Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-07
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson W.-First Quarter, For
Feb. II, 1912.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.


Memory Verses, 4s. 0-eo,den Tent.
Luke ii. 20. r. V.-commsntsry Pro-
pared BY Rev. %. NJ. Stearns.
After the visit Of the wise men
bringing their treasures of gold and
frankfncense aud myrrh. Joseph was
directed by the angel OF the Lord 10
take the young child and his mother
and dee into Egypt and abide there till
he should bring them word. IL has
helped me much to notice and 10 re-
member that before they were sent 10
Egypt the money was ON hand 10 cover
their need. and do firmly believe that
the Lord always provides for all that
He wants done. The wise men present.
ed their gifts TO the child. so il was the
child's money that took them all 10
Egypt and took care OF them. They
need have NO anxiety as to when to
leave Egypt. for the angel said that he
would bring them word. and he did
Matt l. 1929. We may be sure OF
guidance alss IL We have no will of
our own and are wholly submitted to
God ops. xxi. s: lisa XXX, 21l. Note
In those verses In Matthew the three
Scriptures that were fulfilled. and let
US not forget that all things which
have been written concerning Hin
must be fulfilled
Our lesson today begins and ends
with statement concerning the child's
growth both physically and In wisdom
also. He was a partaker OF real fiesh
and blood and grew in many respects
as other children do. but we must al.
ways think OF Him as being specially
controlled by the Holy Spirit. for what
was true Of John the Baptist must
have been true OF Him alsO Chapter i.
10. There were three annual feasts II
jerusalem. al which all males must ap-
pear (Ex. xiii, 141O. and the pass
over was the first and this WAS His |
trst passover. II seems from Sam 1.
10. that women went to these feasts |
also. and our lesson plainly teaches /
that Mary accompanied Joseph. We |
may not be able 10 say whether ut this |
time He fully understood His own |
Identification with this feast accord
ing TO Cor. v. Z. Christ our passover
Is sacrificed for u.s." but my own CON
v1cuon Is that he always knew more
than many are willing TO believe We
cannot grasp the wondrous statement
that all things were created by Him
ana Tor Him. that he created Adam
and Eve. provided the coats of skins
for them after they had sinned, walk
ed with Enoch. talked with Noah.
d4ned with Abraham. instructed Moses
about the passover and all else; but.
though we cannot understand. we can
M ct
stand There are wonderful thinxs
about the number twelve and every
other number which will yet be un-
folded 10 us Verse AZ. In this case
II may have been just the age when a
boy kept his first passover. but we viii
see more when We know as we are
known Il Cor. xiii. 12J.
The feast being over, the people
started for their homes In every part
of the land. and probably a great muI
atude were together for the first part
)f the journey northward- At the close
'1 the first day each company would
make sure that their number was com
d y before starting farther on their
Journey. and then 1t was that Joseph
md Mary discovered that their pre
,ious boy was missing. And we may
imagine the eager but unayailine
earch among kinsfolk and acquaint.
Inces and the sorrowful hearts that
probably could not sleep that night
wen II they sought TO rest IL NAV
'e that they started back to Ierusa-
EN- Immediately on ascertaininc their
oss and spent the night Journeying
only those who have ever had n child
tray away can think how they felt
no talked Then the three weary
avs OF searching for Kim in the CITY
nd the hopelessness and heartache at
be close OF each day-we cannot hut
Vonder II they prayed to Him who il
erect In knowledge. who knoweth
ven our thoughts dob Xxxvi. 4; Ps
xxx. ID IF they knew Him az
hey might have known Him We think
hey would have said. Let us 20 RICH,
the temple, for We will surely ind
lin there" Did He not imply that !
men lie sntd to them after they did
nd Him In the temple: How is II
lat We sought me? Wist We NOT TINT
must be about My Fathers bust :
ess Z Verse 49I. Revised version and ,
largin. I'm My Fathers house" or
10 the things of My Father" He Ger
Iinly knew who He was. and We are Z
'l surprised that the rabbis we're as.
'nished at His understanding and an
~ers az He sat In their midst. listen.
g to them and asking them cues. ;
ons How He must. even az that ,
&c, nave opened to them the Scrfn.