The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-02-22
LESSON FOR FEBRUARY %
THE BREACH OF THE COVENANT
AND MOSES PRAYER FOR Is
RAEl.

(May Be Used With Missionary Applica-
tom
LESSON TEXT-EXodus 32:l-34:9.
GOLDEN TEXT-The effectual fervent
prayer of a righteous man avalleth
much.-James 5:l6
ADDITIONAL MATERlAL-Deut 30
%: Eph 3:14-21; James 5:l6-lS.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Ask Gods help for
others Memory Verse-James SIG.
JUNIOR TOPIC-Praying for other
people.
INTERMEDIATE TOPIC-1nterceding
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
from the time of their solemn engage
ment to keep the law of God they
/ fagrantly break the first and second
commandments.
| !. The Golden Calf (32 :1-6).
/. Moses delay ". y 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.
.. The peoples demand ". -. They
demanded of Aaron that he make them
god to go before them. Their pro-
fessiOn of allegiance to God collapsed
as soon as the strong personality Oh
their leader was no longer felt.
g. Aaron's cowardly compliance wv.
2-4). He was an eloquent man, but
lacked moral courage. Many today
can talk fluently, but vacillate before
the real issues of life. In order 10
gain time with the rebels he demand
ed that they cast off their jewelry and
bring it to him. Perhaps he thought
that their love for it would cause them
to forego their demands, but they
cheerfully gave up their jewelry for
false god. Aaron, like many compro-
missing men of this age, opened door
which he could not shut. 1t wouid
have been much better to courageOusly
protest, even if the fingers of the re-
bellious mobbed his throat
4. Wanton revelry wv. 5, g.. 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.
u. Gods Burning Wrath go :1-1O).
Gods nature is such that he cannot
tolerate a 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
i them as his people, for they had cast
; him off.
b. All. The Mediation Of Moses go IL
14).
The declaration of a divine purpose
+ TO destroy the Israelites did not deter
Moses from making intercession for
y them. What was his threefold plea
+ wv. II, -, 49,.
e Moses knew full well that the people
: deserved to die, therefore he could moi
L plead any merit on their part. His
plea was based wholly on Gods pur
pose for Israel. Through his interces
sion God relentS.
:. ". Judgment Falls GO 1880.
r l. Moses broke the tables of test
a mony wv. 1919 emblematic of tn,
!. breach of their covenant with. God.
4 .. 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 a physical
sense the bitterness which results from
n sin.
. 3. Moses showed Aaron that he wa
inexcusable for his part in the dis
graceful affair wv. 21-2D.
4. Moses called for those who wOul
= take a stand for the Lord to grid thei
swords and STAY all who stood out i
. rebellion. The tribe of Levi range
themselves on his side and became tn
=, instrument by which God chastened hi
people wv. 1920.
. 5. Moses confessed the great sin {
u the people and begged that God wOnl
~ forgive them. He was willing to su
IL fer the punishment himself, if possible
II and let the people go free. The Lor
declared to him in answer that ever
man should bear his own sin wv. 81
35).
a v. The Covenant Renewed (33 {:
ne 4-9).
n, 49, }. N'''' w.
2. The second tables of the la
given GA :1-9). IN the giving Of the'
tables he reiterated Gods justice, bl
Ia gave particular emphasis to his mere
ed THE Lord God, merciful and graciou
RS. ng-suffering and abundant in goo
rs ness and truth, keeping mercy f,
thousands, forgiving iniquity al
transgression and sin, and that will
no means clear the guilty; visiting Il
Ia iniquity of the fathers upon the oh
ii dren, and upon the childrens childre
M unto the third and fourth generation
mt
,nt Visions.