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July 23, 1913.<br />
'<br />
A FAMILY PAPER.<br />
jiiholy thing, and hath done despite unto the<br />
Spirit of Grace ?" Heb. 10:29.<br />
IV. THE EATING OE THE PASCHAL<br />
L\MB.<br />
Ttii-s part of the passover service signified<br />
the exercises of the soul in receiving Christ.<br />
1st. The eating of the lamb, as the partaking<br />
of the elements of bread and wine in<br />
the Lord's Supper, signified the appropriating<br />
of Christ and the benefits of! his salvation.<br />
i 2nd. It signified that Christ and the doctrines<br />
of gospel are to be received in their<br />
entirely. The lamb was to be chosen with a<br />
view to the need of each family that nothing<br />
might remain over.<br />
3rd. It signified that the receiving of<br />
Christ is not to be delayed. "And ye shall<br />
let nothing of it remain until the morning."<br />
"Xow is the acooptable time, now is the day<br />
of salvation.''<br />
4tlt It taught the doctrine of the com-<br />
: munion of saints and also of family religion.<br />
In no case was the passover feast to be observed<br />
by an individual alone. He must eat in<br />
the fellowship of others. And each family<br />
was to make preparations for tbe feast. If<br />
religion be neglected in the families it will be<br />
wanting in the congregation.<br />
5th. It signfied that Christ is to be received<br />
with penitence. "And with bitter herbs<br />
thou shalt eat it." Sorrow and bitterness of<br />
lieart, in the remembrance of sin, give an<br />
:excellent relish in the partaking of Christ<br />
and the benefits of his death,<br />
6th. It signified that the receiving of<br />
Christ is a call to service. "And tihus shall<br />
ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes<br />
on your feet, and your staff in your hand;<br />
and ye shall eat it in haste.'' The posture in<br />
which the passover was to be eaten is an<br />
abiding rebuke to those "who are at ease in<br />
Zion."<br />
7th. It signified that in the receiving ot<br />
Christ there is to be a turning away from all<br />
impurity. Leaven was regarded as a symbol<br />
of corruption. Hence the unleavened bread<br />
"was intended to show the Israelites that they<br />
were to leave behind them in Egypt all the<br />
idolatries and wicked practices in which<br />
they have been implicated, and to begin a<br />
new national life as God's people." "If any<br />
man will come after me, let him deny himself,<br />
snd take up his cross and follow me."<br />
V. THE PASSING OVER OF THE<br />
; DEATH ANGEL.<br />
The passing of the destroyer over the land<br />
of Egypt was to tIhe children of Israel what<br />
'he striking of the midnight hour is to those<br />
who are watching an old year out and a new<br />
one in-<br />
'st It released the hold of the Egyptians<br />
"Pon the children of Israel. By this stroke<br />
'he firstbornin Egypt, from the king that<br />
sat upon the throne to the firstborn of the<br />
"captive in the dungeon, was smitten. These<br />
"presented the strength and pride of Egypt.<br />
^^ a result, a reign of terror spread over the<br />
land. The Egyptians were now willing that<br />
Israel should depart out of their midst at<br />
any price. Pharaoh dismissed the people unconditionally<br />
"only asking that, instead of the<br />
curse, a blessing might be left behind."<br />
2nd. It secured for Israel much of the<br />
wealth of Egypt. "And the children of Israel<br />
did according to the word of Moses;<br />
and they asked of the Egyptians jewels of<br />
silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and<br />
Jehovah, gave the people favour in the sight<br />
of the Egyptians, so that they let them have<br />
what they asked. And they despoiled the<br />
Egyptians." (A. Stand. Ver.) This translation<br />
of this passage of scripture does away<br />
with the old difficulty in regard to Israel<br />
"borrowing of the Egyptians. The word<br />
that is the authorized version rendered "borrowed"<br />
is here rendered "asked." The samt^<br />
original word occurs in many other places in<br />
the Old Testament, and is always rendered<br />
"ask" or "request."<br />
The terror of Israel had fallen upon Egypt,<br />
so that instead of leaving Egypt as fugitives,<br />
Israel went out as conquerors, carrying with.<br />
them the spoils of their enemy, which was<br />
only a fraction of what was due them for<br />
their unrequited toil.<br />
Eskridge, Kansas.<br />
Lesson VI. August 10, 1913.<br />
LESSON FOR THE CHILDREN.<br />
By Anna Pritchard Ge<strong>org</strong>e.<br />
The Passover.<br />
Bx. 12:1-42.<br />
Ellis, do you think a boy, or anyone else, can<br />
disobey God as often as he wishes, and have his<br />
own selfish way, and still win out In the end?<br />
Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, thought he could. In<br />
today's lesson we see how God works all things<br />
together for good to those who love Him, and<br />
lorces the wicked Into line with His plans.<br />
Where did the Jews live in the time ol Moses,<br />
Bud? "In Egypt." Let us lay out Egypt on the<br />
sand table. Score the course of the River Nile.<br />
Hollow out the sand for the Red Sea and the Mediterranean.<br />
Did the Jews live in beautiful houses.<br />
Buster? "No, they were slaves." This land of Goshen<br />
is their home, and these tiny boxes will do for<br />
their poor huts. Some live in the city ol Zoan, and<br />
some in the country, so we will scatter the huts all<br />
over. What about the Egyptian homes? Were they<br />
poor too, Elmer? No, the Jews by hard work, had<br />
made the Egyptians rich. This large shiny white<br />
box is the palace in Zoan, and these other nice<br />
boxes are homes ol the Egyptians. Place them<br />
all over Egypt, in cities, in the country, and<br />
among the Jews in Goshen. But there were poor<br />
Egyptians too, and some were in prison. This<br />
brown box is the prison in Zoan. Put sticks in<br />
all the houses lor the people. Use clothespins<br />
for Pharaoh and Moses and Aaron, and cardboard<br />
animals for the fiocks and herds. Here are those<br />
belonging to the Jews in Goshen, and the<br />
Egyptians In other parts of Egypt. Does<br />
God wish the Jews to remain in Egypt,<br />
Mittie? "No, but Pharaoh won't let them go."<br />
What has God been doing to make Pharaoh let<br />
the Jews go, James? "He sent the plagues."<br />
The Egyptian people have suffered greatly, but God<br />
has protected the Jews from most ol the plagues.<br />
Still, Pharaoh is so hard-hearted he will not give<br />
in. Even though he sees the Jews' God is in it<br />
all he is not alraid. Today we will see how<br />
God lorces Pharaoh to obey and delivers Israel<br />
Irom slavery. It is such an important day to<br />
the Jews that they have always held this as their<br />
Xew Year's day. It is the birthday of the Jewish<br />
Nation. The Egyptians have been their rulers,<br />
now they will be their own.<br />
God has told Moses and Aaron what He is about<br />
to do. The time has come when He will set His<br />
people free. Moses and Aaron call the elders together.<br />
Here tbey come. Moses says, "Have each<br />
Jewish lamily select and set apart a lamb of the<br />
flrst year, and one that is perfect." Can it be lame,<br />
iBennie? No, it must not have anything wrong<br />
with it. "II a lamily is too small to alford a<br />
whole lamb, let two lamilies go together and<br />
have one between them." On the lourth day the<br />
Jews obey the other commands. Each Jewish<br />
lamily kills the lamb. Taking a bunch of hyssop,<br />
they dip it in the blood and sprinkle the<br />
blood up over the door and on the two side<br />
posts. All must remain indoors till the next<br />
morning. Where two lamilies use the same lamb<br />
they must stay in the same house. The lambs<br />
are roasted, and the people spend the night eating<br />
them with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.<br />
What is lelt ol the lamb in the morning they burn<br />
in the fire. As they eat, the Jews are dressed<br />
ready for a journey, with shoes on their feet, their<br />
loins girded, and a staff in the hand. And they<br />
eat in a hurry.<br />
At midnight the Lord passes through all Egypt<br />
and smites "all the first born in the land of<br />
Egypt, both man and beast." But wherever there<br />
is blood on the door, the Lord passes by and<br />
does not kill. The oldest child in this Egyptian<br />
house in Goshen dies, and all begin to cry with<br />
grief. Next door the oldest child dies at the same<br />
time, and the family are crying. Away down here<br />
in the southern part of Egypt in every house at<br />
midnight the oldest child in the family dies, and<br />
the people cry aloud. In this jail is a father.<br />
They tell him that his eldest child is dead, and<br />
he cries with the rest. All over Egypt in<br />
every Egyptian home one is dead. Even in the<br />
palace, Pharaoh's oldest child dies and the king's<br />
heart is broken. His loud cries mingle with<br />
those of his people. "There was a great cry in<br />
Egypt: for there was not a house where there<br />
was not one dead." But not one Jew was taken,<br />
lor where the blood was on the door posts, God<br />
passed by. Now, Pharaoh sees that the God ol<br />
the Jews is true, and that there is no use in fighting<br />
Him, lor He will care lor His own and deliver<br />
them. Pharaoh and all his court call lor Moses<br />
and Aaron in the night. Here is the messenger<br />
delivering Pharaoh's orders to Moses. "Rise up,<br />
and get you lorth Irom among my people both ye<br />
and the children ol Israel; and go, serve theLord.<br />
Take your flocks and your herds and be gone."<br />
They cannot get the Jews out of Egypt quickly<br />
enough. Moses has told the Jews to ask from the<br />
Egyptians clothes and jewels. The Egyptians gladly<br />
give them all they desire, they are so anxious<br />
to get rid of them. Did the Jews deserve<br />
these rich presents, Ge<strong>org</strong>e? You see they<br />
have worked all these hundreds of years lor the<br />
Egyptians and never received any pay. So now<br />
they have a right to more than they get.<br />
Here are the Jews starting out Irom Egypt<br />
—men, women and children, with all their flocks.<br />
They come from all over Goshen and travel to<br />
Succoth here in the eastern part of Goshen, where<br />
they all meet belore going farther. Their days<br />
of slavery in Egypt are over. The Egyptians<br />
have been their masters, and the Jews have been<br />
great sufferers. Now the Egyptians are in terrible<br />
grief on account of their sin, and God has turned<br />
the mourning of the Jews into great joy and gladness.<br />
iMontclair, N. J.