The Globe-republican., 1894-07-27
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.


GOLDEN TExr.-And Jesus increased In Wis
dom and stature. and in favor with God and
man.-Luke Csc
| PLACE IN THE SroRY.-This lesson Is the
closing one on the period of the childhood and
| youth OF Jesus. 1t belongs between the second
and third chapters Of Matthew.
| PARALLEL--The briefest hints of this pc
riod are found in Matt ::2S and Mark Ga
| TIME.-April A. D. 9. The Passover was
that year March - CLewin's Fasti Sacri) Jesus
was twelve years old December. A. D. g. and
this was the following spring.
| PLACE-Nazareth and Jerusalem.
JESUS. between twelve and thirteen years
old. living in Nazareth.
JOHN six months older than Jesus early re-
tired to the solitudes Of the wilderness where
he spent his youth till he was thirty years old.
as Jesus spent his in the town among the
activities Of life.
! RULERs.-Augustus Cesar. emperor of Rome
toward the end Of his reign. Coponius. gov.
ernor Of Judea. which had lately become
Roman province. Herod Antipas (son Of Herol
the Great). ruler Of Galilee and Perea
LESSON NOTES.
A Growing Boy. 40. First. Phys
ical Development. Jesus, the Divine
Child, was completely human, as He
was completely Divine; He grew in
knowledge and wisdom as He grew in
stature and strength. went. in short,
through all the natural gradations Of
childish and youthful Development
Prof. Kendrick.
Second. Strength and Activity. The
words lin spirit" are omitted in the re-
vised version. according to the best au-
thorities, but the meaning is much the
same. The ''waxed strong" refers to
his whole nature-both to the physical
growth mentioned before and to the
wisdom that follows. Jesus was
strong. active, sturdy boy. He was
what we mean by "a real boy" full Of
life, ready for every boyish deed, only
He used all His strength and activity
in pure and noble ways. in hel ping His
mother, in just and loving actions to
His fellows. What blessing such a
boy is! He was a success as boy. He
needed this perfect body, in order that
He might endure the severe strain and
burden of His public ministry. Every
boy that cares for true success in life
| strument of his soul.
Third. Spiritual Development. He
grew strong by being filled with wis
dom. This refers to Ills spiritual. in
tellectual and religious development.
The wisdom comprises, on the one
hand. the knowledge of God: on the
other. a penetrating understanding Of
men and things from Divine point OF
view. The image, filling himself. APP
pears to be that of vessel, which.
while increasing in size, fills itself. and
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continually holding more."-GOdet.
Jesus was wise in every direction-in
His common sense as applied to daily
life, in mental studies and opinions,
and in His moral decisions. And this
wisdom was one great source of His
strength. The bad habits which weak
en- boys-the idleness, gluttony, waste
of nerve power in smoking. drinking
and other bad habits-are all the fruit
of-folly.
His School and SchoolmasterS-We
can understand the childhood and
youth of Jesus better when we remem-
Der the surrounding influences amid
which He grew.
First. The natural scenery was rug
ged and mountainous. but full of beau
ty. He breathed the pure air. He
lived in a village, not in a city. He
learned to work as well as play. 1t is
quite noteworthy how many Of the
strongest, greatest and most prominent
men in the cities were brought up in
the country.
irksome and CALLING. The people OF
God were subject to a foreign yoke.
The taxes were heavy. Roman sol
diers, laws, money, ever reminded them
Of their subsection. when they ought to
be free and themselves the rulers OF
the world. When Jesus was ten years
old there was a great insurrection
(Acts 500 in Galilce. He who was to
be King Of the Jews heard and felt all
this, and was filled with patriotic inn
pulses.
Third. The Jewish hopes of Re-
deemer, of throwing off their bondage,
of becoming the glorious nation prom
Used in the prophets, were in the very
air He breathed. The conversation at
home and in the streets was full Of
them.
Fourth Within His view and the
bounds of His bOyish excursions, were
many remarkable historic places
rivers. hills, cities, plains-that would
keep in mind the history Of His people
and Gods dealings with them. There
could not be a national history, nor
even romance, to compare with that by
which a Jewish mother might hold her
child entranced. And it was His own
history-that of His tribe. clan. per-
haps family ."-Edersheim.
Fifth. His School Training. Here
are q few of the innumcrable popular
sayings of the period: The world is
only saved by the breath of the school
children" Even for the rebuilding
of the temple the schools must not be
interrupted."-Mr. Deutsch. in Quar-
terly Review. In the village schools
Jesus learned to read and write, and
to memorize, not only Scripture, but
the countless precepts of the rabbis-"
It was school and Sunday school in