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SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
JUNE 8.
Lesson Text: ssThe Walk to Emmaus,"
Luke XIV, 13-32-Golden Text:
Luke XIV. 32-Com-
mentary.

mentary.
49, This lesson, like the last, refers to the
lay on which He rose from the dead. He
appeared first to Mary Magdalene; then to
the other women; next, probably, to these
swo; afterward to Peter; and In the evening
TO ten In the upper room in Jerusalem with
others who were with them.
IA. As they walked they talked, and Jesus
was the topic Of their conversation. but 1t
was not risen Christ they talked OF. The
one whom they had loved and followed as
the Messiah Of Israel was dead, and they
knew not what to think.
Is. AS they communed and reasoned He OF
whom they. spake joined them and walked
with them. It is still true that He takes
special interest in all who speak OF Him
(AIal. ill.,. 16, ~. If we knew Him better,
we would be always talking of Him. How
careful We would be Of our words IL we be-
lieved that we should have to give account OF
every idle word (Math. xiii, 36).
16. He is often with us, and we DO NOT
know 1t. He has said. "Lo. I am with you all
the days" (Math. xviii, 20, R. V. margin).
He often seeks to get our attention that He
may speak to US or show us somewhat, but,
unlike Moses and John, we are too busy to
turn aside to see the burning bush or hear
the voice that speaks.
II. He Is grieved when we are sad and
would have us tell Him all our own troubles.
He desires to fill US with Joy and peace. See
the wayin Rom. xv.. 13. He overhears every
conversation and reads all our thoughts (Ps.
cxxxix., IA; Ezek. XII. s.
M18. "They do not recognize Him and
think He must surely be e stranger in the
city if He does not know what had taken
place during the last two days. Mary took
Him for the gardener. They think Him
stranger. His enemies counted Him glut-
ton and winebibber. How unknown and
misunderstood He consented to be!
10. He knew, but He would have them tell
Him. He likes to have us tell Him all, rs
His disciples did when they had been out
teaching MARK vi. 3O). They had evidently
been talking Of the mighty deeds and words
of Jesus OF Nazareth. and now God had ap-
proved Him, and the people had received
Him and looked upon Him as the long prom
| ised Deliverer.
2U. 81. But the strangest thing was that
the chief priests and rulers had crucifled
Him, and now He was dead and had been
for three days, and the redemption OF Israel
which they had expected He would accom-
plish was now as unlikely and as for of as
J 1t ever had been. They evidently had their
| heart upon the redemption rather than the
Redeemer and upon their thoughts rather
than His words.
%, %. They had heard the report OF the
women who had been at the tomb, and that
angels had said that He was alive, but they
did not quite receive it-at least they could
not understand it-and 1t was all great
mystery to them. They were in great per-
plexty,
"a. Some had even gone to the tomb to seeif
| the story of the women was correct and had
found 1t as the women said, but they had not
seen Him, and II He was alive where was
BE, and why had He not come to them9 30
they did not know what to think.
.25. Now He speaks to them and shows
them their error. If they had only believed
the prophets-that Is. all that they had said,
they would have understood everything and
would have saved themselves from all this
! unnecessary darkness. But, not believing,
they had acted as foolish persons. Consider
| some other fools In Ps XIV, l; Prov. XIV, b;
I Sam. XVI, 21; Luke xii. 80; Cor. 1v.,
S5. &c.. -,
history as well as in their writings plainly
foretold that the Messiah of Israel would suf-
| fer and die and rise again. All Is clearly
written in Isa. ILL.,, and His death is stated
also In Dan. tx, 26. Messiah shall be cut
of, but not for HIMSELF" or, as in the mar
| gin, ''Shall have nothing"
27. He went back to Moses, without saying
one word about the supposed mistakes OF
Moses or that Moses did not write this or
that. He took up portions In all the Scrip
lures and made no reference to two Isaiahs
or any such wonderful knowledge as many
wise (?) men seem to have to-day. And
doubtless from the coats of skins of Gen. ILL.,.
| 81, down to the fountain and shepherd OF
| Zech. xiii, 1, z He taught how His Sufferingg
had been foretold. All our Sunday-school
scholars should be made to understand that
when teacher or preacher makes light OF
any portion Of Scripture, such as the story
of Jonah, or seems to be wiser than our Lord,
that such people are no followers OF Christ
| and must not be listened to.
| %. Having arrived at their destination, He
made as though He would have gone further,
| for He will not intrude Himself upon any. II
we prefer not to have His company. we need
| not fear that He will come where He Is not
wanted. His word is ''Ye shall seek Me and
find Ne when ye shall search for Me with all
| your heart" (Jer. XXX, l3).
| 29. It is not difficult to constrain the
Lord or His angels to abide II we really mean
it. See Gen. xviii, S; XIX, 8; Judg. vi, 18.
Contrast the Lords "abide" In John xv., 4,
4; John H., %, and see Sam. XIII, %. Think
| how Peter took Him home from the syna-
gogue Mark l., 29) and say whether you
| want Him always with you, or do you get
enough of Him at church and prayer meet
ing2
81. What he did IN tnat mouse he mas
been ever doing; giving US His broken body,
saying, II am the bread OF life." "He that
eateth Me, even he shall live by Me-"
| Therefore make Me your daily food and life
! and all, and 80 live till come again. While
He breaks to us the bread we shall surely
have enough and of the best, and be ''satts-
| fed with favor and full with the blessing OF
| the Lord" (Deut. xxxfii., 23).
81. For the first time since He joined them
that day they know who He is. ''He was
known Of them in the breaking OF bread"
oversees 35). Let us open our Bibles and have
Him break to US the bread Of life, and
quickly He will open our eyes that we may
see (Rev. ill.,, 1Sl. AS He walked and talked
| and vanished, 50 shall we do in our resur-
rection bodies, for we shall be like Him even
as to our bodies. q John ill.,. 2; Phil ILL.,,
2l.)
|. ST. If we will let Him open to us the Scrip
lures, We, like them, will have such burn
ing at our hearts that we shall be constrained
to tell it out, even though we walk many q
mile to do it Cps. xxxix., 8; Jer. xx., 9; JOB
XxXii., 1872 J. Let us avoid their folly and
give good heed to all that the prophets have
spoken. lest we walk in the dark. ignorant
Of coming events and vnacquainted with the
great restoration soon to come upon earth
| III Pet. j.. 10: Act, I'll. 19-21).--Lesson