.
!, 3. Moses showed Aaron that he was
inexcusable for his part in the dis
graceful affair wv. 21-24).
4. Moses called for those who would
take 81 stand for the Lord to grid their
swords and Stay all who stood out in
rebellion. The tribe of Levi ranged
themselves on his side and became the
!, instrument by which God chastened his
people wv. $500.
5. Moses confessed the great sin Of
the people and begged that God would
forgive them. He was willing to suf-
!, fer the punishment himself, if possible.
i. and let the people go free. The Lord
i. declared to him in answer that every
!, man should bear his W sin wv. 30
33).
v. The Covenant Renewed (:333:1-
4-9).
/. Moses commission renewed (Ch.
33).
2. The second tables of the law
given (34:1-9). In. the giving Of these
tables he reiterated Gods justice, hut
gave particular emphasis to his mercy.
1.-THE Lord God, mercifuI and gracious,
long-suffering and abundant in good
ness and truth, keeping mercy for
thousands. forgiving iniquity' and
transgression and sin, and that will by
no means clear the guilty visiting the
iniquity of the fathers upon the chill
dren, and upon the childrcn's children
unto the third and fourth generation