Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-07-13
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR JULY Is.
Subject: The Suffering Savior, lisa. Ill.,, 13
to ILL.,, 12-Golden Text, lisa. ILL.,, g.
Memory, Verses 4-6-COmInentary on
the Days Lesson,


/. 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 or
Jehovah's Servant.
III. The suffering Savior Tvs. 1-3). !.
Believed our report The report OF
the prophets and the gospel message
The world is still full of unbelicf. 10
believe this report is not merely to as
sent to the truth of 1t, but to so receive
1t 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 LOru.' The
arm Is a symbol of power, rs 1t Is the
instrument by which we execute our
purposes. 1t Is put for the power of
God 0sa. 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. =. For The prophet
now gives the reason why the report is
not believed He" The Savior
Grew up" (R. W. The point of vision
is at the time Christ's sutferingS were
finished and lie was entering into Ills
glory. AS Il tender plani.' lie grew
up small and of no reputation, from a
family nearly extinct, like Il tender
plant springing unnoticed from its root
hid in barren and dry land, out OF
which nothing great was expected,
"And rs root" etc. The sprout winch
springs up from Il root. Such Il Sprout
would lack strength and beauty. Both
figures depict the lowly 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 ahasfmrnt,
3. "DespiScd." by the rich and
great "Rejccted." "ForSakcn of men,"
renounccd 1--WE hid faces
His appearance was such rs to cause
men TO turn their backs or hide their
faces with disgust. Men avoided Him
as though He had Il disease like the
!eprosy." "Esteemed Him not" Failed
to recognize His worth.
Hath borne" The meaning is that
the consequences of sin fell upon Him,
the innocent, and that He bore His I'M.
deserved Sulfcrings as sacrifice on be-
half of His people. "Gricfs.' sick
nesScs. r.. ". margin. To bear sick.
ness is not 10 take it away but simply
to endure il. Christ endured in His
own person the penal consequences OF
the peoples guilt, "Sorr"WS. our
pains. How did Jesus bear our Gricfs
and sorrows? !. In His sympathy, >
Ry 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. Tile lcproSy
is only Il strong image for such suffer
ings as are the evidence of Gods wrath
against sin. ). "Woundci." etc. But
He was pierced because of our rebel
lions, crushed because Of our inquiries,
The strong verbs pierced and crushed
are probably metaphors expressing the
fatcful ravagrS of lcprosy Bruised
Applied to the body, crushed: applied
to the mind. severe inward agony Is i'm
piled. "Of our peace The chAStlS"'
mcnt necdfn to procure pcac" for us
6. 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. "IIath laid" etc. The sorrows
that would have fallen upon us he.
cause of our sin fell upon Christ. But
Christ was not compelled to suffer for
us; He voluntarily made an atoncmont
for sin. Z. compressed. This verse
shows the treatment He received ana
now 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 iudS
mcnt and trial; others that He was
taken away by death ant thus finally
released from His troubles. 8. MADE
His grave" etc. An enigma Whcl
only history could explain. Jesus was
put to death with the wicked on the
cross, and they thought to bury Hin
in criminals grave. They appointed
His grave with the wicked. but by
striking providence the same authority
gave permission to rich man, JOSEPH
of Arimathca, who provided Him will
an honorable burial in his own rock
hewn tomb Matt. %: $500.
". The Savior rewarded and eNalt
ed Tvs. 1922. The main thought il
these difficult verses is that the Srrvah
is to be the instrument in eStahIlSlIin.
the true religion. by removing the bur
den of guilt and bringing many t'
righteousness. 10. PLEASED the Lord.
The death of Christ was 10 after
thought; vet Jehovah did not wish lli'
Son pain or evil, neither did He in an!
sense approve the spirit or deeds OF lie
murdercrs, but He saw that the saliva
ton of a lost race could be reached il
no other way. Ills SOUL His life
"An Offering" "a guIt-otfering. R
". margin. Ellis seed" The tru
spiritual Israel of the future. ThoS
who by His means are converted to IN
knowledge of jehovah 'ln His hand.
Under His government or direction
II. Satisfied" He shall SEQ sucl
blessed fruits resulting from His sut
ferings as amply to repay Him fo
them. IL. W III lllf EltNi. "
among the great. His Kingdom shall
rule among the nations. "Dirldc tn
spoil" There shall flow to Him am
His kingdom the wealth, the s1rcIgIl
the numbers, that the strongest nation
possess.
a Crocodile Superstition.
The superstition that deaths by
crocodile are the inevitable result inn
mediately after a curtain has been
washed in the river has been constant
ly confirmed.
A curious note upon this supersti
ton appears in the monthly report of
w. b. Smith, district officer at Tim
bang Batu, North Borneo. He says:
1.-TWO crocodile fatalities have been
reported, and there have been several