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f beginning from Moses and all the prophets he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself. 2s. And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they were going: and he made as though he would go further 29. And they constrained him. saying, Abide with us; for it is toward evening, and the day is now far spent. And he went in to abide with them. 30. And it came to pass, when he had sat down with them to meat, ne took the bread and blessed it; and breaking it he gave to them. 31. And their eyes were opened, and they knew him: and he vanished out of their sigh 32. And they said one to another, Was our heart burning within us, While he spalle to us in the way, while he opened to us the scriptures? 8. And they rose up that very hour, and re- turned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them. 34. saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared things that happened in the way, and how he was known to them in the breaking of the bread.
 Introduction
 aChrist is Risen.' This is the song we shout. earth and heaven in one, on Easter day; with this we part from our loved ones; with this they answer us
 
 us down to rest: the echo of this we listen for from beyond the grave. There is, it is said, beautiful GUS tom in parts of Sicily when the fisher men are going on some expedition into the deep sea, their wives and children accompany them to the shore, and as l they embark they raise all together 1 their voices in a hymn of praise to God. and as they put out to sea those in the | boats answer those on the shore, in an antip1one of devotion, verse after verse; until their voices die away in the distance and the yearning sea car ries them out of sight and hearing. So we stand today on the shore of eternity, and as soul after soul puts forth into the deep and passes out of sight. we raise the song of confidence, Christ is risen,' and the answer comes back from the bosom of that boundless ocean Christ is risen, risen brother; Brother, Christ is risen indeed.
 Comment on the Lesson f. Sorrowful conversation, vss 13-17. 13. Two of these Whoever the two were they had passed all of the day Of resurrection, except that part of 1t nec- essary to walk seven or eight miles to | their home before evening time, with the band of believers.
 IA They communed with each other. They were talking about the wonderful 1 things that had excited the whole com pany or believers III JeTuSdieih lhell ' day. 15. Jesus himself drew near. Luke did not question the fact that it was ! Jesus himself' who drew near to these | two travellers. In the first four verses of his gospel Luke indicates how care fully he gathered the material of this and other stories from reliable wit nesses, and how he had traced the "Course of all things accurately from the first" And went with them. Jesus gave his disciples full opportunity to renew their acquaintance with him after the resurrection.
 16. Their eyes were holden. Before Jesus disclosed himself as risen from
 the dead, he wished to lay foundation
 of faith in the resurrection of the
 Christ, in order that they might have
 an intelligent faith in the fact when he
 should disclose his identity Jesus de- 1 sired that these two should understand ! from the Scripture that the resurrec- ! ton of Jesus was in harmony with all
 they had learned about the Messiah. r. What communications are these 1 that ye have one with another! 1T
 Jesus had not asked them to continue 1 their conversation with him. they
 might have changed the subject, in
 view of the fact that they were now l joined by one who appeared to be ! stranger. They stood still, looking sad.
 The words also indicate that they be- lieved the death of Jesus was the end
 of all their hopes concerning the good 1 things he >had been preaching ana | teaching.
 2-Disappointed Hope. vss 1s24.
 1S Dost thou alone sojourn in Jeru-
 salem? The story of the resurrection
 of Jesus had been 'the talk of the town" in Jerusalem that day.
 19. prophet mighty in deed and in
 word before God and all the people
 This reply reveals the popular faith concerning Jesus.
 Recall in this connection. Matt, 21 II,
 in which the multitudes who were
 stirred by the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem shouted, This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Cali lee" As far as anyone knew of the lives of the prophets, resurrectlo2
 was not to be thought of in relation to
 the completion of their work.
 20. The chief priests and our rulers delivered him up. The crucifixion Of
 Jesus was accomplished by the will of ! the chief priests and the rulers. Up to the very moment of his arrest Jesus
 was in full favor of the masses of the people.
 21. We hoped that it was he who l should redeem Israel. In the beginning of the ministry of Christ, the popular idea of redemption was political. The quarrelings of the Twelve just before the crucifixion of Jesus indicate that
 even their close association with their
 Master had not entirely purified their minds from that political idea.
 g. Moreover certain women of our company amazed us. Recall in this connection the story of the visit Of these women to the sepulchre early in the morning.
 23. When they found not his body. These two men had left the company of the disciples before any one had re- ported seeing Jesus alive.
 24 Certain of them that were with us went to the tomb The reference here is at least to the visit of Peter and John to the tomb. Perhaps other disciples also visited the open tomb. 3-Opened Minds. vss 25-27.
 25. All that the prophets have spok- en. Recall in this connection how Peter on the following Day of Pente- cost set forth the teaching of the pro phets as a foundation for faith in tho resurrection and glorification Of Jesus as the Christ.
 4-Opened Eyes. vss 2s-S1.
 Having been taught the meaning as