The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-01-27
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
The Suffering Saviour-Isaiah 5S:1-12--
Lesson for January 81, 1899.


GOLDEN T1zr.--The Lord hath laid on Him
the iniquity of US all.-lsaiah $3.50.
TIME-The shortest date makes the proph-
ecy OF this chapter to have been written i've
and half centuries before its fulallment
THE PROPHETIC VIsIoN.-This prophecy Is
like the description OF q far-on scene, with
certain great facts standing out most distinctly.
The prophet saw the kingdom, and the man, the
king IN his different relations. There was no
possible means by which he could evolve this
prophetic picture from his own consciousness
or from his observation Of the forces then
working in the world II must have been given
him by Divine revelation. 1t was as necessary
that people Of those early days should look for
ward to Messiah who should be their vica-
rious sacrifice and their king, as 1t is for us to
look back through the centuries upon the Mes
siah In either case the faith in Him would
have tho same saving, cleansing, comforting
effect
NEW TESTAMENT LIGHT.-The New Tesla
ment refers to this prophecy as fulfilled by
Christ. Yer l. John less; Rom. 1915. Yer 8,
John 80; Heb. 4:15 Yer 4. Matt SIT; Phil.
2:6-1i; John, $50. Yer z, Rev. So Vers. 2, 8,
Acts $3.50 Vers. g. 8. Cor. 1853; Matt. 1851.
Yer. 10, Luke 22 81; NJ lark l5:2S
LESSON ExPosITIoNs.
V. l. "Who hath believed our reportT'
The speakers are the believing children
of Israel. including the messengers who
brought the report. in the time of the
Messiah: "And to whom is the arm of
the Lord revealed" The arm is SYM
boil of power, as it is the instrument by
which we execute our purposes.
va. "He shall grow (rather, he
grew up before HIM" before God,
cared for and preserved by God even
amid such unfavorable circumstances
GAS tender plant" that is, a slen-
der plant, thin and insignificant.-Mat-
thew Arnold. "And as root Spring
ing) out of dry ground" the root is
a shoot which springs from the root left
in the ground after the tree has been
felled. HE hath no form nor comeli-
ness" referring to His state of abase-
ment rather than to His own personal
beauty. mo beauty that we should
desire Him" this does not deny His
personal attractiveness and loneliness
to those who came to Him. and to the
poor and needy.
V. 3. And we hid as it were our
faces from Him" we turned our backs
upon Him, refusing to hear or be-
lieve.
v. 4. "Surely He hath borne our
griefs:" griefs includes sorrow" but
it means something more, viz, the out
ward punishment of sin.-Cheyne
''Yet we did esteem Him stricken:" al
though all He suffer ed was for us, ano
not for His own sins.
V. 5. 1.-THE chastisement of oul
peace:" the chastisement by which oul
peace is won.-Matthew Arnold.
| V. 6. "We have turned every one tc
his own way" following his OWL
pleasure, and not what was right.
V. I. "He was afflicted rather, HI
submitted Himself to affection.
V. 8. HE was taken from prison,
etc. Better as Rev. Ver.: "By oppres
sion and judgment He was taken away;
through judgment accompanied witt
oppression HE was taken away by
violent death. "-Cheyne. Who shall
declare Tor consider) his generation
Meyer, Afford, and others understan
this as equivalent to: "Who can describ
the wickedness of the men of thi
time?"
V.9. "And He made (rather, with Rev
Yer, "They made" or with Cheyne
appointed) His grave with the wicke
(plural), and with the rich singular,
rich one) in His death" (when He wa
dead). An enigma which only histor
could explain.
V. 10. "Yet it pleased the Lord" Not
it was pleasant, delightful, but it wa
the Lords will. "When thou shal
make" The construction in the mai
gin, when he shall make, is the on
now usually adopted.-Alexander. III
shall see His seed" His spiritual chi
dren. HE shall prolong his days." Il
His days, which seemed to be brough
to an end prematurely, shall be pre-
longed by joyful resurrection (P'
21:4).-Birks.
v. II. "By His knowledge" by tn
knowledge of Him.
V. 10. Therefore," because He sui
fered for men. "Will divide Him
portion with the great" His kingdor
should rule among the nations, and nc
be inferior to the greatest. HE shal
divide the spoil with the strong" Their
: shall flow to Him and His kingdom tn
wealth, the strength, the numbers, tina
the strongest nations possess.
THOUGHTS FROM THE LESSON.
a /. One scheme of redemption run
/ through the whole Bible, The sam
, Saviour is taught by symbol, and type
and prophecy in the Old Testament VIII
, is revealed in the New.
. O. The world often despises, in the
: feeble beginnings the best things tha
, come to 1.-THE best men, the best n
forms, the best inventions. The feeble
ness of the beginning is no reason fo
Encouragement
, 8. We hide our faces from Christ be
, hind the wells of prejudice, besettin
, sins, pride and worldliness.
, 4. Christ has felt human sorrow an
overcome it. Therefore He can symp;
thize with us in our griefs, and by II
Divine power and love can take thel
away or transform them into blessing
,, 5. Christ by His life, sufferings an
death has made atonement for the sin
of the world. In the light of this W
see () the greatness of our sins; (2) o,
! danger; (3) the love of God; (4) God
desire for our salvation; (5) our duty
forsake our sins and come to Christ; 4
the ingratitude of rejecting Christ.