The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-01
JESUS AND THE
CHILDREN
Sunday School Lesson Tor July I. 1906
Specially Prepared for This Paper


LESSON TEXT.-Matt ls;1-l4 Memory
verses 2. g.
GOLDEN TExT.-sTt is not the will
OF your Father which is in Heaven that
one Of these little ones should perish
Matt. 1s:l4
TIME.-Autumn A. d. %. not long after
his TRANSPORTATION.
PLAcE.-A house in capernaum, prob
ably Peters.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES. The
fatherhood Of God: Matt 5:s. 45 as; Sc,
s. 3; I'll; 2s:s; Luke 1882; John l:l2; Acts
z:sS; Rom GA: g:14-2; l Cor Sc. Cor.
s:l7 IS; Gal. ia; s.2s: 4:4-7: Eph. l:5; Heb.
l2:5-l0, Jas. l:27; l Pet IL. IA. II; John
81, 2; Rev. A7. The characteristics Of the
children of God; obedient. humble, etc.
Matt. 1925; Mark 9:s3-37; Luke 2.5l, 81;
s:46-4s; Rom 5:ls Heb. SIS; l Pet ia
Christ's loving care for children: Matt
l0:42; 1910; 1sl3-l5; q IS. Is; Mark 1913
Is; Luke l7:2; 1S;15-17; John p IS. Christ's
care for those whom the children SYM
bolize. Luke l2:s2s l5:4-7; John 1923;
H15-l7; Pet. s:s, The relation Of chill
dren to the Kingdom OF Heaven Matt
1874; Luke 9:4S, etc. What the child in
the midst teaches us in realrd to ambi-
ton, obedience. trust. humility, etc. Matt
1873. 4: 20:2S; Mark s:sS-s7. AZ: Luke s;A6-
49,; John 1s:l-l6; l Cor. H:2O.
Comment and Suggestive Thought
V. l. "At the same time OR. V. ii
that hour) came the disciples unto
Jesus" with the question that per-
picked them. Putting the three accounts
together. the conversation would be
something like this:
Jesus-As l was walking before you
(as in Mark 1O:32) on our way from
the mountain overheard you earnest.
ly arguing among yourselves (for in
their earnestness they raised theiI
voices). What question interested you
so much?
The disciples are silent (for they
had been disputing as to who was the
greatest; and they were ashamed of 1t,
in the presence OF Jesus).
Jesus knew, but 1t was wise to lead
them to express their thoughts Uuke)
The disciples. or some of them, then
ask Jesus: who, then, is greatest in
the kingdom Of HeavenT Not. What
elements OF character make true
greatness? But who shall have the
highest places? (See Matt. 2O:21.)
Jesus-You have utterly mistaken
the nature OF the kingdom of Heaven
and what is greatness there. ! will IL
lustrate.
V. 2. Jesus, then, called a little
child (who may have been playing
near, or attracted TO the wonderful,
loving Jesus), and set him in the midst
Of them;" set him by his side Or. V.
Luke; and then took him in his arms
Mark in loving embrace.
" 3. "And said" The task OF
Jesus is not merely to communicate
instruction, but to rebuke and exor-
else an evil spirit. therefore he does
not trust TO words alone. Exp. Greek
Test Except ye be converted, better,
as in r. ", turn" And become as
little children" Not sinless, for no
children are sinless. They all need to
be saved from being lost. as we see
a little further on Tvs. II, 1D.
V. 4. "whosoever therefore shall
humble himself $50 as to bel as this
little child" is in this company, his
natural, unassuming self. The same
is greatest in the kingdom OF Heaven"
for ht has most of the heavenly spirit.
VS.. Whose shall receive one such
little child the representative OF
childhood, shall recognize and welcome
him. shall see in him the beauty OF
his character. and take 1t to heart.
model his conduct after this ideal,
representing all that the spirit Of am
bition in its struggle for place and
power is apt to trample under foot"
We. Whose shall offend" Better
r. ", "cause to stumble" block their
way to the kindom Of Heaven. The
Greek verb is derived from skandalon,
allied to scandal" which meant orig
inally 1.-The stick in a trap on which
the bait is placed. and which springs
up and shuts the trap at the touch OF
any animal.
VI. Woe unto the world" Not a
wish, but a lamentation, warning, a
statement Of fact. Because OF Of
fences" Occasions Of stumbling" in
the way OF becoming good. and espe-
cially In the way Of children.
v.s.9. II thy hand or thy foot Of
fend thee dead thee into SIM, cut
them or" The meaning Is. II objects
dear as the right eye. and useful as
the right hand-honors. possessions.
njoyments-stand between us and tha
righteous heavenly spirit, not merely
tempt us, but cause us TO fall into sin,
II we are unable to battle with and
overcome the temptation, we must give
them up rather than the heavenly life
v.1O. "Still the subject is the child as
the ideal representative Of the insig
nihcant: apt to be despised by the am
bilious. Expos. Greek Test.
VS.. lila. Compare Luke 1887: 10:
10. The point OF the parable lies in
the great care for those who are insig-
nincant and Of little value In the eyes
Of men.
VA. Even So" As the good shep-
herd did 50 much for the lost AM
helpless sheep. 1T is not the will o.
your Father which is in Heaven" He
desires that all shall repent and be