The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-01-25

Lsason In the international Series eos
January ~. 1OOi-Christ 81.
lences the Pharisces.
THE LESSON TENT.

a. But when the Pharisees had heard |
that lie had put the Sadducees TO silence, |
they were gathered together.
So Then one OF them. which was a law
yer, asked Him "A question, tempting Him,
saying.
%. Master which is the great command
ment In the law
| "a. Jesus said unto him. Thou shalt love |
| the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and
with all thy soul. anu with all thy mind.
-. This Is the first and great command
ment.
49, And the second Is like unto 1t. Thou
shalt love thy neghbor as thyself.
40 On these two commandments hang al
| the law and the prophets.
| Al. While the Pharisees were gathered to-
| gether, Jesus asked them.
T. Saying, What think ye OF Christ?
| whose son Is lie? They say unto Him, The
| son OF David.
AZ. lie saith unto them, How then doth
| David In spirit call Him Lord, saying,
a. The Lord saith unto my Lord. Sit thou
| on my right hand till make thine enemies
| thy footstool?
a. II David then call Him Lord. how is lie
his son?
49, And no man was able TO answer Him
| A word, neither burst any man from that
day forth ask Him any more questions.
GOLDEN TENT.-What think ye Of
Christs-Matt. x2;i2.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The events studied in this lesson oc-
CURED on Tuesday, April 4, \. ID. 30
This was the last day of Jesus pubic
teaching, and the lesson properly in
cludes that teaching which was occa-
stoned by the opposition of the rulers.
Jesus relates three parallels: az
of the two sons; CD of the wicked
husbandman. and ca of the marriage
of the kings son. The pharsees
question Jesus about tribute, the sad
ducees bring up the question OF the
resurrection, and the lawyers chime in
with questions about the great com
mandment The analysis of the les
son text takes W two points:
l. Question Concerning the Greatest
Commandme "a 40.
.. The Pharisoes Asked Question.-Ver.
Alas
When Jesus came TO the tempe
Tuesday morning lie met the chief
priests and elders, who were very
angry at what had been done during
the last Two days. They greatly de-
sired to put Him 70 death. but did
not dare do so. They made friends
with different sets of people who We're
|
we're agreed in determining that Je-
sus should not be king, and together
they planned to tangle Jesus in His
; talk IL possible. They appointed diff
ferent persons to try Him with hard
. questions. hoping that His answers
would give them some chance to say
that He had broken their laws
But He saw through I'll their cum
ming questions and mean plots TO
make Him say or do something they
! could use against linn. The first set
. Of messengers asked Him by what
right He had dared 10 cleanse the tenn
: pie, and who gave Him authority 10
I teach there. He answered them by
{ asking n question they could not an
I, swer; then by speaking the parab,es
, Of the Two Sons. the Wicked Husband
men. and the Marriage Of the Kings
Son. in each of which He condemned
the Jews most severely for their
, wicked rejection of Him. You will find
these in Matt. 2l:2s-42: 22:1-14. The
next set tried to entrap Him in re
gard to the tax paid TO the Roman
q emperor Matt. %: 16-22). Then came
4 The next set with silly question
g about relationships after death Matt
!. 22.o2-23).
Finally another group put the ques
: ton in verses 35. &c Of our lesson
= The books of Jesus time were nj
d written by hand. The men who die
e the writing were called scribes: also
2 lawyers. because besides writing ths
| 4 Al. n.
v IL Jesus singled out one command
ment as the chief. they could charg,
r Him with disresrect to al the Others
O Jesus Himself had no need Of an,
: other law than that Of love. If in
d stead Of rule for each sin we acccp
e one rule to love the Lord our Coo
with all our heart" that leaves n.
d room TO love wrong things. So w
e. shall not need to he told not 10 d,
+ them.
IN What the Jews were cooking for wa
IL son of David who should sit upoi
IS the throne Of his father and reStor
d she glory of that earthly kingdom
II which was now only fast-fadin.
memory. In the prophecies respecting
II the Messiah there were clear fiashe
At Of divinity. but they pcrsistently shu
o. their eyes to them. What they want
ed was not God invested with all TIL
V. awful beauty Of holiness. but sor
[: Of Jewish Caesar surrounded with nj
e the pomp and circumstance Of ten
q. poral power. They had seen but on
,s side Of the Scriptures. and SO whe
We Jesus turned up the other they wer
!" utterly confounded
2, Jesus Christ is not only the Son 0
& David and the Son OF Man. but III
words Of Scripture and the wondcrfu
te works in history Enthusiastically pro
Q. claim Him to be the only begottc
aud we,.-be loved Son Of God.
NJ Our Respect.
=. Men don't want our pity. they wan
our respect. They want the recuyn