Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-02-21
LESSON FOR FEBRUARY %
THE BREACH OF THE COVENANT
AND MOSES PRAYER FOR Is
HAEL.

IESSON TEAI-Exo0u1 1Z.l-54.S.
GOLDEN TExT-The effectual fervant
prayer of righteous man availeth
much.-James Sis
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL-Deut. s:6-
-; Eph. 3:14-21; James 5:16-lS.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Ask Gods help for
others. Memory verse-James s:le
JUNIOR ToPIC-Praying for other
INTERMEDIATE ToPIc-Intercedins
for others.
SENIOR AND ADULT ToPIc-Ths
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 fiagrantly break the first and Sec
ond commandments.
I. The Golden Calf 32:1-6).
/. Moses delay ". u This they in
terpreted to mean that their leader
had either lost his way in the dark
ness or had persisted in the fire that
lowered over the mount.
2. The peoples demand ". -. They
demanded of Aaron that he make them
a god to go before them. Their pros
fession of allegiance to God collapsed
as soon as the strong personality OF
their leader was no longer felt.
3. Aaron's cowardly compliance (vv,
Pay. He was an eloquent man, but
lacked moral courage. Many today
can talk fiuently, but vacillate before
the real issues of life. In order to
gain time with the rebels he demand
ed that they cast off their jewelry and
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that their love for 1t would cause them
to forego their demands, but they
cheerfully gave up their jewelry for a
false god. Aaron, like many compro-
missing men of this age, opened a door
which he could not shut.
4. wanton revelry wv. 5. 81. See
ing their disposition, Aaron erected an
altar and proclaimed a fast unto Je-
hovah. He no doubt wished them to
worship the Lord through the image,
but he had made a god for them and
II was very short step to the heath
en- orgies connected with idolatrous
worship.
II. Gods Burning Wrath (32:7-1O).
Gods natsre is such that he cannot
tolerate rival. No gods shall be be
fore his face. The rival must be re-
moved or 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 IL
14).
The declaration of divine purpose
to destroy the Israelites did not deter
Moses from making intercession for
them. What was his threefold plea
wv. IL, IL, 13).
Moses knew full well that the people
deserved to Gle. therefore he could not
plead any merit on their part. His
pose for Israel. Through his interces-
sion God relents.
~. Judgment Falls (32 1885.
1. Moses broke the tables Of testi.
mony wv. 1919 emblcmatic of the
breach Of their covenant with God.
2. Moses destroyed the image ". 20)
and made the people drink Of the wa.
ter which contained its dust. thus max,
ing them to experience in physical
sense the bitterness which results from
sin.
8. 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 a stand for the Lord to grid their
swords and STAY all who stood out In
rebellion. The tribe of Levi ranged
ST. n
instrument by which God chastened his
people wv. 25-29l.
8. 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
and let the people go free. The Lord
declared to him In answer that every
man should bear his own sin wv. 30
35).
v. The Covenant Renewed (33 Il
4-e).
1. Moses commission renewed (Ch
NJ.
2 The second tables Of the Law
given GA :1-9). In the giving of these
tables he reiterated God's justice, but
gave particular emphasis to his mercy.
The Lord God. merciful and gracious
iong-suffering and abundant In good.
ness and truth. keeping mercy fol-
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 children's children
unto the third and fourth generation
What to Pray For.