New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-01-10
IMPROVED UNIF0RM INTERNATIONAL
LESSON
BY REV. p. B FlTZWATER. d.. D..
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
Copyright. i.iS, Western Newspaper
Union.)
LESSON FOR JANUARY IL
NOSES THE DElIvERER OF is
RAEl.

LESSON NEXT-Exodus 3:1-t2.
GOLDEN TENT-And Moses verify was
'aithfh! IN all his house. Hebrews 3:5.
ADDITIONAL Observation-Disclosures 8:
3-4:l'. Acts 7:l7-3e.
While the oppression Of Gods people
was heading up, in the providence OF
'iod II deliverer was being prepared
TO take up the task ut the Opportune
hour. Moses was first trained ut his
mothers knee, then in Pharaoh's
court and finally under Gods imlnedi.
ate hand in the desert. The latter was
an Indispensable part of his training.
Ills learning in the wisdom of the
Egyptians was helpful, but without
the immediate tutorship of God he
would have been a 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.
l.. The Lord Speaks to Moses in the
Burning Bush W.. 1-G).
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 Phnraoh's palace he
could have had the vision of the burn
ing bush. This bush developed in
flames, yet ,ncolisumed, symbOlized
the people of God enswathed in the
very fire of God, or God dwelling In
the midst of IN 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:19). Our God is Il consuming fire.
No evil can be permitted in his pres
nee (Joshua Z; Acts -. The Lord
did not leave him long in suspense. He
theirs. the covenant God. AS oOn as
he knew it was God who was speaking
to him he hid his face. The sight of
God always causes sinful men to hide
Isaiah $3.50.
u. Moses Commissioned as the De-
Iiverer Of His People (3:7-1O).
In the preamble of this commission
God said to Moses: II have seen the
afliction of my people" This is al
ways true ('Salms % "a 34:4. 6; lisa.
iah G3 :9). Il have heard their cry"
Not II 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 a type of the world;
the oppression, q type of sins bond
age; and Pharaoh. a type Of the devil.
God delivers his own from the hands
of the devil (Colossians 1919. (2)
10 bring them up out Of the land. God
does not deliver and leave his own Id
the enelny's land, but brings them out
into Il land blowing with milk and
honey (3) TO bring them into a
good land and large" There is no
loss in olrying God. When he brings
out oft the eneIny's land he brings
into Il better land. This call seems
to have been II great surprise to
At any rate, he realizes his
unworthiness to undertake such Il
The forty years in the wilder
ness have made him very meek.
III. Moses Objections Patiently
Heard and Removed OIL; 4:lO).
1. Personal UnwortIiness ". 11). He
his insutiiciency for this task.
His forty years in the school of God
have wrought IL great change in him.
His hesitnncy is a good sign. Men
who are really qualified to do II great
work are not forward to begin it; e. e.,
Martin Luther, George
Washington. Moses did not refuse to
60, but pied his difficulty before the
Lord. Gc'l answered this difficulty by
assuring him that he would be with
him. When God is with Il maj the
becomes the possible. The
token Of his presence would be his
worshiping with the people OF Israel
N this mountain.
.. The Difficulty of the People to
Understand Moses Relationship to
Tod (3:13. ~. Moses knew how un-
they were to acknowledge him
as their 'ltIiverer forty years before
Since God changes his name as he as
,umes a new relationship to his people,
Noses inquired as to what that new re-
atiOnship would be, and his CORE
spending name. The Lord promptly
net this difficulty by showing him a
differing in many respects. from
Ill others previously given. This new
,ame is II Am" This name is from
he Hebrew verb ito be-" 1t indicates
~ Gods self-existence; (2) his self
CD his unchangeableness.
3. Unhelief ON the Part of the PeO-
lie (4:1). This difficulty the Lord met
" supplying him with credentials
which could not be gainsaid. He was
,iven the power to perform superna-
ural wonders (4:2).
4. Lack of E%lOquence (4:1O). This
.ificulty the Lord met by providing
n assistant in the person OF, his broth
r Aaron.
III. NA