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SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
. JANUARY 81.
Lesson Texts: 1.-THE Suffering Saw.
Jour" Isaiah, liii., 1-12-Gold-
en-. Texts: Isaiah. ILL.,, g.
Commentary.

Commentary.
1. "Wbo hath believed our report? And
to whom is the arm Of the Lord revealed
Some one has said that this section, chapter
ILL.,, 10 to ILL.,. IL, reads as IL written beneath
the cross on Golgotha. It is the u~nraveling
Of Psalms xii. and cx.; and is the most cen.
trail. deepest and loftiest portion Of Old Tes.
lament prophecy. From the first intimation
Of a Deliverer tGen. ill.,, 15) onward, He Is
repeatedly foretold as q suffering Saviour
luke XIV, 28I, but here we nave the most
complete description OF His sufferings In the
whole Old Testament.
2. b hath no form nor comeliness; and
when we shall see Him, there is no beauty
that we should desire Him" Like the taber-
nacle in the wilderness, there was no out
ward beauty TO the surrounding nations
but Israel could tell Of the holy place, and
the holy of holes, with vessels Of pure gold,
and the glory.of God between the c%herubim.
To the unsaved Jesus is, still unattractive,
while they eagerly follow the attractions Of
the world, the flesh and the devil.
8. "He is despised and rejected Of men.
q mar Of SORROWS and acquainted with grief"
He was so unlike other men: BE never con-
sidered HIMSELF; did not His own VIII:
sought not His own glory; never sought to
be made much Of, but vas always honoring
His Father. Self-sacrifcs consumed Him
as a fever; a man Of constant and painful
endurance misunderstood, slandered, de-
spised and rejected; how all this will come
home to Israel when they see Him coming In
power and glory tZech. xii, 1U.
4. "Surely He hath borne our griefs and
carried our sorrows; yet we did esteem Him
stricken, smitten Of God and afflicted" He
was our substitute, in our stead. a vicarious
oonrihro. b,1f mo liHo IohJo friop5c fbo,rohf
He deserved it; thus will Israel confess In
that day.
5. but he was wounded for our trans
gressions, He was bruised for our %iniquities,
and with His stripes we are healed" Could
there be any stronger expressions to denote
a violent and painful death? The precise
manner Of it is more fully described in Ps.
xii, 16, They pierced My hands and My
feet" Read this verse with "mY" instead
Of ''our' in the first three clauses, and read
~ am" instead Of 1--WE are" in the fourth
clause, and with all you heart thank Him
that it is so
6. "Al we, like sheep, have gone astray;
we have turned every n to bis W way;
and the Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity
Of US ALL" Many readily believe the first
two clauses, but how few receive the last.
z. HE is brought as a lamb to the
slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers
Is dumb, so He openeth not his mouth"
Shorn Of comfort, honor, good name, life, q
lamb led out to die, see how He was OPP
say, sAii for mei"' When he suffered sl af1 he
threatened not, thus leaving US an *
ample.
8. HE was taken from prison and from
judgment, and who shall declare His gen.
eration" Taken away by distress and judg-
ment is the marginal reading, which agrees
nearly with the R. v
8. "And He made Bis grave with the
wicked. and with the rich In His death, be-
cause He had done no violence, neither was
any deceit in His MOUTH Not only do we
read Of His cruel treatment, sufferings, and
death as if recorded by an eye witness. but
also the events Of His burial; and how liter
ally all was fulfilled we know. The kindness
and devotion Of Joseph Of Arimathea rescued
His body from the authorities and from the
grave prepared with those Of the malefac-
tors, and gives it burial in His own new
tomb John xix, 38-42;.
10. yet it pleased the Lord to bruise
him. He shall prolong His days, and the
pleasure Of the Lord shall prosper in His
hand" Not only His sufferings death and
burial, but also His resurrection is here re-
corded; for how could ones days be pro
longed who was dead and buried except by
resurrection. See the same great truth in
Ps. xvi, S-11; Acts H., IS 81. Observe In
the first sentence Of this verse from whence
came His greatest sufferings. All through
the sinless one, he became our sin offering,
and our sins being laid On Him. God spared
not His own Son. The wrath OF God against
sin fell on Him.
II. "He shall see Of the travail Of His soul
and shall be satisfied" Not only His resur-
r~ection, but His future glory clearly fore
told. He shall in due time see the full re-
suit Of all His sufferings and He shall be salts
discouraged by THINGS as they have been or
are now, for he is sure Of final triumph
Mum. xiv. 81; Rev. Ii, 15). Let us with
eyes and heart fixed on Him 60 calmly on,
diligently serving Him, and like Him relo1c'
ing IN the consummation lisa. xiii, 4; l ret
w., 49,.
ton with the great, and He shall divide the
spoil with the strong because he natn
poured out His soul unto DEATH" Observe
how often he is spoken Of in this lesson as
suffering for iniquity, transgressson and SIN;
Compare the blessing Of Ps. xxi, J.. q, anu
entered into this blessedness by the opening.
up to him Of this very chapter in Isaiah. II
we enjoy the forgiveness OF sins through bis
finished work land there is no other way.
then we shall share with Him the glory OF
His kingdom Dan. vii, 81 Rev. ", 9. 10
ill.,, 21). But if not hid in Him VINO
suffered in our stead, then there must
come to all such the everlasting
torment of Math. XIV, Al; II Thess. j., 7-9;
Rev. xiv, ell; TX, Is; xxi, s. The suffer.
ings of the seed Of the woman, the seed Of
Abraham and Of David, the Son Of Man and
Son Of God, are the scarlet line running
through the whole Bible from beginning to
end, and we cannot place too much emphasis
upon the fact that these sufferings were sub
stitutionary. he suffered in our stead with
our sins actually laid upon Him. Otherwise
there is no meaning to verses 4, 5, 8of this
chapter, and to such passages as IL Cor. ",
81: I Pet. H., "a. Let no one
rob you Of this great truth or try to exc
plain it away. Hold to the very words OF
the Scriptures in their very simplest signih-
canoe and die for them If need be-. Remem-
Der those who overcame by the blood Of the
lamb, and by the word Of their testimony
and loved not their lives unto the death
REV. xii l1.) A truth we are not willing
to suffer for we do not think very much OF.
He poured out His soul unto death for. US,
willing to be counted a t~ransgressor and die
under a false accusation. II we are filled
with His great spirit, suffering will not ter
rify us; If only we may glorify Him, and
have a little part In the fellowship Of His
suferings phil. l., 90. 29r ILL.,, 1O.)-Lesson
Helper.
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