The Holmes County times., 1906-04-20
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON.
Jesus the Sinners Friend"-Inters
national Sunday School Les.
SON for April 90.

| LESSON TEAT,-Luke 1850. Memory
verse, "a.
T1ME.-During the same period OF Jesus
saved thee, go In peace. Luke 1850.
ministry as that Of last lesson, in middle
Of second year.
PLACE.-In some town in Galilee, per.
haps in Capernaum.
| SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES.-Jesus'
relations to sinners.-Matt. 1:2i; 1924; lS:li-
Is; Luke 5:S1, S2; 1856; 1910: John 3:16. II;
| liza, 40; 6:s9. Jesus relations to Pharisees.
Matt. $50; s;11-14. "a; l2:1-7. a. SS, 80; 15:l-
20; 1el-12; 1913; 2l:lS-46; 22:l5-22i BASS;
Luke 1:s7-44; 1aI; John 81.
Comment and Suggestive Thought
v. Sc. "And one of the Pharisees:s
Simon by name ". 40). "The Phari-
see was not convert to Christ's doc
trine."
v. 81. Behold" The opening words
imply that her presence created sur
prise. lint. Crit. Com. "A woman iu
the city" Probably Capernaum; per-
haps Main or Magdala. Which was
a sinner" A notorious character, rs
the Greek implies. when she knew
that Jesus sat at meat: Her presence
there is explained by the oriental GUS
tom of strangers passing in and out
of house during meal to see and
converse with the guests"
". 81. Brought an alabaster box"
Flask. Literally, an alabaster, just
as we call a drinking vessel made of
glass a glass. Pliny compares these
vessels to a closed rosebud"
V. 3S. And stood (was standing) az
His feet:" Thanks to thee, most
blessed sinner: thou hast shown ths
world safe enough place for sinners
the feet of Jesus, which spurn none,
reject, none, repel none, and receivs
and admit all."-Bernard.
"And did wipe them with the hairs
of her head" with touch, she
looses the hair, which 1t was shame
full to let down in public, and, with
the ingenuity and abasement OF love,
makes it a towel. Alexander Mac
laren. "And kissed His feet" The
verb is a compound one, expressing
tenderness of regard" "And anoint~
ed them with the ointment: This
was the one act she had come OF
set purpose to do
v. A. Il entered into thine house,"
AS an invited guest, to whom the host
should have shown at least the COM
mon courtesies.
v. As. Thou gayest me no kiss"
ITO receive a guest at the present day
without kissing him on either cheek
as he enters, is a marked sign OF con-
tempt, or at least a claim to a much
higher social position. ."-Tristram.
v. 46. my head with oil thou didst
not anoint:" This also was an ordr
nary token Of respect.
v. 80. THE Pharisee spake with
in himself" Not daring to utter his
thought aloud, but very likely pro-
claiming it in his sneering coun-
tenance. This man, ii he were d
prophet" mot the worst thing ha
could have thought. Expos. Greek
Test.
". 40 Jesus answering" the un-
spoken thought, and so proving His
prophetic insight. 1--WE almost see the
half-sad smile Pickering on the Teach
er's lips" Pulpit Commentary.
Val. There was certain creditor: .
Rather, money-lender. See r. v.
(Which had two debtors:" "The cred
itor is Christ, the two debtors are
Simon and the woman. w. M. Tay-
lor, d. D.
v. AZ. "And when they had nothing
to pay" And told the creditor SO, Is
implied. That is the plight of every
sinner: Nothing in my hand bring." "
"He frankly" Freely; omitted in the
r. V. "Forgave them BOTH" AS read
lily the large debt as the small; thus
the ocean Of Gods love covers a
mountain as easily as molehill.
(Which of them will love Him most?'
Not of necessity, but probably.
V. 43. Il suppose" "The air of lam
guild indifference with which Simon
gave his judgment, as if the case sup
posed were too insignificant to awak-
en- any interest in his mind, shows
that he had no thought Of its having
reference to himself"
V. AZ. Wherefore" Because her
actions prove her true repentance.
Her sins, which are many, are for
given" as you may see from the evil
dent fact that "she loved much" and
has been proving this love by the
deeds you have witnessed; while you.
simon, "to whom little is forgiven"
lin your own Delf-satisfed thought),
show this by loving and honoring Me
little. This passage does not teach that
love is the ground of forgiveness, but
its result.
. V. 48. "Thy Sing are forgiven"
Christ has been talking with Simon,
and in large, Ihilosophic terms which
the woman might not understand. He
would send her away with the comfort
If this plain, direct assurance.
v. .49. "Who is this that (even) for
.. giveth sins?" Notice that Christ, 50
quick to answer Simon's evil thought
nf the woman nays no attention to