The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-02-19
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
lesson In the international ssriss
for February "a, t0nf-Jesas
aud the saghntn.
TIE LESSON TENT.
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NOTES AND COMMENTS
Jesus teachings and methods and
those of the orthodox religious leaders
we're so different in every particular that
troub. was certain TO come. Many OF
the scribes and Pharisees may have
been perfectly sincere, but their point OF
view was so entirely different from that
of Jesus that they could never sec things
as He did, and OF course they considered
Him a hereto and dangerous man In
the first place. in teaching, II not in char
acter. He seemed 10 them to be an up
start. He spoke without authority"
And then lie had made publican one
OF His disciples 1913. The Pharisees
saw in the publicans or tax collectors
set OF contemplate, unpatriotic MERGE
naries who had sold themselves out TO
the hated Roman tyrants Jesus eat
ing with publicans and sinners con-
WINGED the Pharisees that He was man
OF decidedly questionable character
n1:19) Again Jesus and His disciples
braved all criticism and misunderstand-
..g OF the best people by ignoring the
weekly hastings and the rabbinical laws
enjoined and which all religious people
observed Jesus was directly opposed TO
asceticism on principle This opposi-
ton was considered an affront 10 the
whole religious system Of the Jews.
These four things. without the one we
take up next. were enough to insure the
bitter opposition Of official Judaism.
CMAft12.1-s) One Of Jesus most OBJ
noxious her6sies was in regard to the
Jewish Sabbath TIE Fourth Command
neut He always revcrcrced and Cheycd
but the absurd restrictions with which
/ the scribes had surrounded IL He reject
, Cd bodily. Disciples were hungry"
/ wat the disciples did was 20 meet the
physical necessity for food Began 70
pluck cars and 10 eat:" This was per-
mitcd by Jewish law on week days. A
man passing by a wheat field or vine
ward might eat enough TO satisfy his
hunger. But the oral law forbade this
on the Sabbath. or the ground that TO
pick the heads Of grain was harvesting.
70 rub them In the hands was threshing
and to blow out the chat was winnow-
ing which things were unlawful
Note Jesus twofold defense Of His
disciples: Cd He cites examples (3-5);
reminds them Of what David once did 10
meet his own need Il Sam 21:6). They
would not think Of questioning the pro-
priety Of David's act especially since he
did what he did with the sanction Of the
priest. In his case necessity was seen 10
be above ritual. Even the law Mum.
os:9-10) recognized that certain work
connectt@ with the sacrifices was neces-
sary and therefore right 90 He shows
the underlying principles (G-sl. "The
PhariseAs were men Of rules, not accus-
toned to 20 back on principles. The pas
sion for minutiae killed reflection. -
Bruce. zone greater than the temple"
Commonly taken as reference TO Him
self. but the Greek reads. But I say
unto YOU a greater thizg than the tenn
pie Is here" The man-made regulations
had given way before the claims of the
temple s.-vice. the Lesser interest CIV
ING way to the greater A greater inter
sst than that OF keeping up the temple
sacrfces was involved here; II was the
work Of the kingdom Itself This inter
probation Is the more natural: either IS
possible Il desire mercy. ard not sacrl-
fce:" (Hos G.Gl. Jesus way 81 remind
ing them that the principle lie was con-
tending for was Scriptural The Son
OF man IS lord Ct the Sabbath" Marx
quotes Him as saying IN this con acction:
"The Sabbath was made for man. and
no, man for the Sabbath The -ea'
good Of the Sabbath had been lost;
Christ's purpose was TO restoret
". a:14. us It lawful 20 heal on m.
Sabbath day" Jesus does not answer
the question directly. but with an illus
traton tries to appeal TO their tommor
sense and humane feelings. Ths discus
sion over the picking OF the heads o
wheat made His position plain On work'
OF necessity; this deals with works o
mercy. TT is lawful 10 do good on III,
sabbath" To refuse to do good TO on
who needs II Is TO do evil, no mater wha
the day OF the week Jesus was unyield
Ing. His influence was increasing AM
the pharlsees saw that the only way 4
silence Him was 10 Kill Him, and III
ust be silenced.
Good Deeds and bad.