The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-08-18
JESUS NEARING
JERUSALEM
Sunday School Lesson for Aug. IL, 1910
Specially Arranged for This Paper


GOLDEN TEXT.-"The Son of Man
came not to be ministered unto. but to
minister, and to give his life ransom for
many."-Matt. 20:2S.
TIME.-March A. d. 3O 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, was 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 60
ing
Thinkest thou" he said to Peter,
that I cannot now 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 | lay down my life, that
might take It again. No man taketh
It from me, but lay It down Of my
self. have power to lay 1t down, and
have power to take II again" John
1917, 1S).
He gave himself for the greatest
and most worthy cause in all history.
A Warning. Two Ambitious Young
Men.-Vs. 20-23. 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 az: 6B, SO, with
Mark 15i40; 1871, II appears that her
name was Salome. The sons were
James and John mark 10:85). 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 It's Motive. What
wilt thou?" It 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 one 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.
'Ye know not what ye ask" They
knew not the greatness of the favor
they asked-how blessed beyond their
highest dreams II was to sit on the
right hand of the Son of God, how
radiant the glories of that kingdom
were to be.
Are ye able to drink of the cup
that | 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
overweening, for 1t 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.
Judas alone took the wrong way,
and utterly failed of his hopes.
True Greatness. How to Make the
Most of Life.-Vs. 24-2S. "And when
the ten heard II, they were moved
with Indignation" This shows that
they had the same feelings as the two
brothers.
II 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
struotion which Jesus proceeds to
give.
But Jesus called them unto him.
Their controversy in the last verse
had been carried on aside and apart
lIOul Jcbub q hHOW tHhl lI6 pTluCek
of the Gentiles," |. e.. this is the plan
in the worldly kingdoms In distinc
tiop from his spiritual kingdom "Ex
eroise dominion over them" Lord
1t over them, exercise tyranical and
arbitrary power Not for the good OF
the governed, but for the advantage Of
the rulers themselves, as the French
king said, voicing the old idea oi
kingship, II am the state"
The Need of Opened Eyes.-Vs
29-34. There is not room to enter
upon this section of the lesson In de
tail and to do so. even II we could
would detract from the great lesson
we have been studying.
Jesus and his disciples have crossed
the Jordan and reached Jericho or
the way to Jerusalem.