The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-01-03

.,,ou.i I.s~son for January .. isss
...rs-unues sf Christ Luke i;0-iI'

~, pry TExr.-Thou shait go neiore '"s
face OF the Lord TO prepare Ills "'S'
Luke !. 10 a.. u,hois
,'n.or Luke 1: i-so but the portions re-
,.rrirn 10 Mary belong rather 70 inc hsAs
lessons. =, az
p,.cr.-Thc angel came 70 zacharias N
49,. temple at Jerusalem. lie bf'h =,
Inn was somewhere in the hill rounry Q.
Ind.a where the hymns. the Matn4hcA' OF
Nary and the Bencdictus OF Zachaii"S'
were uttered.
EXPLANATORY.
.Thcre was in the days ~ llerod:
IIerod the Great, the founder OF the
IIerodinn family and the father OF
,uost of the Hcrods mentioned IN the
New Testament after the infancy Or
Jesus. ~ certain priest named lach-
cr;,s" The Greek form of the Hebrew
yuchnriah. the same as /echariah ere
me,nnered by Jehoyah'D. And his
wife was of the daughters OF Aaron,
md therefore in the line of the priest-
hood The priests were the descepd-
ANS Of Aaron OF the tribe OF Levi. Both
Johns parents were of priestiy rank.
G. And they were both righteous
before God" Not in appearance only
but in the inmost depths of their hearts,
where Gods eve alone could see. Inc
fountain Of action was pure. Walk
ing" is a Hebrew metaphor Tor nv
inv" conducting oneself in the vari-
Gus relations Of men to each other ana
10 God. commandments The moral
Ia, "Ordinanccs." Probably the
ceremonial law, and the outward re-
lac. g al
they we're "blameless" toward God ana
man.
= "And they had no child" 10 the
lew. childlessness was the worst OF HI
,,ereayements. 1t implied-at least,
,bev thought so--thc divine displeas-
,re: while it effectually cut them OIL
from any personal share in those cher-
ished Mcssianic hopes 10 the iieoreM
heart the message: Unto you son l.
horn" vns the music OF lower gospel.
T, marked an epoch in their life history
This disappointment in their lives lea
them TO prayer and communion with
God. MS we see by verse 10.
0. Ills lot vas" etc. (Sce K. ~
rhe meaning is that after he ana M
brother priests had entered that morn
ing into the temple of the Lord thel
drew lots to determine which part
The service each one should take. an'
,he lot fen 10 him TO burn incense
..Templc." The central building, IN
sanctuary. divided into the Holy Place
and the Holy OF Holes. The comrno
word Tor temple includes the court
and buildings around the sahc'uar
mere mentioned.
10. "Zacharias was troubled; q
;,ated disturbed. And fear fe
unon him." Not so much alarm
dread OF danger as holy awe.
il. Thy prayer is heard IL
praver he had been urging for maj
wears. and the wider prayer whie
crew out of it. for the redemption Oh
neopie. and the coming OF the Messia
10th were answered in the forerunn
.Iohn. "Cail his name john III
GRACE of jehovah" THE gracious 81
IL Jehovah" 1t is the same as Jonah
"a. ".Jov and gladness." The iatt
word means exutant JOY. transports
~, MANY shall rejoice" This
The answer 10 the wider prayer Tor !
good of all the people.
,5 ale shall he great" No small
y.ak man could do the work CIV
him 10 do in the sight OF
Lord" Real greatness. as DIST
c,,jshed from what men often
Greatness. He was great In &c
moss. great in character. great as
servant Of God who filed his large $
sull of Divine power "IIe shall DIR
,either wine nor strong drink: !.
ttrttE 1-rl
separated from others Tor partic'
mission; an example of holiness OF
accration, Of sef-control. by ha'
manifested to the world. "fllled
the HOLY Ghost" "Ghost' ~ an amer
word for spirit" To be filled with
Irolv Shirt i TO be Illuminated, san
6ed' and guided by its influence. Il
fror, MS mothers womb" Oyercon
his natural bias toward evil. The
ter the parents. the better 'he q
From the earliest hours the DIVINE
err can be upon man.
Il. "Hc shall go before Him: DC
th,. Lord. to herald His advent an
ore,are the way for His coming III
,,erson Of His son. in the spirit
,o,xcr OF Elias:" Greek for Elijah.
not 10 nc l-iiJsh $500
hut one in Elijah's spirit. doing
same kind OF work that Elijah did
with a similar power. Such Is the 7
;se in Malachi 81. 4:i-6, explain,
Christ in Matthew 1874; l1:lo-l5.
turn the hearts of tthe) fathers 10
cbildren:- The reformation was
fclt first in the home. binding a
rether in love and peace lhe ne
adds: the children to their TAT
..ri. disobcdcat:' the great ma
the people who have turned away
COD ITO the" rather mas Ky 10
n the wisdom of the just
rood Is the only real wisdom. ~
J,.ncc ana sin are always folly.
make ready continue as IN L.
the Lord a people prepared ior
By his call to repentance " M =
carton Of sin. by his portrayal
consequences Of sin, hc was 70
ready people who would PC wise g
60 receive the Saviour.
Doing Wen Not Enough.
To do well may be TO 40 our gu
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