Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1906-01-24
THE BAPTISM
OF JESUS
Sunday School Lesson Tor Jan 2S.l9a6
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verses, 10, II. Read also Matt. Sl-l1: Luke
GOLDEN TENT. Prepare your
| hearts unto the Lord and serve Him only
Il sam. 9.3
| TIME Luke hxes the date as the 18TH
year Of Ttberius. John began preaching IN
a. ID 20 when Jesus was between &c and 30
years OF age and while he was stil dwell
| ing at Nazareth. The baptism OF Jesus
| was six months after John hae begun his
ministry. about January A. ID "a.
| PLACE. The wilderness-the wild thin
| ly inhabited region lying west OF the Dead
sea ana the Jordan. The baptism OF Jesus
was at Bethabara. either at the fords
| northeast OF Jericho OF the ford near Beth
shean. "a miles south OF the Sea OF Gali!ee.
also called Bethany.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES bap-
| iIsm ana its significance: Matt. Sc: 2s:l9.
20. Mark l6.l6. John .25. Acts 2:3S. S 30, 81;
10 So a.: H. .SO-23 ISIS. 1874: 22:l6 Rom. 63-S:
| Gal 81: Col 2.ll. Il. Tit. SIS: Pet. 3:2l
The descent OF the Holy Spirit: lisa. ll:2:
90 81: to:lS: joel 2:2S; Zech. as; l2:lo Matt.
| an: John 30. s. 6; 7:Ss: 1875: 1854; Acts
is: 2:3s: $50. lO:4i;-4s; l5:2s: Rom. s:l4. %.
20. Gal So Is. %. %; Eph. l:l9. II; Tit. SO:
l Pet. 3:ls. u: John az
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
V. >. 1t is written in the prophets"
The quotation in v. 2 is from Malachi
B: /. and that in v. is from Isaiah
40: 3.
V. 3. He was the voice of one cry
ing" Greek, shouting, crying with
4 high. strong voice" as a manifesto
ton of feeling, lin the wilderness"
The fitting place for his work.
V. 4. And preach" Proclaim like
a herald with his trumpet Prepare We
the way of the Lord" "Repentenance
for the remission of sins" Repentent-
g. ,F 90
to sin; implying grief over sin. as its
source, and change OF life and con-
duct, as its result.
V. >. An the land of Judea and
(alD they of Jerusalem were drawn
out 10 the desert TO hear the prophet
rich and poor. young men and maidens.
hardened sinners. Pharisees, soldiera
Romans, priests. farmers, villagers. cit
liens, beggars. publicans. all classes
and conditions OF men. Thus the whole
country was aroused and heard the
message which prepared the way for
the Messiah King.
V. Z. Preached" Proclaimed as a
herald. The Greek tense implies that
he kept doing this. The lachet OF
whose shoes" or rather. sandals
Latchet a word now obsolete, was the
thong or lace" with which shoes or
sandals were fastened Il am not
worthy 10 unloose" IL was
the business of the lowest servants 10
bind on, to loose and carry about their
masters sandals The nature OF Je-
sus. the work of Jesus for men was in
finitely above Johns. greatest Of the
prophets as he was. John could point
to the Saviour, Jesus could save John
could send men to the good physician,
Jesus could cure the disease of sin.
V. 8. II indeed have baptized you
with water, unto repentance"
(MattD. A sign and symbol call
to repentance but cannot give the new
life.
v. 9. I'm those days" when Jesus
was about go years old, and while John
was preaching and baptizing 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 to an old life. and rising TO a
new" because UD baptism expressed
public remuneration OF sin. and an
open stand on the side Of God and
righteousness. Christ did not need 10
repent. but He did need TO show by
this public profession that He belonged
on the side OF righteousness. and was
eternally opposed to sin. 90 Baptism
was required OF His followers as one
of the great aids TO a righteous life.
Christ. therefore. would fulfil every
duty He required OF them. He was the
standard and example OF Righteousness.
CD BY His baptism He showed that He
was himself "a brother OF the sinful.
He maintained an attitude OF solid
arity with the sinful rather than as
sumo the position OF critic and Judge
lie shared the fortunes OF our fallen
and wrecked humanity.
V. 10. And straightway coming up"
as soon as He was baptized. They say
that John had the people under water
up to the neck until they confessed
their sins. and that Jesus having none
to confess tarried not IN the river. The
Spirit like a dove descending upon
Him" The Holy Spirit descended not
only In the manner OF dove. but ia
the bodily shape of a dove duke 3:
~. This was the symbol the COM
ing Of the Spirit was the reality.
V. IL. There came a voice from
Heaven" Three times during our
Lords earthly ministry vas voice
heard from Heaven: Cd at His bap-
tism; (2) at His TRANSPORTATION mark
g: -, CD in the courts OF the temple
during Passion Week John ~ 2sD.
Thou art My beloved Son. IN whom (
am well pleased Thus God endorsed
Him and HE rufeofpp aud ehc--od 10
the Jewish nation that here vas tho
Messiah. II must also have strength
ened and confirmed the human Jesus