Connecticut western news., 1890-05-21
THE SEVENTY SENT OUT.
LESSON VIII, SECOND QUARTER, lN- ,TERNATIONAL SERIES, MAY 25.

LESSON VIII, SECOND QUARTER, lN-
 TERNATIoNAL SERIES, MAY 25. Text of the Lesson, Luke \, 1-16-Com- init Verses S-11-Golden Text, Luke \,
 11-Commentary by the Rev. D. M. [Compiled from Lesson Helper Quarterly by per. mission of H. s. Hoffman, publisher. Philadel phia.l
 Many things have transpired in the life of our Lord between the transfguration 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 Samaritans; He talks to several who desire to follow Him. All this is briefly mentioned in Luke ix, S7-62. Matthew and Mark record some things more fully. But according to Mimpriss' Harmony we must insert between the 50th and 51st verses of Luke ix, the whole of Matt xviii (which is peculiar to Matthew), and the whole of John vii, 9, to xii, 54 (which is peculiar to John).
 1. "After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before His face into every city and place whither He Himself would come" In the previous chapter tv. 5D it is written that "When the time was come that He should be received up, He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem" It would seem, therefore, that Al. >f loe< appeal ere His crucif1xion.
 3. "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 ix, 37; John iv, 35. Is not the same cry with greater power than ever wringing in our ears todayi Open doors every ywhere in all the world, but where are the laborerss True, there are more going forth than ever before; but one mission alone (the China InlandJ is asking for 200 ad- ditional laborers a year for the next five years, to occupy in some measure the vast fields of China.
 3. "Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves" Compare His in- structions to these with His instructions to the twelve in iaatt X.
 4. Garry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way" Garry 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. Gu. xii, 35; Ps. lxxxiv, Il; Rom. viii, 32)
 5. "And 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 Qsa. ix, 6; Phil. iv, 2; Eph. ii, IA, and the commission of all whom He sends is to preach peace by Jesus Christ tActs x, 36; Rom. v, I. Per feet peace is the privilege of all whose minds are stayed on Him, but it Is His own peace, and can only come to heart wholly subject to God in all things as His was usa. xvi, 3; John xiv, 20.
 6. eff the Son of Peace be there" They were not taught to expect reception in every house.
 I. Eating and drinking such things as
 
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 8 "Whatsoever city.n In verse it was whatsoever house." The whosoevers and whatsoeverso of Scripture are a glorious study, and open wide the door to the unsearchable riches of Christ for all who are willing to enter in. God comes in mercy to cities, and households, and individuals offering His love to all, but not forcing himself upon any. He gives ths best He has, but leaves 1t to US to offer Him such as we choose
 9. Heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The Kingdom of God is come nigh 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 iniquity, were features of the King dom foretold by the prophets; and this did not refer to Heaven, but to the land and peo- pie of Irsael Qsa. Axxv, 1-10; xxxiii, 20-24.
 
 and they receive you not" In obedience to Christ they were to go their way into the city proclaiming peace, but if that peace was 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. 12. "It shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom than for that 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 sEghted. For those | who knew and did not, there shall be many | stripes; while for those who knew not and | did not there shall be few stripes duke xii, | AT, 4S.
 | 13. "Woe unto thee, Chorazin woe unto thee, Bethsaida r' Similar words had He | used on previous occasion |; and at another | time He had said that the men of Nineveh and the Queen of the South would rise in | judgment against that nation (Matt. xii, 20-24 xii, 4142l. He says these things at this time, no doubt, to impress upon the seventy the importance of their mission, and the awful responsibility resting upon those whe might reject them. Many who are to-day in lands where the gospel has never come would gladly receive it if it were brought to them | In how much worse case, then, is the one who has heard the gospel and rejected it thar the one who has never heard it?
 IA "It shall be more tolerable al the judgment" This gives the, meaning o1 "that day" in verse 12; it is the judgment day to which He refers, and He who speak. will be the Judge. The day and the Judge are both appointed (Acts xvii, SD, and all be | Hevers should, in view of those facts, be preaching repentance to all others, If by all means we may save some q Cor. ix, 29 Be careful to distinguish between the judg ment of believers for service and rewards the judgment of living nations when Chris shall come in power and glory to rebuilo Zion, and the judgment of the rest of the dea6 at the great white throne thousand years