The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-02-10
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.

II, 1SOS-The Call of Matthew-Matt.
0,O-17.
ARRANGED from Peloubets Notes.l
GOLDEN TEXT.-Follow me.-Matt. 90.
THE SECTION includes merely the les
| son with its parallels; with a glance also
at the course of Matthews story as told
In this chapter
PARALLELS.-Marka aas-22: Luke 5:27-
| 80.
TIME.-The discourses at Matthews ban
| quet belong to the autumn of A. ID. rs, after
the Sermon on the Mount. Matthew's call.
given here to introduce the feast, took place
| in the previous spring.
PLACE.-Capernaum, at the custom
house, Matthew's place of business; and at
his home in the city.
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Jesus passed FORTH" from His house
in Capernaum, where He had healed Il
paralytic Tvs. 1-S). "He saw "a man." II
publican Uuke sep, manned Mat
thew" Luke calls him Levi, the name
| he went by when engaged in 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-
| to Jerusalem, Tyre and Damascus and
| the east, which centered at Capernaum
"And He saith unto him: Follow me, \"
both in heart as his Saviour, Teacher
and Master, and literally by taking his
| place among our Lords constant at
tendants. "And he arose" from his
| place in the office "and followed him: ="
Without doubt. leaving his business in
competent hands. There were plenty
to do the work
| H. The Banquet and Reception at
| Matthew's House. VS.. 1913. 10. sand
| it came to pass" Some weeks after he
call Of Matthew and his subsequent
choice as one of the twelve. Jesus sat
at meat in the house of Matthew
| Luke). MANY publicans and sin
ners:" Disreputable sinners and out
casts, notorious offenders. The phar-
isces were quite as great sinners. but in
another way. Game" probably 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 a large and influential sect of
Jews, who prided themselves on the
strictness with which they kept the GER
emonial law. which they often made
a substitute for the morality of the
! heart. "Saw it," The Pharsees 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 them-that
is. mingled with them on terms of social
| equality.
12. "When Jesus heard that lie said
unto them:" He made two answers to
their criticism, one from analogy (V.
12). the other from the Scriptures (V.
| 13). It is only "they that are sick" no
need physician. So that the very
things on account of which the Phari-
sees objected and found fault with
Jesus were the reason why He should
go among publicans and sinners.
10. "But go ye' to the Scriptures.
with which the scribes were familiar;
but they often knew more about the
husk than the corn, the shell of the nut
than the meat. 'And learn" Get at
the real meaning. "What that mean
cth:" He quotes from Hosea 6:6 81
will have" wish in my people. "mer-
cy." deeds of kindness to those in need.
pity and help for the sinful, land not
sacrifice" the external forms Of reli-
gion, without the heart and the deeds
they signify. "For am not come to
call the righteous" those who are al
ready good. "but sinners to repent
ance." for they need the call.
Ill New Methods for New Times
VS.. 14-17. IA. Then came to Him." At
the same banquet of Matthew. "Why
do we and the Pharisees fast oft. but
Thy disciples fast not?"
The reply was by familiar illustra
ton.
| IS. "Can the children of the bride
chamber mourn:" Jesus reply means
that fasting. to be real, must not be
a 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.
16. "No man putteth piece of new
CLOTH" unfulled. unsErunk. rather than
"undressed." as in r. w., which is an
unfamiliar manufacturers term. "Un-
to an old garment" as patch. "Takr tn
from the garment" etc. The patch. ex.
actly fitting the rent in the old gar.