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LESSON
by REV. r. b. FlTZwATER %. D..
Tearher OF English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute Of ChicagoD
&C. 1899. Western Newspaper union.l
LESSON FOR NOVEMBER 20
HOW JESUS THE KING WAS RE
cEIvED.

LESSON TEXT Matt. II and H.
GOLDEN TEXT--Come unto me air We .
tllat labor and are heavy laden, and will /
give you rest.-Matt ll:2s
ADDITIONAL MATERlAL-Luke 7:lS- |
30; ld:lS-l5. q, p; i114-26 49, 32
PRIMARY ToPIC-The Kind Deeds OF |
Jesus.
JUNIOR ToPIC-Frlends and Enemies
of Jesus
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC /
Choosing Jesus as our Teacher.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC /
-The Response Of Men to the Ministry
Of Jesus
The teacher should keep in mind /
the progress Of thought in, Matthew
and present these lessons accordingly. |
In chapters . to Z we have the laws /
of the Kingdom; chapters s and o. the
mighty works to demonstrate the |
Kings ability TO administer the affairs |
OF the kingdom chapter 10, the prop
agation of the kingdom through the
sending forth OF the twelve; chapters
ii and IL, how the kingdom was re-
ceived.
!. Four Classes Of Hearers (ch. III. |
i. Perplexed hearers like John the
Baptist C1:2-11). John believed thar
Jesus was the Christ ". y, but was
somewhat perpleXed as TO the manner
of the establishment of the kingdom.
In the Old Testament predictions there
were Two lines In the Messianic
prophecies; the one set forth Christ
as the suffering one, as in Isaiah %,
and the other, as the lnvincble Con-
queror, as In Isaiah 63. Indeed, in
Isaiah 601. 2 we have the two adj
vents in one view (see Matt. 3:10-12).
He said that the AK is laid unto the
root of the trees and that there was
the wheat and a burning Of the chaff,
but now the King was occupied mere
ly with the opening of the eyes of the
blind, etc. John saw Christ as the
one who would remove the sins of the
people by the shedding OF his blood
(JOhn :29), but he failed TO see the
interval between the time Of his suffer
ings and the time Of his triumph.
Since this interval between the first
and second comings- the nature of the
age In which we live--'was not known
until Christ revealed 1t In the parallels
of the thirteenth chapter, we do not
wonder at Johns perplexity. Johns
faith was not failing him, neither did
he send this deputation to Jesus for
the sake OF his disciples. He was
true prophet and a faithful man, but
he was perplexed
2. Violent hearers III :12-19). These
were willing to receive the kingdom
according to their own way, but were
unwilling TO conform to its laws. Their
ears were closed to everything but
their own carnality. They would not
repent when called upon to repent by
John, nor rejoice when called upon by
Christ to rejoice (vv. 17-19).
3. The stOut-hearted unbelevers
III :20-24). In Chorazin, Bethsalda
and Capernaum, Christ had done most
of his mighty works, but the people
deliberately set their hearts against
him and his message. 1t was not for
| lack of knowledge and opportunity
| that they were unsaved, but for their
| purposeful rejection of Christ. Tyre
and Sdon. Sodom and Gomorrah were
filed with immoral profligates and
idolaters, but they will be more toll.
| erably dealt with in the day of iudg'
| ment than those who wilfully reject
! Christ.
| !. Hearers who are babes liz spirit
| I'll :25-30). There were some among
| those who heard Jesus with childlike
faith, who believed that Christ was the
Messiah, and they opened their hearts
| TO receive him. Christ invites those
who have the bahe-Iike spirit to come
| to him, and to all who come to him
and receive him he gives rest.
II. The Antaeonism of the Kingdom
| (ch. 12).
| Indifference of the Jews to their King.
In this chapter we see positive and
bitter antagonism manifesting itself
against him. They are not only with.
out heart for him. but do their best
to destroy him. The immediate o.
casiOn OF their wicked determination
was Christ's relation to the Sabbath
Because the hungry disciples plucked
corn and Jesus healed the withered
hand on the Sabbd'A lay, they sought
to destroy him. They accused him OF
being in league Hl4 the Devil. Jesus
with unanswerabie logic showed then
that they had fasphemed against the
Holy Ghost, and re therefore guilty
of an unpardonahia They did mo-
deny the miracle H. !ght TO account
for it without owrs,s hin as the Mes
siah.