Arizona republican., 1920-10-03
October 3. 1920


 NOW when Jesus was born Tn Beth lshem of Judea in the days of Herodl .he kins, behold, wise men from the i-ast came Co Jerusalem saving. Where sS ne tnot IS born king of the Jews9 | TOT We have seen his star in the east aiu are come to worship him. ! And when Herod the king heard it. he was .loubled and all Jerusalem with him. And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people. he in- | guired of them where the Christ should | he born. And they said unto him. In | bethlehem of Judea: for thus it is | written through the prophet,
 And thou Bethlehem. land of Judah. Aft ln no wise least among the princes For out of thee shall come forth
 Governor, Who shall be a shepherd of my people l
 Israel.
 Then Herod priviiy called the wise men, and learned of them exactly what time the star appeared. And he sent them to Bethlehem. and said, Go and search out exactly concerning tho young child: and when ye have found him, bring word, that also may come and worship him. And they having heard the king. went their way; and To. the star, which they saw in the east. went before them. till 1t came and stood over where the young child was. And when they say the star. they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And they came into the house and saw the young child with Mary his mother; and they fell down and wor- shipped him: and opening their treas urers they offered unto him gifts. gold and frankincensc and myrrh. And being warned of God in dream that they should not return to Herod. they departed into their own country another way.
 Now when they were departed. be- hold. an angel of the Lord appeareth Co Joseph in a dream. saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother. and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I ten thee: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. And he arose and took the young child and his mother by night. and departed into Egypt; and was there until the death of Herod. that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by tho Lord through the prophet say ing. out of Egypt did I call my son.
 A few fundamental facts were printed last week. It will not be in order here to go over that ground again. The facts given last week. how ever. are quite essential to the under standing of the Royal. the legal and the natural genealogy of Jesus and his relation to the Jew as we'll as to the gentle of all time. The facts given last week in the Republican were not original of course. but were copied from sources to which all students of the Bible have to turn. The teacher of these lessons in St. Matthew had better stick to the job of presenting p expressing opinions and convictions and fancles. The lesson we have today covers the two first chapters of the Gospel of st. Matthew though only the first fifteen verses of the second chap ter are printed. The teacher sh> i'd be as clear as an Arizona morning on the facts in these two chapters, that the class may get this foundation for the next six months study of this book. If we fail to get 1t right to the boys and girls now. it win be forever too late Co get it to them as easily and convincingiy as now. They VIII not study this lesson again for at least six years. They win have gone out of the present psychological and possibly out of the church relationship forever.
 IT we win do our best in prepara- tion. our pupils should know this book chapter by chapter. period by period event by event. miracle by miracle parable by parable and the outstand- ing teachings Of Christ in the book as a whole. If we can do. this our pupils wni get more than they have any five years in previous study. This Is tho objective of the lesson committee.
 The lesson and tho book starts ou with the statement. The book of tho generation Of Jesus Christ. tho son o David the son of Abraham. That mar vicious history of Gods chosen people reaching from Abraham down to thu Messiah should be flashed before th' class SO that they might see it.
 Then the purpose of this genealos! should bc made clear by getting befor tho class the two lines of genealog. leading to Joseph and Mary.
 There are some self announced aris t0crats in every community boasting a their family tree. Not many have muc reason to be elatcd over tho family trc If they go back far enough. but her is one out or all kings. emperors pharoahs, wealthy, learned. culture who is high above them an when comes to family tree or gsnealos, Mhyg
 In the preparation of these few note on the lessons. the writer will not pro surne to analyzc. cxegetc, or trea homi lotically the verses. He assume the ability of the teacher. The out N lnding motive is to give to the pee
 of the state through the larges q 1cr of the state. the text of the les s sns and a few inspirational idea yfiginal or otherwise.
 In the verses printed We have tf leautiml story of the star. the wis men. the angels song. Herod tf Great gifts of the Magi. the massaci of the innocents. prophecy. hiE
 ,rfcsts thc trfp into Egvnt tho dcat