Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-04-27
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson v.-Second Quarter, For
May I, 1910.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text Of the Lesson, Matt. xii, La.
Memory Verses. n. 12-Goiden Text.
Matt xii. T-commentary Prepared
by Rev. D.. NJ. Stearns.

AT that time" when these blind
hypocriticai PhariSees Were specially
diigent in rejecting Jesus us their
Messiah. Notwithstanding all His
mighty works and gracious words,
binding upon people heavy burdens.
grievous TO he borne. Jesus taught the
weary burdened ones that in Him they
would find rest AT that time xxi.
%; xii. II. when these grace-doubters
(as missionary recently writing from
China called these seventh day peo-
plel were making an idol of their Sab
bath. while rejecting the Lord of the
sabbath who was I'm their midst. Je-
sus wrought these good works of our
lesson today TO teach them that i'm
their midst WAS one greater than the
temple. greater than Solomon. greater
than Jonah oversees Il. Al. 42l. When the
Kingdom comes the Lord alone shall
he exalted. and all the holiness and
haughtincSS Of men shall be bowed
down lisa. ii. IL. la. Earth's mighty
ones shall then have learned that those
who walk in pride He is able to abuse
dan. iv. so.
AS Jesus and His disciples walked
through the corntields on a Sabbath
day His disciples plucked ears Of corn
and did eat. rubbing them in their
hands duke vi. IL. Then the Pharisees
accuse Him and His disciples as law
breakers. evil doors. transgressors. Ii
seems horrible that men should accuse
their Maker. but they did not know
Him. 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 be very Jealous for the law. so He
said: Have ye not read what David
didY' Have We not read in the law"
Oversees 3. 81 DIR. Scofield says Jesus
action is highly significant" What
David did" refers to the time of His
rejection and persecution by Saul q
sam xxi. 81. 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?' Ibid We never read
in the Scriptures?" Matt. XII, 16, 42l
Note that the Lord Jesus had full
confidence in the authority of Scrip
ture, the law. the prophets and the
Psalms duke xiv. %. Al. These
Pharsees professed TO believe the
Scriptures also. yet they fulfilled them
in condemning Him. On one occasion
Jesus asked not only "What is written
in the law" but How readest thou?'
duke Y, 261 We do well to consider
whether we receive the Scriptures as
they are in truth the word OF Col
which effectuaHy worketh in them
that believe Il Thess. ii. 81. II we are
wholly subject to God and to His
word Jesus Will not only be our Saw
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-
cuse 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
them that they would not hesitate to
save the life OF a sheep. even on a
Sabbath day, and asking. How much
then is man better than a sheep?'
He asserted. 1T is lawful to do wen
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 rs the other luke
vi. 81. ~. Then were they filed with
madness and went out and held
council against Him. how they might
destroy Him. Thus they prepare 10
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 cause"
''They that sit in the gate speak
against Me" MANY bulls have com
passed Me-strOng bulls of Rashan
have beset me round" O's. xxxv. ~,
Xix. 4. -; xii, 12).
The time had not come for them to
carry out their murderous thoughts. so
Jesus simply withdrew from them and
continued to heal the multitudcs whn
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 :.
God" Mark iii. 1922 Our lesson chap
ter says that He healed them all, but
charged them that they should not
make Him known 10. 16. this also
that the Scripture might be fulfilled
as IT is written in lisa. xiii. /, T. That