. The training of the Chosen people. the Christian church the ml 1 r^m^ssm^m Colossal Statue of Rameses II. 26 Old Testament History strongest impulse it has received since the days ofAugustine. God has given the modern world greatinventors and discoverers, great financiers, great or-ganizers of material things. May it not be that Hewill give us a religious genius who shall help makethe life of the spirit dominant over the tremendousmaterial forces of our time ? We cannot tell how Godwill fulfil His purposes, but the narrative gives us ahint of the vast resources locked up in human person-alit
. The training of the Chosen people. the Christian church the ml 1 r^m^ssm^m Colossal Statue of Rameses II. 26 Old Testament History strongest impulse it has received since the days ofAugustine. God has given the modern world greatinventors and discoverers, great financiers, great or-ganizers of material things. May it not be that Hewill give us a religious genius who shall help makethe life of the spirit dominant over the tremendousmaterial forces of our time ? We cannot tell how Godwill fulfil His purposes, but the narrative gives us ahint of the vast resources locked up in human person-alities which are liberated by a touch of Gods used a womans wit to rescue the child whose per-sonality and genius overshadows all the forces of histime, not even excepting the throne of Egypt. Whenthe daughter of Pharaoh was moved to save the lifeof the Hebrew babe she was setting in motion astream of influence that not only was to make a na-tion, but to fashion institutions that mould humanlife to-day in Europe and The Temple at Luxor, Restored. And then, too, we see that God not only sent thisgreat soul of Moses into the world, but He trainedhim in providential ways for the vast service he wasto render Israel. The greatest man in human his- Chapter 8. The Resources of God 27 tory was not extemporized or suffered to develop hispowers by chance. His education was arranged tothe minutest detail. The years of study in the Egyp-tian temple schools, and of personal familiarity withthe leading men of his time; the long period of isola-tion from the world, and of silent brooding upon theproblems of life and society and government; theteachings of Jehovah learned from a Hebrew mother,and the meditation upon His character and way, allcombined to form that massive character of Moses. At last the call came. Up to this, Moses did not atall understand the purpose of his life. Like most ofus, he did not even know what he was fit for. Atfirst he was reluctant to obey the cal
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