The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-05-10
THE SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR MAY 10.

Subject: jesus at tile Pharlseo's House
Luke viii, 30-50-Goldcn Text; LUX,
vii, 5O-Memory Verses, 4i-45-Com.
| mentary on the Days Lesson.
It is now quite generally believed that
the amounting referred to in this lesson and
the ono mentioned In John 1918, were not
the samo, but wero different events.
3G. zone OF the Pharlsees" After Jesus
| had finished His sermon (see last lesson)
| one OF tho Parisees invited Him to dine
| with him. He seems to have received some
benefit from Christ, and to have loved Him
| on that account though his love was far
from ardent. Verse AZ. sat down to
meat." Jesus accepted the invitation. but
| Simon omitted "the usual ceremonies of
respect which Jesus might well have ey-
| pected. Jesus went with him to do him good.
~. "a woman. Ia sinner" DR.. Clarke
thinks that this expression simply means
TINT this was heather woman. Although
| she was sinner there seems to be no evil
dence to prove that she was grossly i'm
| moral woman, as Is generally supposed.
"Whon she knew" She had heard Him
| preach, and she knew whore He had gone
| to dine. She was confident that His heart
| would beat in sympathy for her; she had
faith enough In Christ to come to Him for
| help. She camo in u respectful humble
manner. "Alabaster.box." sort of stone
OF ilno texture, nearly allied to marble.
"Oi ointment" Probably spikenard, very
precious and odorous.
3s. "Stood Mt His feet behind Him." In
taking their meals the Eastern people re-.
clined on ono side, the knees being bent
and tho feet turned outward behind. "Be-
| gan to wash His feet with tears" Tho san
duls were put of when He entered the
house. And did wipe them" Her hair
was flowing loosely about her shoulders rs
n nf to .l,. a
His foet. kissed His feet" The kiss is
an emblem of love, subjection and suppll-
cation. In Psalm 2.12, "kss tho Son, -
means to embrace aifectionately tho offers
OF salvation made unto you through Christ
jesus which commandment this woman
WINS obeylng, both In tho literal ana spirit
ual sonse. And anointed them" She did
not think herself worthy to anolnt His
head.
SO. 'When the Pharisee, O.. saw it," The
1rst feeling OF Simon was that OF displeas-
ure that heuthen sinner had vsntured to
pollute his pure threshold. "He spake
within himself" He has dissatisfaction
and doubt with reference to his guest. "If
he were prophet" The idea prevailed
among the Jews that prophet must
know every thing secret. "That toucheth
him" Simon. IL she had touched him,
would have said, stand by thyself, come
not near me, am holier than thou; and
40. "Said unto Him. Ii is scarcely to
be doubted that Simon expressed his dis
pleasure by looks, gestures and murmurs.
Somewhat to say" Those whom Christ
hath somewhat against, IIo hath some-
what to say unto. "Afaster, say on. ="
Although not believing Him to bo proph-
ct, yet he recognizes Him us II teacher.
81. "a certain creditor" The creditor
is God and the two debtors are Simon and
the woman. Our Lord handles this subject
with great skill; He causes the nccusor to
appear rs witness against himself He OK
plains his deficiency In love, and gives him
to feel that his sin is unforglven; and yet He
is not severe In His censure. Give hum
dred pence" Or Dennrii, amounting to
S7j Fifty pence" $3.50. In the appli-
cation tho woman owes the fve hundred
pence and Simon fifty.
AZ. Nothing to pay" Simon, the
Pharisee, was in debt and without the
means of paying. Ho could no more pay
his fifty pence than the poor woman could
pay her tlvo hundred, and II both be not
freely forgiven by Divine mercy both must
perish. "Forgave Them both" No right
oonsness Of ours can merit His pardoning
love. Salvation Is tho gilt OF God. "Wll
love Him most" Neither of them would
love Him before lie had forgiven them.
An insolvent debtor, until he is forgiven,
does not love, but shuns his creditor.
40. II suppose With grenter modosty
than that with which he had just mur-
INJURED in secret does he glvo his opinion,
ana Jesus proceeds to turn his answer
Immediately as II weapon against him.
Jesus asks tho privilege Of speaking, puts
His reproof into parable, and thus makes
simon administer his own reproof. "Whom
Ilo fOrgHvo most" This one would be
under grenter obligations than the other.
II. "Secst thou this woman" Afflicted
and distressed and burdencd with sin, but
longing to DO delivered. Do you 500 tho
tenderness and aiGectionate regard sho Is
manirosting toward Me? II entered into
thy house" As n guest, by your invita-
tion. "No water for My feet" Simon was
greatly deficient in not performing the
common ciyilitles to Christ. The custom of
providing water to wash the guests feet
was very ancient. 1t was zone of the rites
of ospitality." "Wilh tears" Toars OF
sorrow for sin and of love for Ne her
Saviour.
As. "Gavest Me no kiss" A kiss on tho
cheek from the master of the house, with
the invocation. "rhe Lord be with YOU"
conveyed formal welcome. A kiss was
an expression Of II hearty aud affectionate
welcome to Il friend. But this woman"
That you consider so far beneath you.
"IIath not ceased." Hath again and again
In most humble manner kissed My feet.
46. my head with OIL" Amounting the
head with oil was us common among the
Jews as washing the face with water is
among us. See Psa. 1856. To anoint tho
head OF guest was another mark OF hos
pltallty. Simon had omitted all of these.
MY feet with ointment" This woman had
not forgotten any OF these marks OF respect
that were generally shown to guests.
AZ. Her sins, which arc many" III we
cometo Christ in the right spirit, ,confessing
our sins, He Is as willing to forgive many
rs He Is only fow. "Are forgiven" What
precious words! They are all forgiven.
never to return; tho Lord will remember
them no more, forever. For she loved
much" Or, therefore she loved much. Her
great love was the effect of her being for
given. "To whom little is forgiven" A
mans love to God will be in proportion to
the obligations he feels himself under to
the bounty OF his Maker, 'Loveth little"
The one who thinks his debt Is small feels
but little gratitude when 1t is forgiven.
4S. "IIe said unto her." Jesus now tells
the woman what He had already told ST.
mon. While the Pharisee murmured the
poor penitent rejoiced.
40. "Who is this that forglveth sins" We
need not credit them with unbellef; they
were amazed at claim which doubtless
many OF them soon came TO see was fully
justified.
80. "Thy faith had saved thee" Christ
ascrlbes to faith those benefits which are
due to Himself as the meritorious cause.
Faith Is the instrument on our part by
which His benefits are supplied. go In
peace. Literally, Unto peace"-the state
OF mind to which she might now look for
ward Peace is one OF the marks of par
donipg grace. Rom. 5:l.
His Aarcasm