Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-06-06
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON x, SECOND QUARTER, IN
TERNATiONAL SERIES, JUNE 9.

Text Of the Lesson, Luke xiv, 1892 Mem
Ory Verses, 25-eI-GoIden Text, Luke
xxiv, 81 Commentary by the Rev. ID. M.
stearns.
l3. This lesson, like the last, refers to the
day on which He 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.
a. 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 and followed as
the Messiah of Israel was dead, and they
knew not what to think
15 As they communed and reasoned He
OF whom they spake Joined them and walk
ed with them. 1t is still true that He takes
special interest in all who speak OF Him
(Mal. iii, 49, ~. If we knew Him better.
we would be always talking of Him. How
careful we would be of our words if we be-
heved that we should have to give account
Of every idle word (AIath xii, 36).
10. He Is often with us, and we do not
know it. He has said, "Lo, l am with you
all the days" (Math. xviii, 20, r. ". mar
gin). He often seeks to get our 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
II. 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. XIV, 13. He
overhears every conversation and reads all
our thoughts Fps. cxxxix, IA; Eek. XII, 5.
Is. They do not ognize 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
10. 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, S0). 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.
the chief priests and rulers had crucified
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 far off as
1t ever had been. They evidently had their
heart upon the redemption rather than the
Redeemer and upon their thoughts rather
than His words.
q, %. 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 it was all a great
mystery to thems 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, but
then they had not seen Him, and if He was
alive where was He and why had He not
come to themi So 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 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 Ps.
xiv, /; Prov. xiv, 9; Sam XVI, q; Luke
xii, 80; Cor. XIV, IS, So.
%. 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 il
clearly written in Isa. lii, and his death is
stated also in Dan tx, 26. Messiah shall
be cut off, but not for himself, or, as in
the margin, Shall have nothing"
p. 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 the
Scriptures and made no reference to two
Isaiahs or any such wonderful knowledge
as many wise % 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, l, Z, He taught how His
sufferings had been foretold. All our Sun
day school scholars should be made to un-
derstand that when a 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.
2S. Having arrived at their destination,
further, for He will not intrude Himself
upon any. If 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 ME when We
shall search for me with all your heart
(Jer. xxx, 13).
%. 1t Is not difficult to eonstrain the Lord
or his angels to abide If we really mean II.
See Gen. xviii. 5; xix. 8; Judg. vi, IS. Con-
trast the Lords ''abide' In John Nv, 4, 4;
John ii, Is, and see Sam, xii. 49, 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
go What He did in that house He has
been ever doing; giving us His broken body,
saying, II am the bread Of life-r HE 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 and Of the best, and be
satisfied with favor and full with the
blessing Of the Lord (Deut xxxiii, 23).
81 For the first time since He Joined
them that day they know who He il. He
was known Of them In the breaking Of
bread (verses 30. Let us open our Bibles
ana have Him break to us the bread of life,
and quickly He VIII open our eyes that we
may see Rey iii, 1S). As He walked and
talked and vanished, 20 shall we do in our
resurrection bodies, for we shall be like
Him even as to our bodies. Il John iii, ?;
Phil iii, 21)
81. If we viii let Him open to us the
Scriptures, we, like them, will have such
burning at our hearts that we shall be con
strained to tell it out. even though We walk
many mile to do it FPS xxx. s; Jer. Xxx.
p; Job xxi, 1920. 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 unac-
quainted with the great restoration soon
70 come upon our earth (II Pet. i. 10; Acts
ii, 19-2ll
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