The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-07-12
THE GOOD
SAMARITAN
Sunday School Lessenio Tor July IS. 1906
Specially Prepared for This Paper.

merclful Tor they snail OBTAIN mercy
Matt Al.
TIME.-A. d. 2s a few weeks after the
last lesson.
PLACE.-In Peri beyond Jordan. The
scene of the parable was on the road be-
tween Jerusalem and jericho
SCRIPTURE REF'ERENCES.-Wor works.
of love and mercy as a Characterization
of the Kingdom of heaven. Enjoined IN
the Old Testament, e. g.: Prov. 2'Si lsas
J36-S; Jer. 7.5-i; Hos. 6:bi Mic. 90.
Taught in the New Testament by Christ
Matt. 5.l6 7:l2, Il; zZ:Sy; 2S'zS' zo'Sl-4o,
Luke l0S3-Se, etc. by the apostles
Cor 1865, 2 Cor. s.1-io, Epn l:lvi Ihess.
2:l7; 1 I'm. 6:Ii-is; IlO. o:o, Ia, heo. lV'-S'
"a; lS:lb; Jas. z.4r-1o, S.I'i ret E'iA
Done in the name oI Cnrist: Mate. Io.aV,
10; PM. l:l1; Ooi. S.Ii. Cnrists 8 own eN-
ample: MAKE. ll:4-o; Luke i:lt-I; Jonn
y.5-0; Cor. S;s, etc.
Comment ana suggestive lhought.
V. 20. $1,000 up. nose TO lnulcdte
his purpose Oh a uTscussiOh. ms lm-
pnes tudC Jesus was IN some nouse,
perhaps ulsCVursing on tnis very sd0-
Ject OIL elernai Iue. And tempted
MIN" katner, testeu or trIed nim as
" his ted,hings, wnetner tney We're
wise ana gUUu, ana dccorued wItn, or
uIneTent from the teachings Oh the
seriDes. lie Iesteu ann Dy some OIL tns
conlruyerted questions Vi the Gay.
Saying, Master" or teacner-equlVd-
lent 10 raoDi or raoboni. Jesus was
an acknowledged teaener, as the law
yer was. Nv nat snaIi 4 do 10 inherit
| eternal life?" now can | as child
/ OF God inherit from my nedSeniy
/ Father, and 50 have possession oil,
! eternal lie! Eternal NE cannot be
/ earned nor bought, out only inherited.
! '. 70. "he said unto nlm.' Jesus
/ did not himself quote the command
ments, as In the case OF the rich young
ruler Luke lS:lS-2OJ, but as 1t was
the business OF this scribe to know the
Scriptures, and as ne acknowledged
their authority and taught them, he
relerred the question back to him
What is written in the law?" He
thus avoided all carping criticism.
V. 27 And he answering said,"
quoting Deut. 6:5, ana Lev. 1878. 1t
was probably well-known summary.
V. rs. Thou hast answered right"
For he had taken, not tradition, but
the Scriptures for his authority.
Hence, his answer agreed with the
teachings OF Jesus.
V. 20. The Jewish scribe willing,
!, e., desiring, to justify himself, be-
cause he was not so sure that he lived
up to the standard, and possessed this
love which was eternal life. said
unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour"
The lawyer apparently thought that by
certain limitations as to who were
meant by his neighbors, Jews spelled
large" he might still feel some assur-
ance that he was possessed of eternal
life. -. s fE r" - ~
V. 80. "a certain man went twas
going) down from Jerusalem to Jer-
lcho." The road was a path--for
there was no such road as is familiar
to us-very dangerous, lying much Of
the way in a deep ravine through soft
rocks in which caves and chambers
abounded. II is still necessary to have
an escort In passing over that road"
V. 81. "a certain priest" Jericho
was one of the residences of the
priests, who took turns at ministering
in the temple. "He passed by on the
other side" of the ravine, as far as
possible from-the wounded man.
V. 80. And likewise a Levite." A
Levite was one of the tribe of Levi;
a priest was of the family of Aaron in
that tribe. The Levites performed the
humble services OF the temple, as
cleaning, carrying fuel and acting as
choristers.
V. 33. But a certain Samaritan"
The Samaritans were mixed race,
descended from a commingled ancestry
of Jews and heather at the time of the
captivity.
V.3. Bound up his wounds" re-
quiring personal care and gentleness
pouring in (rather ION them," r. W
oil and wine," the usual remedies in
the east, and commended by Greek
! and Latin physicians. ''Set him on his
, own beast" while he himself walked
, beside him.
r V. 35. "And ON the morrow
: he took out two pence" (denariD from
, his girdle, worth about 16 cents each
r but the usual pay for a days labor
, (Matt. 20:2), so that II was equivalen
to SO or 81 in our day. "Whatsoevel
thou spendest MORE" etc. He did al
he could, consistently with his othel
:, duties.
V. SO. Which now of these thre'
a was (proved, became) neighbo
a unto him?" ASK yourself, not whom
:, you are bound to love and aid, bu
: whom you would wish to love you AM
!, aid you II you needed 1t, and you will
o know who is your neighbor."-Mac
:. laren.
= V. 81. Go, and do thou likewise.
!, Then you will know that you hav
. eternal life. The question with hin
=, now was no longer one OF understand
's ing the law, but Of obeying IT, moi
I, Who is my neighbor, but, Do | Low
:, him?
"a Practical Application.
~ 1. The test of our love to God Is ou
" expressed love to our neighbor, be
Is cause that is the outward visible frui
OF love to God.
2. Jesus Christ was the best type an
example OF the Good Samaritan. Th
human race had fallen among thieve
to and had been robbed of hope, chal
ne acter, happiness. heaven. But Jesu
ig came from heaven because he ha
er compassion. He bound up man
n wounds at infinite cost. He brougi
ls h,,,, to tho inn his church the c0u