The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-27

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 Beginning with the New Year, 1924, the International lessons for. the. first time commenced a course in Bible study, running from Genesis straight. through the Bible. It is a three semester cur riculum. The present semester. runs to July 1, and covers the Old Testament.
 The Age Herald has arranged with Mir. Bailes of the Birmingham bar, and teacher of the Cosmopolitan Mems Class at the Strand theatre, to prepare short laymen's talk on each lesson. He has covered The Call of Abraham, The Egyptian Bondage, and the Commissions ing of Moses. ss' Today: Israel Saved At The Red Sea"
 Exodus IA: 21-5. .Ns's.,. <
 21. And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.
 %. And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground; and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand on on their left. "
 g. And the Egyptians pursued, and "Cuk HI dltCE Iuciu lO thC hiAusI VI thC sea, even all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.
 24. And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the Lord looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians.
 %. And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily i; so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the Lord fighteth for them against the Egyptians.
 20. And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again unto the Egyptians, upon their .chariots, and upon their horsemen.
 27. And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning ap- peared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the Lord overthrow the Egyp- tians in the midst of the sea.
 28. And the waters returned. and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them there remained not so much as one of them.
 %. But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea and the waters. were, wall unto them on their right hand,t and on their left
 30. Thus the Lord saved Israel ti.at day out of the hand of the Egyptians i; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore. h
 31. And Israel saw that great work which the Lord did upon the Egyptians; I~ kIo nrA on1 lieved the Lord, and his servant Moses.
 After The Passover
 The morning after the Passover, fol- a nation, the Israelites after 400 years in Egypt, started on the march out to freedom. They went in order, like a great army under strict command, fam fly by family, and tribe by tribe. They went in such haste. they had no time to arrange quartermaster supplies. They left the dough in the bread-pans, al- ready mixed for baking, but not yet heads as people in, the east carry their loads. ..s& sS3
 It was in memory of this eventful day, that Moses made rule that for one week in every year all the people should eat. "unleavened bread" And the rule is kept tof this day. Public institutions, and even the, quartermast- CTS of the United States army and navy see to it that .'unleavened bread" is pro- vided for the descendants of Moses in their organizations. each year at the anniversary time when twS million per sons made that memorable exodus. q.
 Deliverance of the children -~ Of Israel at the Red sea has taken deep hold of the imagination of every student of history. .-S5
 The pillar of cloud and fire which arose to point the way for them, turned to the southeast toward the Red sea, that rolled between them and the desert. They found themselves now with the water before them and high mountains on each side. From a. military point of view, poorer position of strategy could not be imagined. Word came to among the mountains. He and his peo- Pharoah that the Israelites were lost ple had just finished burying their first born, when he immediately nlobilized his infantry, cavalry and tank corps-The chariots were the tanks. of those days DR. ARTHUR J.5 SMITH