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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR JULY Is.

Memory, Verses 4-6-Commentary on
the Days Lesson,
J.. The humiliation and eXaltation Of
the Savior Tvs. 1915. 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.
II. The suffering Savior Tvs. 1-3). !.
Believed our report" The report of
the prophets and the gospel message.
The world is still full of unbelief. 10
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
1t. 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: 0; 80: 10y. 1t hence means
Gods power in defending His people,
in overcoming His enemies, and in saw
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" Or. W. The point of vision
is at the time Christ's sufferings were
finished and He was entering into His
glory. LAS a tender plant" He grew
up small and of no reputation, from a
family nearly extinct, like a tender
plant springing unnoticed from its root
hid in q barren and dry land, out of
which nothing great was expected.
And as q root" etc. The sprout which
springs up from a root. Such q sprout
would lack strength and beauty. Both
figures depict the owly and unattrac-
tive character of the small though Wig
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.
3. "Despised." BY the rich and
great. Rejected" "Forsaken of men,"
renowned. I'VE hid . =. faces"
His appearance was such as to U
men to turn their backs or hide their
faces with disgust. Men avoided Him
as though He had a disease like the
aeprosy." Esteemed Him not" Failed
to recognize His worth.
III. The atoning Savior Tvs. 4-9). 4.
Hath borne" The meaning is that
the consequences of sin fell upon Him,
the innocent. and that He bore His IN
deserved Suffertnss as a sacrifice on be-
half of, His people. "Griefs." Sick
nesses."-R. ", 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
the peoples guilt. Sorrows" Our
pains. How did Jesus bear our griefs
md sorrows? /. In His sympathy. ..
By His healing power. "~Stricken."
The expression used when God visits
4 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 q strong image for such suffer-
ings as are the evidence Of Gods wrath
against sin. 5. "Woundei," etc. But
He was pierced because Of our rebel
lions, crushed because of our iniquities.
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 I'M
piled. "Of our peace" The chastise-
ment needful to procure peace for us.
6. like sheep" The figure of the
stray sheep is common in the Bible.
Sheep without q shepherd, having lost
their way, are the Tery picture Of help
lessness: and this is the condition of
man. Hath laid" etc. The soTrows
that would have fallen upon Us be-
cause of our sin fell upon Christ. But
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.
8. Taken from prison. by oppres-
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. 0. made
His grave" etc. An enigma when
only history could explain. Jesus was
put to death with the wicked on the
cross, and they thought to bury Him
in i criminals grave. They appointed
His grave with the wicked, but by q
striking providence the same authority
gave permission to a rich man. Joseph
of Arilnathea, who provided Him with
an honorable burial in his own rock
hewn tomb Matt. 81: 51-GM.
". The Savior rewarded and eXalt-
cd Tvs. 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 bur-
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 a lost race could be reached in
no other way. His SOUL" His life.
"An Offering" "a guilt-otfcring."-R.!
V. margin. His seed" The true
spiritual Israel Of the future. Those
who hy His means are converted to the
knowledge of Jehovah. 'In His hand"
Under His government or direction.
II. Satisfied" He shall see such
blessed fruits resulting from His S;f-
ferings as amply to repay Him for
them. y. 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.
Where Wealth Stops Over.
Probably the most remarkable shoes
hrar Drn6rno6 within rocant times wore