The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-09
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson M.--Third Quarter, For
Sept. II, 1910.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

Text Of the Lesson, Matt. xii, la.
Memory Verses, 8, 9--Golden Text,
Matt. xxi, 14-Commentary Pre-
pared by Rev. .. M. stearns.
This lesson on the parable of the
marriage feast is found only here, but
the parable Of the great supper in
Luke xiv has similar teaching.
though that seems to have been spo-
ken because one had said, Blessed is
he that shall eat bread In the king
dom OF Cod" Both or the parallels
teach us, among other things, the ut
ter Indifference Of men to the things
OF God, whether it be to the kingdom
or to the marriage of the king. The
marriage OF Adam. who in Luke iii,
SS, Is called the son OF God and which
we are told in Eph. v, 81, 80.
was typical OF Christ and the church.
has in it many truths. The building
OF Eve from part OF Adam taken
rom him as he slept, her being
Drought to him when completed, their
name being called Adam Gen. v, o.,
the dominion given to them, are all
suggestive Of the building OF the
church out Of Christ by virtue of His
death and resurrection. the rapture OF
the church when she shall have been
completed. the marriage OF the Lamb
according to Rev. xix and the king
dom and dominion over the whole
earth, which is to be ours with Him.
The other brides of Scripture, such as
Rebecca, Asenath. zipporah and Ruth
are also typical OF many things which
will only be clearly and fully seen in
the kingdom after the marriage of thu
Lamb.
How very suggestive the story of
Abraham's servant intrusted with the
care Of all his masters wealth, which
he had given to his only son, going
forth to seek bride for that son. How
prominent the question becomes as
we think of our lesson for today.
wilt thou go with this MANI" (Gen.
xiv, So Then think OF Rebecca
becoming possessor OF Isaac and of
all that he had. but best Of all
an inheritor with him OF all the
covenant promises OF God. Think
what she would have missed If
she had not said II will CO., See
Ruth rewarded for cleaving to Naomi
by becoming Joint possessor of the
field in which she had YEARLY CLEANED
and also by becoming an ancestress OF
David and of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Have you anointed eyes to see these
things and many more? If not go
quickly to Him who has the eye salve,
that thou mayest see Rev. iii, 49,.
The loving heart of the King is not
He SO longs to have these
people know Him, that He may bless
them, that He sends forth other serv-
ants with a more pressing invitation
and with the assurance that all things
are ready. He has prepared every.
thing. They have only to come unto
the marriage" But they made light
OF it and went their ways to their own
affairs verses 4, 81, or. as in Mark
AAls 4@a lucy ACAt A1An aAu WNut
their way" or. as in Luke xiv, IS,
'"They all with one consent began 70
make excuse" But all this is mild
compared with verse 8 Of our lesson,
where we read that they took His sery'
ants, entreated them spitefully and
slew them. Can we wonder that He
destroyed those murderers and burned
up their city7 Verse ~ This literally
came to pass for those to whom He
was then speaking about "a. D. 70),
but He who could look forward forty
years could as easily look forward to
the end OF this age and all the ages.
See in chapter XIV, IL. that which
will just as literally come to pass for
some despisers. How great is the
unbelief prevailing today concerning
these things, but the day Of the Lord
will come. AS truly as the deluge
came upon the world in the days of
Noah and the fire in the days OF Lot
upon the cities of the plain, so shall
all come upon the ungodly that the
Scriptures have foretold. The mot
worthy" of verse 8 must be read in
the light of such a passage as Acts
xii:. &c, Eye judge yourselves I'M
worthy OF everlasting life." No one
can be worthy of the grace of God. 1t
is for the ungodly. for sinners, and
those who come are never cast out.
but those who refuse the invitation are
said to count themselves unworthy OF
it. When we have accepted the gra-
cious invitation, then by His grace We
should walk worthy Of God, who hath
called us to His kingdom and glory
Il Thess. ii. 121.
BY the diligence of other servants
enough good and bad are gathered to
furnish the needed guests, reminding
Us OF the net Of chapter xiii. AZ. 49,
which gathered Of every kind. tut
there came a time Of separation If
good and bad, and so 1t will be- One
was found among the guests who had
not on a wedding garment implying
that wedding garments were provided
for all the guests, but this one. rep
resenting many, thought his own cloth
ing sufficient and had evidently re-.
fused the proffered garment. Just as
Cain refused the way Of the Lord,
preferring his own way. and was
refused by the Lord, so all who
think their own Righteousness suf-
fcient and refuse the righteousness
provided by God in Christ shall be
compelled 20 hear the awful Depart
from me- and shall find themselves
forever cast out from His presence. OF
the many who are called only few are