The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-04-12
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Lesson Text. "Tho Rejccted SON..
Mark XII, 1-12-S Spiden Text:
John I, ~ Com (pentary.
And he began to speaA Aunto thenrby
parablesn This Is one Of .theSn many parallels
s sn9 GlstGurses o eSa N Which Hs pok the temple
the fourth day in Passion week\ Our Lesson
to-day u one OF the last meesage3of Christ TO
Israel ere they cruelty Him, In Vfch he tells
them OF Gods great care Of thenA land their
aTfM g H Urea meat%snt sas of His servants d finally
"a certain man. planted a vineyArda 50
say Mark and Luke, while Matthew Slls him
q certatn householder" Mat xxiS S9.
thsa 0% ass sS ynsvs, a 1e y S1 ifa ~ eNeern
house Of fMael, and Che men Of Judah His
plant. As to the hedge and winafat md
tower indicating HE great care Of His vino
yard t9af also Is fully described In the pas
ssss 5scs e e3he e says; s;y hes 81 SSyla J
the parable are evidlptly the shepberds the
rulers, who ought to have cared Tor the vine
Of; God separated Israel from other nations,
delivered them from Egypt, brought them
near to Himself and made them His peculiar
ens sssss S1rs,gay giving s them prophets and priests
thev mioht oin,isx iseit u;,1 IN .ner 5 miast, Snat
known to Other nations nc tho nnIv I;r;,, ,,,d
trne God. - : =. ''' - 'i'e oliy h''ng ana
2. .:He sent a servant that He might re-
ceiye c the nuit Surely this was reasonable,
49,, IN mn na pseeoWed sucn loving care upon
Is written: II sent unto you all MY servants,
the prophets DER. Xiv, ~; and the fruit He
expected was, Righteousness and obedience
B saTbey canssi,t and I,sat liz, oe,S
him away emnsyS Mcaiab nn 11as quo s,,,;tsen SEM
imprisoned and r., on %r.od o,,S mas ,tn. III
ond n, mt 1viI, iv H. s -; jeremiah was smitten
told that he snolra Sa1soi,, ~ j. y, G Gad was
NOT sent hin, Eo,. Lit; q 'A''u S'a' "Vu h"o
4 TAonIn He ac,,t NJ 49, ...
yant.n We ,vonii tb,,h tbot % an. osner an at ser
ment Of one servant would s iaaS the the y,
vinevari - r,,,,is1 ts,, noua saa .ne owner OF
NOVA fhm SSs,,s M M ~ .i ad re
bmt The NAM, ~ ~. n,s,a,. y. a inc
lord God merc;fl o,,d er,,a,.s iO,,, sae
fering and ABUNDANT in oonSSness snI aIn tyrtha
(Ex. xxxfyS X m md n 10 ,yrtts,,, | 90 M;,,,
that though tiey Sei;eve, not haorSaa, ~, LII III
nnjarstooS rnt ',s,S,,ss,..s nes l heneu ' uol'
les He saved them For HE ,a,,n,s so,,o %''J
many times did Ha deiwer then, fa,e,,;ne. e;,,n
them but taking vengeance upon their s in,
& Yet another He sends In His love and
long sufferino o,lv 10 ha traatad SvnuSs +an,,
the former Ones. SstSay sae,.o st,naS t that
were sawn asunder. We're temntcd' n,e,e sla;;y,
en se snS swGra tney ab9ut IN
fniiiot..i. tur,m,nfssi. ri whom I5e Wor,d ,yao 20,
NOT worthy. thcv wo onJo,oli IN IN" Ja~o,.s o,sS mas
in mountains, and In Jiens and caves Of the
ealth.n s = '''
well beIoye senh H;,m slsa one ,o S1n' M. nus
them. savin1 thev viii ravera,,co NJ NJ, st,,,
Now He s,,esEs ~ u;,,soIf os AZ ,,,I, h,s1'l.
ten of the Fatf,er tho nronhet Ito mic
Moses the nntitype'of all priests and prop6,
s. tTfsA the Sc,,. g,,e n1tsi et IN Iii III
HIM. Instead az reverence and reS,,.o. . rn,
the only Son Of their Gracious on3 ioy;na
Lord, this is their lanenage AS when Ia.
sePh's brethren saw him coming they said:
therefore nnd LET MS ,lay himn 1,en .-YxvH
10 2N. SO these Jev;sb hratlron ~ T1hr;.1
conspire araInst Him md detnrm;na 10 Iii
Him. He Is the true Joseph. separate from
Hen. xiix. 222fs, Int as Josenhs brethre,, aIro,
afterward bowed down to him and accented
him as tlieir fleliyerer ond the no,r;sher of
them and. their children so Israel shall vet
bow down to this sarne jesns and accent Him
y. "He VIII come and destroy the husband
Tbis rei e t E give sne % vineyard me- unto others
snail Ml! tnereiore the lord OF tho vineyard doT'
}maIe. xxi, 9lJ Jesus also adds; Therefore
say uneo sI you, tnc h1ngdom OF God shall be
taken mom you, and given TO nation bring
ing Iortn thc nnlts thereof" Matt. xxi, 43.)
IN order 70 umdersfand this we must distin-
gulsn petween the covenant with Abraham,
isaac ana jacob winch still holds good and
snaa snail ne f3snlied asTaeI notwithanding
o. oneir dsopedieneo tnic W., ~; Jer. xxi, 80
2Mlh Mh ahd the special covenant with Israel at
,oreI, ~, rep 10 maze them klngdom OF priests.
an noiy nation, peculiar treasure IL they
1 would no only pc opeGienE 90 and Keep Gods cove
nun nant ll11. A4,s o ,ol: inis iasScovenant was
noe mage WIN tneir Iatners,s pnt with them
as, US nau9n ae hofep lDnet. va y, and 1t is
~ inns whicn py tne IeJecuon Oh their messiah
ls now iSst 70 thein ana g1ven'po the called
,S GUY ones S rom Jews Jews 70 aentnes, the church,
sei mn.cn neoer cuns royal Plies.hood, an
M np'y na.ion, :s Pecunar OF Pulcnasea, people"
u. TeC. H., ana wno a are aiso caIed kings
nSu as. prlssts unD Sou lnev. L,oi W lO);
Er Crom these caIied oug ones, the BODY OF
Tnrist, tne prancnes Oh tne true vne the
A H Ii .le iS G GeAIects
ana q ne , mas sota @ ustnat tne way 70 pear fruis
= .t.ss, 70 aplao i4 "a I'M s m his loye, ana
Ppata PSSlenAS supihIt t9e Puigihg or cieanSini
s wnlen ne sees Sthat'we from time 70 time
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