The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-06-25
The he International Sunday School Lesson.
Juno 20, 1905.
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The woman OF Canaan: Matthew XVI,
2l-sl.-lt Is q mistaken Interpretation
which aftirms that the unusual conduct
Of Jesus towards this supplIant was In
tended to test her faith and exhibit her
persistence. HIS saying TO the disciples
explains his apparently unsympathetlc
bearing. II am not sent ,but unto the
lost sheep of the house OF Israel" He
Will be true to the ninutest directions
OF his Infinite Sender. Gods "plan"
for his Son confined his ministry to the
Hebrew people. He was to be. a minis
ter to the circumcision. He himself re-
stricted the commission of the apostles
to the Jews until His resurrection. The
purpose was to form n hear;hstone out
OF the Hebrew nation, on which a fire
might be kindled. to whose warmth
and cheer all of the nations OF the
earth might be Invited. To this "plan"
Jesus faithfully adhered. He who linz
Tied his disciples commission to the He
brews could not go beyond them 10 work
a miracle for this heather, unless TO
the complete satisfaction of the disciples
she could be shown to be an exception.
The suffering woman endured the or
deal. She proved herself daughter OF
Abraham by her faith. and as such
worthy of having the thing done which
she asked for.
2 The Resurrection of Jesus: Mark xvi,
1-S.-The empty tomb OF Jesus Is con-
verted into an angelic bureau of INFORM
alton for his inquiring disciples. .'Ye
seek Jesus. "He Is not here. Come,
see the place" Go" Tell" The
conduct OF the woman. is described with
charming artlessness. The account Is
true to nature. They were affrighted."
They went out quickly and fled. They
trcmbled, and were amazed" Neither
said they anything 10 any, for they were
afraid" They passed In silence the peo-
pie who were beginning to stir out of
the city as they returned. They were
too awe-struck to pirate about the mat
ter. 1t was too holy for profane cars.
The TRANSFORMATIONS: Matthew Xvi.,9.
The TRANSPORTATION Is the heavenly
amen to the earthly confession OF the
Divinity and Messiahship OF Jesus. Pc
ter had hardly uttered his "Credo" be-
fore all were shaken by the revelation
OF the isnomlnious death in store for
the Messiah That ineffable scene, on
Hermon fixed a faith that was tottering
to its fall. II nerved the disciples for
Gethsemane and Cavalry. 1t was fit
ting that they shauld see the celestial
evidence OF his Godhead and glory on
the hither side OF the cross.
a Lesson on Forgiveness: Matthew
xviii, 2l-35.-This parable Is an e2pan-
sion, in popular and attractive. form,
OF the truth stated concretely In answer
to Peters question: "Lord. how oft shall
brother sin against me and I forgive
him: till seven tImes?p The remainder
of the parable shows the incongruous-
ness OF the forgiven sinner showing an
unforg!ving spirit towardshls fellow BY
the very credibllity Of the supposed case.
Jesus shows that the unforglving spirit
is incompatible with dlscipleship. The
servant who who has been forgiven n
debt OF l5.0OO,Oo9. finds a fellow-servant
who owes him Sl5. He does not follow
the example of his king. On the con-
trary. he seizes his debtor, and demands
the last farthlng. On hearing of the
deed the king Is wroth. and cancels his
own forgiveness. This Is Jesus answer
to Peters question, How oft shall
forgiven" Jesus lacon!c. and decisive
answer Is Seventy times SEVEN" that
Is, practically without ceasing,
The TrIumphal En,ry-Matthew XXI,
6-16.--The triumphal entry was not a
mere passing Incident or accident OF Je-
sus approach II was very large event.
Jesus deliberately planned this entry
and made II as effective as possible. He
was not captured by the multitude. He
captured It, and used It for his purpose.
The orderly precision OF all his move
ments Indicate this. The royal entry
was an integral part of the history Of
Christ. which would not be complete
nor thoroughly consistent without It."
He openly came to his own. The Issue
was pressed. They must now accept or
reject. The test was not made in any
dark corner, either. Nothing could have
been more conspicuous.
The Marriage Feast: MntthewsX
The invitation to the banquet of re-
.demptlon Is Issued by n king, and back
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