The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-07-21
The
TRANSPORTATION
Sunday School Lesson for July "a, 1910
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LESSON TEXT.-Matthew i7:i-s. 1920
Memory verses, /, g.
GOLDEN TEXT.-"This is my beloved
Son, in whom I am we'll pleased hear ye
him" Matt. 17:5.
TIME.-Autumn OF A. ID. 90 A week
after our last lesson.
PLACE-One Of the spurs of Mount
Hermon, and village at Its foot.
Suggestion and Practical Thought.
1. The Prayer Meeting on the Noun.
tain Top.-V. l. Luke 9:2S-29. And
after six days" Luke counts the parts
of days before and after these six
These six days were period of incu-
baton. Of crystallization. Of the sud
den revelation Of the way Jesus must
act his part as the Messiah, and that
they must share cross instead of a
throne; which threw them into the
gloom Of the dungeon of Giant De-
spair.
Jesus taketh Peter. James, and
John" It was the same favored three
who a few months later we're nearest
to him as he prayed in Gethsemane,
and still later we're recognized as "pil-
lars" Of the church (Gal. $500.
Luke (928.29) tells us that Jesus
went up into the mountain to pray;
and that the TRANSPORTATION took
place while he prayed.
What did they pray for7 It must
have been for light. for strength, for
guidance for help.
The answer.-Through the Trans.
figuration.-Vs. "a. While he was
praying (Luke) and in answer to his
prayer, he was transf1gured before
them.
And his face did shine as the sun"
Nothing less than the brightest and
most glorious of all objects within
knowledge--so bright that 1t destroys
the eye to gaze directly upon it-could
express the radiant glories of Jesus
face, when his heavenly nature shone
through the veil of his flesh,-one Of
the few hints as to our resurrection
bodies. Compare the description of
Jesus In Acts 9:3 and in Rev. 1:16.
And his raiment was white as the
light" l. e., luminously white, "as no
fuller on earth can white them"
(Mark) 1. O., with a supernatural
whiteness; white and clustering"
Luke).
Then answered Peter" not to any
question, but to the feelings the scene
awakened Lord, It is good for us to
be here" Peter spoke the truth. The
experience was good, and would make
him a better and more useful man all
the rest of his life II widened his
outlook II gave him new idea Of
the glory that awaited the faithful.
1t exalted his knowledge of Jesus
power and glory, and gave strength
to his trust In him.
"The Divine Testimony."-Vs. 5-S.
while he yet spake," was speaking.
"A bright cloud, revealing the divine
presence, an incarnation of the inef.
fable light of God yelling its glory.
yet making II visible to man, as the
clouds that veil the sun enable us who
cannot gaze into his face yet to see
his beauty and glory"
And behold a voice out of the
cloud" The same voice which had
been heard once before at his baptism
This is my beloved SON." Adding
the scene itself. and interpreting the
scene. This truth must be impressed
upon the disciples so that they should
never lose their faith even In the
dark times that were to follow; and
while others were calling Jesus a
criminal and blasphemer the disciples
could always see him in his true
er1p ha 10 hn
ambassador of God. bringing the mes.
sage of love from heaven. Hear"
implies faith and obedience.
Some lessons from the Transfgura-
tion.-1. Our richest and most heaven
ly experiences come In and through
prayer, and often from united prayer.
Tell me your prayers and | will
write. the history of a soul"
Coming Down from the Mountain ;
and the Work Awaiting Them There,
VS.. 9-1S. On the way down the dis
ciples asked Jesus about a subject
which perplexed them. They could
not understand how II could be true
that Elijah was a glorifed spirit, and
Jesus the Messiah, and yet the prom
ibO UC luuN SOhhc
before the Messiah. Jesus explained
that John the Baptist, coming In the
spirit and power of Elijah, was the
fulhlment of that prophecy.
Jesus forbade them tc tell the Wis
ion they had seen.
Conclusion. A lesson on Faith.
VS. 1920. Then came the disciples
to Jesus apart" in the house (Mark)
away from all that were curious and
faultinding. Ministers sometimes
proclaim to the world the faults of
the church to be overcome, when they
should discuss them with the church
alone.
why could not we cast him out r.
They were puzzled, and disappointed,
especially as he had conferred on
them authority to heal.
20. "And Jesus said Be
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