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Thursday
First Lesson
Exodus 32:21-24, 30-34
21 And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee,
that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them?
22 And
Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest
the people, that they are set on mischief.
23 For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before
us: for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of
the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
24 And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break
it off. So they gave it me: then I cast it into the fire, and
there came out this calf.
30 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the
people, Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto
the LORD; peradventure I shall make an atonement for your sin.
31 And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people
have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.
32 Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin ; and if not, blot
me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.
33 And the LORD said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against
me, him will I blot out of my book.
34 Therefore now go, lead the people unto the place of which
I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine Angel shall go before thee:
nevertheless in the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon
them.
1st Lesson Questions -
Aaron tried to blame his sins on the people. (V. 22-24) Was he right? Have I ever laid my mistakes at another's feet? Aaron's approach seems to have been, "give them what they want". Do I ever play that out in my life with others? RESOLVE.
Second Lesson
Hebrews 10:26-39
26
For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge
of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation,
which shall devour the adversaries.
28 He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or
three witnesses:
29 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought
worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath
counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified,
an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
30 For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me,
I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall
judge his people.
31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living
God.
32 But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye
were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions;
33 Partly, whilst ye were made a gazingstock both by reproaches
and afflictions; and partly, whilst ye became companions of them
that were so used.
34 For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully
the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have
in heaven a better and an enduring substance.
35 Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great
recompence of reward.
36 For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the
will of God, ye might receive the promise.
37 For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come,
and will not tarry.
38 Now
the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul
shall have no pleasure in him.
39 But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of
them that believe to the saving of the soul.
2nd Lesson Questions -
When was the last time I sinned deliberately - i.e., willfully? (V. 26) Do I do that often? The just shall live by faith. (V. 38) Do I? When I do not, what stops me from doing so? RESOLVE.