problems involved when Moses took an Ethiopian wife. Israel could not continue on through the wilderness until Miriam had been disciplined. Deuteronomy 32:8 reveals particular ly the political and geographical dis tinctions involved in the marriage boundaries. Acts 17:26 indicates that while we all have the same origin, the Lord has set certain limitations. It is certainly not far-fetched to say that the Lord has certain purposes for the different races. It definitely makes for a home unity and congeni ality for the children when these mat ters follow the prescribed social order. IF I BUT READ The Lord I love went on ahead To make a home for me, He said He would come back again And He . . . O gracious love . . . He wrote to me. He knew I was so weak and blind And foolish that I couldn’t find the road alone. He told me things that all earth’s wlsemen, And its kings have never guessed, Yet I foreknew if I but read His Word. Oh, such depths of love on every sheet. My soul is trembling at His feet. What would He think of me if When I saw Him, I should say, "I was too busy everyday to read What thou didst write to me, I really haven’t time for thee.” —Martha Snell Nicholson How sad it is that In man’s efforts to reach outer space he has neglected striv ing for inner peace.
found favor with Hegai, keeper of the women, “and he speedily gave her things for purification.” The ori ginal means that she received oint ment for beautification. Verse 12 in dicates the precise matter of using such things as “oil of myrrh” and “sweet odours” of perfumes. The last of this verse adds in the original, “balms for the beautifying of the women.” Verse 15 shows that when she was brought before the king, she required nothing more, so natural was her distinctive beauty. She used only the things that were normal and were necessary to keep one attractive. This is the basic point for today, too, namely “moderation.” It is an inter esting study with some practical ap plication for today. See I Peter 3:3-6. Q. Hayward, Calif. — “Whose respon sibility is it to discipline adult church members?” A. This should be the elders or the deacons, depending upon the type of church organization or government followed. I Timothy 3 gives us some practical suggestions on the qualifi cations of such men. Q. San Jose, Calif. — “Is there any where in the Bible that we find Scrip ture telling an individual to marry within his own race?” A. There is no specific verse as such. We are living in very difficult days when emotions are the highest pitch. There is much unrest on the matter of marriage and other related sub jects. God is no respector of persons and one race is not more highly re garded by Him than another. All have the same spiritual need of a Saviour. The Bible does show, how ever, that it makes for a greater home stability and peace when one marries within his own area, race, and on the same intellectual and so cial level. Numbers 12 relates the re markable story of the agitation and 24
It is better to pay the price of obedi ence than to suffer the penalty of dis obedience.
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