THE K I N G ' S B U S I N E S S the mother took baby Moses to her home and took care of him un til he was big enough to go and live in the k ing ’s palace w ith th e princess. How happy they all were now, for they did no t have to hide th e baby any more. So God did take care Qf Moses, for he had a g reat work for him to do when he grew up. Come next Sunday and h ear w hat God told Moses when he became a man. Closing P ray er.—Dear Lord Jesus he our King, and watch over and keep us every day. . h e a rd th e ir cry b y re a s o n , of th e ir ta s k m a s te rs ; fo r I k n o w th e ir so r ro w s; (8) A jid l am com e d ow n to d e liv e r th e m o u t of th e h a n d o f th e E g y p tia n s , an d to b rin g th em u p o u t of th a t la n d u n to a good la n d a n d a , la rg e , u n to a la n d flow in g w ith m ilk a n d h o n ev ; u n to th e p lace of th e C a n a a n ite s, a n d th e H ittite s , a n d th e A m o rite s, a n d th e I!e ’"izzit®®> th e H iv ite s, a n d the- Je b u site s . <9) N ow th e re fo re , behold, th e c ry of th e c h ild re n o f Is r a e l is com e u n to m e: a n d I h av e also se en th e o p p re s sio n w h e re w ith th e E g y p tia n s o p p re ss th em . (10) Com e n ow th e r e fo re, a n d I w ill sen d th e e u n to P h a r ao h th a t th o u m a y e s t b rin g fo rth m y p eo p le th e c h ild re n of Is ra e l o u t nf B e v o t. (11) A nd M oses said, u n to God W h o am I, th a t I sh o u ld go u n to P h a ra o h , an d th a t I sh o u ld b rin k fo rth th e c h ild re n of I s r a e l o u t of E g y p t? (12) A nd he said , C e rta in ly I w ill be w ith th e e ; a n d th is s h a l l b e a to k e n u n to th ee, th a t I th e e ; W h en th o u h a s b ro u g h t fo rth t h l p eo p le o u t of E g y p t, ye sh a ll se rv e God u p o n th is m o u n tain . themselves. They ha.d not seen him andprobably had not h eard of him for fo rty years. Was it LESSON any wonder, then, th a t EXPOSITION they needed creden- J . H. H un ter tials? 2. Moses had to brave P h araoh ’s anger. His tu rn ing 2
44 cess felt so sorry, she took him up in h er arm s. She knew it was one of the babies whom her fath er, the king said m ust he tnrow n in th e river, h u t the baby was so dear, she said she would take him for her own. When Miriam h eard th is she was so happy, she ran to the princess, and asked if she m ight go and call one of th e Jew ish women to he a nu rse for the baby. When the princess said yes, M iriam ran as fast as she could and b rough t h er own mother, b u t th e princess did not know it was th e baby’s mother. Of course
J A N U A R Y 12 , 1919 MOSES, THE LEADER OF ISRAEL
‘Moses indeed w a s faith fu l in all his house. Heb. 3 .5 . LESSON TEXT
Golden Text:
Ex. 3:1 to 4:17. P rin ted : Ex. 3:1-1 (1) N ow M oses k e p t th e flock of Tixthro h is f a th e r in la w , th e p rie s t n? M td ian : a n d h e led th e flock to th e h a c k sid e of th e d e se rt, an d ^cam e H oreh6 (2 )UAnd” th e A n g el o f th e LORD a p p e a re d u n to h im in a fla nf firf» o u t of th e m id st of a a n d h e lo o k ed , an d , behold, th e h u sh b u rn e d w ith fire, a n d th e b u sh n o t co n sum ed . (3) A nd ^ ° dse| e| a lth is w ill now tu r n asid e, a n d see im » g r e a t sig h t, w h y thet J uTSo R n Saw b u rn t (4) A nd w h e n th e th a t he tu rn e d a sid e to ed u n to h im o u t of th e m id st o f th e b u sh , a n d said , M o ses M oses A nd he said , H e re am I . (5) A nd ’ r> raw n o t n ig h h ith e r : p u t off th y Èhoes tvom off th y fe e t: fo r th e p lace w h e re o n th o u - s ta n d e s t is holy g ro u n d . (6) M o reo v er h e s a l d . I am th e God o f th y f a th e r, th e G od oi A b rah am th é G od of Isa a c , an d God of Jaco b , A nd M oses h id h is Pace- fo r he w a s a fra id to lo o k u p o n Gnd ’ (71 A nd th e LORD said , I h av e P u rely se fn th e afflictio n of m y peo p le w h ic h " a r e in E g y p t, a n d h a v e INTRODUCTION Tell th e story of Moses’ flight to Midian, of his m arriage, and of his stay th e re for forty years. Acts 7:23-30. I. The Leader’s Difficulties and Dan- gers. ' 1 Moses had to gain th e confidence a n d ' co-operation of th e Hebrew people,
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