IN T E R N A T IO N A L SU N D A Y SCHOO L LESSONS
COMMENT Keitk L. Brooks LESSON PICTURE, C. A. Kilwinski ELEMENTARY - Mabel L. Merrill -
EXPOSITIONS J. H. Hunter HEART oftke LESSON, T. C. Horton ILLUSTRATIONS - W. H. Pike -
JANUARY 5, 1919 PHARAOH OPPRESSES ISRAEL Golden Ttext: “He will save th e children of th e needy, and will b reak in pieces th e oppressor.” Psa. 72:4. LESSON TEXT Ex. 1:1-14; 2:1-25. P rin ted : Ex. 1:8-14; 2(1-18.
(2) A nd th e w om an con ceiv ed , an d b a re a so n : a n d w h e n sh e sa w him th a t he w a s a g o o d ly c h ild , sh e h id h im th re e m o n th s. (3) A nd w h en sh e co u ld n o t lo n g e r h id e h im , sh e to o k fo r h im a n a r k of b u lru sh e s, an d d a u b e d it 3 yit.l 1 slim e a n d w ith p itch , a n d p u t th e ch ild th e re in ; a n d sh e la id i t in th e fl,ags by th e r iv e r ’s b rin k . (4) A n d h is s is te r sto o d a f a r off, to w it w h a t w o u ld be- d o n e to h im (5) A n d th e d a u g h te r of P h a r a o h cam e d ow n to w a s h h e r s e l f a t th e riv e r a n d h e r m a id e n s w a lk e d a lo n g b y th e riv e r sid e a n d w h en sh e sa w th e a r k a m o n g th e flag s, sh e se n t h e r m aid to fe tc h it. (6) A n d w h en sh e h a d o p en ed i t , sh e sa w th e ch ild : an d , beh o ld , th e b ab e w e p t. A nd sh e h a d com p assio n on him , a n d said , T h is i s o n e of th e H e b re w s’ ch ild re n . (7) T h en sa id h is s is te r to P h a ra o h ’s d a u g h te r, S h all I go a n d call to th e e a n u rs e o f th e H e b re w w om en , th a t sh e m ay n u rse th e ch ild fo r th e e ? (8) A n d P h a ra o h ’s d a u g h te r sa id to h er. Go. A nd th e m aid w e n t a n d called th e c h ild ’s m o th er.
(8) N ow th e r e a ro s e u p a n ew k in g o v e r E g y p t, w h ic h k n e w n o t Jo sep h r (9) A nd h e sa id u n to h is p eo p le, B e hold, th e p eo p le o f th e c h ild re n of Is r a e l a r e m o re a n d m ig h tie r th a n w e: (10) Com e on, le t u s d e a l w ise ly w ith th em ; le s t th e y m u ltip ly , a n d it com e to p ass, th a t, w h e n th e re fa ll- e th o u t a n y w a r, th e y jo in a lso u n to o u r en em ies, a n d fig h t a g a in s t us, a n d s o g e t th e m up o u t of th e lan d . (11) T h e re fo re th e y d id s e t o v e r th em ta s k m a s te r s to afflict th e m w ith th e ir b u rd en s. . A nd th e y b u ilt fo r P h a ra o h tr e a s u r e c itie s, P ith o m a n d R a am ses. (12) B u t th e m o re th e y afflicted th em , th e m o re th e y m u lti p lied a n d g rew . A n d th e y w ere g rie v e d b ecau se of th e c h ild re n of Isra e l. (13) A nd th e E g y p tia n s m ad e th e c h ild re n o f Is r a e l to se rv e w ith rig o u r: (14) A nd th e y m ad e th e ir liv e s b itte r w itb h a rd b o n d ag e, in m o rta r, a n d in b ric k , a n d in a ll m a n n e r of se rv ic e in th e field: a ll th e ir se rv ice, w h e re in ■ th e y m ad e th em se rv e, w a s w ith rig o u r. (1) A nd th e re w e n t a m an o f th e h o u se of L evi, a n d to o k t o w i f e a d a u g h te r of L evi. INTRODUCTION Recall th e principal facts of the last lesson, which left Joseph and his b reth ren in favor in th e land of Goshen. There is a long interval between th a t lesson and the new one. I. The A uthor o f th e Oppression. When Joseph and his b reth ren came into Egypt, th e th ron e was occupied by a foreign dynasty,— th e Hyksos or “ Shepherd K ings.” This accounts for
th e favorable recep- tlon gran ted to these men, who were shep- herds, and for th e ir settlem en t in th e land
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of Goshen. The ru le of th e Hyksos dynasty is believed to have been from about 1300 to 1525 B. C. About 1525 th e Hyksos dynasty was overthrown by a native dynasty, which held the th rone for nearly 1000 years. Of this
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