Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1912-08-22
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson vIIl.-Tbird Quarter, Fol
Aug. rs, 1912.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

Text of the Lessor, Luke ~, 1880
Memory Verses, 49, 19--colden Text
John i. II (R v.)--commentary Pre-
pared by Rev D. M. stearns.
According to the harmonies of the
gospels. this lesson takes MS back in the
story long distance. back to time
before the Sermon en- the Mount, to a
time soon after tie first miracle at
Cana and the nieeting with the wo-
man of Samaria according to Matt.
xiii, 54-5S; Mark vi Ii He did re-
visit Nazareth after the events ID last
weeks lesson and taught in the syna-
gogue, but could do mighty work. ex-
cept healing few sick folk, because
Of their unhelipf. They were aston
ished at His wisdom but they were
offended at Him and said Whence
hath this man an these thingsg Is not
this the Carpenter the Son of Mary.
the brother Of James ana Joses and
Of Juda and SIMON. and are not his
sisters here with u.s.? neony replied,
"a prophet IS not without honor but
in his own country and among his own
kin and in his own house. Because
He said something similar in our les
son for today some one must have
thought the incidents the same and
the more perhaps because Luke only
records this, and only Matthew and
Mark the ether The incident of this
lesson occurred very early in His min
istry, while that was much later and
was probably His last VISIT to Naza-
reth. Turning to this lesson, we note
that it was His custom to go to syna-
gogue on the Sabbath day and it could
not have been for the benefit received
from any discourse there, but there
was always a. portion read from the
law, the prophets and the psalms, and
that could not but be profitable to a
truly deyout mind Forsaling the as
sembling together is one Of the COM
mon and increasing sins of our day,
disobeying Heb x. Is There is a
great forsaking of tho house of God
and despising Of Ills word. but al
things hasten to the contamination,
and the kingdom shah be the Lords.
On this particular sabbath He was
asked to read. and there was given Him
the roll or book Of the prophet Isaiah.
Finding the place known 10 us as chap
ter Xxi He read just IL few sentences
and closed the bool, Oh roll and gave
lit again to the minister ana sat down
With what expression He must have
read! 1t was surely according to Neh.
viii. s. He read distinctly and gave
the sense and now, having taken His
seat. He was about 10 cause them to
hear. He was about to cause them to
understand the reading We do not
wonder that the eyes of all in the
synagogue were fastened on Him
Verse 20), for if this was His first
reading it was the first time they had
ever heard the Son of God read from
His own book How wonderful and
startling were the words He uttered,
This day is this Scripture fulfilled in
your earsn' (21) For IA literal fulfill
ment of each sentence that He read
see Luke vii, %; vii, II; viii. AZ; tx,
80; xiii, IS; John tx. 1t was so through
all His ministry. Amounted with the
Holy Ghost and with power, He went
about doing good and healing all that
were oppressed of the devil, for God
was with Him tActs X. $751; They
could not but wonder at His gracious
words, and yet they could not forget
that He was their own townsman, who
had been brought up in their midst
whom they had seen and known day
by day for nearly thirty years Had
He not made and mended their plows
ana yokes many a time? What could
He mean by His reference Of that
Scripture to Himself2 Whom did He
Think Himself to be? Truly they knew
Him not; but, oh, if they only had be-
lieved His word and inquired of Him
more fully and meekly. how grand it
aight have been for them What a
heartache tas we would say, Israel
always gave him. drawing from Him
such words as: "Oh that they were
wise, that they understood. that they
would considerf' If thou hadst
Known How often would |,
and We would not Israel would none
Of me- Deut. xxi, %; Luke xix, 40;
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