The Coolidge examiner., 1937-07-22

LESSON IEAI-EHOOuS X EA-No-
GOLDEN TEXT-The Lord thy Goo
hath chosen thee to be a special people
unto himself ef-Deuteronomy 7:6.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Ready for the
Journey.
JUNIOR TOPIC - Ready to Start
Home. 2
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
IC-How God Prepares a People.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
IC-Equipped for New Era
Let my people go"-such was
the word of the Lord to Pharaoh
through Moses and Aaron. who is
the Lord. that l should obey. his
voice to let Israel go? | know not
the Lord, neither will let Israel
go" - thus hardened Pharaoh his
heart. The issue was so drawn for
one Of the great struggles Of history
On one side was a bold and mighty
monarch with all the resources OF
the empire Of Egypt, and on the
other an unorganized multitude OF
slaves. No. wait on the other side
was Almighty God! The outcome
was never in doubt and through the
unspeakable horror of the plaques
we come to consider the last Of the
ten, the death Of the frst-born, with
which is joined the establishment
of the Passover and the story OF
the night in which God prepared his
people for their departure.
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portance to justify careful study
simply as the perpetual feast OF
Jews, but to the Christian 1t is also
most blessed and instructive type
of Christ who is, according to Paul,
"our passover" q Cor. SD. Let no
one who studies or teaches this les
son fail to point to 1.-The Lamb OF
God which taketh away the sin Of
the world" John 1920.
1. A Lamb Slain ". 2D.
The sacrifice appears. gentle.
submissive lamb. a male without
blemish. which is separated for the
giving Of its life that the first-born
in Israel might be saved.
Notice that Gods instructions
were explicit, and were to be obeyed
if there was to be redemption. There
are those in our day who would
substitute any and every other meth
cd Of salvation for Gods revealed
plan. They talk about character de-
velopment. the redemption of tn e
social order, peace and politics. and
forget the Lamb Of God.
ii. A Blood Salvation (vv. %, 23).
The act of faith in marking the
Intel and the doorposts with the
blood, brought salvation to the fam
lilies of Israel. Had they waited until
they could reason out the philosophy
Of their promised redemption, or
had the0 shrunk from the blood as
their covering. their first-born would
have been slain. 1t was when the
destroying angel saw the blood that
he passed over them.
Many there are in our time who
speak disparagingly of the blood Of
Jesus Christ, but il is still the only
way of redemption. Without she'd
ding of blood there is no remission"
(Heb 9:22).
1t i'll BELTS an age that is SO blase
and sophisticated as ours to attempt
to cover its dislike for Gods way
of redemption by suddenly becom-
ing too cultured and sensitive to
hear of the blood of the Lamb Of
God shed on Calvary's tree for our
cleansing from sin.
III. A Perpetual Memorial (vv.
24-28).
God wants his people to remem-
Der. We, like Israel, are to remem-
Der the bondage from which we
were delivered. Down through the
ages the Jews have kept the Pass
over. Our Hebrew neighbors do it
today. Let us honor them for their
obedience to Gods command and
at the same time seek to point them
to the One who is the true Pass
over, Jesus Christ.
w. Christ Our Passover Il Cor.
SID.
Let us add to the assigned lesson
text this New Testament passage
which speaks of our Lord Jesus
Christ as ''our passover sacri-
feed for u.s."
The bondage in Egypt was ter
rible in its Affections and sorrows,
but far more serious is the bondage
in which men find themselves under
sin and the rule of Satan. Surely
there is need Of divine redemption,
and there is none to bring it to us
but the Lamb of God. He was the
One who without spot or blemish
q Pet. 1:19) was able to offer him.
self in our behalf that in him we
might find redemption through his
blood" (Eph. 1T, Col. I'D.
'Is the blood upon the house Of
my life? Is the blood upon the door
post of my dwelling place? Have 1
put up against the divine judgment
some hand of self-protection? Veri-
ly, it will be swallowed up in the
great visitation. In that time moth
ing will stand but the blood which
God himself has chosen as a token
and a memorial. The blood of Jesus