The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-20
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson xii. Fourth Quarter Intcrna-
honnl Series, December 20.

/. Low, when jesus was born in Beth
lehcm of .Judna in the days of Hcrod the
king, behold there came wise men from
the east to Jerusalem. " He was foreor-
daincd before the foundation of the world
II Pet t. coy, and when the fulncss of
time was come God sent forth His Son,
made OF woman. made under the law,
to redeem them that were under the law
(Gal iv, 4, 81. Not only is He the Son Of
God, but, rs in chapter /, 1, the Son Of
David the son of Abraham. and therefore
the one in whom all the promises to David
and Abraham will be fulfilled In Him
shall all Scripture be fulfilled, for it all
concerns Him duke xiv, 81, 44. His
birth in Bethlehem was bnt an,event in a
life without beginning or end (John xvii,
8; Rev. xii, 1-b).
Q. Saying, Where is He that is born
King of the Jews, for We have seen His
star in the east and arc come to worship
Him. They had no doubt as to whom
they wanted To see, nor as to what they
wanted to do They came to see the new
born King of the Jews and to worship
Him. 1t was long since the Jews had q
king. and they werc now subject to tho
Romans, Of whom TIcrod was tho repre-
sentative. But in their heaven given book
1t was written that tho throne of David
should be established forever and tho
promises to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob full
filled QSn. tx, g, Z; Mic vii, 10, 20).
3. When Herod, the king, hnd heard
these things, he was troubled, and all .Jcru-
salem with him." If he had known the
promises Of God concerning the overthrow
of Israc's enemies and the future glory OF
Israel he might we'll have been troubled
See as n sample Mic. V, IL; vii. is. IL
But not knowing tho Scriptures all he
saw in the words of the wise men was
probably the possibility of deliverer for
Israel who would redeem them from the
power of Rome The redemption of Israel
will yet come and the signs Of its approach
are not few duke xxi, 25-2s).
t. And when he had gathered all the
chief priests and scribes of the people to-
gcther, he demanded OF them where Christ
should DO born" He would thus see II the
leaders OF tho people were expecting
king, and II there WINS anything in this
extraordinary visit and question Of these
men from tho east. Christ is tho Greek for
the Hebrew word Messiah, and the Eng
lish OF each Is the anointed. See the uso
of tho word in l Sam. Ii, 10, IS; Ps. H. 9,
@; Dan H. 90, %. Hear also the chief
priests mockingly call Him Christ the
King of Israel" Mark XIV, 81, 32).
.. And they said unto him, In Bcthle-
hem OF Judma for thus 1t is written by
the prophet" Herod would now see that
there must DO something in it, for the
prophets of Israel had foretold what tho
wise men from the east indicated had now
come to pass, That there were those in
Israel who were patiently waiting for this
l.. II.
corning Simeon and Anna Luke II, go,
90, 3S). There were those who looked for
redemption in Israel and expected Re
dccmcr about that time
@. And thou, Bethlehem, in the land Of
Juda, art not the least among the princes
Of Juda, for nut OF thee shall como Gov
crnor, that shall rule my people Israel. "
This is quoted from Mic. v, 2. The rest Of
the verse Is most interesting and proof
of the divinity Of this child, Ellis goings
forth have been from of old, from everlast-
ing" He appeared to Abraham, Isaac
and Jacob, to Moses, Joshua, Gideon and
Solomon. Jesus, the Son of Mary, is the
Lord God Of the holy prophets. He sees
tho end from the beginning, and 700 years
before the event forctold His birth in
Bethlehem
| 7. "Then Herod, when he had priviy
| Called the Wise men, inquired OF them dill
gently what time the star appeared The
devil, whose great weapon is DEATH was
working In Herod to destroy this child
| King. This Is evident from verso 10, for
the age Of the children slain Is associated
with tho inquiry which he made of tho
wise men. What blessed little martyrs
those innocent babes werel They died for
Him, and He will not forget 1t in that
day. They shall come again from the
land Of the enemy" (Jer. xxi, l6) Death
the enemy, took their bodies for time
but they shall rise again.
g. And no sent them TO Bethlehem
and said, Go and search diligently for tho
young child, and when ye have found
Him, bring mo word again, that l may
como and worship Him also" Tho devil
Is liar and murderer John Will, a.
but oil his plots against God and His