The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-07-25
The sunday school.
sEst.Ap sAHsREEm
sesr.a Jen - 1875
IaErvIt s0.

Tlne A D. = or = year a.
mg'e after COR lass lesson
Place Nazareth Ia 6a'ilte
Balers Tibef.as Caesar. emperor
q Rome. o his 6ttecnsh year Ponhss
PLATE proeanter. or governor Of Ju-
dea sud Hergd Aatipas teiraeh d
GA.ilee.
Oar iast lesson was followed ~ the
geueaiogy y cor lord Il TIE Zoe from
joseph back through David 10 Adam
Dor present chapter opens with tbe
story u bis stay ialbe wilderness for.
y day.. his conflict ~i,h the Adrersa.
- aai biz coDgoesl over him = ! i.
.ls Msp. iv.l-Il Marx {: IL, l2l
The t. 80 %. tsisrtstsaBs saes
tus aa.ei kaa b. Weary go
That Sas crisis 10 the long war.
fare q Salah againrt God. 10 shich be
hoped 10 conquer Tie seeond Adam as
BE- did ths drst aud had he been able
% DRAW tAe allegiance % cor Lord to
himself b. -uljugalioa Of the race
would have been complete. the pian Of
mercy deiested. aud hts empire estab.
iished above the throne Of God But
be was met at every point with the iu-
stucibie atmor II Gods word. hen
Angels miusiered to him lNatt is.
.llls and he was invested with a power
by The Spirit which no man possessed
before.
Most authorities give the following
order Of events betweeu the temptation
and the narrative IN our lesson
The FIRST friends Of Christ John j !:
80 52li
His fret miracle ia Cana John ii:
l-l2)
The fret passover John ii: 10 ~ !;
His conversation with Medicines
John III l2D;
The Messiah in Samaria John iy I:
i AZ;
His second miracle in Cana John
ty: 43 81,
Then follows, 10 the order OF events,
bis FIRST sermon in Nazareth luke w.;
10 50). which is the topic Of our pres
ent lesson al outliar OF which may be
given AS follows
Jesus on the Sabbath aud 10 the
synagogue. is.
Scripture reasing and Interpretation.
lT-22
The attitude OF mind in the hearers.
23.
The reply aud pointed application
"a n.
The wrath OF the people and his es.
cape % &c.
In the power OF the Spirit he came to
Nazareth, as he had been in Gailee
Tvs, II 49,; and as deyout worship.
er be went into The synagogue on the
Sabbath day and a. an authorized
teacher he stood up 10 the assembly TO
read the scriptures to the people.
Cur Lord had lived and been educat-
ed al Nazareth, which was situated in
Galilee, a few miles west OF the south
ern end Of the sea Of Tiberins See en-
Il 81. 81 Matt ii: %. His custom
referred both to his habit OF public
worship and OF teaching in the Assem-
blies tJohn xviii; 20) The syna.
gogucs were places Of social worship,
built throughout the land after the re-
tnrn from Babylon, as our churches are
set wherever they are necessary for
the accommodation Of worshipers,
wheieiI their Scriptures were read and
e1 aortations addressed 10 the people
There were about four hundred and
iity synagogues in Jerusalem itself.
/ Ia the very presence OF the temple.
/ Ia the Que at Nazarcth Jesus stood up
ia the presence 81 the congregation, 10
signiiy bis desire To read the scriptures
to them; aud his request was readily
granted because they had known OF his
teachings elsewhere Tvs Ii, 49,. Alter
praise aud pray et portions Of both the
law aud the prophets we're read Per
sons having religious reputation wer,
frequently called upon by the ruler o.
the synagogue to read aud sometimes
individuals would ask to read, as diC
our Lord an this occasion The Law
had been read for the day, aud tn,
reading from the prophets was then il
order therefore the book OF Isaai
was given 10 him Then be opened
or unrolled the book, aud found th'
place either the passage assigned 10
. the day 10 the directory OF worship, o
the passage be desired 10 speak from 4
the assembly, Books were then writ
ten on long strips Of paper OF parch
meat. aud rolled up sround sticks 70
convenience Of holcing when read
aud The reader uurclied the book unit
be came Ia the place desired aud the
, rolled ii ~ at The end 81 the reading
Rolls answered TO our volumes ani
thc ioug strips we're On rollers al eac
! end. 20 that when one part was uHrolI