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September 10, 1913.
A FAMILY PAPlsa,
' J Aloses at school in the desert.
2. Aloses instructed by a burning bush.
Moses called to service.
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[ 4. Aloses encouraged for his great work.
[ IV. AIOSES' REQUEST REFUSED.—
Ex. 4:29-6:1-
G. T.—Blessed are they that mourn: for
they shall be comforted.—Alatt. 5 :4.
I, Israel recogniizes Aloses as a God-sent
deliverer.
•IJ'^SSON FOR THB CHILDREN.
I 2. Moses makes his opening request of
By Anna Pritchard George.
Pharaoh, the king. (1) It was bold. (2) Lesson XIII. September 28, 1913.
It vvas legitimate. (3 ) There are no grounds
Review.
for concluding it was deceptive.
Neh. 9:9-21: Acts 7:30-44.
f ' 3. Pharaoh brings base accusations
Herbert, what are bridges good for? "So we
against Aloses.
can get across the water." Yes, they connect
^ 4. Pharaoh adds to the burdens of Israel.
the two shores. There are all sorts of bridges.
5. The children of Israel remonstrate.
The kind we are going to draw today is built
6. Aloses becomes perplexed.
on pillars. Our bridge will reach from Egypt
7. God rises.
to Mt. Sinai, with a number of pillars at each
V. THE PLAGUES OF EGYPT. Ps. end and a couple in between.
105:23-36. Read Ex. 7-11.
Lay out Egypt and the Arabaian peninsula on
G. T.—AA'hosoever shall exalt himself the sand table. Score the course of the Nile
shall be humbled: and wdiosoever shall humble
in the sand and hollow out the sand for the
himself shall be exalted.—ATatt. 23:12. Red Sea forming the Arabian peninsula. Pile
I. The occasion of the plagues.
up the sand for Mt. Sinai.
2. The medium of the plagues.
Our first pillar is the lesson about a little
3. The order of the plagues.
baby whom a princess found in a basket in
VI. THE PASSOA'ER.—Ex. 12:1-42. the river. Alvin knows the story. "The Child
G. T.—The Son cf Alan came not to be Moses Saved Prom Death." We see how God protects
even the tiniest child. Draw the first pil­
r ministered unto, but to minister, and to give
his Hfe a ransom for many.—Alatt. 20:28. lar on the board and write this title on it. On
I. The passover instituted.
the table stand this small white flag marked 1
2. The paschal lamb.
in the River Nile.
3. The sprinkling of the blood of the George, how many years was Moses iri God's
lamib on the lintels and door-posts.
training school? "Eighty." Where was ie the
4. The eating of the paschal lamb.
first forty years. May? "In the palace." ,Where
the next forty, Helen? "Caring for sheep near
5. The passing over of the death angel.
Mt. Sinai." So this next lesson, "Moses Prepared
For His Work," has two pillars. One we
'VII. CROSSING THE RED SEA. Ex.
13:17-14:31.
will draw close to the first. Then Moses runs
G. T. Before they call I will answ^er.—Is. away to Mt. Sinai. He carries the flrstplank
65:24.
of the bridge with him, and sets up the second
pillar of this lesson close to Mt. Sinai. Stand
VIII. THE BREAD OF HE/vATN.—
Ex. 16:2-36.
G. T. Jesus said unto them, I am the
bread of life.—Jno. 6.:35.
6. The miracle of manna commemorated.
IX, ISRAEL AT THE MOUNT.—Ex.
19:1-6; 16-21.
G. T.—Let us have grace, whereby we
may offer service well pleasing to God with
reverence and awe. R. V. Heb. 12:28.
X. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.
^ Part I. Ex. 20:1-11.
G. T. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God
with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and
with all thy strength, and with all thy mind.
—Luke 10:27.
I !• The author of the commandments.
,' 2. The obligations to keep the commandments.
3- The import of the commandments, (i)
The object of worship. (2) The manner of
Worship. (3) The spirit of worship. (4)
Tile time of worship.
XI. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.—
'^art II. Ex. 20:12-17.
I
0. T. Same as in lesson X.
This study includes the second table of
the law.
XII. THE GuLDEX CALF.—Ex. 32:
Lv-^o. 30-35-
G. T.—Little children, keep yourselves
fr.:m idols.—John 5:21.
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these little flags marked 2 on the table, one
near the Nile and the other close to Mt. Sinai.
What was the choice Moses made in this lesson
when he slew the Egyptian for beating the Hebrew?
"I-Ie chose God rather than the riches of
Egypt."
Who spoke to Moses from the burning bush
on Mt. Sinai? "God." What did He tell Moses
to do, EUis? "To go baok and lead the Jews
out of Egypt." This pillar we will draw on Mt.
Sinai. What name will we write on it, Mary?
"Moses Called to Deliver Israel." This is Moses'
graduation day. He is through school now, and
God sends him to work. Place the flag marked
3 on the side of Sinai. Moses returns to Egypt
laying the second plank of the bridge as he
goes.
When Moses and Aaron give God's message to
the king, does the king agree to let the people
go, Bennie? "No, he refuses and makes the
Jews work harder than ever." Yes, this is the
darkest hour for the Jewish people, but God will
soon give them joy. What name will we write
on this pillar? "Moses' Request Refused." Draw
it beside the others in Egypt. Stand the little
flag marked 4 where the palace would be in
Egypt.
If a child refuses to obey, does a kind father
let him have his own way, Ruth? "He makes the
boy obey." So in this lesson God is forcing
Pharaoh into line with His wishes. How does
God do it? "He sends the plagues." On this
next pillar which we will draw with the others in
Egypt, we will write, "The Plagues of Egypt," and
stand the flag marked 5 beside tbe other flagsin
Egypt. But the plagues do not bring Pharaoh
completely around. He must have his own heart
touched.
In the next lesson we see Pharaoh bowing to
the will of God. What makes him give in, Grace?
"The oldest child in every Egyptian family dies,
Pharaoh's son too." Do the Jews die? "God
passes over all the homes with blood on the
door posts." What will we write on this pillar?
"The Passover." So Pharaoh finally obeys God
and sends the Jews away. God turns the sorrow
of His people into joy and gladness. Stand the
flag numbered 6 in the sand at the right end of
this group of flags in Egypt. Now this end of
the bridge is finished,and all the Jews start
to leave Egypt, laying the third and last plank
of the bridge as they go.
The next pillar we will stand right in the
Red Sea. What is the name, iBuster? "Crossing
the Red Sea." Stand flag number 7 on the Red
Sea on the table. Who finds a way of escape
for the Jews when they can no longer help themselves?
"God makes them a path right through
the Sea." And God will always step in and save
us when we are in danger, if we ask His help.
A little farther southeast we will stand the
next pillar in the wilderness in the Arabian peninsula.
The Jews are hungry 'and forget to depend
upon God who has done so much for them.
They complain instead of asking His help. But
does God forget them. Bud? "No, he sends them
manna from heaven." What is the name of
this pillar, Elmer? "The Bread From Heaven."
Stand the flag 'marked 8 in the sand east of the
Red Sea. Who really provides us with food
just as He did the Jews? Yes, God makes the
fruit and grain to grow and gives life to the
cattle, so His people will not go hungry.
Now the Jews reach 'Mt. Sinai and lay the
rest of the pillars at this end of the bridge. In
lesson number 9 God makes the Jews a nation
by themselves. Whose people do they decide
to be, Ethel? "God's people." And God promises
to make them His "peculiar treasure." Just
so if Vtfe give ourselves to God, and obey Him,
He will make us His "peculiar treasure" too.
What is the name of this pillar, Hugh? "Israel
at Mt. Sinai."
The next two pillars are up on the mount. God
is placing sign^posts along His road to guide
His children straight to Him and heaven. What
are these sign-posts called? "The Ten Commandments."
The flrst pillar gives the flrst
four, which tell us how to act toward God, and
the second pillar contains the six telling us how
to treat each other. 'Stand flags 10 and 11 on
Mt. Sinai on the table. If we keep these commandments
will we be sorry, Mildred? Nc, we
will be perfectly happy and sure to reach our
home in heaven.
Now comes a sad pillar beside Mt. Sinai,
which is the last of our bridge. The Jews do
such a very wicked thing. Yes, Ellsworth, they
disobey God's seoond 'commandment and make
a graven image—a golden calf. What will v/e
call this pillar? "The Golden Calf" Stand flag
number 12 at the foot of Mt. Sinai. What is
the fine thing Moses offers to do for the Jews?
"To have hi's name blotted out of God's book
of remembrance if God will only forgive thn
Jews." Can any of us pay for another's sin? No,
Jesus is the only one. If we accept of Him,
our sins will be forgiven.
Montclair, N. J.