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THE SABBATH SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR FEBRUARY ~.

!
IT, "The first day of the feast The
| lith of Nisan was the day of preparation
and hence called the first day of the feast.
"Where wilt thou" Jesus had no home
of His own, and the disciples knew that
! some place must be chosen at once. "That
we prepare" That which was required
consisted of a room furnished with a table
and couches; and for food, unleavened
bread, bitter herbs, wine and a paschal
| lamb, which must be slain in the. temple
| between and o'clock, and cooked in
| private house.
ls. "Go into the city" Luke says that
| Peter and John were sent. They were
now at Bethany and Jesus sends them to
| Jerusalem. 'To such a man." 1t is prob
able that this meant some person with
| whom Christ was we'll acquainted, and
who was known to the disciples. Mark
and Luke state that they would meet
man bearing a pitcher of water, whom
they were to follow. "Say unto him."
Say unto the master of the house, "who
was probably a disciple, but secretly, like
many others, for fear of the Jews John
IL: 42); and this may explain the suppress
sion of his name" "The Master saith"
The Teacher saith. "My time is at hand"
| The time of His DEATH elsewhere called
! His hour Jesus knew that in a few
hours He would yield up His life. CAT
| thy house" This message seems stranger
| to us than it would to the man, even if
he had little knowledge of Jesus. During
the week Of the Passover hospitality was
recognized as a universal duty in Jerusa.
lem.
10. "Did as Jesus had appointed them"
| They obeyed in every particular and
found everything as Jesus had foretold.
20. "The even was come" It was prob.
ably while the sun was beginning to de.
cline in the horizon that Jesus and the dis.
ciples descended once more over the
Mount of Olives into the holy city ''Sat
down." Or reclined. according to the Gus.
tom of that time. 1t was at this time that
the disciples strove among themselves as
to which should be accounted the greatest.
Luke q: a. The strife probably began
when they were taking their positions at
the table. 1t is suggested that this conten.
tion is the probable reason for some OF
the exhortations in John l3: l-20, and for
the washing of the disciples feet. Posi-.
bly, those sought the places of honor at the
table who had been especially honored on
other occasions. Let us remember that
"the self-seeking spirit leads to Satans
kingdom, not to Christs. TO be first OF
nothing leads to crimes and wars He
who does the humblest service in order to
relieve the wants of others, or cleanse
their souls from sin. does to them as
Christ did to the disciples.
81. CAS- they did eat" The Passover,
not the Lords supper. "He TASTED first
che unleavened bread and the bitter herbs
before the lamb was served" The signii.
canoe of the Passover: l. 1t marked the
| s kl,o
minded them of the mercy of God in pro.
ated their deliverance from Egyptian
| bondage. 4. 1t reminded them Of their
ain and need of atonement. 5. Unleav.
sned bread signifed separation from sin.
| 8. Bitter herbs signifed repentance. "One
Of you" How sad! One who is pledged
to be faithful and true Jesus was
troubled in spirit. John l3: 81. "Shall be.
tray me-" Judas had ALREADY agreed to
| betray Him. The Saviour was not taken
| by surprise.
%. Exceeding sorrowful." Because
He was to be betrayed, and because one Of
| their number was about to perform the
dastardly act. "Is it -" They also asked
themselves the question. Luke 22:23.
90. "He that dippeth." The thought
of verse q is repeated. 1t was at this
point that Peter beckoned to John who
was leaning on Jesus's bosom, to ask Jesus
who it should be John l3: 22-27l; and
Jesus gave them a sign by which they
| knew.
"a. "Goeth." To the cross and to death.
GAS it is written" In such Scriptures
as Isaiah SO. ''Woe unto that man." "a
sad statement of terrible fact" Jesus
had previously told of His betrayal and
death, but it must be remembered that
the betrayer acted voluntarily; the proph.
ecy did not compel him to sin, but merely
told that in the natural course of events
be would sin. "Had not been born" This
proves conclusively that for the lost soul
there is no redemption.
25. "Is it -" Judas tried to cover his
hypocrisy and wickedness by asking this
question He knew that he was even now
seeking an opportunity to do this very
thing, and if he had not been spiritually
blind he would have known that Jesus
knew all about it, too. "Thou hast said"
A Hebrew form of affirmation.
26. "Tooll bread" Took the loaf or
thin cake of unleavened bread which was
before Him. BLESSED it," Invoked the
blessing Of God upon it. Brake it." The
act was designed to shadow forth the
wounding, piercing and breaking Of
Christ's body on the cross "This is My
body" This bread represents My body.
81. "The cup" The word "wine" is
not used, but "cup," "the fruit of the
vine" ". 29). so that "unfermented grape
juice was all that was used" "Gave
thanks" 1t was like giving thanks over
the shedding of His own blood. Drink
We all" They were all to drink of this.
Mark says, "They all drank of it,"
2S. rs My blood" Represents My
blood. "The sins of the world are put
away, not merely through the influence of
Christ's life, teachings and example, but
by His blood that was poured out for lost
man." "Of the covenant" (R. W. 1t was
promise to men that God would provide
great salvation, and use His infinite wis.
dom and love in seeking to save a lost
world. "For many" For all mankind
Remission of sins" "For the taking
away of sins" But although the atone.
ment is made yet no mans sins are taken
away only as he repents and turns to God
90. "Not drink henceforth." He would
not eat and drink with them again; this
was their last meal together. "When
drink it new" When l drink new wine
wine of different nature from this
in the kingdom of God. Here is pledge
to them that they would again assemble,
in the kingdom of glory, to commemorate
the triumph of Christ and His kingdom.
80. "Sung hymn" Which was always
sung at the close of the paschal feast; it
consisted of six psalms, from Psa. ll3 to
lis. Into the Mount of Olives. " Where
we will presently find them again on this
eventful night.
Deer That Barlos Like Dog.
Adiutant-General Corbin, at Washing