The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-12-11
JESUS MADE KNOWN.


JESUS MADE KNOWN.
International Sunday school Lesson for
December ~, 1890.
Especially arranged from s. s. Quarterly.]
LESSON TExT-Luke 94:2843
GOLDEN TExr-And their eyes were opened,
and they knew Him.-Luke 2l:31.
CENTRAL TRUTH-The presence Of Christ
brings Joy and light and peace.
TME-Sunday afternoon and evening, April
Q, A. d. 30
PLAcE-Emmaus and Jerusalem.
PARALLEL AccoUNTs--Mark 16:l2-14; John
20:19-23; I Cor. 1855.
C1RcuMsrANcEs-on the afternoon of the
resurrection, two disciples started from Jeru
salem to walk to Emmaus, having heard the
report that Jesus was risen, but not knowing
that any one had seen Him. Jesus, as
stranger, Joined them and talked with them. At
the beginning Of todsy's lesson they had near
ly reached their destination
HELPS OVER HARD PLACEs-28 "The VII
lage:" Emmaus. He made as though" etc.:
He kept on walking, and He would not have
stopped had they not constrained Him. 90.
Constrained Him:" pressed Him urgently.
"Abide with U.S." 1t was probably,the home Of
one or both. 80. ''Sat at meats" reclined at the
supper.table. BLESSED IT." gave thanks, in
voked o blessing. 81. "And He vanished out Of
their sight" Evidently by miracle. But 1t
does not necessarily imply that Jesus body was
changed. "And their eyes were opened:" that
power which held their eyes before ". 16) was
taken away. The act Of taking the head Of the
table, He being stranger, and His accus-
toned manner at the table, led them to recog.
nize Him 50. Opening the Scriptures:"
any one con easily know enough Of the Scrip
lures to see the way to heaven, and to be guided
safely through life. SO. 1.-THE eleven:" that
was the name Of the disciples, as we say 'the
committee Of 10o," although some may be ab
sent. Thomas was not at this gathering (John
20: 24). "a. Appeared to Simon" (Peter): I
Cor. 1856 80. And saith unto them, Peace be
unto you:" the common Jewish salutation. but
filled with meaning and power, coming from
the lips and heart Of Jesus. 81. But they were
terrified and affrighted:'' as was natural in the
presence Of o mysterious power. 80. Behold
My hands and My feet:" He proved to them
that He was the very same Jesus with the very
same body that He had before DEATH It was
unchanged.
LESSON COMMENTS.
To-day we have fascinating story. Tho two
with whom Jesus had walked to Emmaus In.
vited Him to tarry with them for the night OF
course they wanted to enjoy more Of His COM
pany, since He had caused their dead hopes to
revive once more, and they wanted Him to con-
tinue to eniighten their minds further. He con-
sented, and soon they were sitting at their
evening meal. Then they saw Him take tho
bread, and look up, and bless It and brake it.
At that instant their eyes were opened, and
they recognized in Him their crucifed Master
But before they had the chance of saying word
He vanished from their sight. At once they
rose and FASTENED back to Jerusalem, to tell
the glad tidings OF what they had seen and
heard to the disciples there. They found tho
disciples assembledin an upper room, for fear Of
tho Jews, and full of excitement For the Lord
had appeared unto Simon Peter, and the disci.
pies were evidently discussing this fact. Then
they told how He had been recognized by them
In the breaking Of bread So together they
talked Of these narvels. But while they were
thus speaking (the doors being shut) all at once
there was One in the midst of them who was
not OF their number. Instantly their con
versation was hushed, and they drew back,
leaving Him standing alone in their midst.
They were terrified and affrighted, not recog.
mixing Him, but thinking that they were be.
holding spirit. 1t took His Qu.eting voice to
reassure them, and His request for food to
show them that He had flesh and bones as they
had. Joy filed their hearts 30 exquisite that
they hardly dared to indulge it. They could
hardly believe the evidence Of their senses, 80
great was the change from darkness to light
and from gloom to rapture.
The disciples were not credulous men, who
easily believed SO wonderful an occurrence.
Look at 1t for moment, and see how long the
evidence Of His resurrection had to knock at
tho door Of their minds before they would open
It and receive what their senses told them was
true. 1t is well for US that this was the case,
for we are thus assured that they were trust.
worthy witnesses. For
10y They never expected that He would die.
Ob) AS soon as He vas dead they gave up all
hope OF ever seeing Him alive again. (c) When
Mary came back and said that she had seen
Him they utterly refused to believe her. (d)
When her witness was confirmed by the other
women, the male disciples thought 1t so i'm
probable that their words appeared to them
but as idle tales and they believed them not
(e) When Peter and John visited the empty
sepulcher they saw that His body was not there,
but 1t never dawned on them that He was risen; /;
they only were convinced that in some way
His body had been conveyed away. ~ When
the two walking to Emmaus saw Him they
failed to recognize Him, or even to suspect who
He was, till they saw Him break the bread.
(O When He appeared to the ten they thought
that He was ghost. (h) In spite of the testi.
mony Of the ten Thomas refused to believe.
~ At the great gathering on the mountain in
Galilee, where there were Eve hundred breth
rem at once, still there were some who could
not be convinced All these instances show us
that the disciples were not credulous men, who
had expected o resurrection, and who therefore
easily believed without sufficient evidence.
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
]. II we wish Jesus to abide with u.s. We must
constrain Him with our prayers. our desires. our
love, BY preparation. and by willingness to
obey Him.
2. Jesus reveals Himself to US In our ordinary
duties
3. We should seek to have our eyes opened to
see the beauty Of Christ, the truths Of His word,
the reality Of spiritual things, the doors Of use.
fulness.
4. Christ's presence brings peace. Joy, light.
comfort, truth.
8. The Scriptures are like mine OF treasures,
which Jesus will open to u.s.
Q. We have living Saviour, victorious over
sin and death, our great enemies.
'GoD is not respecter Of persons"
but he is a respecter Of every mans
ability and circumstances. He does not
expect as much from the residents in
Tyre and Sidon as from the residents Of
Capernaum, whore most OF his mighty
works are done; he does not look for the