The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-07-29
GOD DELIVERS HIS PEOPLE

LESSON TEXT-Exodus 5:22, %; Gil;
1881
GOLDEN TEXT-Cau upon me in the day
of trouble: l will deliver thee, and thou
shalt gIorlfy me.-Psalm 50:l5.
Why doesn't God do something?
People are quick to ask such a ques-
ton in a time of crisis. Today they
want to know why God permits the
war to go on In the day of our
lesson Moses wanted to know why
God did not deliver His people from
Egypt He and Aaron had been ap-
pointed Of God to lead them out, bat
their first efforts only met with fail
ure and increased persecution.
The complaint of Moses, and the
response of God make an instruc-
tive story for our consideration and
guidance. 1t viii answer our ques-
tiOns.
|. Moses Said, "Thou Hast Not
Delivered Thy People" (EXod. 5:22,
23).
"l!eH tlle eiloItS oI MOSES plousHI
heavier burdens on the people they
blamed him and Aaron for making
their situation worse. This sorrow
aliu Sli''lIIJ liI,.l'e ..-il,l I TI UGG
=, 'il.'.s Gnu ; ',l,3'5'ol5 :"
pose to serve God.
Inc people We're wrong III IlleF
atlltuae' Ihey Snouid nave Deeh
PaIeht' lney ought no, 10 nave as
suiheo mat me loss Oh the ifS'
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are we not gust IKE mem; me
ne" munster or the recently eIecleo
0ullday ScilooI SupeiIHIehochI MAKES
MISTAKE ana instead or heIPlhg
MN 10 PICK up t1e pieces ana SIaLt
over, we oeeloe IllaI ne IuSI Will
lot no. InaI we must nave chah9e'
Even though the people were
wrong however, 1he man OF zoo
SHOULD no. nave IoSV ms IalIh ana
accused accused Uoo Oh l1-iure 10 keep HIS
promise. ne was supposed 10 nave
learned l.le lesson OF paucnce IN tne
loHs years on me Dac@aloG Oh inc
rionao Of + Az M ~ 5o''[ b t,S eNYs
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NLAoo, o,I-)'
III o'ileI "oIoS' MOSES was 10 re-
II ~, ti5aI ne was oeaIlh8 WIN
tiie EteIilaI one uncilahgeaoIG' ana
always u ue 10 ms "oIu ana aOIe
10 MAKE MS Will come 10 pass
=, 90 olten men IN oeallhg WIN goa
tilll1h ol nun II Terms Oh Hlelr own
weakness ana la4I ,I!, "hat we heeo
- ~ HdEe 0oU!IAe conception Oh
G GoJ' no. ~ d i o:I Ioe2 Oh MN
0 ,;%l. - tiIe liI-lIll'G ana E'eIi,ai one
r,,iarroi ond ,,,[ora no 5,1 ,o ,,,it5, ~
aro TOO biob for NC 20 ,,'' i9na ''I ~ 10
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500 cod VOW " 80 W w CIV anu
...,. ,
1hat "oro wait IS a niue one.
II seems 10 can Tor no elloft' TO be
easy Oh lulllllhleht' YET 1t seems TO
pe ''e haIdeSt tnlh3 Tor a human
peIng 10 co. wen VINO carry the
ou[oen OF actlFe warfare with ease
ahG "lln hohor become discouraged
1risono, " aaao Ivy l,r''91 Sl' III d
iJiai+ fo,, loI;Ila -,,.,l '-''' o'''''p anu
~ ~ N'~-'' - ''''00'
CIIlSIlahs VINO can speak and
WORK Iof Goo "heh thlngs are ac-
1--WE ana moving become querulous
ana respondent When they have to
wait LOT Sonethln9 10 happen, or
~ my O. -''-N' '''+0'o 10 q 'iiiiG'
his promise is sure. mat IS not
Just FeA2louS sentiment. 1t IS
TACT ana II IS proved by history
Note mat IN the case OF Moses
III. History Said, at Came to
Pass the SelGsame Day" (Exod. 10:
SD.
Moses had to take God S word,
for 1.-THE Selfsame day." which we
read mere came later. 1t came in
GOD own time, after He had,
through Moses, Inundated and bro
Ken the hard will OF Pharaoh. Then
tie gave HIS people the great me-
moral feast OF the Passover, teach
ing them the needed lesson that re-
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