The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-12-24
Sabbath School
NOTES BY R. S. HOLMES.

tIbAuAH ~ NRFt 80
thine heart" Prov. 20: 20.
Place: Bethlehem and Jerusalem.
Persons: llcrod. Councillors. Magi,
the Holy Family.
Period. Early in the life of Jesus.
SUGGESTIONS.
Get clear idea of this lesson. II is
very different from the last
Notice We always talk about three
wise mer Nothing here says anything
about tn .ir number
Tradition talks about one from
Egypt or Africa. one from Asia aud
one from Europe Matthew says none
OF this They all came from the East,
two or more. There were surely two.
We always call them kings. Mat
thew cali, them Magi OF Magoi; mem
bers oi the learned class OF Chaldea.
We talk often as though they and
the shepherds found Jesus the same
night. There is no evidence oi this any
where.
We talk about the wise men finding
Jesus in the Manager Matthew does
not. He only speaks OF the place
where the young Child was.
Let us get it very clearly before our
mind that the two visits, that oil the
shepherds and that oi the wise men,
were entirely different and probably
months apart
VERSE STUDY.
vs.. /. Jesus was born tina, i.
had been born Plainly tha time oi the
shepherds was ALREADY past, But this
lesson reailirmS that he was born, and
where he was born aud when he was
born Last lesson fixed the TACT in
setting ui the Roman world; this one
sets it in a setting of the Jewish world.
days OF llcrod' lie was the Great
Herod Friend ri the emperor wick
ed. ruthless. >cli>cckcr. But the years
are well known, There was no doubt
about the time ui all this history in
the minds oi those who wrote it.
Wise men from the East" Chal-
dean Magi likely. AstrologcrS, star
gazcrS Students who knew all lore.
including the prophecies al a Messiah
King who would he born. Daniel was
one oi this class Doubtless Daniels
researches ior the fuilmcut 81 old
prophecy were part 81 the records 81
the past which they studied
VS.. ;. Where is he" They vert to
Jerusalem 10 learn or cr.r,c Wh 70
ctsc wn,,tJ me-, r'h,. Iaai..i ~. ~, -
10 a throne On rxccn, ~ ,hc =" .,n ;,t
CITY; They worked 5lnnn The i;nr ~
their knowledge
I'VE have seen his star i, tho r,., ".
Saw il once prnbablv Thcy did mo,
know where he was 6nt ,hcy d;d All tn ,n,
that he was
"lIavc como :, ,,rsl,;,," rb,,
shows a rich, idea NJ thc na,,r. ~ ,hn
prophcS;rd Prince tic mas - 10
divine Prime and th.,. ,,,",.I La =,
line with divine viii tn, 49, H. -
vout men
VI "IJcr,d u.,. ...,,h,,l" Dit.
we'll nigh, h. he lie 'ro',hra ..ns
caused by hi Ln,,,,.i.Iao ~ ,,.,.,,,'.
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wise mrr IIc trc,. CHI, 'il,,ti w ~
born.
AN Icrr.,i,,," III. .;,
stirred not as urrnd w,s tTarnl ,,." "s
filled with fear and b,to m 80,
was iulI oi cxc;trd cxncc,,,;an re-
Messinn;c iJr, w.s ,. ,rr' .,,n. nc
DAYS, >'N'' 81 ''''''
rs "Chi,f pr;.s,s al c.-;,., .
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phecy said ''''' "'''' P'"'
vs. "Ip Rr,br.hcw hi.
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tn consider Tbc, L,,a,,' ''''' wv ''"'e
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Is "C,il.J nr,, NV 'rIss
formed !, ,I,n -, arI,. ~, II. il'."u
have the ri,y tnnv, nh,, H.. " , n"t
so,,td 81, ~; MI" ~ ""'' wy WISE men
lice Northumberland a'.. ,''' 49, =. "" pup
What time th. s,,r ,, ~. NV : rig hs.
is how Iong ,sn !, ",, "r ,h.,, w n nay
chat star IIc n,s , H. Mm'n tmeE saw
abou, how nlJ III. r ra.' ;" n's '',,I,I
ne rrsnlrcd H.. ,,oniI Iii %s va anu
hs,r rh;tJso, y" ~ , T"u,' N''l aI' he'hic-
men, an,wcr ,.n,,ii ILL., III A.. "s' '"' wise
u III WHIT Indicate. ,, -.
WIN H.. d;J N .n, men, I To hIihlchrn,
,be,, n;,h % m", se''a S ,;,, wlth
when tbny had ;a,,,,I w., !" Ni,' '''a' kihg
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