The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-02-21
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
ENTERTAINING OBSERVATION ON
SERIOUS sUBjECfHs


49, q S5S
ENTERTAINING DISSERTATION ON
sERIOUs sUBtECfA
A PLEASANT, Interesting, And Instructive
Lesson and Where Il May BE Found-A
Learned ana Conciss Rxvlew of the
game
the lesson for Sunday. Feb. Is, may be-
found in Luke 4: 1913
INTRODUCTORY:
" things are brought into prominence
and contrast Id this lesson. Christ's nnut-
terable purity. and power. satan's I'M
speakable malice and malignity. The ac-
tuallty OF evil and IN the other land the
reality OF goodness have nowhere more
conspicuous demonstration Many pro-
found and Interesting questions Of doctrine
arise here; which We can scarcely go into
IN tho space to which we must needs con-
hne ourselves In these lesson columns.
Those three texts of the book of Hebrews.
this wonderful passage in cur Lords re-
demptive career. I'm all points. tempted
ike as we are, yet without SIM" a: 15.)
y That he himself hath suffered being
tempted. @: 1sl Though he were .
which he suffered" o.: 81 Have we yet
gotten down to the depths Of these great
truths?
WHAT 81 LESSON SAYS.
II thou be. Not as distinctly expressing
II he had said. since thou art. Che verb
Is In the indicative mood.)-Son of God.
me word spoken at the Jordan out of tho
heavens. Command this stone. Literally.
come a loaf; thus showing his divinity and
Of the same time satisfying the cravings of
his physical appetite. The Jewish loaf OF
Dread pore some external resemblance to
the rounded stones of the hillsides. This
temptation is the appeal to the flesh or to
Its sensibilities.
Forty days. Referring forward. first OF
all. to the verb, "led,- but belonging also
s~econdarily to the participle which follows,
81 tS1m PIED !; :. continuously SC. m ~. 7
Ihe false accuser. Dfabolos).-These
days. During the forty days.-Did eat
nothing. TASTED; not necessarily refusing
MS lips such meager morsels as came in
and spiritual experiences as not to stop TO
eat. John came. as it is said (Matt. 11:iS, ,
neither eating nor drihking."-Ended.
Completed. as Of a prescribed ordeal
Afterward. Omitted by Tischendorf. The
approved text-Hung ered. Christ's hu-
man nature. Here come the three cu!min-
atlng tests.
And. This account of the temptation
follows directly after Luke's table Of
ural, and ge Msft6sy:s lq 16e ra Saipf Ii1 the ., mat at-
scent.-Being. full. Being" should be
omitted. The Greek word here is the sim
pie adjective. full" tpleres).-Holy Spirit.
Emphatic position in the original--Re-
turned; A common word with Luke. occur
ring thirty-two times. thrice only else
where in the New Testament. 1t docs not
necessarily signify turning back. but may
mean turning aside.--From Jordan. And
the multitudes about John the Baptist
Led; Strictly to lead about: The word
aDDIcd to one who pnnInafaJ ON nvr,Ii
t1on; Hegeomai.-By the Spirit. Lit
orally in the Spirit ten) i. g., under the &C
kEowledgel Wilderness. Desert,
u~ninhabited land. There was much OF such
Jordan.
Answered. Immediate response. There
are no signs OF parley.-1t is written.
appeal to scripture. Our Savior's method
and model Of defense.-By bread alone;
quotation from Moses farewell address to
Israel Deut. 8; 3.)--But BY every word,
Though omitted horc by the best text,
legitimately found in Matt. A:4) See also
a similar statement of Christ to his dis
clples John 4: 32).
Into a nigh mountain. Omitted here
again from tho Tischendort text. but found
in Matthews account.-Showed unto him.
In some way brought them before MS
gulckened yision.-The world. Literally.
In a momen of time. Literally, point of
time. limiting at the miraculous nature OF
the experience.
Al this power. Rather, authority lex
Greek. ITO thee will / give."@And the the
glory OF them. Evidently from the lam
guage OF the original, the sight or conccp-
ton itself was made the weightiest part OF
this temptation. This authority. the whole.
me-. A strong wotd d. meaning to put in
charge. The Same word at Matt. 4: - is
translated, cast into prison. See Eph. 2: 2,
and &: l.. --Whomsoever I will, or wish
tlelo.)--l give. Present tense. indica-
tive. slgnifying accustomed action.
lat Il LESSON TEACHES.
u OF the Holy Ghost. And yet tempted?
yea, led into temptation by the Spirit.
-ftG9pge It at first seems to us.--Wbep re
by pleasant waters. not out into demon
lures lie along that way-a little beyondl
The Spirit Of God with us as with Christ
has one object to bring us nearer to the
Father and to doing the will OF the Father.
II he LEAD US to places Of testing, remember
he Is with us still. giving strength to meet
the test: and just q step farther on is sweet
celestial communion and comfort.
Sometimes mid scenes of deepest gloom,
sometimes where Eden's flowers bloom,
By waters still, DER troubled SEQ
Still tbs his hand that leadeth me!
II thou be the Son OF God. 1t is a con-
ceSSlon, but a sly and artful one. There is
venom in that little word If" 1t brings
the truth. at least, i'll question, Have you
had your attention called to the account in
Matthew's gosp-l? The third chapter ends
with the declaration, This is my beloved
Son In whom I am we'll pleased" 1t ia God
speaking out of heaven. And now. almost
directly after. we hear a voice. spoken moi
from above but from beneath. II thou be
the Son OF God Satan's address. and it is
always such. In the garden the deceivel
was saying. warily. Yea, hath not cd said
ye shall not eat of every tree?" AS if tc
suggest, Has he really said just that? Let
US LOOK at the matter" Arch-infidel anG
father of unfaith is Satan. Beware of his
first approach.
1t is written. Satan knows Scripture, il
is often said. as here proven. Yes, and JUS
on that account let us be the reader to use
it upon him. following our Suvior's exam.
Joints OF the harness n find the vulner-
able point. Knowing the stress and sharp
ness of Scripture truth. Satan sinks abash-
ed at its truthful utterance. But be SURF
that there be q sincere soul behind the
word. The sword of the Spirit is only {
power against Apollyon when it is welded
by the hand of faith. Satan used it, yor
observe. but without faith; and now power.
lessly and fruitlessly! Christ used it in uttel
confidence of soul, and behold Satan's dis
comfture. To WELD conviction with the
point of the sword. there must lie conyic.
ton at the hilt.
10 Whomsoever l will. l give ii. Was il
a lie. as coming from the father oflies? Ii
the sense in which Satan meant it to be
taken. it was. But there was a shade o.
Truth in it also; otherwise the Evil Ont
would not have used it to deceive. If posi-
BILE. the Son of God. Satan has something
Of evil authority here. AS prince of dark.
ness n as arch-ruler of the power Of the
air, he can take Of the things Of this earth
and give hem to whomsoeyer he will
Rather. to whomsoever will take. There
are in this world two Kingdoms. two
spirits, On the one side darkness. on the
o,her side light. There Is help for those
who walk in the light. and no less truly
there is assistance for those who choose
to walk In the dark. This I say, then
walk in the Spirit End ye shall not fulfil
the lust of the flesh"
Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God
There is a sin Of pious presumption. Mer
may rush in where angels fear to tread
Some one has said, and rightly. that wher
may be. tempted Of the devil. but when WI
voluntarily and gtatuitously step into places
OF hazard we are ourselves tempting Satan,
In smother and truer sense we are tempt.