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IN T E RN A T IO N A L LESSON Commentary Outline and Exposition Blackboard Lesson Childrens Division Object Lesson Golden Text Illustration By B. B. S utcliffe By G retchen S ibley By M ildred M . C ook By E lmer L. W ilder By A lan S. P earce Points and Problem r By H omer A. K ent , Professor at Grace Theological Seminary, Winona Lake, Ind.
ends with the same words, and the passage should be considered as a unit. In between the words, “I am Je hovah,” are seven “I wills” of Jehovah, and these seven “I wills” are both the pledge and guarantee that His promises will be fulfilled. They also constitute the a n s w e r to all the “whys” that unbelief may ask. What God was about to do would not de pend upon any goodness of the peo ple, but solely upon God Himself. He was Jehovah, whose purpose is un changeable, ,and whose power is al mighty. III. T he A ction by G od (12:51) This passage begins the account of redemption by power. The people were redeemed by blood and freed from the penalty that fell upon Egypt; there after they were to be redeemed by power. They would rebel from time to time and be punished, but always they were a redeemed people. As redeemed and out of Egypt, they were a separated people — separated from Egypt’s ambitions and idolatry. They were a pilgrim people, merely passing through the land until they should come to Canaan, their perma nent dwelling place. They were a de pendent people, wholly s u b j e c t to- God’s provision, protection, and guid ance. This is the lesson for today: Chris tians, having been redeemed once for all by blood—the atoning blood of the Lord Jesus Christ—are likewise deliv ered from the world, the flesh, and the devil. They are separated unto the Lord from the world with its ambi tions and idolatry. They are a pilgrim people, merely passing through this present scene. They are dependent upon the Lord for protection, pro vision, and guidance. Points and Problems 1. "And Moses returned u n t o the Lord, and said. Lord, wherefore . . , why?" (Ex. 5:22). Moses could not un derstand why God had permitted the burdens and sorrows of his people to be increased. The situation appeared to have slipped out of God’s hands and things were coming to ruin. A cruel fate was evidently a w a i t i n g God’s people. And Moses cried in de spair, “Why?” The saints of God in every age have uttered this cry. The entire book of Job is such a cry. Jere miah uttered it when accompanying
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The increasing difficulties of the people of Israel in Egypt gave rise to the question of Moses. Instead of these afflictions being lightened, as he ex pected they would be, they were in tensified and the burdens b e c a m e heavier. Then, from questioning God’s providences, he goes on to what ap pears like /a c h a r g e against God’s truthfulness, as he declares: “Neither hast thou delivered thy people at all.” He as much as accused God of saying one thing and dqing another. But in his confusion and great need, Moses knew what to do; he turned to God. II. T he A nswer from G od (6:1-7) God answered the appeal of Moses. He reiterated His purpose of judging Pharaoh, and He said that the people would not merely be permitted to de part from Egypt, but would be driven out with a strong hand. Then, for the first time, God re vealed Himself as Jehovah (vs. 2, 3). That word had been heard before, but now God revealéd Himself as such: Je hovah, El Shaddai. As the Almighty God, He had entered into a covenant with the fathers, but He was. not known to them as Jehovah. Yet His covenant with the fathers was not to be abrogated; it was still good, and Canaan would yet be theirs in per petuity. And He let Moses know that He had not forgotten, that He had heard the groanings of the people, and that He was still determined to deliver them from their bondage. The full promise of that deliverance was then announced (vs. 6, 7). Verse 8 should be included in this lesson, because verse 6 begins with the words, “I am Jehovah” (R. V.), and verse 8 B LACK BO ARD LE SSO N
E xo d u s 5:22 A n d M o se s returned unto the Lord, and said, Lord, w herefore hast thou so evil entreated th is people? w h y is it that thou hast sent m e? 23 F o r since I cam e to Pha rao h to speak in th y name, he hath done evil t<^ th is people; neither hast thou delivered thy people at all. 6:1 T he n the Lord said unto M oses, N ow shalt thou see w h a t i w ill do to P ha raoh: fo r w ith a stron g hand shall he let them go, and w ith a stron g hand shall he drive them out of h is land. 2 A n d God spake unto M oses, and said unto him , I 'am the L ord : 3 A n d I appeared unto A b rah am , unto Isaac, and untoJacob, b y the nam e of God A lm ig h ty ; but by m y nam e Jehovah w a s I not know n to them. 4 A n d I have also established m y cov. enant w ith them , to give them the land of C anaan, the land of their pilgrim age, w herein they w ere strangers. 5 A n d I have also heard the groan in g of the children of Israel, w hom the E g y p tia n s keep in bondage; and I have rem em bered m y covenant. 6 W herefore sa y unto the children of Israel, I am the Lord, and I w ill bring you out from under the burdens of the E g y p tians, and I w ill rid you out of their bond age, and I w ill redeem you w ith a stretched out arm , and w ith great Judgm ents: 7 A n d I w ill take you to me for a peo ple, and I w ill be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the Lord yo u r God, w h ich bringeth you out from under the b u r dens of the Egyp tian s. 12:51 A n d It cam e to p ass the selfsam e day, that the Lord did bring the children of Israel out of the land of E g y p t b y their arm ies. L E S S O N T E X T : Ex. 5:22, 23 ; 6:1-7; 12:51. G O L D E N T E X T : " A n d call upon m e In the d a y of trouble: I w ill deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify m e " (Psa. 50:15). D E V O T IO N A L R E A D IN G : Psa. 81:8-16. Outline and Exposition I. T he A ppeal to G od (5:22, 23) R FTER GOD had declared He plexed. It appeared that God had for gotten His promise. Then the weaken ing question, “Why?” came into the mind of Moses. Asking, “Why?” of God’s providences sometimes express es doubt of God’s existence, or of His interest in human affairs, or of His power to alter the circumstances. [Lesson material is based on outlines i f International Sunday School Lessons copyrighted by the International Coun cil of Religious Education and is used by its permission. Scripture portions quoted are from the King James Ver sion unless otherwise stated .]
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