The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-09-22
Lesson for September Is
REVIEW: MOSES HoNoRED IN
HIS DEATH.

REVIEW: MOSES HoNoRED IN
HIS DEATH.
GOLDEN TEXT-Precious in the
sight Of the Lord is the death Of his
saints.
LESSON TEXT-Deuteronomy s2:4s-
81; 34:5-S.
PRIMARY ToPIc-Moses Goes to
Live With God.
JUNIOR ToP1c-The Death of a
Great Leader.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR
ToPIC-What We May Learn from
the Life of Moses
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP.
4C-What the World Owes Moses.
!. Moses oebarred From Canaan
(32 1852.
This act Of God strikingly displays
the tragedy Of an unfinished task.
Moses was loyal to God and faithful
1y served him through a long life.
Though his "eye was not dimmed nor
his natural force abated," he was
obliged to leave his work unfinished.
This is true Of all Of US. However,
the tragedy is only apparent. Life is
q probation The question is not Of
finished tasks, but fidelity in service
and growth In divine grace.
]. The reason for ". 81. It was
sin. The nature of this sin is given
in Numbers 20:1-13 1t was his failure
to sanctify the Lord at Meribah. This
penalty. while severe, was not too
severe. for the righteousness Of God
demands the melting out of penalty
upon every transgression. This was
too glaring sin for the Lord to pass
over. though Moses had served him
faithfully for many years.
2. Gods treatment of Moses wv. 40,
SOY. While it was severe, it was yet
most tender. 1t was in keeping with
Gods nature. While God cannot pass
over sin, he is always as gracious
as his justice will permit. He ap.
pointed the place of Moses death on
the mount of vision. Moses was gath
cred unto his people,"
u. Moses Views the Promised Land
from Mount Pisgah ga :1-4).
At the Lords bidding Moses as
cended the mountain of Nebo from
which he got view Of the promised
land. He obeyed though he knew that
he was to die there (32 SOY. He
greatly desired to go into the land
1928, but submitted to the will Of
the Lord. Though he was not per-
mitted to enter the land, God gave
him view Of the fullest dimensions
of the land which was to be the in.
heritance Of the people he had de-
hvered and led for forty years. While
Moses suffered this severe penalty we
should remember that his salvation
was not affected. He was debarred
from entrance to the land at that
time, but we see him in the land
some fifteen centuries later In a state
Of glory discoursing with Christ on
the Hottest theme of the universe:
namely, the death which he would
accomplish at Jerusalem Matt. Ill.
s; Luke 9:2S-3D.
III. The Death and Burial Of
Moses 1859.
1. His death ". 81. Though he died
in the vigor of manhood. his work
was DONE God put him into the
world for a purpose and as soon as
that work was done he called him
home. It is stated in verse five that
he died according to the word Of the
Lord.
2 The burial of Moses ". 81. God
buried him. Moses had no human
help or sympathy in his dying hour,
but he had something better. The
Lord was with him. His grave was
concealed to prevent his people from
making 1t shrine.
s. The time Of mourning for Moses
". 81. They mourned for thirty days.
It was customary to mourn for the
dead from seven to seventy days. It
is not wrong to lay away earthly
friends even with tears but as Christ
fans we should not mourn as those
who have no hope.
Nv. An Encomium upon Moses
(34:10-12).
In this eulogy Moses Is given a
place at the head Of the Old Tesla
ment prophets. With the exception Of
the greater prophet (Deut. 1S:15-19)
Of whom Moses was a type, he stands
as the greatest prophet Of Israel
/. Because of his intimacy with
God ". 1O). "Whom the Lord knew
face to face"
2. He was great in that ne gave
to the world code Of laws I'M
equalled in the worlds history.
8. He was great as a general in
that he liberated the Israelitish ma
ton from the oppression Of the great
est nation of the earth.
4. He was great because he led
two or three million Israelites through
the desert for forty years.
5. He was great because he gave
to us in the book of Deuteronomy
three orations, which. according to
the judgment of competent critics,
stand at the head of the worlds liter
AZURE.