The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-05-30
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.

Especially arranged from Pel0ubets notes.
GOLDEN TExr-The Lord 10 risen indeed
Luke 24:34.
THE SECTION includes the story Of the res.
direction through the first three appearances
OF Jesus. Matthew ns:1-1b; Mark to:l-l1;
Luke 24:l-i2; John 20:l-l8
TIME Sunday. April Q, A D. % The third
daysafter the crucihxion.
Professionalism and vicinity. more espe-
cially near Calvary.
MEASURES TAKEN to mako sure that Jesus
was really dead. ~ Tho soldiers spear
piercing His side (2) The tomb was Q new
one, so that there could be no doubt as TO the
identity Of the body. (s) The Roman guard,
and the sealed sepulchre, so that there could
be no secret taking away Of the body. The
actual death of Christ is necessary basis for
the reality Of the resurrection
LESSON NOTES.
Jesus rises from the dead very early
Sunday morning. April o. Matt. 2s:2-4.
Jesus had lain in the grave part
of each three days-Friday afternoon,
Saturday all day, and part of Sunday,
beginning at sunset Saturday night.
He had repeatedly foretold that He
should rise on the third day, or after
three days. It was the custom of the
Jews to count the parts of each day as
a whole day.
1. "And when the Sabbath was past:"
l. e., after sunset of Saturday, their
Sabbath. MARY Magdalene," Mary of
Magdala. out of whom Jesus had cast
seven demons, as recorded in Luke $50.
MARY the mother of James," "the
less" or 1.-The younger" son of Alph@us,
and one of the apostles. ''Salome:"
wife of Zebedee and mother of James
and John. Luke (24:1O) adds Joanna
(wife of Chuza, Herods steward) and
others with them, the company of
women from Galilee who ministered to
Jesus Matt. 1855.
Had bought:" not pluperfect, but
merely bought, as in R. ", partly on
Friday afternoon, before sunset Nuke
1856, 56), and partly, perhaps, by others
of the company on Saturday, after sun
set, when the Jewish Sabbath was past
The Jewish bazars were open in the
evening following the Sabbath. The
spices were bought then, SO that
they could start very early the next
morning. "Sweet spices:" r. w., spices.
Luke says spices and ointments. (23:50.
The spices brought by Nicodemus were
aloes and myrrh (J ohm 19:39). 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
''at the rising of the sun" refers to their
arrival when they looked into the tomb.
8. Sand 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
the watch over the tomb Matt. 27:62-68),
their only anxiety was: "Who shall roll
us away the stone from the door of the
4. ''They saw that the stone was
rolled away:" BY an angel Matt. 2s:2).
Mary Magdalene Arrives.-John 30:
1.s. 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.
The Other Women Enter the Sepul-
81. Matthew 1858;
Luke 24:4-s. 8. ''They saw young
man." An angel in this form Matt.
2s:2-5); the one who rolled the stone
away and satSupon 1t. Luke speaks Of
two angels. Sitting on the right sides"
As they entered. Clothed in long
white garment" Matthew says It was
white as snow, and his countenance
was like lightning. The white raiment
was symbol Of purity and of fellow
ship with God (Rev. 3:4, 5, 1S; IA; 6:11;
1919. Sand they were affrighted,"
R. ", better, amazed; 1t was wonder
rather than fright.
8. ''Be not affrighted:" Amazed at
such sight instead Of the dead body
Of Jesus. HE is risen; He is not here,
behold the places"
Z. 'Tell His disciples and Peters"
Observe that, as Christ's first appear
ance is to Mary Magdalene u ohm 2O:1s),
out Of whom he had cast seven devils,
SO His special message Is to Peter, who
had denied Him. Tell Peter, for it will
be news more welcome to him than to
any Of them; for he is in sorrow for sin,
and he will be afraid lest the Joy of
this good news do not belong to him.
4NdGthcW hcury' 1udt ne SOcVn Dc
fore you into Galilee." The appear
ances in Galiiee were not the first ap-
pearances of Jesus; but they are men
toned here because "Galilee was ap-
pointed to be the scene Of His mani
festation of Himself to the largest as
sembly of witnesses, and of His most
decisive instructions. (See Matt. 80: 16,
with Cor. 15:6)."-W. N. Clarke. "As
He said unto you:" Matthew 90: 80.
8. ."And they went out quickly:" The
news was too good to keep; and they
were anxious to solve the mystery and
consult with the apostles. "They
trembled and were amazed" the word
carries the sense of bewilderment
Matthew adds that they had great Joy
as well as astonishment and fear.
Pear at what they had seen, joy at
what they had heard; and both
mingled because the latter seemed too
good to be true" ''Neither said they
to any," they did not stop to