Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-31
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
LESSON v, FOURTH QUARTER, INTER
NATIONAL SERIES, NOV q.

Text OF the Lesson, Matt. XVI, 17-30
Memory Verses, 20, 27-Golden Text
Ger. ri, 24-Commentary Prepared
by Rev. ID. N. Stearns.
copyright, 1906 by American Press Association
When the first Passover was kept
Pharaoh was expressing the people Of
God and seeking to destroy them or at
least prevent them from multiplying,
being the DEVILS agent to that end.
At the time Of this last Passover, for
here it really ended, being fulfilled in
Christ, the devils agents are Judas
Iscariot and the chief priests and
scribes, not avowed enemies, like Pha-
raoh, but professedly believers In the
only living and true God The object
of hatred is now not the people Of
God, but God Himself, God manifest
in the flesh. This age will end with the
kings of the earth and their armies
gathered together to make war with
the same person (Rev. xviii, IA; xix, 10
21) Notwithstanding all the hatred of
the devil and the raging of the nations,
God quietly works out His eternal
purpose and fulfills His word ops. ii;
lisa. xiv, 24. Knowing all that was
before Him, our Lord continued from
day to day teaching in the temple and
at night went out and abode in the
Mount of Olives duke xxi, 80. In due
time came the day of unleavened
bread, when the passover must be kill
ed, and He sent Peter and John, say
ing, Go and prepare us the passover
duke xxi, z, s.. We are not told the
names Of the two whom He sent to
bring the colt Matt. xxi, y, but they
may have been the same Contrast
| those who delight to do His will with |
His enemies, who want to kill Him,
and remember that He said, "He that |
is not with Me is against Me" Matt |
xii 30). The disciples being sent do
not start of as IL they knew every
thing, but ask meekly, "Where wilt
Thou that we prepare% Verse ~
Those who truly desire guidance will
very often ask the questions, "Where
wilt Thou?" what wilt Thou" (Acts
TX, q. A good question is found In Jer.
xiii, 8, "Shew us the way wherein we
may walk and the thing that we may
do" but in that case the questioners
were not honest To those who desire
it sure guidance is vouchsafed In such
passages as Ps. xxi, s; lisa. Xxx, 81.
Both Mark and Luke give our Lords
reply more fully than Matthew. He
makes the way very plain for them.
The way to the city they knew; then
the man bearing the pitcher of water
would be easily recognized, and by
him the house is reached; then they
have only to ask for the guest cham
Der, and the rest they knew how to do.
At his birth there was no room in the
inn or guest chamber the word is the
same and only used in these two con-
nections); now there is place for Him
and His. The disciples found as He
had said Mark xiv, 16; Luke xxi, 49,.
So 1t was when they went for the colt
and so it always has been and will be
in reference to all that he has said.
We may depend upon it that all Scrip
ture shall be fulfilled exactly as it Is I
written, and to all eternity it shall be, :
all shall be, just as He has said.
AS he sat down with the twelve in .
the evening at the feast He said that ,
He had greatly desired this, but would :
not any more eat Of it till it should be :
fulfilled In the kingdom Of God duke
xxi, 1913. AS at the first Passover
Israel was delivered from Egypt, when
the kingdom comes Israel shall be de-
Iivered' from all nations and placed in
their own land, never to be pulled up
Or scattered any more.
Some time during the Passover Je-
;us rose from supper, and, taking a
basin Of water and a towel, He
washed and wiped the disciples feet.
The full account Of this is found o
n John Kill, LII, with the lessons He Y
enabled to do this mental act is, 1
hink, found in the words. knowing
hat the Father had given all things
nto His hands and that He was come
rom God and went to Cod" Why He
lid 1t is seen in the words, II have
'iven you an example that We should
10 as have done to you" If redeem
d by His blood we are to follow His
teps in all love and humility, believing
hat all things are ours In Him and
hat He has given US the glory which
be Father gave to Him John xvii,
2. "a; Rom. viii, 32). Only as we be- |
eve that we are what he says we are
y virtue Of His great sacrifice will
re hold ourselves ready for any man
er of service, however lowly, that He ST
lay be gloriied. sh
Some time during the evening, either 10
efore He instituted the supper which X
e call the Lords supper, or the COM IA
lunion, or else after He had given N
lie bread and before He took the wine, tn
e sOrrOwfully announced that one Of In
lem would betray Him. Each one Isl
'ked, Lord, is it ~ John, leaning
pom Jesus bosom, asked at Peters
digestion who it was, and then Jesus
? simple act, which would neces- pl'
rily be observed by all, pointed out wi
ldas Iscariot, and, saying to him. Tt
That thou doest do quickly" Judas II
ent Immediately out, and 1t was fire.
ght John xiii. 23-30). 1t was the last dr.
ght on earth for Judas, for ere an M
her night he was where morning fol
yer dawns. Jesus said of him that it ed
ould have been good for him never to tie
We been born Verse pa. hu
The supper by which we show forth wi
e Lords death till He come q Cor. II
2G was partly If not fully instituted DO,
ter Judas went out 1t may have or
en- that Jesus did not take either the an,
cad or wine till Judas had gone. arr
1t, even IL Judas partook Of one or on,
tn, 1t brought him no blessing. Many oar
II partake Of the communion who nro