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9. Killed. Read XII, 10: 4. 30; 10: 2, 10i
Jer., 9; 30; % 2l-2i; Acts, z: So; Tb., 1: 15s
16; st. Luke. 10: 80. Isaiah was sawed In two.
See case of priests of Doeg. Sam, %: ID.
Read ST. Matt, g. 90 80 Also Men,. 9:26.
10. Stoned. Heb, IL: 81. Stonipg was the
jewish method of execution. Deu.. 10: 10.
See case Of Achan, Jos, 7: %; of Saint stephen.
Acts. Z: SO; Of 81. Paul, Acts, ID: 10; OF Christ,
st. John, 8 So; 10 81. Notice case of Zacha-
riah 2 Ch.. "a: 81. Read general statement in
st. Matt. %: 81.
II. shamefully handled. st. Mark, 1874
Read 2 CHI, &c. 16. Recall case of jeremiah.
Jer., &c. 8; 1922; 1916.
IL. Last of all he sent unto them His Son.
This implies the superiority Of Christ above
all the prophets. Read first chapter of Hebrews,
which developes this idea. LANCE wrote:
Matthew and Mark simply relate the act OF
supreme love- Luke brings before Us the lord
of the vineyard in soliloquy, in order TO place
the act of love in yet clearer light His
Son, the beloved will he send to the unthauk-
full ones, not only in the hope that they would
reverence him, but in the well-warranted ex-
pectation that their wickedness at least would
not go so far AS to asssil him."
l3. Saying. st. Matt, 81: 81. This is In ac-
cordancc with the proper fra ng of the parable
Such soliloquy, OF course. when ascribed to
God IS purely imaginary. God, the All-Know-
ing, cannot so balance probabilities. We must
not too definitely literalize the dramatic gloss
Of the parable. Yet thws Jesus by his parable
plainly affirmed by implication two things,
does not seem to admit of reasonable question ::
Ist He represents himself as The Son. ID. He
comes TO men as one sent by The Father"
ID. Reverence. st. John, 5: %.
Is. Rejected stone. Spurgcon has put into
tho following paragraph tradition which has
come down the ages-which is very beautiful
and which is rich in moral lessons:
when Soomons temple was building,
among the stones was very curious one; it
appeared unfit for any portion of the building.
They tried it at this wall, but It would not
fit: they tried it at another but it wonld not
be accommodated so, vexed and angry, they
threw it away The temple was so many
years building that this stone became covered
with moss, and grass grew around 1t. Every
body passing by laughed st the stone. The
eventful day came when the temple was to be
finished and opened, and the multitude was
assembled to the grand sight. The builders
said, where is the top-stone? Where is the
pnnace?' They little thought where the
crowning marble was. until some one said,
Perhaps that stone which the builders refused
is meant to be the top-stone.' They then took
it. and hoisted 1t to the top Of the house; and
as it reached the summit they found it well
adapted to its place."
18. On whomsoever 1t shall fall it will grind
him to power. Gilpin has given description
of the old method of stoning to death, which it
is thought throws some light right here:
The witness stood on place about IL or II
feet high the criminal was laid in a proper
situation below. The first witness endeavored
to crush him with a large stone; but if that had
not the effect. they threw upon his heart stone
as heavy as two men could lift"
8. Religious Significance.
In these definitions we have considered In
the main the literal or historical significance.
A study of the following parallelsms will throw
light on the spiritual Significance.
Parallelisms Of the AHegory.
The figures below refer to the account as
given by St. Matthew, unless otherwise indi-
Gated: