The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-05-31
The SUNDAY SCHOOL.

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Luke 24.3L
TIE SECTION includes the story of the res.
direction through the Gcst three appearances
OF JesuS.-Matthew 2s:l-l5, Mark l0.l-ll
Luke 3t;l-i2; John s0:l-lS
TINE Sunday, April 9, A D. So The thirt
day after the cruciaxion.
PLACE.-Jerusalem and vicinity, more espe-
clally near Calyarr.
MEASURES TAKEN TO make sure that Jesus
was really dead tl) The soldiers spear
piercing His side. i2l The tomb was new
one SO that there could be no doubt as 10 the
identity OF the body 90 The Roman guard
and the scaled sepuIchre, SO than there could
be no secret taking away Of the body. The
actual death Of Christ is a necessary basis for
the reality of tie resurrection.
LESSON NOTES.
Jesus rises from the dead very early
Sunday morning, April Q. Matt. 2S:2-4.
Jesus had lain ii the grave a part
of each three days-Friday afternoon,
Saturday all day. and part Of Sunday,
beginning at sunset Saturday night
He had repeatedly forctoId that lie
should rise on the third day, or after
three days. 1t was the custom of the
Jews to count the parts Of each day as
whole day.
/. and when the Sabbath was past"
j. e., after sunset Of Saturday. their
Sabbath. Mary Magdalene, Mary of
Magdala, out of whom Jesus had cast
seven demons, as recorded in Luke So.
MARY the mother Of James" the
less, or the younger" son OF Alphaus,
and one of the apostles "Salome:"
wife Of Zebedee and mother of James
and John. Luke (24:10J adds Joanna
(wife Of Chuza, Herod's steward and
Others with them, the company of
women from Galilee who ministered to
Jesus Matt 1850,
Had bought" not pluperfect, but
merely bought, as in r. V, partly on
Friday afternoon, before sunset duke
$3.50 5G), and partly, perhaps, by others
Of the company on Saturday, after sun
set, when the Jewish Sabbath was past.
The Jewish bazars We're open in the
evening following the Sabbath The
spices We're bought then, so that
they could start very early the next
morning. Sweet spices" r. ", spices.
Luke says spices and ointments (23:56).
The spices brought by Nicodemus were
aloes and myrrh John 1880. THAT they
might come and anoint Him."
2. And very early in the morning:"
while it was yet dark John. This re-
fers to the time of their starting, while
Eat the rising of the sun" refers to their
arrival when they looked into the tomb.
8. And they said were saying
among Themselves Unaware of the
deputation Of the Jewish rulers, which
had gone TO PLATE, and secured the
sealing Of the stone and the setting of
Che watch over the tomb Matt 27:6a-6G),
their only anxiety was: WHO shall roll
Us away the stone from the door Of the
sepulchrc?'
4. They saw that the stone was
rolled away" BY an angel Matt. 28:2).
Mary Magdalene Arrives.-John 20:
rs. Mary Magdalene, whose eyes
were homes of silent prayer" seems to
have reached the tomb first, and, find
ing it empty, hastens away to tell
Peter that Jesus is not in the sepulcher,
thinking that some one had stolen the
body,
TIE Other Women Enter the Sepul-
cher-Verses 81. Matthew 2S;5-S;
Luke 24;4-8 8. They saw a young
r.an:' An angel in this form (Matt.
1920; the one who rolled the stone
away and sat upon it. Luke speaks Of
two angels. Sitting on the right side"
As they entered. Clothed in a long
white garment" Matthew says it was
white as snow, and his countcnance
was like lightning. The white raiment
was symbol of purity and Of fellow
ship with God rev. 81, :, Is; A; Gil;
7:9-l3) "And they were afrighted,"
r. v. better, amazed; it was wonder
rather than fright
6. BE not aifrighted:" Amazed at
such sight instead of the dead body
Of Jesus. He is risen; He is not here;
behold the place.
7. Tell His disciples and Peter"
Observe that, as Christ's first appear
ance is to Mary Marlalcuc John 2J:lsl.
out OF whom he had east seven devils.
SO His special message is to Peter. who
had denied Him. Tel Peter. for it will
be news more welcome to him than to
any Of thcm, for he IS in sorrow for sin.
and he will be afraid lest the Joy Of
this good news DO not belong to him.
Matthew iienrv That Tia c,-orl, Ina