Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1919-01-17

LESSON TEXT-EXodus 14:13-l52l
GOLDEN TEXT-Thus the Lord saved
he Israelites that day out of the hands
II the Egyptians. Exodus 1870
ADDITIONAL acknowledgement
my 4:32-40 Psalms 7S:1-14: 1O6:7-12; He
,rews l1:29
The tenth stroke from the strong
land of the Almighty made Pharaoh
wiling to let Israel go. The tenth turn j
# the screw of omnipotence brought |
linn to time. The Israelites go out on !
heir way to the promised land with
nigh hand. Through the land of the
lhiistines the journey would have
been comparatively short; but God COM /
handed them to turn from that way
lest going through the land of the
they see war and desire to
tu,tl back to Egypt. The Lord had re-
~pect for their needs He knOweth
nur>frame, he remembreth that we are
dust. OPsalms 1O3 :14). He suits our
Grials to our ability to meet them.
The Lord went before them in a
pillar Of cloud by day and pillar of
dire by night. He not only thus indi-
Gated unto them the right path, but
walked with them in it. God does not
deliver and then leave us alone, but
becomes our companion. At the Lords
direction they turned from their first
course and were made to face a seem
ing difficulty. The Red sea was before
them. and mountains on either side.
The stricken Egyptians had recovered
from their sorrow and now saw the
lSrae!iteS in a situation from which
hey could not eXtricate themselves.
They interpreted this to mean that
Mo$eS was unable to lead them out of
their difficulty; therefore, they went
i'll pursuit. hoping yet to prevent them
from going out of the country.
|. The Miraculous Escape of the
.sraeltes IA :13-22).
They were in Straitened condition
but had no reason to fear, for the
Lord had led them there. 1t is safe
10 be where the Lord leads, though
every avenue is closed against u.s.
There seems to be a two-fOld object in
leading them into this peculiar place
To strengthen the faith of the people
and to lay snare for the overthrow
of the Egyptians. TIE people, as usual
displayed their unbelief and even cen
Sured Moses for leading them out OF
Egypt. Moses replied to their muir
murs by saying Fear We not, stan(
still and see the salvation of thu
Lord" Standing still in such tria
is faith taking hold on Gods prom
| Uses. This is hard for the natura
man TO do. Before the salvation o
! the Lord can ever be seen or expert
| enced We must come thus to him
| Lord, there comes a time when w
must make our faith active. God sale
Wherefore criest thou unto me
Speak unto the children of Israel tina
they 90 forward" Having had hi
definite promise, TO have prayed long
to be done then was TO step on
upon his eternal promise. The liftin
up of the rod simply served as some
thing tangible upon which their fat
could act They were to go forward
step ut time, without raising an
question as to the outcome; for frOl
the same source from which came tn
command came the power to ODE
The presence of the Lord was adapte
to their needs as they went fOrwar
AS they went forward the very thin
which seemed their destruction b
| of
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II. The Overthrow of the Egyptian
(23 Ply.
Having seen the Israelites go aero
; ary-shod, Pharaoh and his hosts ma
~ pursued them. They insane
thought that they in their unbeli
| could follow in the wake of Gods CHI
. dren. The very things which are
, wall and defense to the faithful b
: come a snare and a means of deStru
, ton to the enemies of Gods peopl
. The Lord looked forth from the clOl
, and wrought confusion among tn
, Egyptians There is a day cOmil
( when Il look from the Almighty W
: cause much greater considerable
a among the wicked (Revelation 81
K II; 20: 11-13). He not only look
/ upon them but took off their chart
O wheels, which caused them to reali
n that God was fighting against the
He then directed Moses to street
forth his rod and bring destructi
: upon the Egyptians. SO complete W
: the overthrow that it is said that a
one escaped.
: III. The Song of Triumph Us liz
Standing on the other shore of t
Red sea. they could tittingly sing t
song of triumph, because of the mira
q ulOus deliverance and the Overwhel
d ing defeat.
t Instruments Of STRENGTH