Arizona republican., 1917-01-13
International Sunday
School Lesson for
Jan. IA
JOHN THE BAPTIST AND JESUS


(Read Jno /: 10. a. Memorize VS..
32.33D
Q9) And this is the record (witness)
Of John. when the Jews sent priests
and Levites from Jerusalem, to ask
him, Who art thou? $3.50 He said.
am the voice of one crying In the
wilderness: Make straight the way of
the Lord, as said the Prophet Esaias
Ueaiah). t2D And they which were
sent were Of tAnd they had been sent
from) the Pharisees (25) And they
asked him, and said unto him, Why
baptizest thou then. If thou be (art
not that (the) Christ. nor Elias
Elijah, neither that (the) Prophet?
1853 John answered them saying. |
baptiZe with water but there standeth
one among you, whom re know not.
t2O He II is who coming teVen he
that cometh) after me. is preferred be-
fore me, whose shoes latchet am not
worthy to unloose, (2s) These things
were done in Bethabara bethany be-
yond Jordan. where John was baptiz
ing. (29) The next day, John seeth
Jesus coming unto him, and saith Be
hold the Lamb of God. which taketh
away the sin of the world (30) This
is he of whom said. After me cometh
a man which is preferred twho liz be-
Gomez before me- for he was before
me. f3D And | knew him not; but
that he should be made manifest to
Israel. therefore am ! come (came II
| baptizng with water. 1927 And John
bare RECORD (witness) saying. / saw
the spirit descending from heaven
| like n dove las a dove out OF heaven,
and II abode upon him. (3S) And |
knew him not: but ne that sent me to
| haptize with water. the same Chez said
unto me. Upon whomsoever thou
| shalt see the spirit rescending. and re-
| naming on him, tho same is he that
| baptiZeth with the Holy Ghost. (34D
| And | saw (have seem. and bare rec
ord thave borne witness), that this IL
| the son OF God
Time.--February. \. ID. ~ Place
| Bethany BEYOND the Jordan.
Exposition. john the Baptizer's
answer 70 the committee from Jerusa-
| lem. 1928. So great was the excite
ment over John the Baptizers minis
| try. that people Were in great eXpec-
| tation. All classes Of men were rea-
| soning as 10 whom this strange. bu,
| marvelously forceful man might be.
Many were even wondering whether
haplv nc were the Christ Luko 3:l5).
This gave rise TO committee being
sent from Jerusalem to investigate
| There were .wo persons for whom
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| TO the coming OF Christ. Elijah. ms
prophesized by Malachi fMal. 49, and
the Prophet like unto Moses Ueut
lls;I5-1s). John frankly confesses that
he was not Christ, nor Elijah. nor the
Prophet predicted by Moses. There
| have been those in recent years who
claimed TO be Elijah and the Prophet
predicted by Moses and Messenger o.
the covenant" and David and tbs
Branch one OF the two witnesses o.
revelation. etc There was sense II
which John was Elijah (Mott 11:i4'
| II. 1919, T. @. he came in the spiri
Elijah In the sense in which the ques
ton was asked. a real re-incarnatiof
If the prophet Elijah. he was not
How unlike the real John was e
those who In our day claim to be hi
successor, There is the utmost humil
ity in the wav in which John statei
| his real position. He speaks OF him
self as only a voice crying In th'
wilderness" applying TO himself tn
prophecy Of Isaiah lisa 40:3-5). which
so clearly set forth John the Baptist
mission. A voice Is something 10 b.
heard. not seen. A. John had denie'
that he was the Christ. or Elijah. o
that prophet" the priests and Levite
made bold 10 question his authorit'
for Baptizing. In a similar way. the,
made ooid TO question Jesus authorit
a; a later da.' (Matt. q 23). and late
still the authority Of the apostles &
preach (Acis 52s( In his answe
John again displays his humility. HI
baptism in water was nothing 10 tn
baptism of the Coming One tcf Matt
3:11: Acts i-5). The Christ was al
-eadv in their midst but they were g
4 leo. H.
| fcf. vs.. f0Il: Chap. s.19: $3.50. Hap
py is the man who really knows tn
Christ Ono 1870. but the world. eve
today. knows Him not Il John Sd.
II. John the Baptists Testimon
Concerning Jesus 20 "a. Notice tn
precision with which John the Evan
gelist marks the exact time that thes
things occurred. He himself was a
owe witness. John first testifies tina
Jesus was the Lamb OF God" TIL
reference ls beyond question to tn
sacrificial lambs the atoning sacrifice
of the Old Testament (cf. Gen. %
S: Elk. 1873: Mum. IS $40; lisa 53:7l
As the Lamb of God. Jesus would TAX
away the sin of the world. I'll
thought here Is not deliverance fror
sins guilt Jesus is the Deliverer fror
sins power and presence as well a
sins guilt Matt. 1921; Heb. 7.25
Jude 2l) but this is not the though
here Where taking away of sin
spoken Of In connection with atonin
blood, II always refers TO the remove
of the guilt of sin (cf. Lev. 1880
II: II; 14:te. 81. Jer. 1913; Ps. 5l:7
Rev. 1:5: IA: Heb 9:22, 30; Epl
In: Rom. 1925: SO. Matt. 26:2S
As the Lamb Of God in atoning sacri
flee. Jesus made Precipitation for ST
| q John 2:2: Matt 20: 2S: 2 Cor 5: 81
Gal BID. and on the ground of thi
Precipitation sin is taken away, re
moved from the sinner rs far as til
east Is from the west FPS 1913: IL: c
Lev. I7:21, 22l. God dealt in mere
with men before Christs time be
cause Jesus was THE Lamb slai
from the foundation of the world
fRev. 1880, the death Of Christ wa
in Gods sight, an eternal fact. BIZ
while the death of Christ avails in TIL
way for all men. believer and unbe
lever, It fully avails only for thos
who accept 1t. Jesus is the Savior {
all men. especially of those that be
lieve" q Tim. e. 100 There need !
no difficulty with Johns statement.
knew Him not" John lived in jude
Tesus In Galilee; and though jest
had gone up to the passover. 1t
quite likely that in the great GROVE
he did not meet John. but probabl
what John means Is that he did M
know Him as the coming Messia
But He that commissioned John in II
wilderness to be the forerunner OF II
Coming One mad given John sig
whereby he should know the Son
God. the Baptizer with the Holy Ghos
John patiently waited until this gle
was given: did not speak until he ha
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