Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-31
Sunday School Lesson

upon him to order an advance, de-
manding that the nation attempt the
apparently impossible, by moving for
ward through the Red Sea.
Divine Deliverance.
MANS extremity is Gods oppor,
tunity." In obedience TO the divine
command, Moses lifted his rod above
the waters and his voice was heard
above the thunder, the roaring of the
wind and the rushing of the water,
ordering the people to break camp aDd
eco forward" The Lord opened up
a pathway through the sea by the
winds causing the sea to recede. THE
effect of the water rising like wall
| indicates that there was q stream or
current which could only be produced
| by the tide" In January, 1882, a
! large body of water about five feet
deep, near the Suez Canal, was sub
iected TO such a strong gale from the
east that by the next morning II had
been entirely driven away, and men
we're walking about on the mud where
the day before fishing boats had been
4! floating.
The account of the providential de-
| liverance of Israel is stated in few
simple words, that has been the foun-
dation of the messages of the Psalm
lists, prophets and preachers of Israel
throughout all their history. The fact
| that God used natural means does not
| DESTROY it's miraculous character. The
miracle consisted in His welding the
| vast forces of nature so that the de-
| liverance happened just when and
where Ii did We do not know how
wide the pathway was, or how many
marched abreast; but If two million
| crossed in one night it is quite likely
| that they marched in battalions OF a
| hundred across dry shod on dry land.
being sprinkIed by the flying spray
| torn from the waters by the strong
wind. When morning dawned the
Israelitish host had passed from
| Africa to Asia, escaping from bondage,
| they came into freedom by exercising
their faith and obedience.
When the high wind ceased the
Egyptians. trying to travel in the
same path by which the Hebrews had
crossed, were caught in the returning
tide The dry land commenced 10
soften under the chariot wheels, 50
that they drave heavily" the plung
ing horses wrenched the wheels off
as they sank into the sands. The iron
discipline of the army was lost. They
became panic stricken. Every man
commenced to fight for himself when
| the vast mass of waters, released from
| the grip of Jehovah, came tunlbling
| down upon them, laundering like a
| mighty Niagara The whole host was
| drowned Not so much as one of
| them" remained alive upon the sea
| shore the next morning.
Song Of Victory.
| The moral effect of their deliverance
| is seen in the song of Moses that the
| people chanted. They recognized that
| their deliverance had come not
! through human effort but through
| Gods power. When the Spanish Ar
mazda was driven from England
| shores the British people sang of how
| God blew with His winds and they
were scattered. When the World War
| ended so suddenly, the world was
! forced to recognize the hand OF God in
| ending the conflict.
The deliverance Of Israel happened
| unto them aS an example for all men.
| Ii contains q message for the modern
| Christian, teaching us that faith Is
| the way Of victory. We have never
| willfully forgotten the faith of our
| fathers. Israel had to be reminded
! time time and again of the lessons of
| their miraculous deliverance. God has
/ called us in the hour of military tri.
| umph to reveal the power of His Cos
| pei as the one and only means of
saving the world. The records of re-
| trenchment in our giving for missions
! would indicate that we have been
| faint hearted and incredulous in our
| attitude to God, who has summoned
| us to Ego forward If America fails
to remember the source of her deliver
ance at the hand of God, civilization is
| imperiled.
If the multitudes who fill our streets
! should cease to believe in Gods guild
| ance in the affairs of men. and ques-
| ton the possibility of a future, how
| long would the moral code last? How
| long before, with its passing, there
| would follow the lack of reverence for
| law, the sense of duty to the commu-
| nity's welfare would be forgotten and
| our indebtedness to coming genera
| tions would be ignored? 1t is this
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