Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-05-23
THE SEVENTY Sent 0CT.
LESSON VII, SECOND QUARTER, IN
TsRNATlONAL SERIES, MAY rs.

compiled from Lesson Helper Quarterly by per-
mission of II. S. Hoffman, publisher. Phiadel-
phia.l
Many things have transpired in the life OF
our Lord between the TRANSPORTATION and
the sending out of these seventy. We will
Just indicate them and where they may be
| found. After they came down from the
mount, He cast out dumb spirit which the
disciples could not cast out: He again fore
told his violent death; He taught humility
| by the little child; He rebuked the disciples
because they forbade one to cast out devils in
jesus name, simply because he was not of
their company; He journeyed through Sama-
ria on His way to Jerusalem, but is rejected
by the Samartans; He talks to several who
desire to follow Him. All this is briefly
mentioned in Luke tx, 37-G2. Matthew and
Mark record some things more fully. But
according to Mimpriss' Harmony we must
insert between the 50th and 5lst verses OF
Luke tx, the whole of Matt. xviii (which is
peculiar to Matthew, and the whole of John
vii q to XII "a (which is peculiar to john.
l. "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 go
to Jerusalem 1t would seem, therefore, that
the sending forth of these seventy was a last
appeal ere His crucifxion.
. pray We 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 tx, 81; John
iv, 80. Is not the same cry with greater
power than ever wringing in our ears todayl
Open doors every where in all the world, but
where are the laborersl True, there are more
going forth than ever before; but one mission
alone (the China InlandJ is asking for POO adj
ditonal laborers a year for the next five
years, TO occupy in some measure the vast
fields of China
3. "Go your ways: behold, send you forth
as lambs among wolves" Compare His in
structions to these with His instructions to
the twelve in matt. Y.
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 out
fit 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.
Do not stop by the way for the sake of earthly
friendships, or to do honor one to another
you are going forth to honor the King, and
the Kings business must be done quickly.
None who go in His name, relying on Him.
will lack any good thing. Uu. xxi, 35; Ps
lxxxiv, IL Rom. viii, 32)
5. And into whatsoever house &c enter
first say, Peace be to this house" He is the
I..... I IL.
is our Peace when we receive Him Qsa tx 6
Phil. iv, 4 Eph. ii, l4), and the commission
of all whom He sends is to preach peace by
Jesus Christ (Acts X, SO; Rom. V, y. Per
feet peace is the privilege of all whose mind.
are stayed on Him, but it is His own peace
| and can only come to a heart wholly subject
. to God in all things as His was Qsa XVI
3; John xiv, 20.
6. IF the Son of Peace be there" They
We're not taught to expect reception in every
house.
Z. Eating and drinking such things a
they give, for the laborer is worthy of hi
hire" When they found a welcome in any
= house, there they were to abide and be con
tent with such fare as might be provided, no
running from house to house for the sake O
receiving better fare. We are not to thinl
too much of what we eat, but where we ar,
welcome there receive and gratefully partak,
of whatever is set before US Il Cor. X, 20
The Lord hath ordained that they who preacl
the gospel should live of the gospel; and thu
laborer is worthy of his reward Il Cor. tx, IA
| Tim V, Isl.
g. "Whatsoever CITY," In verse ) il wa
whatsoever house, The whosoevers an,
whatsoevers of Scripture are glorious study
and open wide the door to the unsearchabl
riches of Christ for all who are willing t,
enter in God comes in mercy to cities, apC
households, and individuals, Offering His low
to all, but not forcing himself upon any. HI
gives the best He has, but leaves it to us t,
offer Him such as we choose.
8. Heal the sick that are therein, and sa,
unto T. EN-, The Kingdom of God is come nig
. unto you" Blind eyes opened, deaf ears un
: stopped, lame people healed, no body sick
and all this in connection with the forgive
- ness of iniquty, were features of the King
e dom foretold by the prophets; and this di
not refer to Heaven, but to the land and pee
, pie of Irsael lisa. xxxv, Ito; xxxiii 20-2N.
', 10, H. But into whatsoever city We entel
and they receive you not" In obedience t
. Christ they were to go their way into tn
: city proclaiming peace, but if that peace wa
rejected they were To go their way out of tn
city, wiping its very dust from their feet, an
kingdom of God had come nigh unto them.
L. 1T shall be more tolerable in that da
a. for Sodom than Tor that city" AT least tw
Il. things are clear from this statement: til
e, people of Sodom have yet to come into judg
y ment; and punishment at that time will
2. in proportion to past privileges and oppol
tunites which have been sighted. For thos
IS who knew and did not, there shall be man
stripes; while for those who knel not an
did not there shall be few stripes luke xi
Al, As.
30 Ii. "Woe unto thee. Chorazin woe unit
thee, Bethsada I" Similar words had II
:, used on a previous occasion and at anothe
- time He had said that the men of Nineve
and the Queen of the South would rise
10 judgment against that nation Matt XII, 90
xii, 4l-i2). He says these things at this tim
q. no doubt to impress upon the seventy IL
W Importance of their mission, and the awfl
responsibility resting upon Those whe migl
reject them. Many who are to-day in lane
10 where the gospel has never come Woul