Numidia Mennonite Bible School - Reflector Yearbook (Numidia, PA)

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MIDDLE SIX WEEK STUDENTS FIRST SIX WEEK STUDENTS TWELVE, NINE AND LAST SIX WEEK STUDENTS

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FOURTH THREE WEEK STUDENTS FOURTH THREE WEEK STUDENTS madkaw. FOURTH THREE WEEK STUDENTS

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CURRICULAR REPORTS SECTION I BIBLE STUDY EXODUS The book of Exodus is a history of the deliverance of Israel out of Egypt We read of many mistakes they made during as their lustings murmurings formcation and idolatry and of Gods dealing with them sternly yet in mercy May we profit asking for and receiving the same land he had spied out forty years earlier Last of all The Close of Joshuas life chapters 22 24 HIS concern was that the to God May we as Gods children ever endeavor to do the same their journey to the promised land, such children of Israel remain true and faithful by their mistakes This book contains many laws for God's chosen people such as the ten command- ments and many moral and ceremonial laws. This is a book of many types. One of the most outstanding is the Passover feast, which was to be held yearly to continually remind Israel of the great deliverance God wrought in leading them out from the bondage of Egypt. This was a type of the Christian being delivered from the bondage of sin by the shed blood of Jesus. The last part of the book deals with the building of the tabernacle, wherein we also see many types of Christ, the church, and Christian experience. - Stephen Martin JOSHUA The theme of the book of Joshua is, The conquest and division of the land of Canaan. The key verse is found in 1:8. This verse was the basis for victory in their day and is also for us today. The book is divided into three parts. First: Conquest of the Land, chapters 1-12. Here we saw them sending spies into the land, the miraculous crossing of the Jordan River, and the mighty hand.of God at work driving out their enemies. Secondly: The Division of the Land, chapters 13-21. Again we noticed God at work in providing a place for the faithful Levites. Also we saw the faithful spy, Caleb, Daniel Torkelson RUTH AND ESTHER Ruth is a type of whom? What drew her to Godis people? Whom did Boza typify? What were the responsibilities of the kins- man redeemer? These were among the many questions answered in our book study of Ruth. Ruth typifies any unsaved person who comes to Christ. She was at- tracted mainly by Naomiis life. Boaz typified Christ by fulfilling two responsibilities of the kinsmang redeeming his deceased rela- tivels land, and raising up seed to his rela- tive's name. The Book of Esther is a picture of syner- gism: the cooperation of man with God in obtaining redemption. We learned that proud Haman could be paralleled to the flesh. Mordecai was in some ways a type of the Spirit. After Esther's intercession, the law of Haman fthe fleshl could not be disannulled, but the law of Mordecai fthe Spiritl superseded it, and the Jews were victorious over their enemies. -John Siegrist ill Let us, then, be up and doing, with a heart for any fateg Still achieving, still pursuing, Lean to labor and to wait. 21