Newark post., 1910-09-07
Sunday School Lesson
Ry X. S. Holmes


Lesson IL. September IL, 1910.
THE KING MARRIAGE FEAST.
Matt. 22: I-I4)
Golden Text: For many are call |
ed. but few are chosen" Matt. 22: H. |
There is nothing to indicate that !
Jesus did rot continue teaching i'll |
spite of the bitter hostility OF his |
priestly enemies. There may have
been an interval When next he be-
gan to speak, the discourse was about
the matter continually on his mind,
"The Kingdom OF Heaven This
was apparently the chief thing i'll his
thought.
THF LESSON.
vs.. z, The Kingdom is like king
which made marriage for his SON
What the similitude was we must go
further to see.
VS.. 5. Guests had been invited
The king sent his servants to tell the
invited ones to come. Everything
was ready. When q king makes a
wedding feast the occasion is great
Everyone would naturally antic.ate
that with pleasure. Every one would
go who could Here comes the
strange thing. The persons invited
would not go. Did you ever know of
wedding party like that?
VS.. 4, The king thought there was
mistake. he tried once more. This
time he sent different messengers,
This time he sent a more urgent mes
sage. Il have prepared my dinner"
A dinner prepared by the king would,
OF course, be a sumptuous affair. My
oxen and my iatlings are killed. He
had spared no expense. His sens
marriage banquet should be rich. "All
things are ready. Come" How anx-
ious the king was that his subjects
should accept his love.
VS.. 5. Here comes a strange verse.
You would think those people would
gladly go. But no They made light
of it," Think of that, they laughed at
the kings invitation. One went to
his farm, another to his store, another
TO his business OF some other sort
They all said practically Our OWL
affairs are better than your marriage
dinner"
VS. 8. But that was not the worst
u IL. lHSIc were SO11lS more WlCkeQ
rougher than the rest, and they ac,
tually set upon the men who had beer
sent to them with courteous invita-
ton, and having first abused them
killed them, What could such mel
expect?
VS.. 7. They received their reward
\. The angry king mustered his armies
marched against the murderers, slew
them, and burned. their city Th
punishment was swift and severe |
was his city to be sure. He suffered
loss. But better loss OF city thai
to have it in rebellion against him.
Nss. so But thv king would no
be baked Has wedding should g
on He recited the details TO his ser
wants Now go and do my bidding
Do not lament over the ruins OF tn
city Sjcour the fields and roads. Ga
ther up a company. Leave out n
one Compel enough to come to II
my house.
vs.. 10. This is the record of faith
full service. They brought i'll bot
bad and good The king had hi
guests at last. More than that, tn
guests came in wedding garments ths
made them presentable at the feas
There were conventionalities to b
observed then. even as now. 1t wa
probably happy, expectant compan.
VS.. H. The king enters at las
He was rejoiced to see his guests {
course he was in royal apparel, met
for such an affair OF state. He wei
from guest to guest, perhaps speakin
graciously to each. But what? VIII
is this? This man cannot be CUES
He has no wedding garment. He ha
not even tried to make the least pr
paration to present himself at HI
kings table The king spoke to hir
vs.. I2. Friend" he called hir
GLOW camest thou in hither, not ha
ing a wedding garment" The XII
was surprised But he pronounce
no word Of displeasure, until he h;
given opportunity for explanation.
Then was the time for the man, n
properly prepared, to give excuse i
his action. But he made no reply. t
was there No doubt he was blddt
TO be a guest, like all the rest, but
had not thought it worth while
meet the conditions. He wanted &
feast. He did not want to get rea'
for it. There are many like that no
VS. I3. Now comes sentence. Jes
suddenly leaves the exact requr
ments of his parable. To have p
hi minto the dark night would be M
ural enough, but this penalty is mo
severe. 1t sounds like the last Jud
ment. Bind him hand and foo
That was not necessary in order
be rid Of the guest. That was tire;
mcnt due criminal Jesus was pc
haps thinking Of his unspiritual au'
tors and their entire want OF prepa1
ton to be in the Kingdom Of Heavs
VS. "A. Now comes the Gold
Text For many are called, but Il
are chosen" This, too, departs ire
the strict requirement of the parap
There were many called to this te;
to be sure, if you take into accol
The .uhn1e- stnrM BIT at the lasI t