The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-12-12
FOR The SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson XII, Fourth Quarter, Interna-
tiOnaI Series, Dec. 16.

commanded them, saying, Go not into the
way Of the gentlles, and into any city Of
the Samaritans enter We not" In a pre-
vious lesson we saw that after continuing
all night in prayer to God He called twelve
unto Him that they should be with Him
and that He might send them forth to
preach and to heal duke vi, u; Mark Ill,
1879. This limitation of their mission. re-
straining them from gentiles and Samari-
tans, is peculiar to Matthew's gospel and
is understood only when we remember that
this is the gospel of the kingdom, and that
Jesus came primarily as the king Of the
Jews the son Of David, son Of Abra-
ham. to sit on David's throne and restore
the kingdom TO Israel that through them
all antions might be blessed Cdath. 1, /;
ii. 2; Luke I, %, So; Acts Iii, 1921; Jer.
i'll. ID.
6. But so rather to the lost sheep Of
the house OF Israel" He Himself said in
chapter XIV. "a, Il am not sent but unto
the lost sheep Of the house of Israel" The
showers OF blessing Of which we sing
and Of which we read in Eek. xxxiv, %,
vii come to all nations after Israel has
been gathered under one Shepherd QEzek.
xxNiv. 1925, for He that scattered Israel
will gather him and keep him. as a shep-
herd dotn his flock Ger. XXI 1O). The
receiving Of them as a nation by God, con-
sequent upon their reception of Jesus as
their Messiah, shall be TO the world like
life from the dead (Rom. XII, 15).
4 And as We go preach, saying, The
kingdom Of heaven is at hand So
preached John the Baptist and Jesus
Chapters i'll, 2; iv, 10 The key to the
titles kingdom Of God" and kingdom
of heaven" the last Of which is found
only in the gospel Of Matthew, Is in Dan
II, A, where ii is written that the God Of
heaven shall set up a kingdom which shall
never be destroyed. IT will be a kingdom
under the whole heavens CDan. vii, 2O or
on the whole EARTH God. its author and
tnisher, and heaven its characterize
kingdom for which we pray when we say
Thy will be done on earth as in heaven"
s. Heal the sick; cleanse the lepers;
raise the dead; cast out devils. Freely We
have received; freely give" Supernatural
or nothing, her are some features Of the
kingdom. After He announced the laws
OF the kingdom i'm chapters TO vii see
the characteristics Of 1t in chapters viii
and tx. Leprosy disease. evil spirits,
winds and waves and even death itself are
all subject to Him.
9. Provide neither gold nor silver nor
brass IN your purses" Take nothing for
your journey Mark vi, 81. Go without
care, be anxious Tor nothing. He who fed
f<llJln DN t-nerltn by means or the ravens
was sending them, the same God who
multiplied the widows meal and oil; He
who said that IL we would make His king
dom and Righteousness our first business
the food and raiment would surely be
added (Math Vi 33).
TO- Nor scrip for your journey neither
two coats, neither shoes. nor yet slaves,
for the workman is worthy of his meat"
The II. Y. says wallet" instead of scrip"
The purse or girdle was for money, the
scrip or wallet for food but they were 10
make no provision for the way. Olsen
tangled and Free not confiding in external
equipments, they were TO lean wholly on
the Lord. The Spirit, through Paul. when
repeating that the laborer is worthy of his
reward, quotes also from Deut XIV, 4,
Thou shalt not muzzle the OK that tread
eth out the corn" Il Tim. V Isl.
II. And into whatsoever city or town
We shall enter inquire who in it is worthy,
and there abide till We go hence" The
word worthy" Is found seven times in
verses 10. IL, Is, 81. 3S, and is the same
word that is used of Christ as the Lamb
that is worthy in Rev. w. II; V, ., u.
They We're not to seek help from any who
were not the Lords Jesus had been
through all Gailee preaching and heal
ing CNath. Nv, 23, and there would be
some everywhere who had accepted Him
and through Him had become worthy, for
there IS no real wOrthiness apart from
Him
p and when We come into an house
salute it." He said to the seventy, Into
whatsoever house We enter first say. Peace
be to this house" duke Y. 81. 1t was the
angels message, ION earth peace" 1t Is
often on His lips in His last days on earth
(John xiv, 27; xvi. 80; Xxx. 10. 21 26). He
made peace and we are to proclaim 1t
(COl, i. 90: Acts X. 36). 1t is an oid-fash-
Toned greeting Gen xiii, %; Elk. Nv, IS;
Deut. Xxx. 10: Judg. vi, %; sam. XIV, 81.
Is. And if the house be worthy let your
peace come upon II, but If 1t be not worthy
let your peace return unto you" We can
proclaim forgiveness of sins and peace
through the blood of Christ, but we cannot
compel people 10 believe il or to accept
Him. Our responsibility ends with the
faithful proclamation. The word to Ezekiel
was to proclaim the message Of the Lord
whether people would hear or forbear Geek.
iii. TO- ID.
IA. And whatsoever shall not receive you
nor hear your words when we depart out OF
that house or city shake of the dust Of your
feet" Mark and Luke add, For tesd-
mony against them" We find Paul and
Barnabas doing this very thing at Antioch
in Pisidia (Acts xiii, Sd, and with Silas
and Timothy something very like II at
Corinth acts xviii, 3, g.. As people treat
the messengers Of God, so they treat God,
who sends His messengers, and He will see
to It. The word Of Jesus 10 every messen-
GER is: peace be unto you. AS my
Father hath sent Ne. even so send you"
John Xxx, 21).
10. verify I say unto you, 1t shall be
more tolerable for the land Of Sodom and
Comorrah in the day Of judgment than
for that city" For If the mighty works
of Christ had been done in Sodom and
other cities they had repented and re-
NAMED TO this day CH3th. XII 20-2D. No
tice hat privilege increases responsibility,
for to whom much is given Of them much
Is required. Notice also that there Is
time of judgment yet to come, and the
time and the judge are all appointed (Acts
xvii. 81. Believers, living nations and
the ungodly dead shall all come to judg-
ment each at the proper time.
16. Behold, send you forth as sheep
In the midst Of wolves. Be We therefore
wise as serpents and harmless as doves"
The seventy receiyedAlthe same warning
LUX X, -. In no p&e do we find that
in this age all will receive the message,
and i'm no place are we authorized to con-
vert the world. In no place are we taught
to break up the Kingdoms Of this world.
All that Is for the age TO follow this one.
our commission is to preach the word, and
endure hardness. and suffer and die with
Him Oh Tim. H. 3, IL, II; iv, p.
AIgy's UnanswerabIe Argument.
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Aipv (proudly)-'I bought this ovahcoat