The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-01-02

GOLDEN TExT-He shall save the
children of the needy. and shall break In
pieces the oppressor.-Psalms 72:4.
DEVOTIONAL READiNG-Psaims 4
ADDITIONAL MATERIAI-Exodus s:1-
II; Hebrews u:2S-27.
The book from which the next eight
lessons are taken Is continuation OF
,he story OF the chosen people. Its
central theme "a redeinption-the de-
lIverance of Israel from bondage aud
their separation unto God. The ques-
lion of relationship from Egyptian
bondage Is n type of our own redemp-
tion from sins bondage Il Corinthians
SD. Pharaoh represents the devil.
and Egypt the world.
!. The Increase Of the Chosen Seed
u:O.
After .Ioseph's death Israel quickly
grew into a nation. This increase was
The fuIfillment of Genesis 50: IL. which
promise was repeated to Jacob just be-
fore going into Egypt Genesis 46:3).
IL II be the problem OF how little COM
2any OF seventy persons could become
an host of six hundred thousand men
In so short a time. let us remember
hat God promised IL. and all difficult
lies will vanish. There is time COM
Ing when there shall be another amaz-
.ng increase in Israel Ezekiel SO 10.
II. 81. 80; 81 :26).
u. A New Dynasty Il :S-10).
Joseph's elevation In Egypt was dur
.ng the reign of the Hyksos kings Be
ing Of Semitic origin they were not
hostile to the Hebrews. but when there
Joseph. ". 81 the amazing growth OF
the Israelites excited his envy and
fear wv. o. lO). This fear was two
fold: ~ In case of war they might
Join the enemy and fight against them.
t2) Lest they should remove from the
and. thus cutting of a vital source of
revenue and exposing to danger the
eastern border of the lnDd.
III. Measures to Check the Growth
u Israel Il HID.
These measures place on exhibition
he folly of worldly wisdom Il Corin-
.hians 3:l9). Their fatal mistake was
.hat they left God out of their calculn-
ions. God had promised that Israel
should be great in numbers and mighty
n power. He who plans against God
shall miserabiy fail and shall be shown
% be fool.
l. Cruel Taskmasters wv. 11-1f).
They were placed under heavy bur
lens. Cruel taskmasters were placed
,yer them who forced them to labor
n building treasure cities and all man
ler of service In the field. This meas
ire was Intellectual, for ''the more they
afflicted them, the more they multi
)iied and grew" This rapid growth
.esuited In more intense burdens being
leaped upon them.
q Murder OF Male Infants by the
Nidwives (vv. 15-21). This measure
ilso miscarried. as the midwives
cared God and chose to obey him. Be
:at,se they refused TO destroy Gods
people he gave them homes and chill
iren and the joys thereof.
3. Drowning Of Male Children In the
River ". 22). In order to make this
measure effective all the people were
.llarsed with the responsibility OF cnst-
ng the Hebrew male children into the
liver. This mandate seems to have
,ecn given shortly before Moses was
porn. This plan likewise was foiled.
md the very child who when n man
upset his throne, was sheltered and
,urtured In his own palace.
~. The Birth and Education Of
Noses (2:1-S).
The measure which was designed to
iestroy the Hebrew menace. also
brought 70 Phnrnoh's palace and edu-
.ated there the very man who after
ward. shattered the Egyptian power
md set free the ensIaved people. The
,nith of Moses parents caused them to
gnore the command OF the king and
,ide him for three months fHebrews
n :23). Faith In God is the antidote
,or fear ,(Psalms 27:1). His mother
iiscerned In him a proper child, or
:hlld fair to God (Acts :20). and be-
ieved him TO be the deliverer of his
people. She no doubt instilled this
ruth In his mind from his childhood.
Perhaps led by the story OF Nonh's ark
,he made an ark OF bulrushes and
placed Moses In II and left 1t at the
,lace where Pharaoh's daughter would
)e attracted when she cnne down to
,athe. Miriam. his sister. was placed
where she could watch the affair. She
.ame with suggestion at the oppor-
!unc moment as to nurse for the
,aby. Education nj his nnther's knee
gave character. and education at the
EyyprJnD court qualified him 10 be the
historian and lnwgiyer OF his people.