The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1900-05-31
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson I'm the International Series for
June 8, 10OO-The Twelve
Sent Forth.
Prepared by II. c. L,enington.l
THE LESSON TEXT.

Prepared by H. c. Lenington.l
THE LESSON TEXT.
(Matthew s:s5 to 10:s)
IS. And Jesus went about all the cities
and villages, teaching in their synagogues.
and preaching the Gospel Of the Kingdom,
and healing every sickness and every dis
ease among the people.
36 But when He saw the multitudes. He
was moved with compassion on them, be-
cause they tainted, and were scattered
abroad. as sheep having no shepherd.
81 Then saith He unto His disciples:
The harvest truly is plenteous. but the
laborers are few.
ss Pray ye. therefore. the Lord Of the
harvest, that He will send forth laborers
into His harvest.
1. And when He had called unto Him
His 12 disciples. He gave them power
against unclean spirits, to cast them out,
and to heal all manner of sickness and
all manner Of disease.
2. Now the names of the 12 apostles are
these The first, Simon. who is called
Peter and Andrew, his brother; James,
the son of Zebedee. and John, his brother.
8. Philip, and Bartholomew: Thomas,
and Matthew, the publican: James, the
son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whose sur
name was Thaddeus;
4. Simon, the Canaanite, and Judas Is
CARROT, who also betrayed him.
manded them. saying: Go not into the
way of the Gentiles, and into any city of
the Samaritans enter ye not:
G. But go rather to the lost sheep of the
house of Israel.
T. And as ye go. preach, saying: The
Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.
s. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise
the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have
received. freely give.
GOLDEN TEXT.-It Is not ye that
speak, but the Spirit of your Father
which speaketh in you.-Matt 1920.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The lesson study should include the
text as printed above and through
the tenth chapter. The following
brief analysis may be helpful:
The Spiritual Harvest Field. Tvs. 1888
The Twelve Apostles Chosen........vs. IA
Special Instructions. ...................vs 9-42
The Spiritual Harvest Field.-We
have come now in our study of the life
of Christ to the last quarter of His
second year. Jesus toured among the
towns of Galilee during the autumn
of A. d. 20 and the winter just follow
ing. He went into the Jewish syna-
gogues, and there preached the COM
ing of the Kingdom Of Heaven. He
not only preached, but He healed. Not
only did He speak gracious words, but
He performed kindly acts. His effect
i've and pointed preaching and His
beautiful life attracted the people.
But to appreciate what Jesus said con-
cerning the shepherdless multitudes
it is not necessary to suppose that
other reasons may have brought
many to hear and see the great Teach
er. 1t may be. as some have said,
that the throngs followed out of idle
curiosity to see the miracles: they
may have been hungry for the loaves
and fishes. But whatever the motives
of the people. Jesus saw down into their
hearts. They were sin-sick and weary.
Jesus had compassion upon them, as
sheep having no shepherd.
The Twelve Apo-tles Chosen.-It
was in furtheranoe OF the great work
before Him that Jesus now commits
stoned the Twelve who had been
closest to Him for some months past
He had selected them to be with Him
and learn His ways just. before His
Sermon on the Mount. This was
early in the summer of this same year.
Now they were not only to learn, but
they were to do some actual work.
So He called the Twelve, gave them
especial power over unclean spirits
and disease and gave them their com
mission.
Before passing to this, however, we
may note briefly something concern
ing these 12 men. First comes Simon,
whom Jesus had called "Peter," mean
ing a rock. He fulfilled Jesus expec-
tations and became the crock" of the
early church. Andrew was Peters
brother. They were among the first
five of Jesus disciples. They We're
brothers whom Jesus had called "sons
of thunder" (Boanerges), because of
their fiery dispositions. John after
ward so learned to control his tenn
per that he became ''the disciple
whom Jesus loved" Bartholomew is
said to be the Nathaniel of John 1:45.
Lebbaens is the same as Thaddeus
and as Judas (Jude). Simon was a
Canaanite, which means that he was
one of the sect of fanatic nationalists
who were always in revolt against the
foreign yoke Judas Iscariot was the
only disciple who was not Galilean.
Iscariot means "man Of Keriott," a
Judean town
The Apostles Sent Forth.-The COM
mission Of the disciples was to preach
among the Israelites, and not among
Gentiles. This was because Jesus had
been sent to the chosen people of
God first. They were better prepared
for the message (at least should have
been) by their long national training.
First to the Jews, then to the Gentiles
was the order. Their message was to
be: "The Kingdom of Heaven is at
hand" The King had come, remission
of sins might be had through repent,
ance and faith. They were further
to heal the sick, cleanse the lepers and
cast out devils. Jesus says to them:
Freely We have received, freely give
They had been with Him, drunk in
His message of cheer and salvation
now they were to spread forth to the
people what they had received.
| Teaching of John the baptist.
John the Baptist, the greatest OF
the prophets, gathered together the
scattered rays of Old Testament pre-