The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-01-02
TIE SUNDAY SCHOOL
. INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENT
FOR JANUARY y.

Savior Revealed to Man-C o1nmep
/. The birth Of Christ Tvs. IN
In those days." After the birth
John and before the birth Of Je
Caesar Augustus. The first of
! Roman emperors 'All the worI
All Of the Roman world AT that
the Roman empire extended frrfn
than ever before, or than it has sif
and was called "the empire of &
whole earth" Taxed" Enrol
2. First made" There must Ill
been two enrolments. "Cyreniu
This is the Greek form Of Quirinu6
Quirinius. 3. Into his own cid
The Roman custom was to enrol
sons at the place of residence, but
! Jewish custom required the enrolu
to take place in the native city.
Went up From Galilee to the mn II
more elevated region of BethlehH
"City Of David" Where David Na
born. s.. with Mary 1t is unas
tain whether her presence was oblisH&
tory or voluntary, but it is obvifss
that. after what she had suffei
| Matt. 1:19), she chose to cling to tk4
\ presence and protection of her hiSs
4 band. "Espoused wife. Better HwljN
was betr0thed to him." r. v. 0
sWhile-there." Caesar Augustus was
/ but an instrument in the hand of Prov
idence to fulfil the prophecy Of Micah
4. Her first-bOTn son" That excel&
lent and glorious person, who was the
| frst-born of every creature, and the
heir Of all things; whom all the first
born in the Old Testament prefigured
whom the angels adore Heb 1;6); anf
in whom those that believe become the
first-bOrn and the first-fruits of God,N
creatures "Swaddling clothesD Strifs
OF cloth; these were wound around fnN
infant. In manger." 1t seems cleae
from the text that the manger was net
in the inn hence there is good reason
to believe with DR.. Thompson, tliA1
the birth actually took place in an ols
| binary house of some common peas
ant, and that the babe was laid III
one OF the managers, such as are sti3s
found in the dwellings Of the farmers
III. The angelic message Tvs. s. 1&1
.. @Same country" Near to Bethis
hem. Shepherds The announ4
ment was not made to rulers or priesf
but to humble men who were ready 70
receive the glad news I'm the field
They undoubtedly had tents or booth
under which they dwelt .'KeepinA
watch--by night" Or, excepting nigh
II.
watched by turns, against wild beaskn
and robbers. The fact that the sheK
herds We're in the fields affords HS
ground for concluding that the nati$
ity could not have taken place in th6
winter. The. average temperature al
Jerusalem for five years was, in De
cember, fifty-four degrees. 8. AM
gel" Divine messenger Game upon.
them" Stood over them. Glory Ell
the Lord" That extreme splendor irl|
which the deity Is represented as ap3
pearing to men, and sometimes called
the Shechinah an appearance fire.
quently attended, as in this case. by all
company of angels. Sore afraid.
Terrified with the appearance Of sd.
glorious a being
TO- Good tidings." The literal
meaning Of gospel" am come to
declare Sthe loving kindness Of the
Lord. My message will cause great
joy. 1t is a message to you (Jews)
first, and it also reaches to s'all the
people" (R W, to the whole human
race. See Gen. 1923; Matt. 1919; Luke
2:28-32; 24:46, Al; Col 1928. il. rs
born" lisa. 9:6; John 1:14. "David's
greater Son begins His earthly careeE
in His ancestors home. Seven hun3
dred years before a prophet had pre-!
dicted the Messiah's birth at Bethlel
hem" micah 5:2) "A Saviour" III
A deliverer. 2. A restorer. 3. A pre-
server. See Matt. 1:21. Not shalt
be- q Saviour, but born Saviour.
Christ" The Amounted One.
IL "A sign The very thing that
would have caused them to doubt waa
made the sign unto them, ANY feanH
as to whether they may approach the
newborn King and offer Him their
homage is .dispelled by the intimatioi]
of His lowly condition, while their carr
nal views of the nature of His king
dom are thereby counteracted.n 13
"a multitude They descended q
honor the Prince of Peace He's
emily host" The army of angels.
II GLORY to God" Christ was thcE
highest expression of Gods glorylk
In the highest" /. In the highes1
strains. 2. In the highest heavens
3. In the highest degree. aOn eartE
peace" Peace with God Is peace I'd
man; peace of conscience. 'Goot
will" God has shown His good viii
by sending the Messiah. eToWard
men" We should show good will both
to God and man.
III. The visit Of the shepherds fvs
1920.
10. LET us now go" There is nd
time to lose. Let us go now. This
the language of obedience, desiring q
receive assurance and strength" b1
seeing for themselves this thine
which is to come to pass 16 witt
haste" Filled and thrilled with holN
joy that could not linger. 'Ant1
found" 1t is probable that by comA
muOicating their experiences to one
another their faith was increased.
II. Made known abroad AS soou
| as they had seen the child they beg94
to tell the glad news to every one theNI
met They were true preachers OF tllfN
gospel 1S Wondered The sto14
of Jesus is the most wonderful stofx
to which human ears ever listened, aINX
it still causes those who hear it
wonder 49, "Pondered theEzE#
Weighing or carefully conslderis
them. Every circumstance was treas
nred up in her memory. 20 "GiorIf
ing and praising.p These simple nj
returned to the care OF their hocks gin
ing glory to God for all thew had seem.
Guinea Hans in Demand