Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-01-10
LESSON FOR JANUARY II
MOSES THE DELlvERER OF H.
RAEL.

| LESSON TEXT-Exodus 3:t-t2
GOLDEN TExT-And Moses verify was
faithful In all his house. Hebrews 3.5.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL-Exodus 8:
bait; Acts 7:l7-S6.
While the oppression Of Gods people
was heading up, In the providence OF
God a dellverer was being prepared
to take up the task at the opportune
hour. Moses was first trained at his
mothers knee, then In Pharnoh's
court and finally under Gods immedi.
ate hand in the desert. The latter was
an indispensable part Of his training.
His learning In the wisdom of the
Egyptians was helpful, but without
the immediate tutorship of God he
would have been failure. All who
are used Of God must spend some time
In the retirement of his presence. Two
notable examples are Paul In Arabia
and John on Patmos.
I. The Lord Speaks to Moses In tho
Burning Bush W.. 10y.
1t was while keeping the flock Of his
father-in-law In the desert that the
Lord appeared to Moses. Had he re-
manned In Pharaoh's palace he never
could have had the vision of the burn
ing bush. This bush enveloped In
flames, yet unconsuined, symbolized
the people of God enswathed in the
very fire of God, or God dwelling In
the midst Of an elect people. Moses
steps aside to behold this strange
sight, but must be taught the essential
lesson of the proper approach to God.
We now can approach God with bold
ness through Jesus Christ Hebrews
1919. Our God is consuming fire.
No evil can be permitted In his pres
ence (jOshua Z; 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
isaiah 6:5).
II. Moses Commissioned as the De-
liverer Of His People (3:7-1O).
In the preamble Of this commission
God said to Moses: II have seen the
affection Of my people" This is al
ways true Psalms 20 "a; "a a, @; Isa-
iah GO :9). 81 have heard their cry"
Not cry ever goes up from a child CT
God unheard by him. II have come
down to deliver them out of the hand
of the Egyptians" This shows that
God is actively interested In the cause
of his people. He graciously obligates
himself: ~ To deliver them out of
the hands of the Egyptians. Egypt
may be considered 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 tColosslans 1:13). ~
To bring them up out of the land. God
does not deliver and leave his own In
the enemy's land. but brings them out
into a land Glowing with milk and
honey" (3) To bring them into
good land and large" There Is no
loss In Obeying God. When he brings
us out of the enemy's land he brings
us into q better land. This call seems
to have been great surprise to
Moses. At any rate, he realizes his
unworthiness to undertake such
task. The forty years In the wilder
ness have made him very meek.
~. Moses Objections Patiently
heard and Removed (3:11; 4:10).
/. Personal Unworthiness ". 1D. He
realized his insufiiciency for this task.
His forty years In the school Of God
have wrought great change In him.
His hesltancy is good sign. Men
who are really qualified to do great
work are not forward to begin 1t; Q. g.,
jeremiah, Martin Luther, George
Moses did not refuse to /
60, 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. The
token of his presence would be his
with the people of Israel
on this mountain.
Q. The Difficulty Of the People to
Moses Relationship to
God 1913, 14. Moses knew how I'M
willing they were to acknowledge him
rs 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-
atlonship would be, and his CORE
spending name. The Lord promptly
met this difficulty by showing him a
name differing In many respects from
Ill others previously given. This new
name is 81 AM" This name Is from
he Hebrew verb ito be-" 1t indicates
~ Gods self-existence; (2) his self
'ufiiciency; (3) his unchangeableaess.
3. Unbelief on the Part of the Peo-
pie AID. This difficulty the Lord met
" supplying him with credentials
which could not be gainsald. He was
given the power to perform superna-
ural wonders (4:2).
4. Lack of Eloquence (4:10). This
lificulty the Lord met by providing
IN assistant in the person of his broth.
n Aaron.