reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest; and thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard, thou shalt leave them for the poor and the stranger, the fatherless and the widow, that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thy hands. And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, therefore I command thee to do this thing."

GOD also taught us patience with the infirmities of our brethren, saying, “Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling-block before the blind." And He specially taught us reverence to old age, saying, "Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God.”

Moreover, God forbade His people to "go up and down tale-bearing.'

Among other things, the LORD bade Moses to make two silver trumpets, and promised that whenever the people went to war, if they blew these trumpets, He would remember them, and save them from their enemies.

Then the Children of Israel set forth again out of the wilderness of Sinai, and the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD went first to guide

them. When the Ark went on then Moses said, “Rise up, LORD, and let Thine enemies be scattered, and let them that hate Thee flee before Thee;" and when the Ark rested, he said, "Return, O LORD, unto the many thousands of Israel."

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But the people were still and provoked GOD to anger. left the wilderness of Sinai, murmur against GOD, and He was displeased, and sent His fire among them and consumed many of them. Then they cried to Moses, and when he prayed to God the fire was quenched. But again the people began to complain, because they were tired of eating manna so long. So they began to weep, and to say, "Who shall give us flesh to eat? we remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick; but now our soul is dried away, there is nothing at all, besides this manna, before our eyes."

When Moses heard all the people weep, he was very much displeased, and the anger of the LORD was kindled at their ingratitude. Then Moses prayed to God in his trouble, and said, "Wherefore hast Thou afflicted Thy ser

vant? and wherefore have I not found favour in Thy sight, that Thou layest the burden of all this people upon me? Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them that Thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which Thou swarest unto their fathers? whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat. I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me; and if Thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray Thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in Thy Sight, and let me not see my wretchedness."

The LORD did not rebuke Moses for his sorrow of heart; but He bade him gather to the tabernacle seventy of the elders of Israel, and promised that He would come down there, and talk with them, and that He would take of the spirit which rested on Moses, and put it upon the elders, so that they might bear the burden of the people with him. Moreover the LORD. desired Moses to speak to the people, and say,, Sanctify yourselves against to-morrow, and ye shall eat flesh; for ye have wept in the Ears. of the LORD, saying, Who shall give us flesh to

eat, for it was well with us in Egypt. Therefore the LORD will give you flesh, and ye shall eat; ye shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days; but even a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you because that ye have despised the LORD Which is among you, and have wept before Him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt?"

When Moses heard this, he said, "The people among whom I am are six hundred thousand footmen; and Thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month! Shall the flocks and the herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them ?"

But GOD answered Moses, "Is the LORD'S Hand waxed short? thou shalt now see whether My Word shall come to pass unto thee or not."

And then GOD caused a wind to blow, which brought up great flights of quails, and they fell on every side for a circle of between twenty and thirty miles, and two or three feet in depth one above another. Then the people began eagerly to gather up the birds; but even while they were feeding upon this much coveted food, the

wrath of GOD came upon them, and smote the people with a plague, and many died there in their sin of gluttony.

AARON AND MIRIAM'S SIN.

GOD has always led His chosen ones along the path of sorrow and trial, and we are continually reminded of this as we read the history of Moses; for no sooner is he free from one care and anxiety, than we find him troubled and perplexed, though not cast down, by some fresh one rising up. Sometimes his foes were of his own household, as when Aaroh made the idol calf; and when Nadab and Abihu broke the LORD's commands, and offered strange fire. Now again a trouble rose up in the shape of Aaron and Miriam, who became jealous of Moses, and spoke against him, saying, “Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath He not spoken also by us?"

Now GOD'S HOLY SPIRIT has left on record in the Book of Numbers, that "Moses was very meek, above all the men that were upon the face of the earth;" and we know from our SAVIOUR'S Own Lips, that "Blessed are the