The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-01-13
The SABBATH SCHOOL
International Lesson Comments For
January II.
Subject: The Baptism aad Temptation Of
Jesus, Matt III I3 to w., ll--Goiden Text,
Matt Ill. I7--Memory Verses. w..
3. .+-Commentary on Tho
Dsy's Lesson.

Dsy's Lesson.
!. The baptism Tvs. 1917. 49, Com.
eth Jesus" So far as we know this was
His first public act since He was twelve
years oh. "To Jordan" Probably at
Aenon near to Salim (John 2: 2. 81, days
Journey from Nazareth. Unto John"
tJlohn /: 33) that he knew Him not;"
Ghich may mean that John did not know
Jesus to be the Messiah. ITO he hap.
tlzed." Any confession of sin was Of course
out of the question. There was only a
profession on the part Of Jesus that as
IN l;raelite Hc became subject to the
.aw, and that He was connected with hu.
manitv by the ties Of blood, of suffering
md OF love. This act was an endorsement
of John and solemn Inauguration of his
ministry.
II. "Forhad" Earnestly and pressing.
y opposed Him. 'T have need" etc. Al.
though John was filed with tho How
&c needed the baptism of the Holy Ghost
ind fire. He NEEDED to receive a larger
MEASURE OF the gifts and qraces OF the
Holy Spirit. Is. "Suffer it to be so now"
These were the first words Of Christ's
public ministry. In this Jesus humbled
righteousness" To leave nothing undone
which would be ronorirg to the require.
nents of God. "TTc suffered Him" The
,ame modesty which led him at first to
iecline the honor Christ offered him now
,aused him to perform the service Christ
nioined upon him.
l6. "The Heavens were opened" Luke
,ays that Jesus nraved IA soon as Hc was
Baptized Nuke 3. 2N. Hero is the first
recorded prayer Of Christ and it's answer.
It was when He was praying that the
Spirit was sent down uoon Him, and in
I'll probability it was this that He was
PRAYING for. A threefold sign wr,,s given:
descended. 3. The Father snake. "He
nw." Christ saw ii MARK |: l0l. and
Tohn saw it (.Iohn L. 80. 34), and it ia
probable that all who were presont saw il.
or this was intended to he His public
Inauguration. Like dove" There has
oeen difference Of opinion as to whether
!:his wa: real, literal dove. Luke saws
Nuke 2; 22). u. NV beloved Son"
Jesus Christ is the Son Of God from etnr.
atty. He never began t0 be His Son. He
was also His Son because of His suner.
natural birth. and He was His Son 'hy
special DESIGNATION to the work OF the
worlds Redeemer."
VI. The first termination fvs. l-4). I.
Then" immediately after His baptism.
Such are the violent alterations of human
experience; baptized and tempted; an.
proved Of God and handed over 70 the
1evil. "Of the snirt" Luke SAYS He was
full Of the Spirit Mark says, the ,snirit
iriveth Hin. A divine influence. led Him
IN. Unto the wilderness" Tradition has
ixed upon hicl ridge called Quarantaria.
1ear Jericho. Mark says He was with the
Wild boasts. "To lie tempted" Christ
begins His work with a personal encour.
:e" with Satan. To temnt is. literally, t.
stretch out. to, try the strength of.
p4at iS tha 4tny pf
.. "Fortv days" Moses. Elijah and our
Lord could fast forty days because they
we're in communion with God and living
! heavenly life. Luke saws lie was teTnt-
I'd during the whole forty days. The
struggle was powerful. personal and in.
md conquered the tempter's utmost
strength. "Afterward an hunGered.' After
.he forty days we're ended. 8. "Tempter
,ame." How Satan appeared to Christ
wc do not know. but if he came
n bodily form it, must have been
Is an angel OF light; "lf Thou be-"
Beware of temptation that comes with an
Il in its mouth. The Son of Cod The
consciousness OF His divine Sonship may
low in measure have been withheld.
Alone in the wilderness and weak and
worn from fasting, Satan saw his chance.
Stones bread You are hungry;
aow if You are the Son of Gcd Use the
ties, and thus prove Your divinity. In
his first temptation Satan tempts our
Lord as he did Eve, by the bodily appe.
hte. lie appeals to the animal nature
first. BY this avenue he approaches and
.onquers the great majority OF mankind.
Beneath this temptation OF bodily appetites
all gluttons, drunkards and debauchees
have fallen and become the devils prey.
4. 1T is written" Deut. s: 3. Jesus
answered the devil by using the sword OF
the Spirit. mot live by bread alone"
Human support depends not on bread. but
upon Goods unfailing word OF promise
and pledge OF all needfnl prOvidentiai
III. The second temptation Tvs. SO.
5. Pinnacle of the temple The scene
changes from the wilderness to Jerusalem
Some we'll known pinnacle must have
been intended, probably. the royal porch
Cast thyself down" In His first reply
to the devil Jesus had shown His un-
bounded confidence in God. Now. Satan
takes Him at that very point. If Thou
be the Son Of God cast, Thyseif from this
pinnacle. All the word will wonder at
SO grand an exploit. This was a tempta.
says, to spiritual pride. For it is writ
ten The devil has Bible, but he mis-
quotes and misapplies. Give his angels
charge" A mutilated quotation OF Psa.
81: IL. T. Tempt" Deut. u: 10. 10
tempt God is to put Him to the proof-to
demand evidence of His power and OF
His will to fulfil His promises, instead of
waiting patiently and trusting. This temp.
tation appealed to the love OF show. 1hos-
carried away from God by worldly pleas
ures or the vanities of fashion fall here.
". The third temptation Tvs. SID. 8.
Exceeding high mountain" Some high
mountain in Judea, where a general view
could be had of the country. "Sheweth
kingdoms of the world" The
root OF the third temptation lay in the
supposition that the kingdoms OF the
world were the devils kingdoms and that
he could dispose of them. 0. Worship
me-" Here the devil appears in his true
character. Christ was probably asked to
worship mot by an external act of hom-
age, but, by using force and establishing
temporal kingdom"
10. Get thee hence" Jesus parleys
with him no longer, but with authority
commands him to go to his own place. The
third temptation appealed to the ambi-
ton. By this temptation the great men
of the world have fallen in myriads. IL.
Devil leaveth Him" Satar had made
the strongest effort Fl which he was capa-
bic and had been baffled at every point.
"Angels ministered." Brought that
food that was necessary to support nature.
How jamaican Negroes Shave.