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SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
SEPTEMBER z.
Lesson Text: "Jesus and ZacchauS
the Publican" Luke xix, 1-10
Golden Text: Luke XIX,
documentary.

20-34 tells OF His healing two blind men as
He departed from Jericho. The simplest
way to taka the records is just as we find
them, and thus they tell US that as Jesus en-
tered and passed through Jericho, or, rather,
as He entered and departed from Jericho,
He healed three blind men. There was moth
ing strange in this, for He was always heal
Ing the sick and preaching the Gospel of the
Kingdom, where the inhabitant should no
more say, " am sick" lisa. xxxiii., "a. The
blind men, when healed, followed Him, glori-
tying God. They were not entangled by
riches as was the rich ruler; they had not
even ON occupation to give up except that Of
begging. They were like Lazarus, poor in
this worlds goods. They were Like the lit
tie children, empty, helpless, dependent. Be.
ing willing they easily entered in. They
knew they were blind; they were anxious to
see; they asked and received; then followed
Jesus, and evidently became His disciples.
z "And, behold, there was man named
ZacchRus, which was the chief among the
pnbhcans, and he was rich" We are not
told whether the other publican was rich or
poor, but we are sure that he was poor In
spirit. Instead Of rich ruler, esteemed by
the people as in the last lesson, here Is rich
publican, one of the class whom the Phari-
see thanked God that he did not belong to-;
but presently we shall find this rich chief
healed bind men, follower of the meek and
lowly Jesus.
8. "And he sought to see Jesus, who he
was; and could not for the press, because he
was little Of stature" His motives are not
given, but we infer from the rest Of the story
that he, too, would be follower Of Jesus Il
He would have him.
4. "And be ran before, and climbed up
into sycamore tree to see Him; for He was I
to pass that way" He was in earnest to
see Him, he came out from the crowd, and
unconsciously hid himself. In listening to
the preaching Of the Gospel, or the teaching
loIe themselves in the crowd, instead Of TAX
ing tho truth home to themselves. If we
are to profit our own souls it must be by
separating ourselves from others and by DO.
lieving that he means me; as when Paul
said, THE Son of God loved me and give
Himself for me" (Gal. H., 20). And then self
and all its fancied goodness must be hid as
unfit to appear before God. There must be-
rome of the Pharisee's 'God, thank Thee
that am not as other men," but true hE-
initiation Of self before God.
5. "And when Jesus came to the place,
he looked up and saw him." He who knows
our down sitting and uprising and under-s
stands our thoughts afar OF iPs. c1x1ix. 2);
who saw Nathaniel under the fig tree John
i, 49,, saw aIse this man when he left the
crowd and climbed up into this tree, The
leaves of the sycamore could not hide him
any more than She trees Of the garden could
hide Adam and Eve.
"And said unto him, ZaccLaus make
haste and como down; for to-day mast
abide at thy house." How Zacchnus's heart
must have leaped at these words; and then
He called him by-nazue, there was no mis-
taking it He surely meant him. And BE,
said He would abide at his house; and Her
said to-day. Oh, whar;ioy !. how could Fac.
chaus get down from that tree quick enoughG
Fancy some one saying, "Dort make fool
Of yourself, Zacchnus;; be calm and digni.
fed, and come down as becometh q man Of
your position" think he would have been
willing to have come head first, or IN any
way, seemly Or unseemlY that would bring
Linn more quickly to the feet of Jesus.
6. "And he made haste, and came down,
and received Him joyfuIly.'" Thank God
for that. However, he canlcdowR; he came
quickly and received Christ gladly. As the
angel hurried Lot out Of. sodou, saying
Escape for thy life; haste: thee, escape
thither" (Gen. xix, II, 22),. 50 We who ara
saved would urge the unsaved to make haste
and come to Jesus, if we only heartily be-
lieved what we profess to believe. ,a
{. "Apd when they saw it, theyGn muir
INJURED, saying, that he was gone to be guest
with man that is sinner" Here isSatan !
resisting, the devil angry because he has lost
q captive. In Zech. ill.,, !. We see O. man
c'othed with filthy garments standing before
God, and Satan at his right hand to resist
him, but little further Oh in the chapter
the filthy garments are gone, and Satan is
cone, too: there is a glorious change Of
apparel and the angel of the Lord staads bye
Whenever q sinner comes to Christ, the
devil is sure to find fault and point to- the
filthy garments. He did so through Simon,
the Pharisee when the poor woman came to
Jesus luke vii, 39l, and again in chap xy.,,
2, when the publicans and sinners came near
to Jesus. He Is always dong it it Is his
business to resist everything truly good; to
hinder sinners from coming to Christ, and TO /.
binder saints from serving Christ.
g. "And Zaccbaus stood, and said unto
the Lord" he could not walk with Christ ;.
TIL this was settled With sin on che con-
science there can be no'true fellowship With
God But here comes tho evidence OF tne
,aiscerity Of his conversion. His faith be-
comes manifest in his works. He shows thats
he has truly repented.
Behold, Lord, the half Of my goodsT gf9y.
1C the poor; and if | have taken anything
from any man by false accusation, restore.
him fourfold." These things were neither his.
salvation, nor the graupd of it, but. rather:
the evidences that he.had passed from death.
tc Life. We must kesp in mind and stand
firm on this that thare is no salvation by.
works revealed in Scripture Rom. ill.,; 20,;;
iE.r ): Eph. H., 81. We rest only and wholly
I'M Christ for salvation. but being saved we
must prove it in OUR lives Here iss man.
who right off, as soon as he receives Christ,
decides to give hal.anf his goods to thapoor
and make full restitution according to. the:
law lex. xii, 1: Il Sam. xii. g.. Surely
this is genuine case OF receiving Christ, andt
of deterninat:essto be wholly His. "A
G. "And Jesus said unto Linn, ThS.day Is
salvation come :a.this house, forsomuch al
he is also son of. Abraham Salvation is
Of the Lord" ''Behold, God is ny, saliva
tom "Neittcg-is there salvation in, any.
other Jonah i;;- o. Isa. xii, 9: Acts iv- 12I,.
God manifest i1.the flesh had conc to thats
raan, and to hat house. and haetN been re-.
eeived; and where Jesus is there ilrsaivatioa
10. For tae Som Of Man is &C Gs to seek
and to save hat TShich was lost. This nane,
'Son of Mec,r has special refer ence to the.
Christ as scn,of David, and yet, reachessbe-
yond to Christ as the true lsata,, the true
seed of Abraham in whom all nations shall
be blessed. He is now gathering ort the
heavenly seed that He may come again and
restore the earthly seed. Tia. Church and
Israel Notice that He is afta> lost people;
not good arrightsous or WHICH,. but uch as,
the pensent publican and as have tie little
child spirit. He docs not welt for. men TO,
come ta,Hica; He seeks them, He does not
help ssep to save themselves; He; saves them
BY BIS, nlIshty power. Who will let hiEsl
Nh0; viii be seeker Of lost men Sith HING
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