33-36. To what light is reference made in these verses, and to what darkness is it opposed? 37. With whom did Christ dine? 38. What did the Pharisee wonder at? Why did the Pharisee suppose that Christ would wash before dinner? Was this required of them by the law of God? 39. What did Christ say to him? What did he mean by this? What is "ravening"? What conduct of the Pharisees is here represented? 40. What did Christ call the Pharisees? What was foolish in their conduct? What question did Christ ask? Explain that question? Can God be deceived by outward appearances, or pleased by actions that are only good in appearance ? What does God require besides attention to outward duties? How did this remark of Christ's apply to what the Pharisee had wondered at? 34 The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness. 35 Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness. 36 If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give the light. 37 And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat. 38 And when the Pharisee saw it he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner. 39 And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness, 40 Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also? 41. What did Christ bid the Pharisees do? What is it to “give alms”? What did he add? Did he mean that this would make all their con duct holy? Can men give alms without loving their fellowmen? What then did Christ mean? 42. What did Christ tell the Pharisees? What is meant by "woe unto you”? What is the meaning of "tithe"? Did the law require the Jews to pay tithes ? How did the Jews show their strictness in keeping this part of the law? What did they omit? What does this teach us? What does God prefer to all outward services? What should they not have left undone ? 43. What did Christ again say to the Pharisees? What did they love? What were the "uppermost scats in the synagogue" What is meant by "greetings in the markets"? What sort of a spirit did this show? 44. To whom did Christ then speak besides the Pharisees? 41 But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you. 42 But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. 43 Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets. Who were the scribes ? What did he call them? What is a "hypocrite"? Why is hypocrisy a peculiarly odious sin? What was the hypocrisy which Christ charged on the Jews? To what did Christ liken these men? In what respect were the scribes and Pharisees like hidden graves? Of what were those in danger who kept company with them? In what respect are hypocrites more dangerous than other men? LESSON XXX. Same subject continued. Luke xi. 45-54. 45. WHO then spoke to Christ? What did he say? What is the meaning of "reproachest"? How did it reproach them as well as the others? 46. What did Christ then say to them? What did he tell them of their doings? What was meant by the "burdens" which the lawyers laid upon the people? What was burdensome in the law of Moses ? 44 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them. 45 Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also. 45 And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men What should those who require much of others be careful to do themselves? 47. What did the lawyers do? Who killed the prophets? Who were the prophets? Why did the Jews prosecute and kill the prophets? Why did they build sepulchres for the prophets whom their fathers had killed? 48. Of what did Jesus tell them they bore witness? How did they bear witness to, or prove this? What is meant by allowing the deeds of their fathers? How did their actions prove that they were of the same spirit with their fathers? 49. What did "therefore the wisdom of God" say? What is meant here by "the wisdom of God"? When did the Lord Jesus send them prophets and apostles? In what book of the New Testament do you read how the words of our Lord were proved true? Of which of his apostles do you particularly find an account? 50. What did Christ further say of that generation? with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers. 47 Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. 48 Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres. 49 Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute: 50 That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation; What is meant by the "blood of the prophets being required of that generation"? 51. Who is mentioned here as the first prophet that was killed for the truth's sake? Who killed Abel? Why did Cain kill him? Is it known what Zacharias is meant here? How may all this blood be said to have come upon the generation to which Christ spoke? What is meant by "this generation"? What signal punishment came upon the Jews soon after this? What may we learn from the heavy vengeance of God which came at last upon the Jews? 52. What did our Lord again say to the lawyers? What is meant by their having taken away the "key of knowledge"? What was the peculiar business of the scribes and lawyers? How did they hinder the people from entering in? 53. As Christ said these things, what did the scribes and Pharisees do? What is the meaning of "vehemently"? 51 From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation. 52 Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered. 53 And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things: |