Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-03-10
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SUNDNSQlOOL
LESSON
(By REV. p. B FITZwATER. D.
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute OF Chicago
%, 1921. Western Newspaper Union.)
LESSON FOR MARCH 10
THE LAST PASSOVER.

LESSON TEXT-Matt 2:l4-So.
GOLDEN TEXT-As often as We eat this
bread. and drink this cup, We do show the
4 Lords death TIL he come.-I Cor. n;26.
REFERENCE MATERIAL : Mark IA:
1925; Luke .22:7-2S, John 1870, Cor. 10:
! 16. IL; II ;23-24
PRIMARY TOPIC - Jesus at Supper
| With His Friends
JUNIOR TOPIC - Remembering Our
Lord Jesus,
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
The Lords Supper and Its Meaning
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
| Communion With Christ
I. The Bargain Of Betrayal wv. IA
10y.
This is dark picture. Satan had
so completely gained the mastery over
Judas that he sold his Lord for the
! price of a slave Eek. 81 1927. Judas
sin was not of sort that one would
suddenly be overtaken with, but one
of deliberate purpose.
II. The Passover Prepared wv. II
1917.
/. The disciples inquiry ". III.
They inquired of Jesus as to where
they should prepare for the Passover.
They were no doubt anxious to be
of service to Him. We should be not
only ready to do our Lords bidding,
but should inquire of Him as to what
He would have us do.
2 The Masters strange directions
w. 1S). They were to go into the
city where they would meet man
bearing a pitcher of water. 1t was
usual for the women to carry the
water. This unusual occurrence
would make it easier for them to
find the man. To him they were to
say, Where is the guest-chamber
where shall eat the Passover with
my disciples? "And he will show
you large upper room furnished and
prepared there make ready for us"
mark 14:14, 15).
3. The obedience of the disciples.
They did as Jesus had appointed them.
They did not stop to question the
sanity of the command. but like true
disciples obeyed. Christ Is omniscienr.
He knew just how the matter would
turn out.
III. The Betrayal Announced tvv.
20-25).
/. The time of wv. 20. 21). 1t was
while they were eating the last pass
over that Jesus made this announce
ment. Perhaps the reason why this
feast should be disturbed by such
sad announcement was that Judas
might be given an opportunity at this
last moment to repent. God does not
will that any should perish. but holds
out to the most wicked man to the
last moment an opportunity to repent.
.. The sorrowful question ". 22).
They did nor seem to suspect one an;
other. but directed personal attention
to themselves. We should always ex-
anime ourselves rather than others.
3. The darkness of the crime ~.
23). "TIe that dippeth his hand with
me in the dish, the same shall beray
me-" does not point out the traitor
but Indicates the greatness of the
crime
a. The betrayal Of Jesus was by the
| determinate counsei and foreknowl-
edge of Cod ". "a; Acts 2:23).
Nothing takes place by chance Woe
unto the man by whom the Son of
Man is betrayed; it had been good
for that man if he had not been born"
To have been born in the world and
lived for a while. leaving an impress
sion upon 1t for good is great priv
ilege. but to be face to face with such
a great privilege as Judas Iscariot,
and to make such a miserable fail
ure of it is worse than nonexistence.
5. Judas evil determination un-
shaken w. 25). In the face Of all
that Christ had said, he went forward
and tried to cover up his purpose by
saying, Master is it IT.
w. The Feast Of the New Covenant
Instituted (vv $500.
This took place at the close of the
passover supper.
1. The bread a symbol of Crisis
body ". 26) This is fitting e@blem
of Christs body AS bread noHishes
and strengthens our bodies 20 Christ
is food to our spiritual lives Unless
we feed upon Him, we shall perish.
2. The cup a symbol of Christ's
blood wv. 81. 2S). This was sym
bolic of the atOnement whics was
made by the shedding Of His hia1d on
the cross.
8. Drinking anew In the Xii gdom
". 29). This does not mean that in
heaven this service will be renewed,
but that this was symbolic of the
heavenly reality.
4. Going to the cross with a song
". 3O). With all the sorrows and
the burdens of the world upon Him.
He pressed forward with cheerfulness.
Those who have come under the shad-
ow of His blood can go forward bear