The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-10-04
TIE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
October z, 10OO-Jes1s Dining
Win Q PharSsaa.
Prepared by II. c. Lenington.l
THE LESSON TEXT.

bread on the Sabbath day. that they
watched Him
4 And. behold. there was q certain man
tsfors Him which had the dropsy.
/ And Jesus answering spaks unto the
lawyers and Pharisees. saying 10 1t law.
ful to heal on the Sabbath dayf
1 And they held their peace. And He
took him. and healed him. and let him go:
& And answered them, saying. Which OF
yuu shall have an ass OF an OK fallen into
pit. and will not straightway pull him out
On the Sabbath dayS
And they could not answer Him again
to these things.
l. And He put forth parable to those
which were bidden, when He marked how
they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto
them.
s. When thou art bidden of any man to o
wedding. sit not down in the highest ROOM
lest a more honorable man than thou be
bidden Of him;
g. And he that bade thee and him come
and say to thee, Give this man place: and
thou begin with shame to take the lowest
room
10 But when thou art bidden. 20 and sit
down in e lowest room: that when he
that bade thee cometh, he may say unto
thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou
have worship In the presence OF them that
F cit at meat with thee.
Il For whosoever exalteth himself shall
be abased; and he that humbleth himself
shall be exalted.
u Then said he also to him that bade
him, When thou makest dinner or a sup.
per, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren
neither thy kinsmen. nor thy rich neigh.
bors; lest they also bid thee again, and a
reoompense be made thee.
l. But when thou maksst feast, call the
poor. the MANNED, the lame. the blind:
H. And thou shalt be blessed, for they
cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be
recompensed at the resurrection OF the Just.
GOLDEN TEXT.-WhOsOever exalt.
eth himself shall be nbn.ed, and he
that humbleth himself shall he exnIt.
ed.-Luke 14,11.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Intervening between the lesson OF
watchfulness and the present lesson
several important events have taken
place. He has uttered the parallels OF
the mustard seed. of the leaven and OF
the straight gate. Then has come the
lament over Jerusalem, and visit TO the
home of Mary and Martha. After at.
tending the feast of the dedication, He
has retired across Jordan and re.
y.
Perea that He dimes with the Pharisee
and he takes the occasion to impart
important lessons ON those present
These three lessons are:
Concerning Sabbath Kee, ing g.........vs IL
Concerning Exalting One Self. f......vs. I'll
Concerning Hospitality ..............vs. l2-l4
Concerning Sabbath Keeping.-One
M oh Of ~, l.
to Sabbath dinner. Among the
other guests was man who had the
dropsy. Jesus had had discussions on
previous occasions regarding healing
on the Sabbath. This time Jesus de
dded to have the argument III any)
aefere, rather than after the event. Sc
e asked the lawyers and pharisees
resent regarding its iawfuiness But
ley held their peace. They believed
unlawful, but wanted Jesus to give
His own decision, and afterward they
could criticise and find fault So
Jesus healed the man, and then with.
out waiting, answered the thought in
the hearts OF the lawyers and phari.
sees by asking: (Which of you shall
have an ass or an OK fallen into n pit,
and will not straightway (note the
"straightway") pull him ont on the
Sabbath day?" The pharisees had re-
Tdsed to answer His question before,
now they could not. >. /,
Concerning EXalting Ones Self
1t has been thought by some that the
man with the dropsy had been
brought by the pharises to his house
In order to see If Jesus would heal
him. This, we think, is true, as evi-
IDENTIFY Jesus felt Himself on trial be-
fore His host and fellow guests. One
thing that might indicate this is His
rebuking those who had sought the
best places at the table. 1t was an un-
lrendly atmosphere in which He
found Himself. So after the incident
Of the healing He took up another
forthcoming of the Jews. He had no.
'lced it on this very occasion. At first
he took their own argument. If It
was honor they sought, why not pick
ont the less honored places that their
honor might be the more conspicuous
when asked TO take a higher place.
imagine the chagrin of the one asked
70 move down. This actual seeking
P0r honored places at the dinner table
nay not be a fault with us, still self
p'eierment is deeply ingrained into
our selfish human nature. Therefore
.esus brings out this deeply spiritual
'act that whatsoever exalteth him
sei shall be abased; and he that hum
oeth himself shall be exalted
Voncerning spitaity.-1 nen Jesus
urned to the host. IA had been bid
'eh to the dinner that HIS conduct
might be criticised, and the other
suests, notable Jews, chief pharisees
mo lawyers, were there to witness His
hcomfiture. This was not true hos
r'ahty Nor was there any true hos
p'alty in inviting guests who would
'onor table by their presence
True hospitality infers an unselfsh,
a self-seeking spirit. Then why
invite the poor, the manned, the
sme and the blind? For entertaining
acn man will be blessed, "for they
aot recompense thee; for thou