The Tupelo journal., 1910-08-19
JESUS NEARING
JERUSALEM
School Lesson for Aug. Il, 1915
Specially Arranged for This Paper

minister, and to give his life a ransom for
~many."-Matt. 20:2S.
TIME.-March A. D. 30. In the last
month Of Jesus ministry. After the
raising of Lazarus (John 81.
PLACE.-Perea, beyond Jordan.
Suggestion and Practical Thought.
An Example. The Splendid Hero
ism of Christ.-Vs. 1919. The COM
pany of disciples led by the Master
were now drawing near to Jerusalem.
Jesus with a clear vision of all that
was before him, vas moving steadily
on, with majesty and heroism," to the
terrible scenes Of mockery, rejection,
and crucifixion, which were close at
hand.
The heroism of Christ was the
greater because
He was perfectly able to escape the
pain and death to which he was go
Ing.
Thinkest thou" he said to Peter,
that / cannot nov pray to my father,
and he shall presently give me more
than twelve legions of angels?" Matt.
26:53.) They guarded his spirit from
falling, but he chose to go to his death.
Therefore doth my father love me,
because l lay down my life, that 1
might take 1t again. No man taketh
1t from me. but l lay it down of my
self. have power to lay it down. and
I have power to take it again" John
1917, 18).
He gave himself for the greatest
and most worthy cause in all history.
He sacrificed himself amid obloquy,
disgrace, seeming defeat. There were
no cheers, no ION to victory" no
shouts of applause from admiring
crowds, to sustain him; no enthusiasm
of battle activity engaging every pow
er of body and mind that enables the
warrior to go into battle with enthusi-
astic Joy.
He had the heroism of faith, in the
tense darkness Of the future, when his
death would seem to mean defeat and
disaster to his cause, through which
1t was hard to see the resurrection
and victory beyond.
A Warning. Two Ambitious Young
Men.-Vs. 1923. Who wish to be
heroes, but set out in the wrong way.
However at length they became great
er men and greater heroes in Christ's
way, than their highest dreams at
this time.
20. The mother of Zebedee's chill
dren. Not little children, but sons
From comparing Matt. 1855, Sc, with
Mark 1870; 1871, 1t appears that her
name was Salome. The sons were
James and John mark 10:35). Ac-
cording to Mark, the sons came ma
king the request for themselves. This
agrees with Matthews, for she came
with her sons.
The Request and Its Motive. What
wilt thou?" 1t was best for them to
spread out in the clear light their
secret thoughts and hopes. Such a
statement Is often more than half a
cure. Grant that these my two sons
may sit, the n on thy right hand,
and the other on the left, in thy king
DOM" That is, in. the two chief places
of honor. The first place of honor
was the right hand of the sovereign;
the second, the left hand.
Eye know not what ye ask" They
knew not the greatness Of the favor
they asked-how blessed beyond their
highest dreams it was to sit on the
right hand Of the Son Of God, how
radiant the glories Of that kingdom
were to be.
Are We able to drink of the cup
that l shall drink OFF," Have you
counted the cost? Can you pay the
price?
"They say unto him, We are able"
The language of assurance somewhat
o~verweening, for it was the assurance
not wholly of faith, but partly of ig-
norance of themselves and of the fu-
ture. They fed with the other dis
ciples. in the night of the arrest.
Jesus showed them the only true
way, and turned them from the path
they thought led to the desired good,
but which led them away from the
goal. They drank the Lords cup.
They were baptized with his baptism.
Judas alone took the wrong way,
and utterly failed Of his hopes.
True Greatness. How to Make the
Most of Life.-Vs. 24-28. "And when
the ten heard it, they were moved
with indignation" This shows that
they had the same feelings as the two
brothers.
It is our own faults that we most
condemn when we see them mirrored
In others. The selfish think others are
selfish; the fretful think others are in
bad temper. They were all In one
boat. They all alike needed the in
struction which Jesus proceeds to
give.
But Jesus called them unto him."
Their controversy in the last verse
had been carried on aside and apart
from Jesus. "Ye know that the princes
of the Gentiles," i. e., this is the plan
in the worldly kingdoms, in distinc-
ton from his spiritual kingdom. Eek
ercise dominion over them" Lord
1t over them, exercise tyranical and
arbitrary power. Not for the good of
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