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Text Of the Lesson. Matt. XNNiII, l.
10. Memory Verses, 3, 8-Golticn
Text, 1 Cor. Nv, 2O-Commentary
Prepared by Rev. ID. VI. Siearns.

Nv. In which we have the record Of
I Saul rejected because he rejected the
+ word Of the Lord Il Sam. XIV. %. 2dD
I Samuel reminded him OF the time when
he was little in his own sight and how
/ the Lord promoted him. but because he
/ preferred his own thoughts and ways
J To those OF The Lord he could not con.
/ time Il Erieyed samuel; he cried
unto The Lord all night: he incurred
\ for saul but came nn more 10 see him
I until the day ct his death Il sam. XIV.
1 II. 81.
IL * refreshing To turn from such IA
( story 90 that OF another rejected king.
( but in this case He was rejected by
I man. NOT God. God raised Him from
HE dead and gave Him glory He Is
now alive forevermOre the Prince of
The kings of the earth. King of kings
and Lord of lords. the true Son Of
! David. Yet 10 occupy the throne of
! David and reign forever. bat waiting
for His Kingdom as David had To walt
The Scripture j. fun OF the suffer
iHgS 0f Christ from Gen. iii. 10, II, on
To the end OF the book but IL is also
/ fun at the resurrection. the kingdom
and the glory Willingly and of His
own accord lie Inundated Himself
unto Bethlehem and Nazareth and
GOlgothd that the Scripture might be
fulfilled. but God raised Him from the
dead and gave Him glory and all pow
er i'm heaven and in earth that He
might rid the earth Of the devil and
the curse and make il His own fair
world. n IN Gen. i. He Is our alive
forevermOre" king tRey. I. 3. iSi wait
Ing for an alive f0revermore' peo-
pie To reign with Him. II we have
seen ourselves aS guilty. condemned
sinners aud have seen Him bearing
our sins in His own body and raised
from the dead and aScended TO the
right hand of the Father and have
honestly received Him. putting all our
trust in Ills finished work. then we
may safely rest ON Eph. |. Il. :: John
vi. 81. Az Rom Iii. "A, and joyfully an
ticipate ! TheSs iv. ii. II: ! John al.
/. >: Col. iii. l. His enemies made His
tomb as sure IA they could by Il seat
and n guard OF soldiers Matt. xvii
G4-G6l just about rs secure aS seals OF
soldiers can make things today. but all
was unavaiing. He makes us safe
forever by His precious blood, sealing
us by His Holy Spirit, and no power
can break the bundle OF life in which
we are bound nor pluck US ont OF His
hand Il sam. XIV. 20. John \. 2SI.
like much the great words OF Acts
i. 3. He showed Himself alive after
His passion by many infallible proofs
being seen OF them forty days. and
speaking OF the things pertaining TO
the Kingdom OF God IL il all so
grand and suggestive Himself infalli-
bic proofs, forty days. the things OF
the Kingdom. He had just as infaIi-
bly, fOretold by the prophets and more
plainly by His own words that He
would suffer and die and rise from
the dead the third day. and II His dis
ciples had only believed His words
how much sorrow they might have
been spared and how much more JOY
they might have had. Ii is helpful to
keep In mind the five appearances OF
the resurrection day. which were prob
ably in this order-tO Mary Magdalene.
the other women. Simon Peter the
Emmaus walk. the ten In the evening.
Recently ia Judges we saw how God
honored Deborah and other women.
Now IL Is Mary and the other women.
and. although Mary MagdaIene saw
Him first. the other women are the
first 10 touch Him Verse 81. The rea-
son is plainly given in John Xxx. Il. i'm
plying that between the two appear
ings He had assembled and returned
What He did at His several appear
ings during those forty days gives us
n sample OF what we can do in our
glorified bodies. What an inspiration
Ii shonld be TO us 10 consider IL. These
women who so loved Him and were
devoted 10 Him. not expecting His
resurrection had bought spices with |
which To anoint His dead body when
the Sabbath was past, but they never
did. Relieving His word will prevent
us from spending money unwisely.
Love Is IN some respects the greatest |
but I'm the matter OF service il must be
faith working by love Il Cor. Kill. l3; !
Gal. v. 81. Note the ministry OF angels |
at His birth. i'm the wilderness and I'm ]
Gethsemane. as well rs in our lesson. \
and take comfort from Heb. |. IA. Note
the Fear NOT of the angel verse 3; I
Luke u. l0I and compare the Lords
Peace be uutO YOU" of Luke xiv. 36, I
and hear His own voice to you I'm many
similar sayings. for all His thoughts
10 His people, however unworthy we
may be. are thoughts OF peace der.
xxx. 1t: Pa. xxx. III Since Christ
Is risen our great commission is. go.
tell Go teach all nations" "Go into
al the world" Oversees .. 10. 10: Mark
xvi lJl And " we are not obedient
great will be our loss. Ii IL ours TO
De obedient. 10 go quickly and tell He