The Tupelo journal., 1904-05-20
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson in the International Series fol
May 90, 19O4-Jesus Teaches
Humanity.
THE LESSON TEXT.
MARX 10.35-45.)

NhAohh 'N
*. And James and John, the sons OF
| Zebedee. come unto Him, saying. Master
we would that Thou shouldest 90 LOT w
whatsoever we shall desire. :.
SO. And He said unto them. What woulo
we that / should do for you?
81. They said unto Him, Grant unto w
that we may sit, one on Thy right hand, ana
the other on Thy left hand, in Thy glory.
538. But Jesus said unto them, fe KNOW
not what ye ask; can ye drink OF the cup
that l drink of? and be baptized with the
baptism that l am baptized with?
80. And they said unto Him, We can.
And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed
drink of the cup that | drink of; and with
the baptism that l am baptized witnai
shall we be baptized.
40. But to sit on My right hand and on
My left hand is not Mine to give; but it
shall be given to them for whom it is pre-
pared.
Al. And when the ten heard it. they be-
gan to be much displeased with James and
John.
AZ. But Jesus called them to Him. and
saith unto them, Ye know that they which
are accounted to rule over the Gentiles ex-
ercise lordship over them; and their great
ones exercise authority upon them. F.
43. But 50 shall 1t not be among you; but
whosoever will be great among you, shall
be your minister.
A. And whatsoever of you will be the
chiefest, shall be servant Of all.
as. For even the Son of Man came not to
be ministered unto, but to minister, and to
give His life a ranSom for many.
GOLDEN TEXT.-For even the Son of
Man came not to be ministered unto, but
to minister.-Mar 1045.
OUTLINE OF SCRIPTURE SECTION.
Forgiving and Having Faith. Luke 17:1-10
Cleansing Ten Lepers..........Luke T:11-19
Coming OF the Luke H:20-37
Parallels. Unjust Judge, Pharisee and
publican. Luke 1s:l-l4
Teaching Concerning Divorce. Matt. 1881"
Teaching Concerning Divorce. Mark 10:2-12
Blessing Little Children. .....M Matt. 19:13-15
Blessing Little Chfldren...... Mark 10:13-16
Blessing Little Luke 18:15-17
The Rich Young Ruler ........M Matt. 10 1880
The Rich Young Mark l0:17-2l
The Rich Young Ruler. Luke 1880
Parable, Laborers in Vineyard Matt. 20:1-16
Again Foretelling His Death. Matt. 20 :17-19
Again Foretelling His Death. Mark 10 1924
Again Foretelling His Death. Luke 1S:31-34
Ambition of James and John. Matt. 20 :2O-2S
Ambition of James and John. Mark 10 :35-45
TIME.-March, A. ID. 80. The crucifixion
was in April.
fLACE.-Peraea; same as last lesson.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The paragraph which precedes our
lesson is the best introduction to it.
The passover was near, and the roads
were full of devout Jews ON their way
to Jerusalem to observe 1t. 1t was Jesus
wish to walk alone. After walking, per-
haps for hours, in this way, the Master
called the Twelve to him again and told
them for the third time of the end which
was so near.
And there come near INTO Him
James and john" We learn from Mat
thew that their mother was with them
n that it was she who spoke for them.
stand, but it probably seemed less to
them because of the relationship be-
tween the family of Jesus and their own.
His mother and theirs were probably
sisters.
Eye know not what We ask" Jesus
meets this bold petition as He met the
scribe's offer of discipleship Matt.
8:19), aiming at disenchantment by
pointing out what it involved Bruce.
"Are We able to drink the cup that 1
drink" The cup was an emblem of
mans lot; what God poured out for
him. 1--WE are able:" They probably
had only the faintest conception of
what their words meant, but they did
mean to stand by the Master. The
cup. . We shall drink" They
were good men and they did stand by
Him. James was the first of the dis
oip1ao m c,,ffor ~ rtyrdom Ioc,,c hon
ored them in speaking as He did, and
His words could hardly be called a re-
buke. But to sit on My right hand
. . is not Mine to give" Jesus does
not try to correct their material concep-
ton of the kingdom, He had tried to do
that before-but devotes Himself to the
more serious moral error, s~elfshness.
rs for them for whom it hath been pre-
pared" C~hrysostom used as an ilIustra-
ton the case of two athletes who re-
quested the judge to assign to them the
laurel wreaths of victory. He replied:
TT is not mine to give, butthey belong
to those for whom they are prepared"
that is, those who win them in the pre-
scribed way. .gT
"The ten . moved with indig-
nation" We do not wonder that they
were angry, but it was partly because
they had the same ambitions with James
and John. 'They who . . rule
over the Gentiles lord it over them.
/. . But 10 is not so among you" 1t
is not to be so among you. Selfishness
controlled in the non-Christian world;
It was to be different in the kingdom of
Christ. whatsoever would become
great among you, shall be your minis
ter" Better, your servant as in r. V.
margin. Greatness, then, is not counted
by God as most of us count it even to-
day. He is really greatest who serves
most. ITO give His life:" Not simply
to lay down His life, but to devote it to
the cause. This involved-and He knew
hat it would-His death. "A ransom
for many" THAT through the giving of
which many were to be delivered from
the bondage of sin. 1t is most important
to observe that in all this Jesus is set
ting forth Himself and His conduct as
the pattern of life for His disciples.
This whole verse is introduced for this
very purpose."-Burton and Matthews.
RELIGIOUS TONIC.
The curse cannot get beyond Cal
vary.
7 In the light of love. the least may
be the largest.