The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-07-11
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR JULY is.

Subject: The Suffering savior, 1sa. lii, IL
to ILL.,, 12--Golden Text, lisa. ill.,, g.
Memory Verses Commentary on
the Days Lesson.
J. The humiliation and exa,tation Of
the Savior Tvs. 1910. The main idea
of the whole passage is the unexampled
contrast between the present and past
degradation and the future glory of
Jehovah;s Servant.
H. The suffering Savior Tvs 1-3) l.
Believed our report. The report OF
the prophets and the gospel message.
The world is still full of unbelief To
believe this report is not merely to as
sent to the truth of it, but to so receive
it that the conduct will be influenced by x
it. The Jews did not receive the report,
therefore Christ was to them without
"comeliness" Arm of the Lord The.
arm is a symbol of power, as it is the
instrument by which we execute our
| purposes. 1t is put for the power of
God Qsa. 81: 8; 80: 10). 1t hence means
Gods power in defending His people,
in overcoming His enemies, and in say
ing the soul. Revealed" Made.
known, seen, understood. The ques-
! tons in this verse are strong, but not
total denials 2. For" The prophet
now gives the reason why the report is
not believed. He The Savior.
Grew up" II. W. The point of vision
! is at the time Christ's sufferings We're
finished and He was entering into His
glory GAS tender plant. He grew
up small and of no reputation, from a
family nearly extinct. like il tender
plant springing unnoticed from its root
hid in a barren and dry land, out OF
which nothing great was expected.
And as a root, etc. The sprout which
springs up from root. Such Il spfOut \
would lack strength and beauty. Both
| figures depict the lowly and unattrac-
tive character of the small though vig-
orous beginning. See Him. The
! former part Of this verse refers to His
birth and childhood, the latter to His
! first public appearance. mo beauty
This refers to His state of abasement.
| 8. sDespised" BY the rich and
great. Rejected" "Forsaken Of men,
renowned. I'VE hid faces
His appearance was such as to cause
men to turn their backs or hide their
faces with disgust. "Men avoided Him
as though He had a disease like the
leprosy." Esteemed Him not" Failed
to recognize His worth.
III. The atoEing Savior Tvs. 4-0). 4.
Hath borne" The meaning is that
/ Tue CONSEQUENCES Oh Sill IGll upon 11IlDy
the innocent and that He bore His I'M
deserved sufferings as sacrifice on be-
half of His people "Griefs'' sick
nesses."-R VI, margin. TO bear sick
ness is not TO take it away but simply
to endure it. Christ endured in His
own person the penal consequences OF.
4 the peoples guilt Sorrows" Our
pains. How did Jesus bear our griefs
and sorrows? !. In His sympathy. ,.
By His healing power. Stricken"
The expression used when God visits
man with severe and sudden sickness,
especially leprosy, which was regarded
as the stroke of Gods hand and the
direct consequence of sin. The leprosy
is only a strong image for such suffer
ings as are the evidence of Gods wrath
against sin. 5. "Wounded,' etc But
! He was pierced because of our rebel
lions, crushed because of ouriniquities.
The strong verbs pierced and crushed
are probably metaphors expressing the
fateful ravages of leprosy. Bruised. ~
Applied to the body, crushed; applied
to the mind, severe inward agony is inn
piled. "Of our peace" The chastise-
ment needful to procure peace for us.
g. like sheep The figure Of the
stray sheep is common in the Bible
Sheep without shepherd, having lost
their way, are the very picture of help
lessness and this is the condition of
man. Hath laid,0 etc. The sorrows
that would have fallen upon us be-
cause of our sin fell upon Christ. But
1 Christ was not compelled to suffer for
us; He voluntarily made an atonement
for sin. Z. Oppressed. This verse
shows the treatment He received and
how He conducted Himself under it,
Iyor ,,.tcO
sion and judgment He was taken
away"-R. v. There are various opin-
ions here. Some think that this means
that He was deprived of proper judg-
ment and trial; others that He was
taken away by death and thus finally
! released from His troubles. o. Made
! His grave" etc. An enigma when
only history could explain Jesus was
4 put to death with the wicked on the
cross, and they thought to bury Him
in a criminals grave They appointed
His grave with the wicked, bat by 4
striking providence the same authority
gave permission TO a rich man. Joseph
of Arimathea, who provided Him with
an honorable burial in his own rock
hewn tomb (AIatt. 81: 5T-G0l.
~. The Savior rewarded and exalt-
ed US. 1912. The main thought in
these difficult verses is that the Servant
is to be the instrument in establishing
the true religion, by removing the burr
| den of guilt and bringing many to
righteousness. 10. Pleased the Lord
The death of Christ was no after
! thought; yet Jehovah did not wish His
Son pain or evil, neither did He in any
sense approve the spirit or deeds of His
murderers, but He saw that the saliva
ton of lost race could be reached in
no other way "His soul" His life.
AN Offering "a guilt-offering. r.
VI. margin. ''His seed,p The true
spiritual Israel of the future Those
who by His means are converted to the
knowledge Of Jehovah. I'm His hand
Under His government or direction.
IL. Satisfied" He shall see such
blessed fruits resulting from His suf-
ferings as amply to repay Him for
them. II. with the great" Or
among the great His kingdom shall
rule among the nations. Divide the
spoil" There shall flow to Him and
His kingdom the wealth, the strength,
the numbers, that the strongest nations
/ possess.
A Tall Rose Bush.