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INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
MAY 2S.
Lesson Text: "The Mission Of the
Seventy" Luke T., 1-16-Golden
Text; Luke l., documentary.


thew and Mark record some things more
fully. But according to Mimpriss's Harmony
we must insert between the 50th and 51st
verses Of Luke IL, the whole Of Matt. xviii.
(which is peculiar to Matthew, and the
whole of John vii. 9, to xi., 81 (which is Pc
culiar to john. That will bring us to this
lesson, which isrecorded only by Luke. The,
whole of Luke <, l, to xviii, IA, follows now
in consecutive order and is peculiar to him.,
being recorded by him alone.
]. "After these things the Lord appointed
other seventy also, and sent them two and
two before His face into every city and place.
whittier He Himself would come" In the
previous chapter ". 81 it is written that
''When the time was come that He should,
be received up, He steadfastly set His face to
20 to Jerusalem" It would seem, therefore,
that the sending forth of these seventy was
last appeal ere His cruciixion. They were TO-
20 before Him into every place into which He
was Himself about to come, showing His
power and stirring up spirit of expectac
ticn. They were like the twelve, to 60 by
twos Mark vi, q. They were to 60 because
He sent them. In His prayer He said con:
cerning His followers: LAS Thou hast sent Me:
into the world. even so have also sent thennS
into the world" John xviii, 18l. Our great
business now is to 60 before His face and pre-
pare His way, believing that He sends us and
Is with us.
Q. "Pray ye the Lord of the harvest that
He would send forth laborers into His har-
vest" The same words concerning the great
ness of the harvest and the need Of laborers
He spake before He sent out the twelve; and
on another occasion He said: lift up your
eyes, and look on the fields; for they are
white already to harvest" Matt. *, 81;
John ", So. Is not the same cry with
greater power than ever wringing in our
ears to-day.
3. "Go your ways: behold, Isend you forth
as lambs among wolves" Compare His in-
structions to these with His instructions to-
the twelve in Matt. 4, and observe how sim
liar Whoever goes forth as Cbrists repre-
sentative must expect to meet many wolves
in human form, and sometimes in sleeps
clothing, and he will need to be wise as SER
pent and harmless as dove.
4. Garry neither purse, nor scrip, nor
shoes: and salute no man by the way"
Carry no money, no food nor bag to put it
in, no extra clothing. Have no anxiety
about outfit or expenses; leave all that to the.
manager and proprietor who sends you. This
is His affair, and he will take care Of His.
workmen.
S. Sand into whatsoever house ye enter,
first say, Peace be to this house" he is the
Prince Of Peace; He is the Peace of God;:
he is our Peace when we receive Him lisa.
mission of oil whom He sends Is to preach
peace by Jesus Christ (Acts K, SO; Rom.
w., ~;
were not taught to expect reception in
every house. They were to proclaim peace
to every house they might enter, and If re-.
ceved blessing would be upon that house,:
but if refused they were simply to turn away
and go in peace to another house.
opd 6rintin0 cI1ch thiuoo az
they give, for the laborer is worthy Of his
hire" When they found welcome in an
house, there they were to abide, and be COT
tent with such fare as might be provided, not
running from house to house for the sake OF
receiving better fare. We are not 20 think
too much Of what we eat, but where we are
welcome there receive and gratefully partake
of whatever is set before US q. Cor. <, ~.
g. "Heal the sick that are therein, and say
unto them, the Kingdom Of God is come nigh
unto you Blind eyes opened, deaf ears nm,
stopped, lame people healed, nobody sick,
and all this in connection with the forgive
ness Of inieuity, were features Of the King
dom foretold by the prophets: and this did.
not refer to Heaven, but to the land and
people Of Israel Gsa. xxxv., LILO; 1x1iii., 20
a..
10, II. "But into whatsoever city re.
enter, and they receive you not" In
obedience to Christ they were to 60 their way
into the city proclaiming peace, but II that "
peace WIS rejected they were TO go their way
out of the city, wiping its very dust from
their feet and at the same time assuring the
city that the kingdom Of God had come nigh
unto them.
equivalent d @ of tn the ' great O Old testament.
"Thus saith the Lord" The Lord God Of
the holy prophets and this Jesus are one and
the same person Rev. xxi 6, 1Gl He has
concluded His instructions to the seventy,
and now He tells them Of judgment day,
when all who reject Him shall have to answer;
for it and be punished accordingly.
ut shall be more tolerable il that day for
Sodom than for TINT city" At least two
things are clear from this statement; the
people of Sodom have yet to come into Judg-
ment: and punishment at that time will be
in proportion to past privileges and oppor-
tunities which have been sighted. For
those who knew AMI did not, there shall be
MANY stripes: while for those who knew not.
and did not there shall be few stripes LUKE
xii, 47-4S. -
l3. "Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto
thee, Bethsaidar' Similar words had he
used on previous occasion; aud at another
time He had said that the men OF Uneven
and the Queen of the South would rise IN
Judgment against that nation (Matt. XII.
3O-24: xii, 41-42) He says these things
This time, no doubt, to impress upon theE
seventy the Importance of their mission, and
the awful responsibility resting upon those
who might reject them.
A. 1T shall be more tolerable
at the Judgment" This gives the meaning OF
"that day" in verso II; it is the Judgment
day to which He refers, and He who speaks
will be the Judge. The day and the Judge
are both appointed (Acts xviii, 81, and all
believers should, in view of those facts, De
preaching repentance to oil others, if by all
means we may save some II. Cor. *; @).
Is. "And thou, Capernaum." Ills own
CITY" Matt. tx. y, which He tlose as his
dwelling place when He was cast out bY the
people of Nazareth: uu. w., 81; mate. !,o.. w,s
most privileged, therefore said to he exalted
to Heaven, for the King Of Heaven had been
dwelling in her, and i'll her had done many
mighty works, yet she knew Him not. no"
GREAT will be her punishment! Even Sodom
Shall condemn her Matt. XII, 23Al
16. "He that heareth you, heareth Me; ana
he that despiseth you, despseth NE; ana ne
that despiseth Me, despiseth Him that Sent
Me" A last word to the seventy that tney
might be strong and forget tnenlsetyes,
thinking only Of Him who sent them. mere
is the Oneness of God and Christ and the be-
lever most clearly stated for the believers
announcement. See also John xiii, ~ Je-
sus. in His discourses, made very much OF the
fact that the Father had sent Him, and IN
His last prayer He mentions it at least si1
times. Let the reader prayerfully note II
and be assured that it is only as TINS great
truth-that we are sent OF God,ases pos pss
session of us that we shall be DEAD 70 sen
ond the world, and alive unto God and the
things thin which concern the Lord Jesus.-Les-
son HELPER.