Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-10-14
SABBATH
SCHOOL LESSON
For October 17-Matt. 4:l2-25
DIR. MARION NTH. HULL
Repent We, for the
heavens iJ at hand"

we must keep constantly in mind
Matthew's purpose in writing-not to
| set forth in order of time the events
in the life of Jesus, but to marshal
those facts of His life which would
prove to the Jews that Jesus of Naza
reth was the Christ. This explains
| why Matthew skips over the early
Judean ministry of Jesus and begins
with Galilean. He is concerned with
showing that His ministry was in full
fillment of prophecy. In company
phasizes the imprisonment of John
and therefore, the termination of his
lministry-as the time when the min
| istry of Jesus really, began.
60 What Matthew Nat tells US now is II the
| kingdom by the King himself, the
place and time of the announcement,
the association of others with Him
self in the work of carrying 1t on,
Light
around Jerusalem and Judea where
the leaders Of His people were, for
them to accept Him as their King
effect of Johns preaching soon wore
off. Because He came in SO entirely
a different manner from what they
! had expected, they did not receive
His own received Him, not" wrote
His beloved disciple afterWard. SO
when His messenger had been re-
jected and when He Himself had been
rejected by the Leaders, 1h,sioI He turne ed
Naphtali, as had been foretold by
one of the prophets of old. In fact
at the very beginning of His min
istry there, He had been rejected
again by His own people, and I'd h Eiid
made Capernaum the center OF his
operations henceforth.
There was no place where He could
have been more needed. Zebulon,
which means "dweller," had so Tar
lost his original purpose ana had gone
into the ways of the heather aoout
the Sea-" and Naphtali, which means
wrestler" had ceased to wrestle ana
was sitting in darkness, such dark
ness that it was we'll called the
region of the shadow of death; In
stead of Gods land, it was Galilee OF
| the heaven! 1t had become by-Word
and a reproach, so that men asked
wit With surprise, Can any good come
| out of Nazareth?'
But where the darkness was great-
est and to this region of the shadow "
| of death, to this people sitting III
darkness, the light came. ,,a,,+
Where the King is, there IS llg tac
The presence of the R 81 Inn mae e5sr ace
G det In of IGNORANCE, and sin, and
superstition shall be dlSpellea py
fhe presence of Him who is the
| light of the world.
Life
Ies1s preached the same message
that John had preci thd peaIens IS
at hand There was no interven-
mo event before the Kingdom, pro-
phesed of old. would be establish
| ed, but the rejection of the klng
postponed it. One OF the hrst f tninss
| low place to a higher, from making
living to making a life. So walk
| Ing by the sea one day where Jonn
and James were mending their nets
and Peter and Andrew were casting
| theirs, He called them to follow Him
and He would make them fishers OF
men. Instead of taking fish from
| their element and bringing death. to
them, He would enable them to bring
men back into the element Tor
| them to live, for the presence of. the
King not only brings Light, but
| Life, as we'll
It was a test of their DEVOTION
their loyalty, their faith in Him. 1t
was a sacrifice. and one they ana
spoke Of it, and yet they. LEFT; all
and followed Him. They might have
questioned where they would get
their support, but they did not; they
oteyed Immediately, The chief DUAL
lowers fthe King is to appreciate
their utter dependence on Him. And
when there is assurance of His will,
| immediate obedience is the only
course. To daily, to delay, often
But, oh! how wise they were to do
the, to the world. foolish thing, for
| instead of making just a bare living
to provide for their daily needs, the
King enabled them to make a life
that would last as long as He does.
Then Jesus went about in all Cali
| lee, teaching and preaching and heal
ing-the three-fold method of the
Kingdom. Ignorance was dispelled
the good news of the establishment
of the Kingdom by the presence of
the King was proclaimed, and all
manner of sickness and disease
yielded to His healing touch, This
was the necessary result Of the
self in love- This was a concrete
way of showing what God is. and
God is Love.
No wonder there followed Him
| Gentiles, and Decapolisj (the Roman
ten cities), and Jerusalem (the seat
of religious zeaD, and Judea and even
| from beyond Jordan. His love knew
no differences-Where the King is
differences disappear.
But the pity of it! They rejected
their King, and He who was anoint-
ed waits now to be crowned. And He
will be crowned when He comes back
How glorious it will be to have the
King come back. for when He comes
| there will be Light and Life and
| Love,
Listen, as He speaks to John many
years afterward, that Lords day or
the lonely isle of Patmos: Behold
I come quickly" Does your hear
answer with Johns? Even So Lord
Jesus, come quickly" What are YOU
/ h0INvGH Iii, :.