Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-17

GOLDEN TExT-By faith Moses.
when he was come to years. refused
to be called the son of Pharaoh's
daughter; choosing rather to suffer at
Fiction With the people of God, than
TO enjoy the pleasures of sin for a sea-
son.--Heb. 11:24, Is.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
. IC-Moses, the Liberator S#
Y q YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
IC-Moses and the. Deliverance From
Egyptian Bondage.
After Joseph was dead, there was a
change Of dynasty (Exod. :S). The
new king, noting the rapid increase of
the Israelites, counseled the exercise of
prudence lest when war broke out they
join the enemy and fight against the
Egyptians. One of the methods to
curtail this increase was to enslave
the people. Failing in that. an edict
was issued that every male child
should be drowned. While the oppres-
sion Of Gods people was heading up,
God was providing deliverer. Moses,
that deliverer, was first trained at his.
mothers knee, then at Pharaoh's court
and finally under Gods immediate hand
In the desert
!. The Lord Spoke to Moses From.
I the Burning Bush (Exod. 3:1-6).'
1t was while keeping the flock Of his
father-in-law In the desert that the
Lord appeared to Moses in the vision
OF the burning bush. This bush, en-
yeloped in flames, yet unconsumed,
symbolized the people. of God en-
swathed in the very fire Of God. or
God dwelling in the midst of an elect
people. Moses stepped aside to be-
hold this strange sight and was taught
the essential lesson of the proper ap-
preach to God. The Lord did not
leave him long In suspense. He told
him he was the God of his fathers, the
Covenant God. AS soon as he knew it
was God speaking to him, he hid his
face.
III. Moses Commissioned as the De-
iiverer Of His People (Exod. 3:7-10).
Il. Gods Active Interest in His Peo-
pie ". y. In the preamble of this
commission, God said to Moses, "a
II have seen the atfiiction of my peo-
ple"; (2) II have heard their cry" !;
&o) Il know their SOrroW..
2. Gods Gracious Obligation to His
People wv. 8, 81. ~ TO deliver. them
out of the hand of the Egyptians. (2)
no bring them up out of the land. CD
TO bring them into good land and a
large"
g. Gods Commission to Moses ".
10) Come now therefore. and | will
send thee unto Pharaoh that thou
mayest bring forth my people, the
children of Israel, out of Egypt This
call seems to have been a great sur
prise to Moses. At any rate, he real
lied his unftness to undertake such a
task.
III. Moses Objections Patiently
Heard and Removed tExod. s:11;
4:1O).
i. Personal Unfitness ". III. He
realized his insufiiciency for this task.
Noses did not refuse to go, but pied
his dificulty before the Lord. God
answered this difficulty by assuring
him that He wound be with him. The
worship with the people Of Israel on
this mountain.
q. The Difficulty Of the People to
Understand Moses Relationship to
God (vy. 13, 14). Moses knew how un-
willing they were to acknowledge him
as their deiiverer 40 years before.
Since God reveals Himself under a new
name as He assumes new relationship
to His people, Moses inquired as to
what that new relationship would be,
and His corresponding name. The
Lord promptly met this difficulty re-
vealing to him name different in
many respects from all others previ-
ously given This new name is, II
Am" This name Is from the Hebrew
word, ito be- 1t indicates ~ Gods
self-existence-the One whose very ma
ture 1t is to be--the cause of all be-
Ing. (2) His self-sufficiency. He said
II Am That / AM Since God is the
unique One, He could not 60 outside
of Himself to explain Himself; CD
His unchangeableness. What He al
ways was and is, He evermore shall be.
8. .Unbelief on the Part Of the Peo-
pie (Exod. -. This difficulty the Lord
met by supplying him with credentials
which could not be gainsaid. He was
. given the power to perform supernat-
ural wonders (Exod. 4:2).
4. Lack Of Eloquence (Exod. 400.
This difficulty the Lord met by pro-
viding an assistant in the person Of his
brother Aaron. Moses was to be in the
place of God to Pharaoh and Aaron
was to be his prophet (Exod. I'll, y.
Lasting Friendship.
The friendship Of Jesus Is one that
lasts The Gospel Herald.
Perfect Peace.
The peace which sthe Savior gives