The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-04-06
FARMVILLE, VA. FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1906
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON.
Jesus and the Sabbath" - Interna-
tional Sunday School Les
son for April 8.

verses Z, g.
GOLDEN TEXT.-"Remember the Sab
bath day TO keep it holy"-Ex. 2O:s
TIME.-Early summer OF a. d. 2S Ir
the middle Of the second year Of Jesus min
| istry.
PLACE.-some field and synagogue in
Galllee; quite likely Capernaum.
sCRIPTURAL REFERENCEs.-Com-
| pare accounts Of Mark 2.23-2S and Luke
tI-5. on verse Z see Hosea 6.6 and COM
pare Mic. SOS; Sam. 15:22; Psa. O:s-l5
lisa. 1:l1-17; Amos 5:2l-2i; also Matt. 9:lS
Christs miracle working on the Sab
bath day.-Mark :2l-3i; Luke i3.l0-li; Hl-
G.: John 5.2-l0. 9.lL
Trace the Sabbath through the Bible
IN the following leading passages: Gen,
2.2, g; Ex. l6.22-3O; @.s-1l; 3l:i3-l7; 35.S,
Lev. 1890; 23:3 26.3l. S5: Neh. l3.i5-22; Psa
lls.2i; Isa. 1921: 5s:l3. IA; Jer. l7:2l-Z1;
Elk. 20I2. 10. Amos SIS; Luke 4:i6; 25:56
on the new. hrst-day Sabbath: Mark i6:s,
John 2O.ls; Acts 20.7; Cor. 1872: Rev. i:lO
Comment and Suggestive Thought
vi. AT that time:" r. V. season
Probably some Sabbath in the month
Nisan." 49, Cambridge Bible. Jesus
went on the Sabbath day through the
corn" The disciples and Jesus were
walking along a public path through a
field, with standing grain on either
side. The grain C'corn') was wheat
or. less likely, barley. His disciples
were an hungered." They were doubt
less on their way to or from the morn
ing seyice in the synagogue. And
began TO pluck the ears of corn" Luke
adds, rubbing them in their hands.
to separate the kernels from the chan
The eyer-watchful Pharisees criticised
as soon as the disciples began to d.
this.
V. ?. Behold Thy disciples" Christ
was not plucking and eating the grain
but the fault-fnding Pharlsees see q
chance TO make a point against Him
through His disciples, implying that
He permitted their act, and was. there
fore, responsible for It.
V.3. Have ye not read" This Ques-
ton favorite formula Of the rabbis
is used ironically. Luke puts It:
Have ye not read even thisr Per
haps the very passage referred 10 had
been read in the synagogue only few
minutes before. What David did:
one OF the greatest Of the Hebrews
See l Sam. 2l:1-7.
VA. How he entered the house OF
Cod" THE Tabernacle. 1t was at this
time in Mob, town of Benjamin near
Jerusalem. ."-Swete. And did eat the
shewbread:" David took the conse-
Grated bread, as 1t were, from before
the very face Of God. ."-Beecher. II
was on the Sabbath, too, as It was on
the day the bread was changed. Com
pare l Sam. 21:6 with Lev. 24:S.
VS.. "Orhave ye not read in the laws.
In such passages as Mum. 2S:9. 10
THE priests in the temple profane the
Sabbath" by kindling fires for the
burnt offerings and bearing the sac
rifices and utensils through the tenn
pie. The Sabbath was the priests
busiest day."-Abbott.
V.6. But say unto you" "A solemn
affirmation, with certain tone in the
voice: :"-Expositor's Greek Testament
"In this place IS one greater than the
temple:" r. V. margin, "a greater
thing'-"a reading supported by all
the best manuscripts and late editors. "
Cook.
V. Z. "If ye had known what this
meaneth:" II they had understood not
merely the letter Of Scripture but its
spirit. 81 will have mercy, and not
sacrifice" Quoting Hos. Sc, the
thought Of which is repeated in man 2
other passages. "Ye would not have
condemned" (the Greek verb signi-
ies formal and official condemnation)
V. 8. The important saying OF this
verse is preceded, in Mark (2:2O, by
the connecting link: "The Sabbath was
made for man, and not man for the
Sabbath" This great saying is the CEN
tral principle Of Sabbath-observance.
V. 9. "He went into their syna-
gogue:" According to His custom OF
regular church-going. Ouke 4:16).
V. 10. "And behold" "A note OF ex-
clamation TO draw attention to the
fact"-spurgeon. "A man which had
his hand withered:" Luke, the physl-
clan. notes that it was his right hand.
"And they asked him, saying. Is T.
lawful TO heal on the Sabbath days?"
"The Mosaic law did not forbid works
OF healing, but the rabbinical tradl-
ton and interpretations did"
V. II. They made no reply-for
what reply could they make? There
fore He drove the truth nome by an T.
lustrat!on.
V. u. "How much then is a man
better than a Sheep" That is the
question which Christian civilization
has not even yet adequately answered" d"
Prof Bruce.
V. 13. Then. as they still held their
peace, Jesus swept about Him look
of sorrow and indignation (Mark), ami
commanded the cripple, Stretch forth
thine hand:" "The arm was not with
ered."-Vincent. And he stretched It
forth" "The healing and the out
stretching may be conceived as con-
temporaneous." - Expositor's Greek
Testament
VIA. Then the Pharisees went out,
and held a council against Him." No
miracle can persuade a hostile heart
--Geikie.
The Sabbath Question.
The Sabbath made for man. When
Christ said that He did not abolish
the Sabbath. but confirmed It. The
Sabbath is Gods gift to man.
But did He not abrogate the Satur-
day Sabbath? To be sure. the apostles,
after the resurrection, came to observe
the anniversary of that great event
rather than the day when Christ lay
in the grave; but in so doing did no "
olence TO the Fourth Commandment.
which merely requires one 10 rest one
day in seven. The seventh is the