The Madison journal., 1917-01-27
LESSON FOR JANUARY 28
REVERENCE OF JESUS FUR HIS
FOLLOWERS. HOUSE
Lesson TENr-jaha 2..-

skipping iEr GCIaIiS a. .rI|gi JEy
birtl ana Eayhuot. Jouu gluu-,s iI.s
:he WORK and m,uiS'ty If rur Lord
| Our previous lessons haze tun.n III
the 'nattc' oi has "tcsnaI -ioC..,;lg tl.t
word made FISH tdC witness IF Irhri
Jesus and john tEr BaptiS ais f.>,
disciples and :he wedding az vJraau
Some Of these events huy, been :kiTI.-,
over WiGuou' mach consideration .-t
! tho teacher ShOuid review tlcu- briefly
The wedding Il Can1a' p"oDahll oc
CARED in March. \ l. -. ana The
evenSS II this lesson n April ~ the
Passover wc,r ui that yca- hotE
. events occurring cary in IN, first va
J OF the I.tillStry If ~: | ord JrSU,
i went tc :he wedding for he had H.ary
, things To '-u.h nv mearS # il m
+ story is familiar ant yct God - per
! forming the same miracle ,vrrv year
| except by somewhat SroHrr process
! john lays strong emphaSiS upon The
signs which ,IeSuS performed aS er
dence of his office. THIS miracle Is an
aieSory Il also throws light upon
Jesus relation 60 the home
!. Jesus Applied the Word of God
(vv. - As the Soh # the Law
Jesus observed al. OF IFS requirements
and therefore went % the Passover
Deut. 16 lG, Luke . ~ We would
suggest the reading Of EdtrSheim's
Life OF Christ at this point especial
ly his description Of the feast Jesus
found much OF interest anu also saw
that which filed his spirit WIKI indig.
nation a. ne entered the temple " .
14) Great numbers Ot oxen and sheer
ana doves were required FOR The sacri.
noes. Every faihiiy must bring iOr
sacrifice q lamb, the sacrifices being
lain IN the inner "Ourt near rhe great
altar ThOsC living near,~ The city
could bring thelr own sacrifices, but
those who came from far distant points
found y more convenient t. pure haSe
their sacrifices nearer the temple Thus
business had grown up within the
courts, WEtcil gave rise 10 an immense
MI unt OF COY NetOuShnSS ana selfish.
ness The yearly taS due from every
Jew could not be received except in
the native coin, hence the money
changers within the courts. Tn re-
suit was that the temple had become a
den OF thieves iNlafk ND This
hau undermined the power or religion.
ana turned men away from the truth.
lhiS place. made 10 be house OF
PRAYER Ger. III lisa 36 ~ mad be-
come vanity fair; show and rhe
very object Of The temple was sacri.
heed TO the greed Of gain The de +
tense often made iii Ous Gay. OF buy. p
ing and selling IN the house Of Gcd y
Ihat it has 10 90 with the cause of d
VIII not bear scrutiny in the i
lghf OF this passage. Into these SAL.
'odndings this Young reformer enters, ;
ma places his finger upon he neart o
If the matter when he quotes the scrip,
ure The reason OF his action was
Vhaf the scripture said about the
house of God. Present day followers t
# Jesus can learn a lesson from these o
words. IL
ii. Jesus FuIfiIs the Word of God +
w. IS-22 Jesus spake "a one hay- y
nS authority, and these merchants
new they were in the wrong He EN- =
odled IN himself, as prO9heJ the l.
moral sentiment Of the nation, ana ey- u
rted his authority. # looked like nigh.
anhed usurpation unless Jesus were
rophet sent from God therefore The
emand fOri his credentials (v. lS) =
eSus gave Il sign, n sign winch they .
i'll not understand at the time ". 10 "
latt. l. 3S-4O' 16 1-4). The resr,r- =.
action OF Jesus is Gods seal tp all IF "
ne claims Ot Jesus. He also speaks a
his body rs a symbol and tyne Of a.
nat Is 10 take place IN their national -
'mple, al event which occurred some -
'rtF years later though iheI AZ The
me did not understand IL Jesus fore
Nv that these leaders would DESTROY
IS body on the cross and tina, for tho re
line reason they were AZ the present SO
me opposing him in what he mad Al
me The Jews. thinking only of their Ill
'inple, In whose courts they were ac
anding. 5eferred to the time spent In or
e erection Of the building " 2Ol Of
40 thought that their argument WAS
Vincibie, but they did not know what
as To take place Not even tho. dis.
pies OF Jesus understood his words tn
the time, but after his resurrection re,
ey remembered fheM ana their fui 10
lmeht The death and resurrection on
Jesus was in accordance with she Gf
)rd OF Coo His whole life birth and On
)rkS can be traced in the Old Testp- me
ant IN type and prOhecy The prps-
I day disciples who doubt the scrin
res and The W. is which Jesus said
We become fools from ! 22t. Tho
racles lsignsl Of Jesus at this time -
many to believe Oa him hut Jesus 49,,
" the superficial character of their ~.
tn. and Old r.Ot Deliev. in them tvv .;N
30 X. W. He did not commit mr.
lst ". 24) literally die not believe
I'm When men believe ia Jesus with
le and saving faith, they vii ccmni. the
'mse.yes TO MIN Then md nniv 'nl'
m does he comLlit himself % them Ne
re also thar the body Of IeS-S' wos 20
temple nf God (ch. la K & leg
rgJ These two signs express fbe
)oSite sides Of our Christian life.
We are necessarily Ia All evi. world,
hn Tf.H-f frafr 1 I'D