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JESUS TEACHING HUMILITY.
ss"dsy school Lesson In tho Inter-
sat,ooni serie. for April IA.
lsS'l-John I3tI-17

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| TIE SECTION includes the whole chap
ter. together with the other accounts OF the
Lords Supper.
| TIME. Thursday evening. April 6. A. u
~ The night before the crucinxion.
| PLACE. An upper room in Jerusalem:
perhaps, as Edersheim thinks. In St
Marks house.
EXPOSITION.
]. Jesus and His Disciples Assemble
in an Upper Room.-Jcrusalem early
Thursday evening ". -. After the
amounting in Bethany (our last lesson).
after sunset OF Saturday (the Jewish
SABBATH. Jesus the next morning made
Ills triumphal entry into Jerusalem,
and taught IN the temple both Monday
and Tuesday. Wednesday. April ). was
spent in retire ment al Bethany IN prep
araiion for the awful day Of cruel
iNion. The next morning lie sent two
Of Ills disciples TO the city to prepare
for the celebration OF the Passover.
/. NOW before the feast OF The pass
over" That is, Immediately before;
just as He was about TO sii down with
I His disciples to the pascha feast
Abbott. This is simply a note OF the
time and place. when Jesus knew"
He was fully conscious that His last
hours on earth were at hand when il
was appointed that He should depart"
the Greek expressing the act Of going
\ over from one place or sphere TO an
other. This j. one reason for or condi-
,ion in which lie loved them unto the
end" ITO the end Of an the ages" The
word may also mean Ito the uitermosi"
\ (margin Of II. W, the uttermost Of His
nature. the uttermost degree possible
to love
ii. The Strife as 10 Who Should BE
Greatest.-Luke 22:24- 30 We cannot
understand the fun meaning Of our lc~-
sOn unless we turn TO Luke and read
about the contention among the dis
ciples. probably as they were assem-
bling in the upper room before sitting
down to the table. 1t was apparently
twofold who should be greatest. and
who should not be loas,. and was very
strange scene on tne eve of The most
solemn time in all their lives.
III. Jesus Washes His Disciples Feet.
! An Object Lesson and Its Teachings
VS.. 2-l7. 2. And supper being ended: :"
Z The l. V. is more correct here. during
supper. The original phrase is, "and
supper having been begun" or served
Jesus. by waiting till supper was fully
begun. gave the disciples ample oppor-
tunity TO repent and take the lower in
stead of the better places. and TO wash
one another's feet.
3. Jesus knowing:" Fully conscious
that He was the Son of God with all
power and glory. 10 which He was soon
TO return. This verse sets before us the
infinite condescensiop of Jesus and
reenforces the lesson Of the act that fol-
lows. No disciple could ever claim that
he was too great, too glorious. or of too
high rank. or of too supreme power. to
do the humbest service for man.
I. "IIe riseth from supper" This was
the Passover supper. not the Lord s Sup
per. which was instituted later in the
evening.
6. Then come,h He 10 Simon Peter"
In the order of washing Lord. dost
Thou wash my feet?" The emphasis
lies first on thou. and then. little
slighter. on my.
s. IF wash thee not. thou hast no
part with me:" Cannot share my king
dom. my character. my work. Because
the first condition of discipleship was
submission TO Christ, even when lie
could not understand all The reasons for
the command. Because this washing
was symbolical of spiritual cleansing,
and Peter himself understood 1t SO
". ~.
o. Not my feet only. but also my
hands and my head" If the washing
meant having a part in the work and
character Of Jesus. and being with
Jesus. he could not have enough of a
cleansing so precious. In spite of his
errors his heart gowed with love TO his
teacher. lie had begun to learn his les
son.
TO- "IIe that is washed" Eaihed all
over \ different word from TO wash"
that follows. which means to wash n
part as the hands or feet. "Needcth not
save 70 wash His foet:' The bathing
represents the new birth; the washing
I the feet. the cleansing from daily i'm
I PROJECTIONS. the daily prayer forgive
( Us our debts"
l3. "Ye call me MASTER" Teacher.
I with the definite article. the teacher.
"And Lord" One who has authority
over you. You accept my instructions,
and obey my commands.
II. IF them" The is emphatic.
"Ye also ought to wash one another's
feet:" Apparently this is what they
had just been unwilling TO do when
they first came in.
Read here VS.. "a and %.
*. II have given you an examples"
A copy TO be initiated. like an archi-
tect's plan. or sculptor's model. or a
painting 10 be copied. That We should
do as have done TO you:" Initiate the
principle. the spirit. the soul OF the act.
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS
The washing Of the feet signifies that
the soul must be cleansed before one
can have part in the Kingdom OF God.
Jesus washing the feet OF Judas the
traitor shows the wide sweep of Ills
love, and the love with which His
church should seek 10 help and save