Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-02-16

no matter what he might be doing
at the time. So the Pharisees and the
Herodians banded together to decide
on some question that He would not
be able to answer satisfactorily, and
which would offend the people. The
Pharisees were a religious party,
fanaticaI, and most of the rabbis and
scribes came from that party. Inc
Herodians were, as the name implies,
followers of HerOd.
ASK Concerning Tax.
The question that they decided to
ask Jesus concerned the tribute or
poll tax which the Romans levied up
on the Jews and which they hated.
The Pharisees and HerodianS ad-
dressed Jesus in most flatterlng
terms, calling Him Teacher and say
ing they knew He was true and
taught the way of God, etc,-a most
hypocritical attitude for them to take
who only wished Him i'll. SIS it law
full to give tribute unto Caesar or IS
it not?" Jesus called for Roman
coin, and when it was brought He
said, "WhCse is this image and
superscription?" Caesars" they an
sWered. Then Jesus said, Render
therefore unto Caesar the things that
are Caesars and unto God the things
that are Gods" His enemies had
nothing to say to that answer, but
skunk away.
Then the Sadducees came TO Him.
They, too. were an influential re-
ligious party, and they did not pc
lieve in the resurrection. The ques-
ton they put was an absurd one,
but they thought 10 trap Him, never
theless. If the oldest of seven brothefs
married a woman and ne died, leaV-
ing no children, it would be lawful
for the brother next in age 10 marry
the woman. If he did this, but he, 100,
died and she married each OF me
brothers in turn and all died and she
herself finally passed away, IN the
resurrection, whose wife would she
be? aye do err" said Jesus, mot
knowing the scriptures, nor The pow
er of God. For in the resurrection
they neither marry nor are gwen ~
marriage, but are as the angels Oh
God in heaven" The Saoducees also
went away marvellng.
Lawyer Questions Him.
Next lawyer, Phar!see, went
to Him and asked Him what is the
great commandment? And Jesus an
sWered the man:
Thou shalt love the Lord thy COD
with all thv heart, and with all thy
soul, and with all thy MIND. inns IS
the first and great commandment
And 2 second like unto it is this,
Thou shalt love they neighbor as
theyself."
these men drew Christ's anger be-
cause He knew, oh so well, that they
were not sincere in apparently seek
ing knowledge. He saw through them
and that they were trying to trap
and mock Him, and he denounced
them. calling them hypocrites., In
sincerity always aroused the Lords !
contempt. .
These questions were asked our
ord during the last week OF his lie
on earth. He realized that the PEG
ME as q whole would not take HIS
message and His warning, ana he
looked at the beautiful city of Jeru- |
salem, and mourned over it IN the
touching words: I. 49,.
% Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou
that killest the prophets and ston-
eth them which are sent unto thee,
how often would have gathered my
children together, even as a men
gathereth her chickens unoer her
wings, and We would not!
"Behold. your house is left unto
For | say unto you, Ye shall not
coo Me henceforth, till we shall say,
blessed is He that cometh IN the
name of the Lord"
: Jesus never taught again. The
scribes and Pharisees-hypocrltes,
lie called them-had no more chance