Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-02
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson W.-Fourth Quarter, For
Nov. s, 1910.
THE INTERNATIONAL -~SERIEs.
Texe ~ the Lesson. Matt. XVI, 1880.
Memory Verses, &c 2S-Golden Text.
Luke xxi, 10 Commentary Pre-
pared by Rev. D. N. Stearrs.

This lesson. entitled The Last Sup
per-" Is recorded by Marx aud Luke
us well rs by Mathew. and there Is a
long portion recorded 10y John only
chapters Kill to xvii. Inclusive. Il is
easy TO read 1t. How often we have
done so. but who can understand Il?
Only by the Spirit can we In any meas
ure grasp a little OF its Significance
May each one OF US have special
amounting to read. to write. to medi-
tate. TO teach. and may the Spirit have
full control OF us, that Jesus Christ
may be glorided. Luke says that He
sent Peter and John. saying. Go and
prepare us the Passover. that we may
eat" Then they asked Him. Where
wilt thou that we prepare?' To which
He replied that they were to follow a
man whom they would meet. Ia the
city bearing pitcher Of water. and
by him they would fiud the furnished
upper room. They found as He had
said and made ready the Passover
With the Where wilt Ihou?" OF this
lesson / have In mind the What wilt
thouT' OF Acts TX. o. with Prov. iii. 5. 6.
and Its "Trust-leau not-ackncwledce
He shall direct" We cannot learn
the way Of peace and His guidance
In all things until we have learned
that we OF ourselves know nothing
and can do nothing. Then see what
simple, ordinary things He uses-n
man. a pitcher OF water ana. away
back in the story. shepherds rod.
dream many time, barley cake.
the dew. vine. q fig tree. a gourd.
a worm, a hen and chickens, sparrows.
everything? II there seems TO be de
lay In guidance He Is saying. My
time is not yet" but in due time re
Will say, MY time Is at hand"
When evening came He sat down
with the twelve and spake OF His great
desire for this time, but that He WORLD
never again eat the Passover Witt
them nor drink OF the fruit Of thu
vine till the kingdom of G"d should
come duke xii. 15-lSi thus pointing
to future fulfllment Of Passover.
when the deliverance Of israel from
all nations would SO far rxrecd III,
deliverance from Egypt that the ,:a-
tverance under Moses would not seem
worth mentioning In compa rison Ger
kill. Z. s.. Then followed. still be-
tween verses 20 and 81 OF our lesson.
the washing of their feet. with its
great lesson Of humility. Those who
think that He taught only literal foot
washing should consider His words TO
Peter. IF / wash thee not thou has,
no part with me" John Kill. 81. He
washed the feet OF Judas as we'll a.
OF the others. yet Judas had no part
with Him. and He said concerning him.
1T had been good for that man II be
had not been born (verse 24l. IL the
wicked are to be annihilated. as some
teach. there is no force In this saying
OF Jesus. Some time during the feast
Jesus indicated Judas as His betray-
er by dipping sop and handing It to
him. Satan having then entered into
Judas. Jesus said 10 him. THAT thou
doest do quickly" and he went out i'm
mediately, and II was night John Kill,
$500. II has been night with him
ever since. and there is no morning for
him Qsa. viii, 20. r. VI.
The Passover being ended and Judas
having gone out to do his devilish
work, our Lord took bread, blessed.
brake and gave TO the disciples and
said, Take. eat; this is My body"
Then He took the cup and gave thanks
and gave It TO them, saying. Drink ye
all of It. for this is My blood OF the
New Testament. which is shed for
many for the remission of sins" Then
He added word about not drinkim
It henceforth till the kingdom core
verses 26-20. Paul In his statrmc.
OF this says that Jesus added both !
reference to the bread and thu win.
This do in remembrance OF Me" nm,
he added, For as often as We eat this
bread and drink this cup We do show
the Lords death till He come" q Cor.
III. 1920. Those who teach that He
gave them His actual body and blood
to eat and drink should explain hov
this could be while He sat there among
them. Rather let us accept His owr
explanation In John vi, Al. "a, that
eating His flesh and drinking His blood
Is just believing In Him, for everlast
ing life IS the result In each case and
there are not two ways Of obtaining
this life. What we eat we receive into
us and assimilate II. and IL becomes
part Of our body. As we eat His words
which are spirit and life. we - Him
self, and He dwells In us (John vi. *;
Jer. XIV. 16D.
We cannot begin TO consider In sc
brief a lesson all the words and events
Of that evening. but between verses 2.
! and 80 OF our lesson we must think OF
the whole Of John xiv and with verse
81 of that chapter compare verse so Of
! our lesson. remembering that John xi,