The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-02-05
THE YOUTH OF JESUS.
International Sunday School Lesson "a
February Q, 1890.


Especially arranged from s. s. ouarterlyl
LESSON TExT-Luke Q: 4o-53.
GOLDEN TEXT-Jesus increased in wis
dom and stature, and in favor with God
and man.-Luke 2: 50.
CENTRAL TRUTH-Jesus Christ Is the |
childrens' exemplar and Saviour.
TME-A. D. o, March-April. The
Passover that year was March 90. Jesus
was twelve years old December, A. d. s,
and this was the following spring.
PLACE-In the Temple at Jerusalem
and Nazareth.
RuLERs-Augustus Cesar, Emperor OF
Rome; Coponius, Governor OF Judea, and
Herod Antipas (son Of Herod the Great,
Of Galilee and Perea.
; CIRcUMsTANCEs-Soon after Joseph
and Mary, with the child Jesus, had re-
turned from their visit to the Temple,
the scene Of our last lesson, the wise
men from the East Matt. 2:1-12) ar
rived at Bethlehem with their worship
and gifts. Then Jesus was taken to
Egypt February, B. c. y to escape the
anger of Herod. Here He remained a
few months, and early in the summer
they all went back to Nazareth, where
Jesus had His home till he was thirty
years old.
SURROUNDING INFLUENCES - These
have great effect on the forming OF
character. () The natural scenery OF
Nazareth was rugged, but beautiful. (2)
Jesus was brought up in village, not
city. (3) The Roman dominion was
over all, but irksome and hateful. (4)
The Jews were full of hopes of the prom.
Used Redeemer. (5) His homo training
was religious and in the word Of God.
(6) He was school-boy, studying much
the Bible.
HELPS OVER HARD PLACEs-40. Greo:
He was human child, as we'll as Divine,
and must grow up as other boys
Waved: Increased. Filled aoith tcisdom:
the image filling himself appears to be
that of a vessel which, while increasing
in size, fills itself, and by filling itself
enlarges so as to be continually holding
more. Jesus was wise in every direc-
tion-in His common sense as applied to
daily life, in mental studies and opin-
ions, and in His moral decisions. And
this wisdom was one great source Of His
strength. The bad habits which weak
en- boys-the idleness, gluttony, waste
Of nerve power in smoking, drinking
and other bad habits-are all the fruit
of folly. Grace: favor. 1hegrace of God
acas upon Him.: He was such boy as God
was pleased with. He was religious, as
we'll as active and strong. Boys are
better in mind and body for being
religious. And more than this, Jesus
being such boy as made good use of all
God gave Him, God favored Him, aided
Him, helped Him, in way and degree
it is not possible to favor bad boy. Al.
Went epery gear: as was required by the
Jewish law. Passover: the great feast Of
the Jews, lasting seven days, in com
memoration Of the saving Of their first
born, and escape from Egypt (Ex. ~
Deut. 16). 40. I'relue gears old: the age
when Jewish children were to 60 to the
feasts. 46. Three days: one going TOWARD
home, one to return, the third in search
ing for Him in the city. Temple: no
the Temple proper, but room in one
of the Temple buildings. Doctors
teachers. Hearing and asking: the way
they taught II kind of Bible-class
40. Hoo is it that &c sought me: why die
you not at once think that would b'
here in the Temple and not spend Ions
hours searching elsewhere? Visit: knew
NM Fathers business, or house: the naJura
place for him. 50. In faror with
man: So long as religion does not bring
it's possessor into conflict with the Gus
toms, pleasures or sins of men, it i
very beautiful and attractive, even t.
worldly people. In it's reality it is ia
more attractive than vice, when seen il
it's true nature. On the whole the sures
way to be in favor with man is to be Il
favor with God. Those who seek frs
for the praise of men lose both the favo
of God and of man.
CoMMENTs-Having drawn out the les
son facts, let the teacher proceed to tn
lessons that are found in the story. Q
these, the first is one of obedience t
parents. "He was subject unto them.
If ever there was a child who might
supposed to be able to judge for himsel
what was good for him, Jesus was tina
child; and yet we find Him for years ODE
. dent to them. In this He set us all a
example, which it would be we'll if tn
children of our day would follow. Go
says: Children, obey your parents;
and that law holds good in our day q
much as in the times of Moses or {
Christ. This law was given, not for tn
good of the parents, but for the good {
the children. 1t is for their welfare tn;
God has hidden them obey those in who's
charge God has placed them.
: Another lesson that we may lear
from this text is that of the dignity
labor. Those years were full of humb
work. There was many table an
chair in Nazareth that Jesus made or r
paired, and the people of the town mu
have come to look upon Him as an hone
workman, for we can hardly suppo!
, that He did His work in any slipshc
! manner. Honesty in workmansh
' characterized all that He did. Now,
, these days there are many of our your
people who somehow have come to thin
, that work is beneath them. The re
. trouble is not that work is beneat
them, but that they are beneath worl
4 Jesus was not ashamed of being ca
penter, and you and l need not therefor
be ashamed Of any handicraft to whic
$ our lot calls us. 1t is not the positio