The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-01-04
The Shepherds
Find Jesus
Sunday School Lesson Tor Jan. z. 1906
Specially Prepared 'or This Fsper.

LESSON rEXr.-Lukc 2a-N Memory
verses, ~ Il Read also Matt i;i-2s. Luke
l 1.i-SO
GOLDEN TExT.-"For unto YOU l.
born this day In the city o. David
Saviour. which Is Christ the Lord Luxe
TIME. December. y c. s. four years be.
fore our Christian era. This apparent dis
cfepancy IL explained .y the inaccuraey or
! the monk pioa, sius ENguus. who nrsi
publishes the chronological calculations Ia
~ A. d.. ana made a miscaicuiation OF
about four years
PLACE Bethlehem i've or sir miles
south Of Jerusalem.
| SCRIPTURE REFERENCES e. Prophet
ie visions or the Messiah ana Mcssianir
times In The old Testament. Mum ct.l7.
Dcet ISIS; Sam 7.ii-i6. Caror. MS "a.
10 tpromise 20 The Son Of David Of those
thlnEs which are predicted or Jesus Ia Luke
/ iiai-Al- Pa. ", lisa, 9.6 z. u.l-l0. 63.i-is.
Jcr .Ss. 8. Dan 2ft IS: TIA. ~. s.1s. Mic.
49, Matt 32 3 The expectation on the
Messiah which arose out o. those pronhe.
cies' as noted Ia the Gospeia
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
v ]. In those days The period In
general indicated by the events iusi
described "A decree from Caesar Au-
gustls.' the empeyor OF Rome THAT
an the world" Nearly the whole
known world then was Included in the
Roman empire. Should be taxed
Rather enrolled"
V 2. "Hls own city" The city OF his
ancestors. where the family records
were kept
v 4. And JOSEPH also went I'd
unto the city OF David. which A. cailed
Bethlehem The mother or Jesus
lived IN Nazareth OF Galllee but the
prophet had foretold that the Messiah
should he born in Bethlehem. the city
Of David CMic. 5,2) q sam. 7.i6). n
does not say that Joseph took Mary to
bethlehem on account Of The prophecy
but implies the guidlrg providence OF
Cod
V. s. with Mary who also was OF
the lineage 81 David. In a Roman cen.
sns women were not obliged to come In
person. though they raid the poll-,ax.
V Z Wrapped him In swaddllnr
clothes" Not clothes regularly made.
but strips Of cloth three or four inches
vide and several fee, long. wodind
around the child And laid him IN a
manager" etc The animals we're out
a. the time and the Manager was not
being used Int Crit Com.
v 3. And there were ia the same
country" In the fields near Bcthle-
hem Shepherds abiding IN the
neid" The open country. win their
Cocks =.
vs.. And 10. the angel" rather an
angel" came upon them stood by
them. And the glory OF the Lord"
The angelic form b. bright ard iumin
Gus. throwing al around them a sort
OF heavenly halo. In which even the
lustrOus Syrian stars grow dim
v. 10 Good tldiugs The word
from which our word gospel comos.
They announced the best news the
world had ever heard. the news OF the
Saviour who would nll tho whole
world with heavenly glory. ike that
then shining on the field Of Bethlc.
hem. ITO all people To an ages. all
natiJns. all classes. all colorr.
v. ~. For unto you 10 born
Saviour" one who should save them
from their sins. their worst and most
dangerous enemies Jesus" means
Saviour. Christ. "The Anolntcd
one. the Messiah. whom they had
long been hoping and praying for.
Y. y. And this shall be a sign unto
YOU. that the words spoken were true.
and a guiding sign like the sign to the
wise men.
v u. with the angel multitude
The whole host Of heaven was prais.
Ing God. not merely that portion Of Il
which was visible 20 the shepherds -
Int. Crit Com Compare chron
1918; Pa los: 81; Isa. 6:f-s. and the
vision Of Ellsha's servant e Kings
SIR
v 10 The song Of the angels. the
Gloria In Excelsis. consists Of two
strains Of three members each
Glory TO God !. in-the high
p Peace good viii to men
on earth
16 They came with haste" show-
ing their zeal and ardor. as we'll a.
faith. We can never flnd the Saviour
too soon"
v. H. "Tney made known abroad"
whosoeyer has truly found the sa-
viour burns 20 proclaim 10 all around
what a soviour they have found" Soc
Acts 4:2O: John l:t.2.
V. IS. "All they that heard II won
dered." 10 was indeed marvellous news.
30 good that many fnd II hard to be-
lieve that Il Is true
V. 10. "But Mary" in contrast with
the others. kept all these things" In
her memory They were treasures
whose value the following years re
vealed 20 her. "Pondered them" Kept
them" Kept revolving them. compar
Ing them with the promises of the old
Testament. and what had been an
nouncec to her
" 20. THE shepherds returned" To
their duty as shepherds. but with
new life and blessing IN all their daily
work.
Stop and Think.