The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-30
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR JANUARY 3.
subject The Boyhood Of jesus, Luke H..
4O-5S = Golden Text, Luke H., 52-
Memory Verses. 40-Ji-Coininen,ary
ON the Days Lesson.

| on the Days Lesson.
H. The growth and advancement Of
Jesus Tvs. 40. So ~. "rhc child grew" I"
From this verse and verse ~ we learn
that Jesus had human body and soul.
lie was genuine boy and grew like other
pace, III Him. Strong in spirit" In mind
intellect and understanding. Filled with
wisdom" He was eminent for wisdom
even when a child. Grace OF God"
Srace commonly means favor. God was
pleased with Him and showed Him favor
and blessed Him.
%. increased in wisdom and stature"
IN the perfection of His divine nature
there could be no increase, but this is
spoken of His human nature
,,,ll. Jesus in Jerusalem Tvs. A. 42l al.
The Passover" There were three prin.
tipal, feasts of the Jews. The Passover in
| April, the Pentecost near the first of June
and the feast of the Tabernaces in Octo
| her All males over twelve years of age
| were required to attend these feasts un.
Iess they had legitimate excuse. The
! name expresses the design of the ce,ebra.
the Hebrews
AZ. Twelve years old" At the age OF
| twe'v" Jewish boy bee me "a son of the
| law. and came under the obligation OF
obering all its prccepts, including attend.
/ rnre at the Passover. 1t was probable that
! 'iiS was Nls n1SI time tnOt Jesus mad been
IN Jerusalem at this feast To boy who
had never been outside the hills of Naza.
reth, the journey to Jerusalem, the an.
pearance OF the city at this time, filed. ac.
cording, to Josephus, with more than two
ana hal millions OF people, sight of
| the temple, the preparations for the feast
| and especially the feast itself. must have
been an imposing sight
III. Jesus lost Tvs. 4345). Had full.
filled the days" Eight days in alone
the Passover, and seven the days of un.
''avened bread ''Tarried behind" Luke
hind at Jerusalem unintentionally, nor
that Joseph and Mary lost si:ht of Him
through want of necessary care. A circum.
stance must have been omitted, and we
NAV safely suppose that Joseph and Mary
| joined their elder fellow -trave.ers in the
| perslasion that Jesus, who knew of the
time and place OF departure, was among
| tle younger ones. The more Mary was
accustomed to trust to His obedience and
wisdom. the less necessary would it be
always 10 watch Him. An invo 'untary mis-
take OF Whatever kind it might be. sep-
arated the child from the parents. Jesus
| was SO intensely interested in tine rabb;s
| that He failed to start with the caravan on
The homeward journey. Knew not of it,"
| This shows the perfect confidence they
bud in the, boy. He was probably as
far advanced in judgment as an ordinary
youth many years senior.
| ~. In the company Jesus had evi.
IDENTIFY been allowed a more than usual
amount OF liberty of action, as a child.
| nv parents who had never known Him
to ,transgress their commandments or he
guilty Of a sinful or foolish deed ~.
Found Him not They had probably
! left IN the night to avoid the heat OF the
| uay, and in the confusion Jesus is lost.
! The boy had evidently heen in company
| with some of their friends. and the time
OF the departure al the caravan was thor
ough.y understood.
-, ". Jesus found ". 46). 40. "Aftc.
/ three, GAYS. An idiom for "on the third
day; one day for their departure, one for
their return aud one for the search.
They found Him Jerusalem was over
crowded with millions OF people packed
INTO small area. and they had none of
| the means to which we would at once loo;
Tor assistuce in searching for lost child
in great city. IN the tempe" Joseph
and Mary evidently knew where they
would he most Likely TO find Him. Jesus
was probably in oHe Of the porches of the
| court OF the womcr, where the schools
OF the rab5is were he'd. I'm the midst
! II the doctors Teachers OF the law,
! Jewish labhis. Asking them questions"
the questions We're no doubt suggested
! by their teaching.
1850. AZ, "AstonshcdI ne Greel;
word $ very forcib'e. n,> 'ort is,
/ That they were IN traGsportN rish.
! ment. and struci; with admiratlon AZ
| His, understanding. lie brought with Him
Gear knowledge of Gods word in which
/ ~ doubt. lie had been vorSed from earliest
years: They bad never heard one so young,
nor indeed. their greatest doctors. talk
sense at the rate lie did. "a. Amazed"
10 soc such honor given TO their boz, and
.o 20 see wtS E1sA 5ssS b"Snfss ssrn in holding discus
Nrus tl.n 4
Proof, and was .nrobaG!y given privately.
Thy father" This form of sneech wa,
necessary for how e,se could she speak,
She had probably never told her Son of tho
peculiar eireumstances connected with His
nlrth, nn. sousht Ihse eorro3wing" Being
but vefed at ourselves for not taking more
care of Thee. The word here rendered
sorrowing Is expressive OF great anguish.
a. How is it that ye sought Me-"
Ihis is no, reproaehfsl question. 1t il
asked in al the simplicity and bo'dnesg
Of holy childhood. Fe is apparently as
'onished that He should have been sought,
or even thought of, anywhere else than in
the ony Place which He felt to be prop.
cry His home. 'Wist." Know. Abort
Nv Fathers business" See r. V. I'm Ny
! Fathers house unnecessarily narrovs ths
things or, affairs OF NY Father, in that
which belongs ts His honor and CORY.
80. Understood not" The did not
vet Understand His mission. His first re.
corded utterance is too deep for them.
Jesus was a mystery to His parents, anh
lie has boen mystery to the word ever
| since.
VI. Jesus subject to His parents ",
-. 81. Went DOWN with them" II
HIS heart drew Him to the teu.nlc. the
vice of duty called Him back 10 Ga'iiee;
and perfect even in childhood. lIe yielded
Implicit obedience to this voice. 80 Naz.
areth.' Here He remained eighteen years
longer These were years OF growth and
preparation for His great life work. "Nvus
subject unto them" There is something
wonderful beyond measure in the thought
Q. Him unto Whom al things are subject
submitting to earthly parents. No such
honor was eve, done TO angels as was now
doae to Joseph and Mary. Great men
Lave learnfd first to obey. That general
could not command an army il by most Sc.
we're discipline he had not learned to obey.
That college president could not I'LL his
position If he had not learned this lesson
IL j. sign, not OF abjectness, but of
greatness, to be subject to law. "In her
heart" Expecting that hereafter theY
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