The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-07-12
SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
JULY 10.
Lesson Text: "visit OF the Wise
Men," Nlath. H., t-12-Goiden
Text: Math. IT,, IL
Commentary.

| 1. NOW. when Jesus was born IN Bethle.
hem OF JGda,. IN the days OF Herod the
| KING, behold. there came wise men from the
east TO Jerusalem" Matthew gave us what
especially known as the gospel OF the king.
dom. Here only do we flhd the expression
Kingdom OF heaven" At His birth Jesus Il
called King OF the Jews" and at the begin.
ming and end of this gospel other rulers are
| troubled because OF Him. See Herod and
| Plate. IL is suggestive OF the time when II,
shall come In glory. and the nations shall be
angry, and all kindreds OF the earth wal
| lRev. ri, IL L., ~. He was called Jesus
before He was born (Math. t.. 2l). At least
| i've others are mentioned by name before
,neir birth, lshmael, 1snnc. Joshua. Cyrus
and John the Baptist. Note the lesson IN
isa, XVI. 9-i0 Eph. H., and apply 1t believ
| invly to yourself
! 2. "Sayinv, Who're IL He that 10 born KING
| OF tho Jows2 for we have seen His s,nr In the
EAST and are como to worship Him." We
snail have to wait until ''tho morning" 10
| know all we would like TO know about .hese
wise men. who they were. how many they
| were, what they knew about the King OF the
| Jews, and how, what land they came from,
| what was the effect Of their tdings upon
| their countrymen when they returned etc.
But they make MS think OF Ps lxxii., 10, II 1
i lsa., H., ID Zech. XIV lG; Jer III H.
| when all nations shall have their representa-
ivts IN Jerusalem TO worship the King
,. when Herod, the king had heard these
things, he was troubled and all Jerusalem
with him. 1t Is not strange that the enc
mics OF God should be troubled by the pres.
ence OF Him against whom they are In rcbol.
| lon. Some day they shall be 80 troubled
that they will want rocks and mountains TO
lall upon them and hide them from His face
| Rev. W.. IBID.
! I. "And when he had gathered all the chief
| priests and scribcs OF the people together he
demanded Of them whore Christ should be
1 hNRn IL. u. sss
| men asked for the King OF tho Jews. hut
Herod asks for the Christ, which In Hebrew
would be- tho Messiah. and in English the
Anointed. See how on the cross tho chief
! priests mocked Him with tho titlo "Chrlst,
the King OF Israel" Mark xv., 32). IL looks
as II lierod had heard some talk OF coming
KING OF Israel, just NJ to-day many hear OF
The possible return In an an unexpected hour
| of this same Jesus.
| 3. And they said unto him, In Bethlehem
! of Judpa, for thus IL Il written by the proph.
et. They do not seem TO have asked
Time to look II up, as many teachers wolld
need TO do now n asked concerning tho re.
turn of Christ. They seem TO have len
familiar with this prophecy and 10 have an.
swered promptly, and yet they were not per.
sonally Interested their knowledge did not
draw them 20 Him.
G. "And thou, Bethlehem, In tho land Of
Juda, are not the least among tho princes OF
/ ~
that shall rule my people Israel" This Il
quoted from Mic. ". 2, tho last clause ol
which says that His goings forth have been
from the days OF eternity (margin). The
| ruler OF Israel was 20 bs "a son born q child
| glven," but lie was also ''the Mighty God"
| lisa. tx, O, y. As truly as lie has fulnlled
part OF the prophecy, lie will fulnll the res,
and sit on David's throne at His second com.
| Ing.
"Then Uerod. when he had priviiy called
the wise men, inquired OF them diligently
| what time the star appearod.' He Is getting
interested in the child, but II is the interest
! OF satan TO destroy, not the interest of the
4 vase men wuo calIe To worship.
! 3. "And he sent them to Bethlehem nnd
said. Go and search diligently for the young
| child, and when ye havo found Him bring me
word again, that | may come and worship
| Him Also We may rejoice the wise men
might have said. for we have gained u con.
vert. but God was reading Herod's heart,
| and perhaps the wise men could read him
too. Ever since sin made Adam and Eve
foolish enough to try 10 hide from God be.
hind tho trees, In the garden (Gen. ILL.,, 81,
man has been plotting and planning and act.
| ing as IL God could not see nor read the heart,
not knowing that all is open 10 Him (Hcb.
| w.. 13).
8. "Whcn they had heard the king, thoy
departed. And 10. the star which they saw
In the east went before them till 1t came and
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