The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-11-08
THE SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
L.. FOR NOVEMBER IT,.
Subject: The Eich Man and Lazarus'
Luke xvi, 1931-Golden Text: Matt.
w., 2O-Menory Verses, 13-22-CoIn-
mentery on the Days Lessor.

Clothed IN purple and hne linen. Ills
outer dress was costly purple from Tyre,
his under garments were hne hIen from
Egypt. The Egyptian linen, or hyssus, Is
said to have sold for twice its weight IN
gold. 'Fared sumptuously.' He lived IN
luxurious and costly manner and 1easted
| every day. What then are the sins
charged against this man, that We're so
soon to send him to a place OF torment:
He was not Immoral. dishonest or drank,
en-. but he was proud. eXtravaGant and
worldly. He lived to please himself,
20. "a certain heggar.' Literally,
poor man. Named Lazarus. y form
of Eleazar. which means. God is my
help" His name is mentioned because
| his character was good and his end glo-
rous. and it is the purpose OF God that
| the righteous shall be held in everlasting
remembrance. Ii this be a parable, 1t Is
the only instance in which Jesus, in giving
n parable has given proper name.
Laid at his gate There was then no
public provision for the poor. and when
disabled they were often laid at the gates
Of the rich, that they might receive and,
persons Of his class are likely to be, from
neglect and bad living. ,,,
81. Desiring to be fed" 1t is probable
that his desires were complied with.
with the crumbs" With the broken
pieces which were left and were thrown
under the table for the dogs. The dogs
came" The wild eyed. owncrless dogs
| that roam in the streets OF an Eastern
| city and act as scavenGcrs. In contrast
with the inhumanitv of men toward the
be@gar is set the pity OF the dogs; they
| licked his sores as they lick their own.
| we have before us the characters and
lives of two men occupying very differ
ent positions in this world. One. was
| leader in society. very wealthy and hlghly,
! resDected. the other was n deSplsed and
! loathsome beggar. But God does nc: look
upon men as we do. He sees the heart,
and is never deceived by pompouS eX-
terror. In the next world these men
change places-the beggar is the rich man,
and the rich man is the beegar.
90. The beggar died. His burial was
! 90 inferior that TO mention is MADE OF 1t.
| He filed pauperS box and was carteu 10
a pauper's grave. There were no flowers
and no mournerS. Carried by angels.
There was rustiing of snowy wings as
angels came to kiss the redeemed spirit
home to God. "Abraham's BOSOM. That
is. the happy side Of Hades. where the
saints were regarded as resting in bliss;
| Abraham's bosom was phrase used
among the Jews to signify the paradise OF
! God 1t is an allrs!on TO the custom OIL
persons reclining on their lett elbows at
feasts: the person whose head came near
the breast of the other was said to lie IN
his bosom. "The rich man also died.
Death comes to the rich as we'll as the
moor. "And was buried" There was the
long procession Of the funeral solemnitles
| through the streets of Jerusalem, the
crowd of hired mourners. the spices and
ointment wrapping his body and the cost
" sepulchre on which the virtues OF the
departed were recorded This, however,
profits him nothing, for death has been
for him an awakening from his fiatterlns
dream of ease and self-enjoyment to the
stern and terrible realities of eternity. -
%. And in hell In Hades. (R.
VI The Scriptures contain four words
that are rendered hell in the Authorized
Version. They are Hades, Sheol, Gehenna
and Tartaros. Sheol is a Hebrew word:
and is equivalent TO the Greek word
Hades. Gehenna. as used by Christ, deS-
| irnates a state or place of retrlbutIon.
Tartaros is dark prison where the fallen
angels await their doom. Hades Is used
in the New Testament as the abode OF all
the departed. The good are IN the para
adise of Hadcs, or Abraham bosom; the
| bad arc in the Tartaros OF Hades. or a
place of darkness and torment. In tins
sense Josephus understands the meaning
of Hades. "Seeth Abraham, etc" This
was the first circumstance IN his punish
| ment.
/ only instance recorded where prayer IS
offered to a saint. and this was from hell,
and was not granted. His calling Aorac
ham father and Abraham recognition or
him as son show that he was jew. The
tip of his finger That he may bring me
even the smallest possible relief.
/ ..SOu rpnpmbp ~ On. memory.
! Thou will never die! This is solemn and
| calm reply: no mockery Of his state. and
no grief concerning him either. Thy
good things Here was the charge
against him. He had enjoyed the pleas
ures-.the wealth and the honors OF the
world. Evil things" Lazarus has had
poverty. contempt and distress.
26 "A great gulf fixed 1t will be
utterly impossible for a soul who leaves
this world without having repcnted, to
ever gain admittance into the paradise OF
| God. God has fixed an impassabie gull.
q. Il pray thee. etc" How earnestly
does this lost soul desire to have this re-
est.1rantcd. His Influence had no do"ht
led his brethren to live in the same care
less way that he had lived.
%. Lest they also come. He shows
more interest in them now than he did
when he was with them on earth. He
| might Justly fear lest their reproaches
should add to his own misery.
%. Moses and the prophets" The
books written by Moses and the prophets.
LET them hear them Let them heark-
en- to the warnings and instructions given
them in the Scriptures;
80. "From the dead" Moses and the
prophets had failed to lead him to saliva
ton, and he feared his brethren would be
Io.+ 'sThev will reDent /" He thus ac-