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LESSON xl, THIRD ouaRTGR, INTER
NATIONAL SERIES, sEPTl4.

xix, commentary by Rev. d. NJ.
stearns.
! Compiled from lesson Eelper Quarterly by per,
mission Of II. s, Hoffman, publisher. Fhiladcl.
phia
II. "And as they heard these things, fr
/ added and spake q parable, because lie
lcas nigh to Jerusalem, aud bce;;a.st-. tlhe,,
thought that the Kingdom Of God should
Immediately appear Although He had
said again and again that He was going t.
Jerusalem TO be crucified and to rise again
from the dead tchap. xviii 1884; Matt xvi,
81; xviii 23), yet they understood not, and
thought that now they should see Him
proclaim Himself king of Israel and restore
the throne of David, or the throne of the
Lord ut Jerusalem on which David and
Solomon sat as the representatives of Je-
hovGh Il Chron xix, 23). That this was
the Kingdom they expected is clearly stat
I'd in Luke xxiy, u; Actsi i, q; ana that they
had RIGHT to expect this is seen in the
Davidic covenant III Sam. vii, l9-lG; ]
Chron. xvii, lI-l4G also in all the prophets
tsee Isa tx, q, 4 .Jer iii, ~, and in the
words Of Gabriel to Mary duke i, 30, 33).
That they had much ground for expect
ing the Kingdom At that time is seen in the
fuet that John the Baptist Jesus himself,
the twelve, and the seventy, all preached
that the Kingdom was at hand Matt. iii, Q;
iv, II; X, :; Luke x, o.. Why then this
parable and why was the Kingdom not
then to lie establishedp The Kingdom in
the person of the l[ing-Jesus the son of
David-had been at hand and in their
midst, but they knew Him not, received
Him not, and were now about to kill Him.
Therefore He said; The Kingdom of God
is taken from you and given to n nation
bringing forth the fruits thereof Matt.
xxi, 49,, Their rejection of Him as nation
postpones the restoration of the throne of
David until His return (Acts iii, 2l), and
they have lost certain high privileges
which will be given to another elect nation,
even the church or body of Christ, now
being gathered out Of all nations (Acts XIV,
II; | Pet. ii, %.
10. HE said, therefore, A certain noble.
man tucHt into q far country, to rccciUe
for himself u Kingdom and to return"
He refers to Himself and the Kingdom now
postponed, but to be established on this
earth at His return His approaching
death he speaks of rs a journey into far
country
l3. "And lie called his ten servants, and
dGlircrcd them ten pounds, aud said unto
HCm, occupy till | come" While He is
absent He expects His servants to be busy
in His atTai.s, and He gives them some
thing with which to work or do business
or Him. In this parable each one receives
the same, while in the parallel parable of
the talents Matt. XIV, l5) each receives nc
cording to ability. The pound to each may
signify the Spirit, which is given to every
G+ -, IL.
refer to the special gifts of the Spirit given
to each rs He (the Spirit willeth Il Cor
xii, I, ID
H. "Dat His citizens hated Him and
sent 70 message utter Him, saying, We luiH
not hare this man 10 reign OUCr as" In
verse ~ these citizens are called enemies.
Is. "AHd it came to pass, that a0lcn lie
rt,s returned, ltuping received TIC Ktnp |
dom, then lie commanded these SGrEn1Its
to be called unto Him, to tUhom He had |
JiCCn the money, that He might hsnoiU hoao |
much CpcTlJ man had Ddite1 by trading." |
rs. "IhCn came the FIRST saying, Lord. |
thy pound hath gained ten pounds"
Il. "And He said unto him, Wen, thou
1ood Scrpant; because thou hast been
fdithtul ina uorD little, hare thou author
tn OUCT ten cities" All that is intrusted to |
very little compared with our service in |
She Kingdom wiIcn it shall come; and it is |
aot success that He commends but faith
funess.
IS. And the second came, Sdying, Lord, |
hU pound hath guinea Gpe pounds" |
Each one shall give account of himself. |
Every man shall receive his own reward |
according to his own labor q Cor. iii, 81.
nd II1 o,yj1 JikpIgjeo IN him, Tpo
HOu also 0rcr dpc cities" There is no |
rcproof because his pound had not gained
ten. In hi; measure he has been faithful,
and in that measure he is rewarded. Every
one according to his own labor
20. and another came, SdUtng, Lord, |
bchold, here Is thy pound, lrtich | haze
sept Mid up In q mphin." The Lords
Gft unused and therefore not improved
Like some who say that years ago
they were convcrted but no one ever
heard them tell another how to get
eternal life, They can talk, but not of
Jesus and His love; they can sing, but not
of Him; they have time enough at their
disposal, but instead of using it for Him
they labor to while it away; they have
money, but it il spent upon themselves,
yet they profess to have eternal life, and
are members in good standing Of some
church.
81 For | tCareI Thee, bCcuusc Thou art
an duStcrG nan; Thou tdkcSt up that 1'hOu
laVGdSt not d0u1l, and TcdpCSt that Thou
dtdSt not SOtc." Having received salvation
rs Il free gft from Cod we are then to
WORK 1t out with fear and trembling, for it
is God who worketh in us phil. ii, II, 49,
We are to fear lest we grievG one who so
loves us, and to trembe lest we misimprove
so important trust or hinder God from
working. Had this servant had in him
this proper and filial fear he had not
brought Lis pound thus misimproved.
~ "IHd lie saith unto him: out Of
thine OigH mouth pu jUdgc thee, thou
lrickcd SCrrdltt." BY our words we shall
be justified or by our words condemned
Matt xii, 30 God reads the heart, but
out of the abundance of the heart the mouth
spcakcth. Jesus is the Word Of God and
the faithful manifestation OF what God is
As the Father sent Him, 50 lie sends us to
be His witnesses; and no matter whe, or
how much, profession we make, unless
both words and deeds testify of Him that
He is Il loving, soul satisfying Saviour, we
must be wicked servants, liars, false wit.
nesses.
%. "WhCrCfOrc then gnUcst not thou my
money into tie bank, that at my coming
I might hare required mine olcn lotth
'tsHU" 1t is God who giveth us all
things and whether it be eternal life,
His holy spirit, or the ordinary tenn
poral blessings of daily life, all come under
he head OF Ills money" Ellis own,"
which lie expects us to use for His glory
Glorify God in your bodies and spirits.
1926. Take from him the pound and
Jtre 1t TO him thd5 hath ten pounds" So
every one who uses well what he has will
nave more intrusted to him, while the
wicked servants who bear the Masters