Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-06-08
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON x, SECOND QUARTER, IN
TERNATloNAL SERIES, JUNE 9.

Text of the Lesson. Luke xiv. 1913. Mem
DRY Verses, e5-.. Golden Text, Luke
xiv. 80 Commentary by the Rev. II. VI.
Stearns.
10 This lesson like the last, refers to the
day on which He rose from the dead lie
appeared first to Mary Magdalcne then to
the other women; next, probably, TO these
two; afterward To Peter; and in the even
ing to ten in the upper room in Jerusalem
with others who were with them.
H. As they walk ed they talked, and Jesus
was the topic of their conversation, but it
was not "A risen Christ they talked Of. The
one whom they had loved and followed rs
the Messiah Of Israel was dead, and they
knew not what 20 think.
- A. they conmuncd and reasoned lie
Of whom they spakc joined hem and walk
ed with them 1t i still true that He takes
"A special interest in nil who speak Of Him
(Mal III. Ii. 10 If we knew Him better,
we would he always talking Of Him. How
careful we would be of our words il we be-
levcd that we should have to give account
of every idle word tMath Xii NJ.
lG lie is often with us and we do not
know it, lie has said, No. am with You
all the days" (AIath. xviii, ~. II. V. mar
gin). lie often seeks 10 get our attention
that He may speak 70 Is or show vs. some
what. but unlike Moses and John, we are
too busy 10 turn aside to SEE the burning
bush or hear The voice that speaks.
Il. lie j. grieved when We are sad and
wouli have MS tell Him all our own trou-
bcs. He desires TO fill Us with joy and
peace. see the way in Rom. Ky 10. lie
overLcars every conversation and reads all
our thoughts u'>. cxXXiN. -; Eek. nj, ).
Is They do not recognize Him and think
lie must surely be- "A stranger in the city il
lie does not know what had taken place
during the last two days. Mary took Him
for the gardener. They think Him stran-
ger. His enemies counted him gluttou
and a wiucbibber. How unknown and
misunderstood lie consented 10 he!
10. He knew. but lie would have them
tell Him lie likes to have us tell Him all,
as His disciples did when they had been out
teaching MARK vi. 30,. They had evidently
been talking OF the mighty deeds and words
Of Jesus Of Nazareth, and now God had APP
proved him. and the people had received
Him and looked upon Him AS the long prom
ised Dcliverer.
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the chief priests and rulers had cruciiicd
Him. and now lie was dead and had been
for three days. and the redemption Of Israel
which they had expected He would accom-
plish was now rs unlikely and as far off ms
it ever had been. They evidently had their
heart upon the redemption rather than the
Redeemer and upon their thoughts rather
than His words.
20, %. They had heard the report Of the
women who bad been at the tomb, and that
angels had said that lie was alive, but they
did not quite receive it-at least they could
not understand it-and ii was all great
mystery to ihcmf They were in great per
plexity.
p Some had even gone to the tomb TO
see ii the story of the women was correct
and had found il rs the women said, but
then they had not seen Him. and il lie was
alive where was He, and why had He not
come to themy 80 they did not know what
to think
-. Now lie speaks TO them aud shows
/ them their error. II they had only believed
the prophets-that i. all that they had
said, they would have understood every
thing and would have saved themselves
1 from all this unnecessary darkness But,
not believing. they had acted as foolish
persons. Consider some other fools in rs.
xiv /; Prov. xiv, 8; | sam. XVI. 81; Luke
xii. 10; Cor. XIV, 81, 81
~ The prophets had in their own per-
sonal history as well as in their writings
/ plainly foretold that the Messiah of Israel
would suffer and die and rise again All is
clearly written in Isa. lii, and his death is
stated also in Dan. tx. 20. Messiah shall
be cut of. but not for himself" or. as in
the margin. shall have nothing
-. He went back to Moses, without say
ing one word about the supposed mistakes
of Moses or that Moses did not write this
or that. lie took up portions in all the
Scriptures and made no reference 10 two
Isaiahs or any such wonderful knowledge
rs many wise % men seem to have today.
And doubtless from the coats of skins Of
I Gen. iii, 81, down to the fountain and shep
herd of Zech xiii. /, :. He taught how His
sufferings had been forctold. All our sun
day school scholars should he made to I'M
derstand that when teacher or preacher
makes light OF any portion of Scripture,
/ such rs the story of Jonah, or seems TO he
wiser than our Lord, that such people are
! no followers Of Christ and must not he lis
I tened To.
-. Having arrived mt their destination.
| lie made rs though lie would have gone
| further, for lie will not intrude Himself
upon any. Ii we prefer not to have His
company, we need not fear that He will
come where lie is not wanted. His word
/ is "Ye shall seek me and find me when yc
shall search for me with all your heart"
! Ger. xxx, 49,.
- IL Is not difficult to constrain the Lord
or his angels to abide if we really mean il.
See Gen. xviii. :; xix, 3; Judg. vi. Is. Con-
trast the Lords abide" in John Ky, 1, =;
John it, -, and see sam. xxi, %. Think
/ how Peter took Him home from the syna-
gogue Mark j. ~ and say whether you
want Him always with you. or do you get
/ enough Of Him at church and prayer meet
/ ing
! so. What lie did In that house lie has
/ been ever doing; giving ~ His broken body,
saying II am the bread Of life" ''lIe that
eateth Me, even lac shall live by Nc"
/ Therefore make Me your daily food and
/ life and all, and 50 live till come again
While He breaks to ms the bread we shall
surely have enough aud of the best, and be
satisfied with favor and full with the
blessing of the Lord (Deut. xxxiii, 81.
/ 81. For the first time since He joined
them that day they know who lie is "lIe
was known Of them in the breaking Of
bread" oversees 81. Let us open our Bibles
auu have Him break tons the bread Of life,
and quickly He will open our eyes that we
may see (Rcv. iii. Isl As lie walked and
talked and vanished, 81 shall we do in our
resurrection bodies, for we shall be like
4 Him even rs - our bodies. Il John iii, =;
| Phil. iii, 10
81 II we will let Him open to us the
Scriptures, we. like them, will have such u
burning at our hearts that we shall be con
strained to tell it out. even though we walk
many mile TO do il tPs. XXXix, 3, Jcr. Xxx.
., job xxXii, $50 Let us avoid their
folly and give good heed TO all that the
| prophets have spoken. lest we walk in the
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