The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-04-13
JESUS TEACHING HUMILITY.
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example. John 1875
THE SECTION includes the whole chap.
ter. together with the other accounts of the
Lords Supper
TlME.-Thursday evening. April 8. A. D.
20. The night before the crucifiXion.
PLACE.-An upper room in Jerusalem;
EXPOSITION.
|. Jesus and His Disciples Assemble
in an Upper Room. Jerusalem. early
Thursday evening ". ~. After the
amounting In Bethany (our last lesson),
after sunset Of Saturday (the Jewish
Sabbath). Jesus the next morning made
His triumphal entry into Jerusalem,
and taught in the temple both Monday
and Tuesday. Wednesday. April 5. was
spent in retirement at Bethany in prep
aration for the awful day of cruci-
fxion. The next morning He sent two
Of His disciples to the city to prepare
for the celebration OF the Passover.
1. "Now before the feast of the pass
overs" That is, immediately before;
just as He was about to sit down with
His disciples to the Paschal 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 it
was appointed that HE should depart"
the Greek expressing the act of going
over from one place or sphere TO an
| other. This is one reason for or condi-
| tion in which HE loved them unto the
end" :""to the end of all the ages" The
word may also mean ITO the uttermost"
(margin of r. w. the uttermost of His
nature. the uttermost degree possible
| to love-
| II. The Strife as to Who Should Be
Greatest.-Luke 22:24-3O. We cannot
understand the full meaning of our les
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. It was apparently
twofold. who should be greatest, and
who should not be least, and was a very
strange scene on the eve of the most
solemn time in all their lives.
III. Jesus Washes His Disciples Feet.
| An Object Lesson and Its Teachings
VS.. PIT. 2. "And supper being ended:"
The R. 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, to which He was soon
to return. This verse sets before US the
infinite condescension 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 humblest service for man.
4. HE riseth from supper" This was
the Passover supper, not the Lords Sup
per, which was instituted later in the
evening.
8. "Then cometh He to 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.
part with mes" Cannot share my king
dom, my character, my work. Because
the first condition of discipleship was
submission to Christ, even when He
could not understand all the reasons for
the command. Because this washing
was symbolical of spiritual cleansing,
and Peter himself understood it so
". 9).
Q. "Not my feet only. but also my
hands and my head:" II the washing
meant having a part in the work and
character of Jesus, and being with
Jesus. he could not have enough of q
cleansing SO precious. In spite of his
errors his heart glowed with love to his
teacher. He had begun to learn his les
son.
10. He that is washed:" Bathed all
over. A different word from ITO wash"
that follows. which means to wash a
part a. the hands or feet. "Needeth not
save to wash His feet:" The bathing
represents the new birth; the washing
the feet, the cleansing from daily i'm
perfections. the daily prayer "forgive
us our debts"
Is. "Ye call me Masters" Teacher,
with the definite article. the teacher.
"And Lord:" One who has authority
over you. You accept my instructions.
and obey my commands.
IA. IF then:" The I 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.. 81 and IS.
is. Il have given you an examples" /"
A copy to be initiated. like an archi-
tect's plan. or a sculptor's model. or a
painting to be copied. That ye 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