Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-09
THE KINGS
MARRIAGE FEAST
Sunday School Lesson fOr Sept. IL. 1910
Specially Arranged for This Paper

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but few are chosen. Matthew 22.1L
TlME-Tucsday April I. A. u. 80. Thre,
DAYS before the CruciGNion
PLACE-The Temple court at Jeru
salem.
Suggestion and Practical Thought.
The Kingdom Of Heaven Like a
| Wedding Feast-MN1, g And Jesus
answered the unspoken needs. desires
and questions Of the people BY para
/ bles, the most picturesque method
compelling attention. but not antagon
istic. The enemy could not easily at
tack IT, while to those who wished
to know It was full of light
The kingdom of heaven. the new
order which he came to establish on
earth. In which each citizen lived ac-
cording 10 the laws of heaven. The
King represented God. The son was
Jesus Christ
Ihis feast represents all the bless
ings which God has provided in his
gospel, enjoyed in large measure here,
and perfected in heaven The EN-
phasis is on the marriage, the union
between Christ and his people II is
the highest ideal Of love and friend
snip. IL expresses intimate fellowship
with God, the mutual love and delight
In one another. the protecting care on
the one hand and perfect trust on the
other, the unity of purpose, of char
acter. OF hope, the abiding forever In
one perfect home, all of which belong
TO the union OF Christ with believers.
The lnyitation.-Vs 3, A. And sent
forth his servants to call them that
were hidden. Literally. "to call the
called" to summon those who had pre-
viously been invited; because they
had no timepieces, and the hour when
the feast could be ready was very un-
certain. This custom is not now OBJ.
served very strictly among the com
mon people, nor in cities where west
ern manners have greatly modified the
Oriental; but in Lebanon It still pre-
walls. II a sheik begs. or emeer in
Vites. he always sends a servant to
call you at the proper time. These
having refused TO come. he sent forth
other servants, who were mot merely
TO invite to, but to command the feast.
with view to create a desire" Be
hold, ] have prepared my dinner: my
oxen and my fatlings, T. e., smaller
animals, as lambs, calves, specially
fed for the occasion. All things are
ready; come.
How the Invitation Was Received -
VS.. 3-6. They refused without giving
any reason, they would not come. They
simply did not regard the invitation
as worth attending to- They treated
II with Indifference They plead other
interests. Their farm duties. their
business gains, weighed more than
their kings service and good will.
Others displayed active opposition.
The king was wroth Any
ordinary earthly king would be angry
at the insult, and indignant at the fol-
Iy of those that refused. and would
Ieel the necessity of furnishing those
VINO openly rebelled in the act of re-
Iusing. There was no other way of
his kingdom. Coos "an.
ger Is never passion, never desire to
iarm even the worst OF beings, but a
burning Indignation against wrong
Go yet therefore into the highways
Cr' the partings Of the highways"
ne cross-road- the places where
'reat numbers meet. "the broad. we'll
rodden ways Of the world"
Gather together all hotb
lad and good, whoever was willing 10
'ome and by that very act showed
nat they wanted to be good.
The fullness of the time had come.
The preparations were complete.
everything was prepared for the re-
Iemption OF man-heaven, love. the
tonement, the strongest motives. the
iower of the Holy Spirit. The world
vas in the best condition for the com.
ng of Christ. Never before or since
as there been so fitting a time-one
government, one language, peace.
Dads, synagogues OF the Jews every.
here. The Staying of the animals ia
n allusion to sacrifice. Only when
ne Lamb was slain on Calvary were
II things ready for the marriage. The
)ng preparations for the Gospel were
ompleted; the forerunner had done
is work; Jesus himself had come
rom Heaven. aud had taught the
ews the divine message.
The leading Jews had very much AZ
take-their country, their holy citv
heir temple, their synagogues. their
lnk ard wealth. their leadership Of =
lie people. They were so busy with
lese, they were so afraid they would ,
'se them II they accepted the humble
azarene as their teacher. and obeved
Is precepts, that they were unwin.
g even to consider his claims
The kingdom of God was traps.
rred from the Jewish nation to the .
entities. The Jews henceforth instead
being the people and kingdom of =
od, would be mere Semitic nation. =
ity' Many Of them then and since =
'long to the kingdom OF the Messiah
he Messianic kingdom is today the
ightiest power on earth
Thprp has paVar ho.--