The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-11-03

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Time-Thursday evening. April 8. A. ID.
Piace-An upper room in Jerusalem.
This lesson is full of dramatic m
cidents. A harmony is necessary to
understand the scenes In full.
The first great day of the Passover,
which lasted a week began at sun
set on the evening after the 14th Of
April, which b. the Jewish reckoning
was the beginning of the 18th when the
regular Passover supper was eaten.
The disciples came to Jesus, some
time on Thursday saying Where
wilt, thou that we prepare for thee
to eat the passover? "A room was
needed with tables surrounded by
couches. for The Passover must be
eaten reclining. since II was canon
that even the poorest must partake
of that supper In a reclining attitude,
TO indicate rest. safety and liberty"
Then there must be obtained un-
leavened bread, bitter herbs, wine. and
paschal lamb. which must be slain
in the temple between three and FIVE
o'clock, and cooked in a private home
Jesus and his disciples probably left
Bett any late Thursday afternoon,
walked two or three miles, and reach.
ed the upper room soon after sunset.
The strife probably began when the
disciples were assembling in the up-
per room, and were about to take their
places at the table. Even In this
most solemn hour. more solemn than
they realized, there arose a conten.
tion among the disciples as to who
should be the greatest, probably with
reference to the places of honor and
nearness to Jesus, with an outlook to-
ward the highest places, in the new
kingdom which was soon to begin.
Also because no one was willing to
take upon himself the servile duty OF
washing the travelstained feet OF the
company.
There was doubtless a mingling of
good and evil motives in the dlsci
pies.
At length all were reclining at the
tables and the Passover supper was
begun. Jesus wisely waited till time
had been given for the excitement to
be quieted, and the disciples to come
to better frame of mind Then
by a symbolic action he taught them
n lesson which has been needed all
down the ages. He who had all power.
who came forth from God, and was
going to God, arose from the supper,
poured water into a basin, and wash
ed his disciples feet, including the
nf IttAa i,,tA xnha hA
devil had put the plan to betray him.
And as they were eating the Pass
over meal Jesus used the same bread
and wine that was upon the Passover
table and taught the Passover truths.
The rites of the new kingdom of heav-
en- expressed for the spiritual life the
deliverance from the slavery of sin,
the redemption through blood the
promise of allegiance to the Lord, the
hope OF the promised land, which was
enacted in actual life b. the saving
of the lsraeltes from the bondage of
Egypt "The Passover brought to,
gether the largest number of individ.
uals to claim and consciously recog
nize their part in Gods redeeming
grace and power. and because Of its
sense Of all-embraclng victory millen.
nial gfadness, universal salvation
was better fitted to become the dis
tinctive and enduring symbol of re
demption, and express the mighty
hopes OF Jesus as he stood on the
threshold OF his passion. than any OF
the sacrifices of the altar"
Jesus took bread, the thin cake OF
unleavened bread. and blessed It, in
voked blessings" "consecrated with
solemn prayers" Take. eat, make Il
part of yourselves This is my body
aymbolizes my body, does for your
bodies just what my spiritual life does
for your souls.
D, This is my blood. A type of em
blem of his blood, his life. which hs
N LAID down as the atonement for sin
OF the new testamen4, which God wal
- now confirming to men. The new GOV
: enant was that God would renew anC
save all who believed In Jesus. II II
the new promise TO men, the new Cos
pei dispensation. In which God hal
used his perfect wisdom in seking L
save the world from sin Which Il
butu iOi NhihlluuVog hOl ul0i v
ly a few, are to be saved by Christ
For the remission OF sins, including
the forgiveness of sin, and the de
liverance from the power OF sin, Sir
Is to be put away entirely.
The Supper is a kind of All Saint
day. We become one. not only will
those around us, but with those WHIT
have gone before. 10 Join the heaven
iy host
IL is,a feast of victory. It was tn,
sun tripmphing over darkness Th'
Lords Supper is prophecy 0
Christs second coming of the perfeo
triumph OF his kingdom; for we ar
20 celebrate II till he comes. II con
tains hope and promise.
Our last view OF Christ IN the Cos
pela Ia not OF death. but OF an ever
living Saviour who once was dead
hut now lives for evermore. II show