LESSON XIII.--JUNE 26.

SECOND QUARTERLY REVIEW.--READ GOLDEN TEXTS.

      GOLDEN TEXT.--These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off.--HEB. 11:13.
      TIME.--From about B. C. 1729 to 1491; a space of 238 years being embraced in the Lessons.
      PLACES.--Canaan; Egypt; Mt. Horeb; the Red Sea; the Wilderness of Sin; Mt. Sinai.
      HELPFUL READINGS.--The Scripture Lessons for the Quarter ought to be read. LESSON ANALYSIS.--1. Joseph and Jacob in Egypt; 2. Moses and Pharaoh; 3. Israel in the Wilderness.

INTRODUCTION.

      The lessons of this quarter cover some of the most important history that has ever been recorded. They trace the history of the people of the covenant [181] the chosen race, from a shepherd's life in Canaan as a family to Egypt where they develop into a nation, but finally are grievously oppressed and reduced to slavery; then they recount the call of Moses, his mission to the Egyptian king, the deliverance of Israel by the hand of the Lord, the march through the sea and wilderness to Sinai where the Law was given.

      The two great characters of these lessons are JOSEPH and MOSES. There should be a five-minute essay upon each read before the school by two of the brightest scholars, and they should be made prominent in the review.

      The leading events of the lessons are the Sale of Joseph into Egypt; his Elevation to be Prime Minister; his Treatment of his Brethren; the Removal of Jacob to Egypt; the Rescue of Moses from the Nile; the Call of Moses at Mt. Horeb; the Passover; the Passage of the Red Sea; the Manna Sent; the Giving of the Law at Sinai.

      TYPES.--Joseph and Moses have each been regarded as typical of Christ, and the journey of Israel from Egypt as typical of the journey of the Christian to the heavenly Canaan.

      POINTS FOR REVIEW.--1 Note the places where the various events occur. 2. Note the leading incidents of the growth of Israel from a family to a nation. 3. Note the providence of God in the case of Joseph, in that of Moses, and in the case of Israel. 4. Bring out the points in which Joseph was a type of Christ. 5. Bring out the correspondence between Moses and Christ. 6. Let it be shown how the journey of Israel was typical of the Christian life. 7. Note the salvation of Israel at the Red Sea. 8. Bring out the features of the giving of the Law. 9. Outline the Ten Commands.

      SUBJECTS FOR ESSAYS.--In addition to the subjects already named I would assign to bright pupils three-minute essays on the following subjects: Egypt; the Israelitish Slavery; the Passover; the Crossing of the Sea; the Manna, and the Giving of the Law. [182]

Source: Barton Warren Johnson. The Christian International Lesson Commentary for 1887. Des Moines, IA: