Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-06-08
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON x, SECOND QUARTER, IN
TERNATloNAL SERIES. JUNE 9.

Text of the Lesson, Luke xiv, i3-Se-Mem-
ory Verses, es-ss-Goidcn Text, Luke
xiv. Commentary By tho Rev. D. N.
Stearns.
Is This lesson. like the last. refers to the
day on which lie rose from the dead. He
appeared first to Mary Magdalene: 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.
IA. As they walked they talked, and Jesus
was the topic OF their conversation, but it
was not risen Christ they talked OF. The
one whom they had loved aud followed as
the Messiah Of Israel was dead. and they
knew not what to think.
Is. As they commuued and reasoned He
of whom they spake joined them and walk
cd with them. 1t is still true that He takes
a special interest In all who speak Of Him
(Adal iii, 16, 10. II we knew Him better,
we would be always talking of Him How
careful we would be of our words 4 We be
heved that we should have to give account
of every idle word (Math. xii, SO.
10. He is often with us, and we do not
know it. He has said. 10. am with you
all the days (Math. xviii, 20, R. V. mar
gin) lie often seeks TO get oar attention
that He may speak to us or show US some
what, but, unlike Moses and John, we are
too busy to turn aside to see the burning
bush or hear the voice that speaks.
IL He is grieved when we are sad and
would have us tell Him all our own trou-
bles He desires to fill us with JOY and
peace. See the way in Rom. xv. 10. He
overhears every conversation and reads all
our thoughts FPS. c,zxxix, IA; Eek. XII. ).
Is They do not recognize Him and think
He must surely be a stranger in the city il
He 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 glutton
and winebibber. How unknown and
misunderstood He consented to bel
49, He knew, but He would have them
tell Him. He likes to have us tell Him all,
as His disciples did when they had been out
teaching Mark vi, 50). Thcyh 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.
90, 81. But the strangest thing was that
the chief priests and ralers had crucited
Him, and now He was dead and had been
for three days. and the redemption Of Israel
which they had expected lie would accom-
plish was now as unlikely and as far of as
it ever had been. They evidently had their
heart upon the redemption rather than the
Redeemer aud upon their thoughts rather
than His words.
CO, 20. They had heard the report Of the
women who bad been ct 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 it was all great
mystery to themi They were in great per-
plexity.
"a. Some had even gone to the tomb to
see if the story OF the women was correct
and had found it as the women said, bat
then they had not seen Him, and II lie wac
alive where was He, and why had He not
come to them? So they did not know what
to think.
%. 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 every
thing and would have saved themselves
from all this unnecessary darkness. But,
not believing, they had acted as foolish
persons. Consider some other fools in rs.
xiv, 1; Prov. xiv, 8; Sam. XVI, 81; Luke
xii, 80; | Cor. XIV, IS, Sc.
g. The prophets had in their own per
sonal history as well as in their writings
plainly forctold that the Messiah of Israel
would suffer and die and rise again. All is
clearly written in lisa. lii, and his death is
stated also in Dan. tx &c. Messiah shall
l...t l., a..
the margin. SHALL have nothing
81 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. He took up portions in all tho
Scriptures and made no reference to two
Isaiahs or any such wonderful knowledge
as many wise (sl men seem to have today.
And doubtless from the coats of skins Of
Gen. iii, 81, down to the fountain and shep
herd of Zech. xiii, /, Z, lie taught how His
sufferings had been foretold. All our Sun
day school scholars should be made 70 un,
derstand that when teacher or a 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 lis
tened to-
He made as though lie would have gone
further, for He will not intrnde Himself
upon any. III we prefer not to have His
company, we need not fear that He will
come where He is not wanted His word
is aye shall seek me and find me when ye
shall search for me with all your heartn
der xxx, 13).
%. 1t is not difficult TO constrain the Lord
HE IN. tl,iIs. 10 raaiiu
See Gen. xviii. 8; xix, 8; Judg. vi, 49, Con
trast the I.or Is "abide" in John XIV, 4, q;
John ii, Is, ID see Sam. xxi, 80 Think
how Peter took Him home from the syna-
gogue Mark !. 29) and say whether you
want Him always with you, or do you get
enough of Him at church and prayer meet
ing.
80. What lie did in that house lis has
been ever doing; giving US His broken body
saying. Il am the bread OF life" lie that
eateth Me, even he shall live by Me"
Therefore make Me your daily food and
life and all, and so live till come again
While He breaks to us the bread we shall
surely have enough aud of the best, and be
satisfied with favor and full with the
blessing of the Lord" (Oeut. zxxiii, 23).
81. For the first time since He joined
tltiu WY tHc1 kuOH WIZ itt ilt
was known of them in the breaking II
bread" (verses 80. Let us open our Bibles
ana have Him break tous the bread of liis,
and quickly He Will open our eyes that we
may see Qlev. iii, 49,. As Ia walked and
talked and vanished, so shah we do in our
resurrection bodies, for we shall be like
Him even as TO our bodies. Il John iii, 2;
Phil iii, q
81. If we will let Him open to US the
Scriptures, we, like them, will have such a
burning at our hearts that we shall be con
strained to tell it out, even though we walk
many mile to do it FPS xxxiS, 3; Jer. Xxx,
8; job xxi, 1s-2W Let us avoid thei'
folly and Civ good heed to all that the
prophets have spoken, lest we walk in tho
dark, ignorant Of Ginning events and unac-
quainted with the great restoration soon
to come upon our earth Oh Pet. /, 10; Acts
Iii, 19-2D