The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-07
WEEKLY SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
GOD FEEDS A PEOPLE
By HIGHT c. MOORE

sale; they were to gather an omer
(one-tenth of busheD per cap.
tia according to families and not
unfortunately; they were TO
gather it each day and not lay ~
up for future use; but they were
to gather a double portion on .ne
sixth day and retain hall tor USE
on the seventh on when sat thor
day none should seek to gather
it, az The pollution OF mamma
was wrought by some VINO diso,
beved two of the regulations lald
down by Jehovah. Some attempr.
ed to hoard an extra supply OF
mama only to find that 1t be-
came offensive and the prey OF
worms. Others went out on the
sabbath looking for mamma only
70 f;nd none and for their pre-
sumption to be branded as violat-
ors of the divine will. A constant
Providence, however, was round
about them and daily fell the
bread from heaven for full forty
years.
WATER FROM THE ROCK
Exodus 1850
THE WATER OF LIFE was
foreshadowed in the water that
gushed out of the rock at Rephi-
dim to keep Israel from dying OF
thirst. From the plain by the sea
the host had now moved inland
to Rephidim within about twenty
miles of Sinai. (D The complaint
of the people burst forth bitterly
when they found the valley brooks
entirely dry. In their burning
thirst they saw about them desert
sands and dusty cliffs. Death was
staring them and their flocks in
the face. Should they not have
died in Egypt with less anguish?
Why had God and Moses brought
them hither? 1t was the fourth
of their murmurings EEK. l4:l0-
~; 1924; 1922. How are muir
murers treated by true leader
and the Lord? (2) The cry of the
lader went up to God. They were
challenging the might and mercy
of God. They were about to stone
their deliverer. What was Moses
to do to them and for them? 60
The command of the Lord made
clear the duty of Moses. Let him
and. the elders of Israel pass on
before the people, probably going
mp the parched stream bed toward
a mighty cliff near its source. Let
him take in hand the rod with
which he smote the Nile in the
time OF the plaques and with it
strike the designated rock now
to show his Authorization from
Jehovah and not to speak to the
rock as later to show the power
of God) whereupon abundant wa
tiers would be released and roll
down the valley. (4l The care Of
the multitude was effected by the
leader of faith in God and ODE
dience to God, for at the shifting
of the rock by Moses with the rod
river of refreshment flowed
forth at once and for months out
of the reservoir of divine mercy.
THE LORD WILL PROVIDE
Cd God Sees the Need. Israel
in the wilderness needed bread.
Israel in Rephidim needed water.
Was not God aware? And does
he not know that we must have
the Bread Of Life and the Water
of Life or suffer eternal hunger
and thirst?
(2) God Knows the Needy. Is
rael murmured before and after
the bread from heaven fell and
the waters of the rock gushed
down down the valley. They even
murmured at the mamma, the only
hope of sustenance. How great
is the grace of God!
60 God Is Able to Provide.
His resources are infinite. He can
supply bread in desert sands as
we'll and as good as in fruitful
fields. He can fetch water out
of barren rocks as well as from
mighty rivers and open seas. He
is able to supply all our needs.
(4) God Promises to Provide.
Complainers though they be, God
does not lead his people into the