Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-04-19
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson an the international Series
for April Fl, 19O1-The walk
to Emmaus.
Prepared by H. C. Leningtcn.l
THE LESSON TEXT.


Luke A:13-15.)
Il. And, behold, two OF them went that
same day to a village called Emmaus,
which was from Jerusalem about three
score furlongs.
II. And they talked together of all these
things which had happened
Is. And it came to ass. that, while they
communed together and reasoned, Jesus
Himself drew near, and went with them.
16. But their eyes were holden that they
should not know Him
H. And He said unto them, What man
ner of communications are these that ye
have one to another, as ye walk, and are
sad?
IS. And the one of them. whose name was
Cleopas, answering said unto Him. Art
thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and
hast not known the things which are
come to pass there in these days?
Is. And He said unto them. What thingsF
And they said unto Him, Concerning
Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet
all the people:
20. And how the chief priests and our
rulers delivered Him to be condemned to
death, and have crucified Him.
q. But trusted that 1t had been He
which should have redeemed Israel; and
beside all this, to-day is the third day
since these things were done.
q. Yea. and certain women also of our
company made us astonished, which were
early at the sepulcher;
e. And when they found not His body.
they came, saying, that they had also seen
vision of angels, which said that He waS
alive.
"a. And certain of them which were
with US went to the sepulcher, and found
it even the women had said; but
Him they saw not,
%. Then He said unto them, o fools, and
| slow of heart to believe all that the proph-
cts have spoken:
&c. Ought not Christ to have suffered
these things, and to enter into His glory?
AID hoo -
prophets. He expounded unto them in all
| the Scriptures the things concerning Him
| self.
g. And they drew nigh unto the village,
whittier they went; and He made as
though He would have gone further.
70. But the constrained Him, saying,
| Abide with US; for it is toward evening,
and the day IS far spent And He went in
to tarry with them.
30. And 1t came to pass, as He sat at
| meat with them, He took bread, and
blessed it, and brake. and gave to them.
81 And their eyes were opend, and they
sight.
30. And they said one to another: Did
not our heart burn within US, while He
talked with us by the way, and while HIS
opened to US the Scriptures?
80. And they rose up the same hour, and
| returned to Jerusalem, and found the
eleven gathered together, and them that
were with them,
"a. Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and
hath appeared to Simon.
80. And they told what things were done
| In the way, and how He was known of
them in breaking of bread
GOLDEN TEXT.-Did not our hearts
burn within us, while he talked with
| US by the Vvay.-LuI1e 24.32
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The following is a brief outline OF
analysis of the lesson text:
| IT.
| A Stranger Walks with Them. 1924
| Some Prophecies Explained. NV 25-2f
Jesus Makes Himself Known...V 2S-31
| The Two Return to Jerusalem. 81 81
Two Disciples Return to Jerusalem.
Jesus appearance to two disciples
| on the way to Emmaus occurred on the
same day upon which He rose from the
dead, or the first Easter Sunday. The
two disciples were taking an after.
noon walk. These were not two of tbs
twelve apostles. One of them we ara
told was Cleopas, the other we know
nothing of but that he had become a
! follower of Jesus Christ. Emmaus
was village, the exact location OF
which we do not know. "Threescore
furlongs" ". 49, would bring it with
IN a radius of seven or eight miles of
Jerusalem. Their conversation con-
cerned Jesus, His wonderful life, the
crucifiXion, burial and reported resur.
rection.
a Stranger Walks with Them.-On
the way Jesus met them and walked
with them, but the disciples knew
Him not. Mark 1912 saws that sHe
appeared in another form.'' His dress
also probably was slightly different
than He had before been seen in. A
third reason He was not known was
a purposely changed manner, for He
evidently wished to talk with them as
a stranger.
Some Prophecies xplained.-After
Jesus had found out the subject of
their conversation, He tried to show
| them that the events which had lust
taken place were not only the logical
course, but had actually been the sub
| Ject of prophecy. They were familiar
with the Messianic prophecies. but
they had never fully realized that the
! prophet Jesus could be the same as
the magnificent temporal ruler and
delfverer they had imagined. (See Isa.
90, z; 50:6; 1874. 5; Micah $50; Zech.
go; and Malachi 3:1.)
Jesus Makes Himself Known
Jesus manner of revealing HimseI.
was thoroughly Characteristic. II
was through the breaking of bread"
which they had SO often seen Him do
and His accustomed "blessing.''
The Two Return to Jerusalem
After Jesus had vanished from thefI
sight the two disciples began to re
call little incidents in the manner oil
Jesus as He walked with them, famil.
lar expressions, and, above all, the
peculiar illumination which He alone
among the teachers of the time had
thrown upon the Scriptures. So they
returned to Jerusalem to tell the
apostles that they had seen Jesus, that
''The Lord is risen indeed"
Rams Horn Blasts.
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