The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-01-26
THE BAPTISM
OF JESUS
Sunday School Lesson Tor Jan. Is. 1905
Specially Prepared for This Paper

serses. 10 H. Head also Matt sl-l7. Luke
GOLDEN TENT - Prepare yous
hearts unto the Lord. and serve Him only"
TINE Luke nxes the dave rs ne 1871
year 81 Tiberius John began preaching In
4 u 70. when Jesus was between 20 and "a
wears OF age ana wlf.c 81 was st..i dive i-
/ ing at Nazareth The baptism 90 Jesus
was six months after John naa begun s
ministry about January A. II e
PLACE The Wlaerness-the Wild. thin
~ Inhabited reeion Ming west OF the Dead
sea and The Jordan Tie baptism ~ Jesus
was at Bethahara. either az the forgs
northeast OF Jericho or the ford near Beth
shear. IA mixes south OF the sea OF Galiee,
also Cai.e5 Bethany
sCRIPTU RE REFERENCES The lap
tism ana its significance. Matt SO. 2Sls.
20. Mark 1915. John i.25. Acts s.. -. g:
10 i6-4s. 10 1888. ISIS, 1874. % .l6 Rom 6.3-5.
Ca ~. Col ALL. Il. TIKI $50. ] Pet S.2l.
ne ttsOcent OF the Holy Spirit lisa. II p:
90 -. i0.l3. joel 2..S, Zech. 4.6. 1910. Matt
Sll. John 49, :. .. 7.Ss, u -, l6.s-A. Acts
is. 2.ss 80. l0.44.-4s. l5.2s. Rom. IA. Is.
D. Gal SIS, Is. -. % Eph us. IA Tit 2s:
I Pet Sis a. John az
Comment and Suggestive Thought
V. >. 1T is written in the prophets"
The quotation in v. is from Malachi
): l. and that in v. is from Isaiah
10: 3.
" 3. He was the voice of one cry
ng.' Greek, shouting. crying with
high. strong voice" as a manifesta-
ion Of feeling. in the wilderness"
The fitting place for his work
V. 4. And preach" Proclaim like
herald with his trumpet, Prepare ys
he way OF the Lord" "Repentenance
or the remission of sins" Repentent-
snce is a change OF mind. of heart as
o sin; implying grief over sin. as its
source. and change OF life and con-
iuct, as its result.
V. 5. "All the land OF Judea and
alb they OF Jerusalem" were drawn
)ut TO the desert TO hear the prophet
rich and poor, young men and maidens.
hardened sinners. Pharisees. soldiera
Romans. priests. farmers, villagers. cit
lzens, beggars, publicans, all classes
and conditions of men. Thus the whole
country was aroused and heard the
message which prepared the way for
he Messiah King.
V. Z. Preached" Proclaimed as a
serald. The Greek tense implies that
he kept doing this. The lachet Of
whose shoes, or rather. sandals.
Latchet word now obsolete, was the
thong" or lace" with which shoes or
sandals were fastened Il am not
worthy to unloose.' Ii was
the business of the lowest servants 10
bind on, to loose and carry about their
casters sandals The nature OF Je-
Gus, the work Of Jesus for men was in.
hnitely above Johns. greatest Of the
prophets as he was. John could point
u the Saviour Jesus could save. John
could send men to the good physician,
Jesus could cure the disease Of sin.
V. s. Il indeed have baptized YOU
with water" unto repentance"
CMatt). A sign and symbol. call
20 repentance, but cannot give the new
life
v. 9. I'm those days" when Jesus
vas about 80 years old. and while John
was preaching and baprzing in the
Jordan. About six months after John
began to preach Baptized Of John"
Described more fully in Matthew. Je.
sus received baptism which expressed
death 10 an old life. and rising 20 q
new" because () baptism expressed
q public remuneration of sin. and an
open stand on the side Of God and |
Christ did not need "a !
repent, but He did need 10 show BY |
this public profession that He belonsed \
on the side Of Righteousness. and was
sternally opposed TO sin. 90 Baptism |
was required Of His followers as one 1
Of the great aids to righteous life.
Christ. therefore. would fulfil every
duty He required Of them He was the
and example Of Righteousness
CD BY His baptism He showed that lie
VAS himself a brother OF the sinful
: He maintained an attitude OF solid.
lrity with the sinful rather than as.
sumo the position Of critic and Judge"
lie shared the fortunes OF our fallen
sld wrecked humanity.
V. 10. And straightway coming up.n
- soon as He was baptized. They say
Eat John had the people under water
~ to the neck until they confessed
!eir sins. and that Jesus having none
c confess tarried rot in the river. The
'sirit like a dove descending upon
sim The Holy Spirit descended not
,.ly in the manner of dove but in
he bodily shape OF dove Luke 3:
~. This was the symbol: the CON-
ng Of the Spirit was the reality.
" l.. There came a voice from
ieaven. Three times during our
Iord's earthly ministry was a voice
leard from Heaven: Cd at His bap.
ism; GU at His TRANSPORTATION MARK
!: ~; CD in the courts Of the templs
Turing Passion Week John u: 2s).
Thou art My beloved Son, in whom !
m we'll pleased" Thus God endorsed
linn and His mission. and showed 10
he Jewish nation that here was the
lessiah. II must also have strength.
led and confirmed the human Jesus
n 10 His nature and Hia vorl