A Short Commentary on the Proper Lessons Appointed for the Greater Holy Days

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 edition. Excerpt: ...them: there remained not so much as one of them. 29 But o the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left. 30 Thus the Lord P saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel t saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore. 31 And Israel saw that great 4work which the Lord did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the Lord, and r believed the Lord, and his servant Moses. This Chapter is a continuation of the History brought before us in the previous Eirst Lessons for Easter Day. It shews the final deliverance of Israel by the wonderful Passage of the Eed Sea, and the destruction of Pharaoh and his host. This completed Israel's Eedemption, as our Lord completed our Eedemption by passing through the Eed Sea of Death to His glorious Eesurrection, whereby He swallowed up Death in Victory. Herein lies the suitableness of the Chapter for Easter Day. The Redemption of Israel foreshadowed also the grace of Baptism (see the first Frayer in the Ministration ot Public Baptism). The Israelites were baptized to Moses in the cloud and in the sea. They were separated from Egyptian idolatry, and, with a belief in Jehovah and His Servant Moses (v. 31), began a national life, which was only to be swallowed up in the higher life revealed by the Son of God. N.B. The Church marks the typical character of this History, and its application to our Lord's Burial and Eesurrection, by appointing Exodus xiii. to be read on Easter Eve, and Exodus xii. and xiv. on Easter Day; whilst Psalm cxiv., "When Israel came out of Egypt, &c., ' is one of the Froper Psalms for that Day. V. 2. "That they turn." The way of the Israelites lay round the...