The Arvada enterprise., 1919-01-09
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LESSON
tBy REV p. b. FlTZWATER. D. D..
Teacher OF English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute of ChicaEo.)
Copyright. 1918, Western Newspaper
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LESSON FOR JANUARY ~
MOSES THE pELivERER OF 10
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LESSON TExT-Exodus s:l-l2
GOLDEN TEXT-And Moses verify was
faithful In all his house. Hebrews SIS.
ADDITIONAL MATERlAL-Exodus =:
t3-t:l7; Acts 7:l7-s6.
While the oppression Of Gods people
was heading up. In the providence OF
God Il deliverer was being prepared
to take up the task nj the Opportune
hour. Moses was first trained at his
mothers knee. then In Phnraohs
court and finally under Gods lmmedi.
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 tutorshlp OF God he
would have been u 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 the
Burning Bush wv. 1-6).
1t was while keeping the flock Of his
Lord appeared to Moses. Had he re-
NAMED in Pharaoh's palace he never
could have had the vision of the burn
ing hush. This bush enveloped In
flames. yet unconsumed. symbolixed
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
1O:10). Our God IL 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
theirs. the covenant God. AZ soon a.
he knew 1t was God who was speaking
to him he hid his face. Tine sight Of
God always causes sinful men to hide
(Isalah 8:5).
u. Moses Commissioned a. the De-
llvsrsr Of His People (3:7-lO).
In the preamble Of this commission
God said to Moses: II have seen the
affection Of my people" This Ii al
ways true (Psalms % "a; 34:4. o; Isa.
iah 83 10y. II have heard their cry
Not cry ever goes up from u child Of
God unheard by him. II have come
down to deliver them out Of the hand
Of the Egyptians" This shows thnt
God IL actively Interested In the cause
Of his people. He gracIo,isly Obligates
himself: ~ To deliver them out Of
the hands Of the Egyptians. Egypt
mny be considered type Of the world /;
the oppression. II type OF sims bond
nge; and Pharaoh, u type Of the devil.
God delivers his own from the hands
Of the devil (COlOsslnns :l3). (2)
To bring them NJ out Of the land. God
does not deliver md leave his own In
the enemy's land. but brings them out
Into lund Glowing with milk and
honey" (S To bring them into u
good land and large" There liz no
loss In Obeying God. When he brings
US out Of the eneIny's land he brings
us into better land.
~. Moses Objections Patiently
Heard and Removed OIL; 4:IO).
I. Personal Unworthiness ". ~. lie
realized his insufilciency for this task,
His forty years In the school Of God
have wrought "a great change In him
His hesitancy II good sign. Men
who are really qualified to do a Rrcn,
work are not forward to begin Il (: q. T..
Jeremiah. Martin Luther, George
Washington. Moses did not refuse Ia
40, but pied his difficulty before the
Lord. God answered this difficulty by
assuring him TINT he would be with
him. When God is with n nun the
impossible becomes the possible.