The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-03-12

means ST. Matt, 2:3. And Al: 6 means st.
John, 1863
Tho references are based on tho account by
st. Matthew.
Verse AS Faithful. 1-e5: 81; 3-12: ~;
16: 1912; 9:17; l Cor, 4:2; IL, LIZ;
2 III, 2:2; Heb, 3:5; Pet. A 10.
Christ is Lord 3-12 AZ; Alb: IL, Ia.
Clergymen are servants. 1 Cor, 3:5; i, q
Clergymen give meat Spiritual to their hear
ers. Jer 3: Is; Eze., 3i:2, 3; Al :15-17;
Acts. 90 :2S; Cor. 3: l. 2; Pet, 81, 2.
Meat in due season. st. Matt, % !: 1910.
Household. st. Matt, l3: 80; 3-1Z:42.
Verse 49, Blessed, if faithful when Ch-::St
comes. les: 81; 3-12:37 43; Phil, 1:2l-23;
2 H., 1903; Rev., q: 10.
Verse az. They who are faithful till Christ |
come shall be made rulers over all his goods
Gen. 80: a. 6; Dan. II: 3; 1-25 81, %; 3-l2: |
37,44; 1917, 10; %: 1890; 4-12 :26; I'll, 2: |
~: Pet, a. Rev.. 3 81; 21:7.
Verse 48. They, who take advantage Of
(abuse) Chrisrs delay, are evil. Eco, S:1l;
Eze., 12:2l-2S; 3-l2:45.
Evil servant. 1-7:l5; 1879; 25:26; 3
1922.
In his heart. Deu., "a; $50; XII, 5:26;
Is. 80: 6; lis: 49,. .2-7:2l; 3-12: 45; A.
3:2; Acts. 5: % 8: %.
My Lord delayeth. Pet, S:3 4.
vsrse 40. Smite-e. g.. with tongue. Jer.
1871 See case of jeremiah in Jer, 90: l, 2. |
Pet, 5: 30; John. 9;,10; Rev., 1876
Eat and drink with drunken. Is, Sc: IL.
Verse so. Christ como when people are not
looking for him. Proy., 29:l; pa ~; 2
13 30. SO; 3-12: 46; Tb.. SO. B; Rev., 3: 3.
Verse 81. Cat asunder. DAN. rs; story of
Susannah. So. SO; 3--12: 46; Heb, 1l:3
Portion. job 20:29.
Hypocrites. Isa. .33, IA; 1-6:2.
Weeping and crashing of teeth. Is: II;
%: Is; %: 80; 3-13:25.
When
Christ spoke Wednesday, March 16. A.
d. 20.
Where.
Christ spoke while sitting on the western
slope of Mt Olives, : l-24:3.
Speaker.
The speaker was the Lord. -12:42; CT,
1-2i:4. There. are many names for. Christ
In this particulartlesson, which is a parable
wherein Lord figures as the prominent char
acter, it is fitting the term lord be given to the
Speaker. The word = Lord occurs four times
in each account, literally referring to the
householder and figuratively pointing 10 Christ |
The word Lord is applied direct to Christ in
3-12: AZ.
Hearers.
The address, including the lesson begins in
81. Matthews account at "a: i in st. Marks
10: l. in Luke's 81 5. If we read pa Ia;
2-13: Is; 3-2I 5-S; it is plain, Christ ad-
dressed his Twelve Apostles. We find, from
2-I3: 3, that Sis. Peter, James, John, and An
drew raised the question to which the lesson We
now study is part of the answer.
Explanations.
Note that the references to the Gospels are
by numbers ], g. 3, 4. Thus 1-45 means the
45th verse Of the account of st. Matthew. 3
AZ means the 421 verse of ST. Luke's account.)
]. Who 1-45; 3-42. Who is he? lie is
a rare person. j would be pleased to see aud
know him. Good servants are the exceptions,
is the idea. Chrysostom and Bloomfield hold
this view. Certain it is, Christ did not ask for
information.
g Faithful I-45; 3-42. We in general
understand by u faithful person, one who is
trusty, true, honest
3. Wise. As; 3-42. One who is discreet
in his conduct and management; wise not so
much as to knowledge but wise as to religious
faith and practice.
L. Servant. I-45; 3-42. The Greek means
a slave. Anciently slave who had proved
very trusty. was put in responsible positions.
D. Meat in due season. 1-45; 3-42. The
word translated meat" is general one for
all kinds of food. Indeed, when the Bible was
rendered into English. the word meant any
article Of sustcnance as food. Tho original
Greek word may even signify the means by
which food is gotten; to wit, wages.
q. In duo season. Id; 3-42 All per-
sons employed at wages should DO paid
promptly.
7. Blessed. 1-46; 3-43. Happy, fortunate.
&. Goods Al We find in 3-44. Tower
all that he hath" Compare household. 1-45;
3--i2. Bloomfield understands that the servant |
was promoted from being a mere dispenser to
become treasurer or steward.
9. Evil. 1-45. In st. Luke's account no |
mention is made OF the word evil. or any equiv. |
alent. bnt the conduct of the man as described |
(3-45l shows he was very wicked.
10. In his heart. 1-45; 3-45. Secretly. |
He would, of course. not utter such thoughts. |
Officially he was silent.
II. Smite. 1--49. We have in 3-45, "beat.p |
These general words covering all the ill |
treatment received. The word "cut" Q-5l; |
3-46) seems a still stronger, more severe |
term. In
IL. Cut him asunder., Isl; $40. Whether |
literal dichotomy Cutting in two BIO meant is
question. gsg.
Views: sta.i
scourgng Paulus, Dewette.
Mutilation. Mcbaelis
Exclusion from church services. Beza.
Extreme punishment. Chrysostom, Barnes. |
Flagellation. Haumann, Doddridge, Rosen- |
mueller Kuinoel. d1
The body cut up and the soul thus separated |
(cut asunder) from the hody-body mutilated
and sorl assigned 10 perdition.
Cut asunder" need not, some think, imply |
the halvlng of the body, but the cutting oil OF |
hands feet See John,
Tradition tells us the prophet Isaiah was |
sawn asunder, into parts lengthwise. Heb, |
1l:37. =
The Persians punished by cutting the body |
into two parts. Dan. 2:5; Susannah. 55, So
The Chinese punish by choppiug off, first,
the feet, then the hands. then the legs. then
tho arms, then the head.
Xerxes commanded that one of the sons of
Pythias be cut in two. and that his army Chat |
OF Xerxes) march between tho two parts. |
tHeroditus, lib wiz
lIeroditus lib. ill., tells Sabacus. King of
Ethiopia, had vision and received therein an |
order TO cut in two every Egyptian priest.
Burder says the Switzers used to execute by
dichotomy. DR.. Shaw refers to the Moors in |
BarbaTy 80 executing.
1t has been said that there was fitness in the |
fact that the double minded should have the
body and soul doubled tpnt apart; that
hypocrit. whose body is in tho Church but
IL. Il.