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THE SABBATH SCHOOL,
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR SEPTEMBER 9.
Subject: The Good Samaritan, Luke T..
1851 - Golden Text: Lev. XIX, Is
Memory Verses, 1886 - Comme tary
OH the Days Lesson.

1851 Golden Text: Lev. XIX, .1s-
Memory Verses, 1886 - Commentary
OH the Days Lesson.
25 "a certain lawyer" A teacher of the
law A modern theologian. "Stood up"
Jesus must have been in some building,
discoursing on some subject that suggested
Tempted Him" Or tested Him. The
know his own duty, but for the purpose of
testing the knowledge of Jesus. Master"
Or teacher, the same as rabbi. What
shall l do to inherit eternal life?" The
question is highly important. Eternal life
is the true spiritual life of the soul-that
which is natural to it in its highest state,
and of all things in this world is most wor-
thy the seeking. His question was, How
can become child of God and pos.
SCISSOR of that true spiritual life that will
endure forever?
26. "What ia written" As teacher of
the law. He should be able to tell, and He
readest Thou" What we gain from the
Bible depends upon how we read it.
q. HE answering said" He replied
duty toward God in Deuteronomy 9: s,
and statement of the law of love from
Leviticus 10: lS. Thou shalt love-" The
religion, of the Bible does not consist in
good external acts, in prayers; ;sin our zeal
for Christ, in performing the deeds of the
law, or in being made happy, but in love
to Lod and man. With all thy heart"
This is supreme affection to God. The
heart is the seat of the affections, desires,
motives and will. 1t is the centre of all
physical and spiritual life, the. central TO.
o,,o fro,n ruhtoh oil tho rox al fhn rnNray
life go forth. with all thy soul" BE
loves God with all his soul, or rather,
with all his life, who is ready to give up
life for His sake - to endure and suffer
rather than dshonor God. with all thy
strength" To the extent of giving all Of
our physical powers in His service. with
all thy mind" The intellect belon.= 70
God. This embraces the whole man. A
persons who thus loves God will be wholly
and unreservedlv given to God and will be
satisfied with Him. He, will admire and
obey God. There will be no looking to
this vain world for delight and Happiness.
neighbor as thyself." This is nothing
short of the golden rule. Matt. 7: II. L
We will have no i'll will for our neighbor.
2. We will recognize his rights. 3. Pro-
tect his interests. 4. Actually love him..
We are even required to love our enemies.
%. "This do, and thou shalt live, Shalt
have already eternal life, the life Of heaven;
for this heart of love is eternal life. It is
the life of saints and angels in paradise.
1t makes heaven what it is.
20. Desiring to justify himself" (R. !
W The conscience of this learned law
yer was touched and he saw that he was
destitute Of the love he had just declared
to be necessary in order, to inherit eternal
g. he
in which he had kept the law Of love would
depend on the answer to this question.
How wide circle does "neighbor" EN-.
brace? Unwind that word neighbor, and
it measures off the whole of our earthly
life, it covers oil our practical, everyday
duties. But to the Jewish mipd I"neigh.
Dor" was simply ..Jew." The Samaritans
and Gentiles were sof course, excluded.
30. "Jesus answering said" Here it was
that Christ could, in parable, show how
far Judaism was from even a true under
much more from such perfect oh.
servance of the law, as would gain heaven.
From Jerusalem to Jericho" 1t was a
very dangerous road, lying, much OF the
which caves abound, atfording shelter to
who sailed forth to prey upon
travellers.
81. Certain priest" A large number
Of priests and Leyites dwelt at Jericho.
This priest might have been passing to or
from the temple service at Jerusalem.
He saw him." And knew that a fellow
man was suffering and in need. "On the
other side" He no doubt could frame
many excuses for not stopping.
So. Likewise a Levite." A Levite was
one of the tribe of Levi; priest was of
the family of Aaron in that tribe: The
Levites performed the humble services OF
The temple, as cleaning, carrying fuel ana
acting as choristers. The scribes and law
yers were frequently Of this tribe, which,
in fact, was set apart by. Moses as the IN, n,
body in the nation. Passed BY;
His conduct was the same as the priests
nad been. These two men would naturally
be expected to befriend the man. Being IN
the line of religious work does not neces'
,arily make man religious. .
SO. "a certain Samaritan" The Sama- s
ritans were half-heathen people, greatly
iespised and hated by the Jews: Had
Although they had no
right to expect any help from Samaritan q
yet he hasuened to assist the suffering man.
"a. "Boundup his wounds" He did the
very best he could for the man with the
remedies he had at hand. ''On his own
BEAST" This all took time and effort, but
he did not hesitate and make excuses.
Real love does not ask how little, but how
much it may do. ITO an inn" This was
q public house where all corners were re-
ceived. .,,,
nained with him that night. Two
pence" A pence or Roman denarius ls
worth about sixteen cents, but it would
be equivalent to eight or ten times as much
IN 1ov
Sc. (Which -thinkest thou" This ques-
tion almost compelled the lawyer to speak
highly of the Samaritan. Was neighbor
INTO him" The parable implies not
mere enlargement of Jewish ideas, but
complete change of them. It is truly gos-
pel-parable, for the whole old relationship
Of mere duty is changed into one OF love.
The question now is not, Who is my neigh
Dor, but, Whose neighbor am l? The gos-
bel answer the question of duty by point
ing us to love: Wouldst thou know who IS
thy neighbor? Become, nelghoor to all
by the utmost service thou canst do them
IN their need. The parabl le points up to
Him who, in our great need, became neigh
Dor to u.s. even at the cost Of all He had.
81. "Do thou likewise" He to whom
you ought thus to show mercy in order to
become his neishbor is your neighbor.
should be ready to help every person who
needs my assistance. The command is i'm.
perative, "Go and do thou likewise. 1
Should "go" wherever human soul is to
be- found and, with heart filled with love,
carry the gospel of Christ. There are bur-
dened and sorrowful hearts who need
word of cheer; hearts crushed under the
load of sin who need to be pointed to, the
Saviour, and it is my duty, to use my best
endeavor to do this even though they may
live on the other side of the globe. To the