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xiv, 13-35-Golden Text, Luke xiv,
| 32-Memory Verses, 25-%. - Commen-
tary on the Days Lesson.
IS. "Two of them" In verse 80 it is
| implied that they were not apostles. One
was Cleopas, of whom we know nothing;
| the other is unknown. 'Emmaus. The
word means "hot springs" and was prob
| ably place where there were hot springs.
| ''Threescore furlongs" About seven and
one-half miles. The site Of the city IS
| somewhat uncertain.
IA. "They talked together" Their con-
| versaton naturally turned on the all-ab-
sorbing question of the hour-the cruci-
fixion of Jesus and the reports which they
had heard of His resurrection.
Is. "Communed together" Probably
consulted together what to expect, or to
do, in such perpleXing circumstances. They
exchanged views and feelings, and weighed
the facts before them concerning the prob
ability of Christ being the Messiah.
Drew near" Coming up behind them as
from Jerusalem.
16. Eyes were holden" Purposely as
Stunning different form than usual, and
systematically influencing their sight that
they might not know Him. See Mark
l6: II.
II. Said unto them As, good teach
er, in order to be heard, He begins by get
ting them to speak first. "What-commu-
nications" What is the nature of your
talk which so absorbs you? By this ques-
ton Jesus introduces Himself into the
conversation. "As We walk and are sad"
Thus Jesus leads them to open their
hearts to Him. He would have them re-
late to Him what He already knows.
IS. "a stranger" If He knew not the
events that had been SO public, so awful,
| and so universally known, He must be a
mere sojourner; if He did how could He
eypDoea +ha,y mould ba fol about opy-
thing else? Cleopas appears astonished
10. "What things?" He evades an an
| swer by another question. He wants to
| hear from their own lips their exact feel
ings. Concerning Jesus of Nazareth"
| full of things concerning Him, and give
summary of Christ's life. Now the stream
| of their lamentations are over their disap-
| pointed expectations break loose. "A
prophet" He preached true and excel
| lent doctrine, which had its rise from,
and its tendency toward, heaven; He con.
firmed it by many glorious miracles, Of
| Jesus may have made them waver in their
| faith about His being the Messiah, they
| had no doubt that He was a prophet, for
| they knew what He had done, and they
had heard His teachings. Deed and
word" There is but little use of our UNI
actions precede our words.
20. "Cruci6ed Him. Our rulers treated
| Him as a malefactor and not as a prophet,
and have cruci6ed Him. They speak care
fully with regard to their rulers, because
they are speaking to supposed stranger.
| 81. But we hoped" Or. W Here is
an intimation of their Disappointment as
a reason of their sadness. V. II. RE
| deemed Israel" They had confidently be-
| lieved Him to be the promised Messiah,
| who had so long been predicted and was
| then expected. The third day" Refer
ring either to the length OF time as tend
ing to extinguish hope, or to the promise
of Jesus that He would rise on the third
day, and hence the reports may be true
| and there is hope.
22-24. Amazed us" Or. W The orig
inal verb means 'to drive out of his
senses" In these verses we have brief
review of our last two lessons. Cleopas
women had seen Him.
25. "Said unto them" They had spo,,
ken, now He would speak. They had
poured out their grief and opened their
hearts, now was His time to fill them
with new things, and first by way. of re-
| to dull of perception, and refers to their
| understanding. ''Slow of heart" If they
had embraced the living God with more
fervent faith, the fact of the resurrection
would not have been so strange to their
hopes: ITO believe all. The emphasis
should be placed on 'all." They believed
many. things that the prophets had spo-
ken, but some things which seemed IN
pleasant to them they failed to notice.
26. Ought not" etc. Were not these
things a necessary mark of the Messiah,
without which the world could not have
been saved and the Messiah's kingdom es-
tablished?
81 beginning at Moses" The prom
ice to Eve (Gen. g. 80; to Abraham (Gen.
%: lS); the paschal lamb lex l2); the
scapegoat LEV. l6: l-34); the brazen SER
pent (Num. 81; 81; the greater prophet
(Deut. Is; l5); the star and scepter Mum.
a; ~; the smitten rock. Mum; 20: IL; l
Q: 6, 7; 40: 10, II; 50: s; SO: 4, s. Jer 80:
5; SO: IA, Is; Eek ga: %; Mic 5: 2;
Zech. G: II; @: 8; u: 10; Is: 7; Nal. 3:
l. 4: 2. 'Expounded" No wonder their
hearts burned within them while hearing
such sermon from such preacher. We
may naturally suppose that our Lord ex-
planned and applied to Himself these pro-
phecies.
%; Made as though" He would have
really gone on but for that sort of con
straint which they exercised over Him.
30. 'Abide with u.s." etc. But for this
the whole design of the interview had
been lost; but it was not to be lost for
had kindled longing in the hearts Of
Els travelling companions which was not
to be so easily put off
80. "He took bread" etc. This was
common meal, but Jesus acted as Master,
as He was accustomed to do, and this
startled them and brought back rush
of associations
81. Opened" Whatever had hitherto
held their eyes was taken away. "Van-
ishcd;" Like one of supernatural power,
not like an ordinary guest
81. Burn within us" This accounted
for the glow of light, love and glory that
ravished their hearts.
80. "Rose-and returned" After Jesus
left them they Immediately fastened back
to Jerusalem to report the wonderful in
terview to the other disciples.
"a. Hath appeared to Simon" ''These
two disciples found the apostles and those
who were with them testifying that Christ
had risen from the dead" It was not the
two disciples, but the apostles who said
the Lord hath appeared to Simon.
80. "They told" This added testimony
would, seemingly. leave no doubt on the
minds of any.