Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-03-02
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson x.-FirSt Quarter, For
March 6, 1910.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text Of the Lesson, Matt. viii, 2-f7.
Memory Verses, 2, 3-Golden Text,
Matt. viii, 1-commentary Prepared
by Rev. .. M. Stearns.

Memory Verses, 2, 3-Golden Text,
Matt. viii, t7-commentary Prepared
by Rev. D. M. Stearns.
DIR. Scofleld says in his notes on
these chapters that the King. having in
chapters v-vii declared the principles
Of the kingdom, makes proof in chap
ters viii and tx of his power to Danish
from the earth the consequences of
sin and to control the elements of ma
ture. He also says that the word |
Lord in verse Is used G63 times in
the New Testament as the divine title
OF Jesus the Christ and is equivalent
to the title .Adonai' in the Old Testa-
ment Matt. iii. 3; iv, Z, 10; xii, 43, 45,.
In future when quoting from these
notes from his new edition of the BIZ
BILE l will give his initials, G. I. S.
In speaking of the kingdom the Spirit
says through the prophet, The inhab-
liant shall not say am sick; the peo-
pie that dwell therein shall be forgiven
their iniquity;" "They shall obtain joy
and gladness, and sorrow and sigh
ing shall fee away" Qsa. xxxiii, "a;
NANN, ipl. ut hluSuVui VI uttNch' az
cording to Dan. ii. "A, being at hand
in the person and presence Of the king,
as declared by John the Baptist, Jesus
Himself and the apostles chapters iii.
.; iv, Il; X, y, the King declares His
power by a manifestation of several
features of the kingdom. AS we con-
template the righteousness Of the king
dom as set forth in chapters to vii
and then the actual condition of things
as they are about us In the world it is
certainly n coming down to a much
lower level, but 1t Is to lift people up
by the power OF the King and His
kingdom, and the multitudes are ready
to hear of such kingdom. Every
form of physical suffering is suggestive
OF some disease of the soul, but moth
ing is quite so strikingly suggestive of
sin as leprosy, which is so fully describ-
ed in Lev. xiii and xiv. Sin is at the
root of all our troubles. Can this man
who in His teaching claims to be God
do anything with leprosy? This leper
believes that He can, but is not certain
that He will. How the reply Of Jesus
must have filed him with an indie
scribable joy, Il will: he thou clean!
But these words came with the touch
OF Jesus, and with the touch and the
words came tho cleansing and the
health Immediately. and the outcast
could return to his home and friends
as n we'll man. That he may not
think that his healer is in any sense
contrary to the law OF Moses he is
told to show himself to the priest and
offer the gift commanded. Well may
we sing, Unto Him that ioveth us
and hath washed us from our sins in
His own blood"
His fame is spreading (are we helping
to make Him knownO, and now 1t is a
centurion from Capernaum who has q
servant sick Of the palsy, grievously
tormented. Luke, who was physi
clan, says that the man was ready tC
die, so that he must have been very
sick. He also tells us that this serv
ant was dear unto him and also thai
first of all the elders OF the Jews came
to Jesus on his behalf. saying that the
centurion was worthy, that he loved
the Jews and had built them syna
gogue duke vii, 1-5). Jesus knew tn,
centurion, as He knows all men ant
needs no testimony from any one con
corning anybody Uohn ii, "a, 25,, ant
He knew him to be q man with II,
, thought of his own worthiness (verse
and Luke vii, 6. y. He said, 81 will
, come and heal him." and He wen
, with them. AS He neared the hous
, the centurion sent friends to say tina
he did not consider himself worthy t
I have Jesus enter under his roof; but
> inasmuch as he knew what it mean
: to obey and be obeyed, If Jesus woul
1 only say the word he was sure tina
his servant would be healed. JeSu
4 marveled at the man and said to thos
D l have not found SO great faith; NJ
4 I not in Israeli (verse 1O). His word fo
o the centurion was. LAS thou hast b,
n lieved, so be it done unto thee" an
n those who had been sent, returning
8 the house, found the servant who'll
9 Such faith on the part of n gentle lie
f the Lord Jesus to speak of the kin;
dom into which many gentiles frol
all the world will enter, while man
who think they are entitled to Il
@ kingdom will be shut out by their Vi
r. belief.
is The next instance of His power is
a the house Of Simon Peter, who:
Il wife'S mother is sick Of fever, bl
II Just the touch of His hand dispels I'll
re them. Sin paralyzes our bodies or co