The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-04-28
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson v.-Second Quarter, For
May I, 1910.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

Text of the Lesson, Matt. xii, LA.
Memory Verses, II, 12-Golden Text,
Matt. xii, 7-Commentary Prepared
by Rev. D. M. Stearns.
lat that time," when these blind
hypocritical Pharisees were specially
ililigent in rejecting Jesus as their
Messiah, Notwithstanding all His
mighty works and gracious words.
binding upon people heavy burdens.
grievous to be borne, Jesus taught the
weary burdened ones that in Him they
would find rest. "At that time xxi.
25;~xii, u. when these grace -doubters
las a missionary recently writing from
China called these seventh day PEG.
ple) were making an idol of their Sab
bath, while rejecting the Lord OF the
Sabbath who was in their midst, Je-
sus wrought these good WIS of our
lesson today to teach them that in
their midst was one greater than the
temple, greater than Solomon, greater
than Jonah oversees 6, Al, 40. When the
kingdom comes the Lord alone shall
be exalted. and all the lOftiness and
haughtiness of men shall be bowed
down lisa. Ii. II, ~ Earth's mighty
ones shall then have learned that those
who walk in pride He is able to abase"
Dan. iv. 30.
liS(.in1GS
through the corntields on Sabbath
day His disciples plucked ears of corn
and did eat, rubbing them in their
hands duke vi, y. Then the Piarisees
accuse Him and His disciples as law
breakers. evil doors, transgressors. 1t
seems horrible that men should accuse
their Maker, but they did not know
Hin. because they were blinded by the
god of this world, as are all today
who talk against God and His word.
and there are many. They pretended
to he very Jealous for the law. so He
said: Have We not read what David
did!'' Have We not read in the law?"
| VERSES 3, 81 DR.. Scofield says Jesus
action is highly Significant What
| David did" refers to the time Of His
rejection and persecution by Saul q
Sam. xxi, g.. Jesus here is not so
much the rejected Saviour as the re-
| jected King--hence the reference to
David Jesus continually referred
them to their own Scriptures: Have
We never read?" Did We never read
in the Scriptures?' (NIatt. ri, l6, 42)
Note that the Lord Jesus had full
confidence in the authority of Scrip
ture. the law. the prophets and the
Psalms duke xiv, q. Az. These
Pharisees professed to believe the
Scriptures also, yet they fulfilled them
Jesus asked not only "What is written
in the law?" but How readest thouy'
| luke X, 26) We do well to consider
whether we receive the Scriptures as
! they are in truth the word Of God
which effectually worketh in them
wholly subject to God and to His
word Jesus will not only be our Say
Jour. but our Lord. whom we will de-
light to obey. not in order that He
may have mercy upon us. but because
He has had mercy on us and we have
learned something of the meaning of
verse Z.
Even in the synagogue where the
law, the prophets and the Psalms were
read every Sabbath they sought to ac-
cusc Him who had given them these
Scriptures and who had given to each
of them life and breath and all things.
yet He patiently bore with them and
reasoned with them. He reminded
then, that they would not hesitate to
save the life Of a sheep. even on a
Sabbath day, and asking. "How much
then is a man better than a sheep?''
He asserted. at is lawful to do well
on the Sabbath days" Commanding
the man with the withered hand to
rise up and stand forth in the midst -
He also commanded him to stretch
forth his hand, which he did. and it
was restored whole as the other duke
| vi, 81, y. Then were they filled with
madness and went out and held q
council against Him. how they might
destroy Him. Thus they prepare to
seal His doom, as they think, but they
are in reality sealing their own and
fulfilling the Scriptures, which said,
"They rewarded Me evil for good"
"They hated Me without q cause"
"They that sit in the gate speak
against Me-" MANY bulls have COM
passed Me-strong bulls of Bashan
have beset me round" Us. xxxv. II;
Xix. 4, -: xxi, 12).
The time had not come for them to
carry out their murderous thoughts. 50
Jesus simply withdrew from them and
continued to heal the multitudes who
followed Him-many who had plaques
pressing upon Him to touch Him and
unclean spirits falling down before
Him and crying, Thou art the Son OF
Cod Mark iii, 1929 Our lesson chap
ter says that He healed them all, but
charged them that they should not
make Him known Us, 16). this also
that the Scripture might be fulfilled
as it is written in lisa. xiii, 1, 4. That
we who are His witnesses may apply
many Scriptures concerning Him, al
least in some measure to ourselves
see in Acts xiii. Al. Paul's use of lisa
xiii. 6. That we are His chosen ones
see John XIV. 16: Eph. l. 4; / Pet. ii. o
That we are in the world as lights