The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-02-11
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
international Lesson for February
NJ. ISo>--Thc Cali of Matthew-ainu.
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GOLDEN TEXT-Follow me.-Matt 90.
THE SECTION includes merely the les
son with Us parallels; with a glance also
AZ the course OF Matthews story as told
In this chapter.
PARALLELs.-Ma 2ls-ee; Luke 5:2.-
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TIME.-The discourses at Matthews ban
auet belong 10 the autumn OF A. ID Is. after
the sermon on the Mount. Matthews call.
given here 10 introduce the feast. took place
| IN the previous spring.
PLACE. -Capernaum. at the custom
house Matthews place OF business. and at
his home In the city.
EXPLANATION NOTES.
l. The Call of Matthew. And as
Jesus passed FORTH" from His house
in Capernaum. where lie had healed
paralytic (Vs. l-s). "lIe saw a man." a
publican duke sep. named Mat
thew" Luke calls him Levi. the name
he went by when engaged liz BUSINESS.
before his conversion. sitting at the
receipt of custom" Toulouse, or Gus
tom house, for the collection OF the
taxes on fish. or duties on the merchan-
disc which passed along the great roads
10 Jerusalem, Tyre and Damascus and
the east, which centered at Capernauin.
And He saith unto him: Follow me-"
both in heart as his Saviour. Teacher
and Master, and literally by taking his
pace among our Lords constant at
tendants. And he arose" from his
place in the office land followed him:"
Without doubt. leaving his business in
competent hands. There were plenty
TO do the work.
III. The Banquet and Reception at
Matthew's House.-Ns. 1913. 10. "And
it came to pass" Some weeks after the
call Of Matthew and his subsequent
choice as one of the twelve Jesus sat
at meat in the house" of Matthew
Uuke). "Many publicans and sin
ners:" Disreputable sinners and out
casts. notorious offenders. The Phar-
isces were quite rs great sinners. but in
another way. Game" proba bly, at Mat
thew's invitation. to meet Jesus
and His disciples" in order that they
might come under their influence and
be saved.
II. And when the Pharisees:" They
were n larg. and influential sect Of
Jews. who prided themselves on the
strfctness with which they kept the GER
emonial law. which they often made
substitute for the morality of the
heart. Saw it," The Pharisees were
not guests. but freely came into the
house and looked on. according to the
custom Of the east. "Said unto His dis
ciples:" Who were probably nearer.
why eateth your Master with pub
licans and sinners?" The substance Of
their charge was not that he taught sin
rers. but that he ate with fhem-that
IS. mingled with Them on terms of social
equality.
IL. when Jesus heard that He said
unro them" lie made two answers to
their criticism. one from analogy (v.
12). the other from the Scriptures (v
1O. 1t is only they that are sick" who
need physician. So that the very
things on account Of which the Phari-
sees objected ard found fault with
Jesus were the reason Why lie should
go among publicans and sinners.
II. "But 60 We" to the Scriptures,
with which the scrbes were familiar;
but they often knew more about the
husk than the corn. the she'll of the nut
than the meat. "And learn" Get at
the real meaning. what that mean |
cth:" He quotes from Hosea 6:6. ~
will have" | wish in my people. "mer-
cy." deeds of kindness to those in need. /
pity and help for the sinful. "and not
sacrifice" The external forms Of reli- |
rion. without the heart and the deeds |
they signify. For am not come to !
call the righteous" those who are az /
ready good. but sinners to repent
ance.' for they need the call.
III. New Methods for New Times
vs.. 1i-17. II. Then came 10 Tim:" At
the same banquet OF Matthew. WHY |
DO we and the Pharisecs fast oft, but |
Thy disciples fast note"
The reply was by familiar illustra-
ton.
Is. Can the children of the bride |
chamber mourn:" Jesus reply means
that fasting. 10 be real. must not be
mere form. but the outward express
sion Of deep and sincere sorrow for
sin. He. the bridegroom. was with His
disciples. and they should rejoice rather
than fast. But the days will come"
etc. when at Jesus death they will feel
like mourning. so sad and troubled that
fasting Will be the natural expression !,
OF their hearts.
10 mo man pu;teth piece Of new
cloth" urfulled. unslrunk, rather than
"undresscd." as in II. ". which is an
unfamiliar manufacturers term. "Un-
to an old garment" as patch. "Talsr tn
from the garment" etc. The patch. ex-
actly fitting the rent in the old gar
ment. would shrink more and more. ill
the older and weaker cloth gave way
under the strain. and the rent became
largs- thar before.
II. "Neither do men put new win. In.
TO old bottles" r. V. rightly. wine
skins, !. G.. skins OF animals from which
the body is withdrawn. leaving the skin
whole except the neck. which becomes
the mouth Of the bottle. and the legs,
which are tied up. ELSE the bottles