Does not the Lord know all the creatures he has made? What sort of knowledge does he mean here ? Who are "workers of iniquity”? 28. How shall those feel who are sent away from Christ? What will they see? What is expressed by "gnashing of teeth"? Who were Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob? What made this very forcible to the mind of the What is meant here by the kingdom of God? 29. From whence shall they come, who shall sit down in the kingdom of God? 30. What did our Lord then say? How will this apply to all who have great privileges which they neglect? 31. Who came to Jesus that day? What did they say to him? Where then must Christ have been at this time? Where was he gone?-See ver. 22. Why would Herod wish to kill Jesus? 32. What did Jesus answer? 28 There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out. 29 And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God. 30 And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last. 31 The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee. 32 And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast Why did he call Herod a fox? Was he afraid to stay in Galilee ? What did he mean to let Herod know by saying he should do cures to-day and to-morrow? What did he mean by being "perfected"? 33. What did he say he must do? Why must he so do? What did our Lord mean by saying that? 34. How did he speak of Jerusalem ? Why were prophets and messengers sent by God to Jerusalem? Why did they stone and kill them? To what did the Lord compare his care of Jerusalem? For what purpose does a hen gather her brood under her wings? Why were the Jews not gathered and protected thus by the Lord? 35. What did Jesus say of them? What is meant by their "house"? What is the meaning of "desolate" ? When and how did these words of our Lord come to pass? What did he further tell them in this verse? Where was that said? out devils, and I do cures to-day and to-morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected. 33 Nevertheless I must walk to-day, and to-morrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem. 34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not! 35 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. LESSON XXXVI. The Sabbath a day of Mercy,-Humility taught. 1. WHY did Christ enter into the Pharisee's house on the Sabbath? Who watched him there? 2. Who was before him? 3. To whom did Christ speak? What did Christ do to the dropsical man? 5. What question did he put to the objectors? What was the appropriateness of this question? 6. What was the effect of Christ's question? 7. Who is meant in this verse by "those that were bidden"? What did Christ observe in their conduct? What is meant by "their choosing out the chief rooms”? CHAP. XIV.-1 And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him. 2 And, behold, there was a certain nian before him which had the dropsy. 3 And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? 4 And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go; 5 And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day? 6 And they could not answer him again to these things. 7 And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them, 8. What direction did he give them? Why did he direct this? 9. Suppose a more honourable man should come? Why should this occasion shame! 10. What then should the bidden guest do? What would be the consequence of this course? What difference do we remark in the mode of addressing the guest in this and the former case? What is meant by "worship" in this connection? Suppose this lowest seat is taken as the best means and from a wish to secure thereby the higher? 11. What general principle does Christ lay down as the subject of self-exaltation ? In what sense is this to be taken? Does the principle hold good in common life? 12. What instructions did Christ give to the Pharisee (in whose house he was) as to inviting guests? Why should he not invite such? 8 When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him; 9 And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room. 10 But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee. 11 For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. 12 Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee. 13. Whom was he to invite ? 14. What would be the consequence? What general principle of conduct is taught us in these instructions to the Pharisee? LESSON XXXVII. The Parable of the great Supper. 15. WHAT was said by one who sat at meat with Christ? What probably led him to say this? What kingdom is referred to? 16. What parable is recorded here? How came our Lord to speak it ?—ver. 15. How does it begin? Whom did our Lord mean to represent by this man? What is meant by the "great supper"? Why is the gospel like a great supper? What people did the Lord first call to partake of his salvation? 17. To whom did the man send his servant? 13 But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: 14 And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just. 15 And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. 16 Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: 17 And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready. |