The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-19
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON ". JAN. 27: MATT 22;
34-4e.
Golden Text: what Think Ye Of
christ9''-Matt Sss4a-The savior Of
the World sllences the Pharlsees-His
Authority Challenged.

"a, When the Pharisees heard
they were gathered together" dis
eussing their defeat and the wise answers
Jesus had given. Put the Sadducees to
silence" Literally. "muzzled the Sad
ducees."
IS. Then one Of them" A Pharisee.
who had listened to the discussions Of
Jesus. "A lawyer A scribe, one Of the
men learned IN the Jewish law, who cop
led, preserved, interpreted. and taught
the Jewish Scriptures. Asked him
question Probably one frequently dis
eussed, and on which diverse opinions
were held. Tempting him" Not MALI
eiously but ia the sense OF testing on
another question the wisdom Of one who
answered previous question 70 admira-
bly,
80. Which is the great commandment
IN the lawf' Which Is not the common
relative pronoun; but what kind of."
what BY nature, by its decisive and no
BE quality, is the great commandment.
tne one that stands FIRST In imp0rtanceI
Is II a ceremonial or a moral preceptg
ls II a duty to God. or to man2 This
was question which. with some others.
divided the Jewish teachers into rival
schools and was q constant bone Of con-
tention.-stock
". Jesus said unto him. quoting, with
the addition reported BY Mark Deut. 6.
:, B. the very words which every deyOut
Jew recited twice every day and the
Jews do IL 70 this day (Brownl, and
which they Inscribed on the parchment
enclosed In their phylacteries. and wore
on their foreheads and arms during
prayer Thou shalt love the Lord thy
God. Love Is an all-inclusive affection.
embracing not only every other affection
proper 10 It's object but all that is proper
70 be done 20 its object; for as love spon-
taneously seeks 70 please It's object So
N the case Of men 70 God. II Is the ma
tive wellspring OF a voluntary obedience.
such. then, is the affection IN which the
essence 81 the divine law Is declared to
exist. With. or from. ali thy heart.
the general word for the inner man.
Int Crit Com. II Is the seat Of the de-
hirea, passions, affections, emotions
With al thy soul' The life principle. the
center Of will and personality with
All thy mind. II Is 20 be an intelligent
love, from free choice under the direction
or the reason and the judgment
81 This Is the first and great COM
mandment' Il Is the sun OF the first
table Of the law
ss The second Is like unto it, Be
cause Il Is ike the first. an embodiment
of love; II Is the sum OF the second table
OF the law; L r. almost a twin COM
-t"~trtAtN WAAM IA tut ANNE 10 AaUQ Will Z
certainly manifest itself IN love 70 man.
his child and our brother "Our Lord. ("
says the Int Crit. Com. 'wlshed 10 show
mat this uret commandment ala not
stand ~ the head Of long Ant OF hetei-
ogeneoua commands among which IL was
simply primus inter pares lfrst among
eqnaisl, but thag II was one OF two hos
mogeneoue commands which exhausted /
the idea Of Righteousness" Thou shalt
love thy naInNkUH - 1ss.t.
the measure Of love 10 our neighbor.
a. The Pharsees were gathered to-
Eether 20 consult what course TO take /
next, ~ in v 81 Jesus asked them" 4
"a question:. "The question q undoubt /
edly puEziing one FOR them: but Il 4 /
no mere Scripture conundrum. The air |
hculty IN which Il lands them q one 1
which n only they would honestly face
u. would BE- the means OF removing the
ven from their eyes and leading fbem
ere j. is too late, 70 welcome the Son OF \
David come IA the name OF the Lord 10
save Them
~ What think " Of Christi" Have
you really thought thoroughly about
your Messiah Have you done an Won
could 70 know what he ought 10 BE- N 4
"nat way he should come what Kind Of
hns ne was 20 be- They were blind
suiocai a. ne calls them IN Matt "A. le
They would not see. Whose son . heY,,
There only answer must be that he was
% o. The son or David" that is the
descendant % David according 10 uni-
yersal Jewish opinion and recognized
scripture teaching Ia Marx and luxe
OUT Lord refers TO the fact that the
seflpea % taught DIR. Hovey This was
me truth. but not the whole truth.
- How then doth David In spirit d,
Mark says. BY the Holy Ghost" ~ in-
'piration or God. cali him Lord ouot.
nE from Psa. 10. J. "This psalm Is OFT
.ner quoted in The New Testament as
n i AaeAslanic than in any other portion of
ne Old Testament DIR Hovev.
- The Lord Jehovah IN the Hebrew
aid unto my Lord " TO my aoverelr4,
ord. the Messiah the Son Of David {"
81 thou on my right hand. a. my CO.
ssenl lhis verse is quoted in / Cor
e' n Heb Z. i3i 10. ~ a. a. applying
p tne Messiah. as was the universal
'e"ish opinion. In later Jewish writ
nss nearly every verse Of ID is quoted as
eierrinE 10 the Messiah. 49, perowne on
he Psalms
=. II David then cafl him Lord. how
he his SOM There was only one an-
Wer; that in hir human nature ~ was
'afld son. but as the Son OF Go8 he
'as nis Lord. The Messiah was both
- no man was able 10 answer bin,
because they did not take the
,naie scriptures. and learn nl they said
!, oeut We Messiah They were convicted
Aeloi anee. Ask him any more oues-
Ions. This method OF attack was eivep
= a. d failure