that the Lord gave to the children of Israel the
law of carnal command-
ments for their guidance
when they departed from Egypt. [Exodus 21-24]
"It was admittedly an in-
ferior law to that he desir-
ed them to have, yet it came
from the Lord. He inspired
His servant Moses to do that
for the people; because they
were not prepared to receive
and put in practice higher
truths and live up to higher
laws." Church & Farm, Dec. 14 [18]95.
Again, "When the Hebrews
emerged from Egyptian slavery,
they were a degraded people,
incapable of receiving any
higher law than that of retal-
iation, it may be called a
that the Lord gave to the
children of Israel the
law of carnal commandments for their guidance
when they departed from
Egypt.
"It was admittedly an inferior law to that he desired them to have, yet it came
from the Lord. He inspired
His servant Moses to do that
for the people; because they
were not prepared to receive
and put in practice higher
truths and live up to higher
laws." Church & Farm, Dec. 14 1895.
Again, "When the Hebrews
emerged from Egyptian slavery,
they were a degraded people,
incapable of receiving any
higher law than that of retaliation, it may be called a