The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-04
LESSON FOR JANUARY 5
PHARAOH oPPREssEs ISRAEL


The book from which the next eight
essonS are taken is continuation OF
he story of the chosen people. a
central theme is rpdemptiou-thePde
iverance of Israel from bondage Ind
their separation unto God. The lueS-
tion Of relationship from Egyptian /
bondage is type of our OWN redemp- Y
ton from sins bondage q Corinthians
SD. Pharaoh represents the devil.
and Egypt the world.
!. The Increase of the Chosen Seed
40.
After Jospph's death Israel quickly
grew into nation. This amazing IN {
crease "iS expressed as usual in He
brew by climax of verbs; were fruit
full is taken from the vegetable world
In which increase varies from Il null
tiple To several hundred-fold; in
creased (spawned. Swarmed) is Dor
rOwed from the finny tribes, In when
the rate of increase rises IL many
myriads; multiplied is a general word
referring to number; and 'waXed eN-,
ceedingly mighty is similar phrase
abiding to the strength which num-
bers confer. composed of verb ma
an adverb repeated, and therefore =,
adapted to complete the climax.
Murphy. This increase was the fulhll-
ment of Genesis 80 IL. which promise
was repeated to Jacob just before go
/ ing into Egypt Genesis 81. II IL
be the problem of how little COM
pany of seventy persons could become
an host of six hundred thousand men
in so short time, let us remember
that God promised IT, and all diihcui-
ties will vanish. There is time COM
ing when there shall be another amaz-
ing increase in Israel Ezekiel 36:lO'
IL, 81, SIS s37 :26).
u. A New Dynasty Il :S-lO).
Joseph.s elevation in Egypt was dur
ing the reign of the Hyksos kings. Be
ing of Semitic origin they were not
hostile TO the Hebrews, but when there
"arose I'D a new king which knew not
. Joseph" ". 81 the amazing growth or
the Israelites excited his envy ana
fear wv. Q, 10Y. This fear was two
fold: ID In case of war they might
! ,oin the enemy and fight against them.
(2) Lest they should remove from the
q land. thus cutting off vital source OF
k revenue and exposing to danger the
o eastern border Of the land.
m. Measures to Check the Growth
II o. Israel Q:1l-22).
g. These measures place on exhibition
le the folly of worldly wisdom Il CORN
thians AID. Their fatal mistake was
If. that they left God out of their calcuia
,is tions. God had promised that lsrae
lis should be great in numbers and might!
In mower. He who plans against Goo
I shall miserably fail and shall be shown
IA to be fool.
al 1. Cruel Taskmasters wv. ll-lf'
NJ They were placed under heavy bur
- dens. Cruel taskmasters were place.
over them who forced them to iaDo
in buiIding treasure cities and all maj
4 ner of service in the field. This meas
vi .ure was Intellectual, for "the more the
N, afflicted them, the more they multi
lied and grew" This rapid grown
Il Resulted in more intense burdens Dein
capped upon them. -,
Nd . Murder of Male Infants by IN
AN idwiyes wv. 15-2D. This measur
leQ4 So miscarried, as the midwlye
AIRED God and chose to obey MN, Ok ,,
all yeuse they refused to destroy Goa
rec v,n,e he gave them homes and chi
NJ n and the joys thereof.
uis Drowning of Male Children I'D IN
of R;ver ~. 22). In order TO make tni
measure effective all the people We,
charged with the responsibility OF cns'
inc the Hebrew male children in'o "
ryer This mandate seems 10 nav
80 been given shortly before Moses We
'0N horn This plan likewise was loie'
and the very child who wheh na
unset his throne, was sheiteieu 49,
uurtured in his own palace.
,,,., ~ Tn. Birth and Education
. "a Moses (2:1-S).
GO Tho measure which was designed
destroy the Hebrew menace a
ldeo s.ouoht 70 pharaoh's palace ana Gu
ing os ,,ore the very man who aft'
word shattered the Egyptian po~
that and set free the enslaved people,
'orts sa,tb Of Moses parents ca lseses*In
o tho command Of the king .
Il e. him for three months tHebre
q. =, 90, Faith in God IS the antid'
- Cor fear tPsalms 27:p. His mou
that ,,,soorned in him a proper chlld' o,
that ohild fair 10 God (Acts '-0''
dred. Iieved him TO be the deii'eiv, " !,
IT, She no doubt instilled y
Rus peU tn in his mind from his chlidho
the , nernans led BY the story OF Moan
s.a made an ark OF pun !,
mt of she me- Moses in it and left 1t at
,rcise p ,"oe where Pharaoh's daughter mO'
S car p,"e a,,racted when she came uow ,H,
bothe. Miriam, his sls, .ss a % :
flag u ubere she could watch the a ,hn o,a
g the wne ,n With a, suggestion at the ,o OPP
came m' as to nurse LOT
world tune i" n,asasl was educated hrst at
nd, to noother's knee, the :, was he
ng Of character was forln., nurnose "
cl hn.a the indomitable p pun ,Se n,
where sufrer affection win o tne ,,
nave nIs Of God (Hebrews !, ,he Egypt
y the p wes also educated at INC .couaint
wa wat where he became ,sctsTx
cola couf' ',,,sdom of Egypt tAc's