The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-15
THE SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR NOVEMBER 10.
Subject The Ten Lepers Cieansed. Luke
xviii. 1i-I0 - Golden Text; Col. I'LL.
10 - Memory Verses, 1910 - Com.
meptary on the Days Lesson.

subject The Ten Depers Clcansed, Luke
xviii. 1i-I0 - Golden Text Col. iii.i
10 Memory Verses, 1910 - Com.
mentary on the Days Lesson.
IL. "As He went to Jerusalem" From
Ephraim, where Jesus and His disciples
had been in seclusion. Through the
midst" This mention of Samaria before
Galilee is confusing. being the opposite
direction Go a journey to Jerusalem
Probably through the midst is to be
understood as meaning along the iron.
tiers Of"
~. Ten men were lepers." The lep.
rosy was a disease which the jews sup.
posed to be inflicted for the punishment
of some particular sin, and TO be, more
than other diseases, a mark of Gods dis
pleasure therefore Christ took particular
pains to cleanse the lcpers. There were
ten in this company, for though they were
shut out from the society of others, they
were at liberty to mingle together. The
law pronounced the leper unclean, and he
was obliged to warn passers.by with the
cry of ''unclean, upclean." Leprosy is a
and he defled everything he touched. (2)
extremely loathsome. and (3l shut out OF
society. This all applies with equal force
TO the sinner. The surroundings of the
leper we're also unclean. Lev. 10: 47-59
u: 33.47 We must see to it that our sur.
roundings are not infected. The clothes
we wear, the books we read, the company
we keep, the places we frequent, the
scenes we visit, il lcprous, will cause our
death (Which stood afar Off They
were not permitted to come near TO per.
sons in health. Lev. 10: 46; Mum. 8: ,.
l3. Lifted up their voices Their re.
quest was unanimous. The ten cried as
with one voice. They had evidently heard
OF the fame OF Jesus and how lie cured
Nl.. IL.
faith in Him is sincere. Although they
do not vet know the Saviour's dignity
as the Messiah yet they account Him
prophet, mighty in deed and word Have
mercy on us" They knew they were lcp-
ers, and that no human power could save
them; they accordingly, very properly,
plead for mercy. Jesus always helps those
who thus call upon Him. IL is mercy that
the sinner must have. Justice would de-
stroy him in a moment. These lepers, |.
See their helplcssness. >. Have faith in
Jesus. 3. Appeal to His compassion.
Ia. when He saw them" 1t was a
sight that might have touched any heart,
for they were smitten with living death.
The pity of Jesus was excited. and He
called TO them Immediately. "Show your
selves unto the priests To obtain the
testimony OF the priests that they were
really cured and might be released from
their enforced secluson, and be again adj
mitted into society. According TO the
law Uev. II: 2-32) the priest alone had
authority to declare a person clean or uu-
clean, and whenever Jesus healed leper
He sent him Immediately to the priest.
See Matt. g: 4. AS they went, they were
clcansed.' jesus did not touch them as
in Matt. s: 3. but caused their faith in
Him TO be tested. They were commanded
to go to the priest, and they actually
started on the journey before they were
healed. 1t was a strong test but their
perfect confidence in Christ was equal TO
it, They had heard no words OF cleans.
ing, they felt no change in their diseased
bodies; but they went. They acted their
faith. Every step they took away from
the presence of Christ proved that they
trusted Him. They took jesus at His
word. This is faith Many will not be-
lieve until they see what they call a rca-
son for it. but such are never likely TO be
saved The best reason for believing and
1heying IS that We are in harmony with
Sod's express command. The person who
acts on Gods word is safe.
10. cone of them. The Samaritan.
The other nine who were Jews would nat
urally separate from him as they started
to their priests at Jerusalem. The Sam
lritan no doubt started to his own priests.
When he saw-turned back They had
not gone far until they saw they We're
healed, and they should have returned, if
but Tor moment to thank their benctac-
factor for deiverancc from n disease that
was worse than death But the nine Jews
were too much taken up with themselves
IN their desire to obtain official ccrtili-
Gates from the priests to think of this.
with a loud voice glorified Cod Be
,ause of the wonderful cure that had been
wrought in him. He had been loud in
prayer and now he is loud in praise.
Saved souls have a special license granted
them to praise the Lord. See Luke 10:
3740. David said, Seven times a day
10 praise Thee Psa ll9; lG4. The
wonder is that we do not praise Him
more.
l6. "On his face at His feet" Before
he was healed he remained at distance,
but now he draws near. and in humble
posture he shows all who are present what
.hc Lord has done for him. Giving
Him thanks" The least any one should
10 is to express thankfulness for Gods
rich blessings. lngratitude Is a great sin.
Il is said of the heathen that when they
knew God, they gorilied Him not as God,
neither were thankful" Rom. |: 81. "A
samaritan One who professed a very
corrupt religion, and from whom much
less was expected than from the other
ninc.
II. "Werc there not ten cleansed" He
knew that He had cleansed the other
nine. How rich Christ is in doing good.
Here was cure by wholesale. There is
IN abundance of healing, cleansing virtue
in the blood of Christ, sufficient for all
His patients. where are the nine?" A
sadness of tone is perceptible in this
question. The nine received the healing,
but forgot the Healer. However great or
numerous the temporal favors God be-
slows upon men, few comparatively give
Him the glory due to His name. Jesus
noticed the slight offered Him, and called
attention to it. We should be careful
and not be one of the nine.
IS. "To give glory to God" They had
shown their ingratitude to God. When
we fail to honor Christ we dishonor God.
1t is the duty Of all people to give glory
to God. Jer. l3: l6 "Save this strang-
er'-Or "alien." The Samaritans were
Gentiles. Their religion was mixture
of Judaism and idolatry; they worshiped
they knew not what, In this transaction
the Lord saw foreshadowed the bringing
in of the Gentles to His church.
10. THY faith His confidence in
Christ was the means, and the power of
Christ the cause, of his cure The true
nature of faith is here very clearly dis.
played as consisting principally in moral
qualities of obedience and love. Hath
made thee whole" Hath saved thee"
(R. V. margin) is much better There
was more done for him that the mere
healing of his body. His faith had led
him as n humble penitent to the Christ,