6. What did He now say? To whom did He refer, and how? Explain. 7. What passage is here quoted? (Hosea vi. 6.). How should they have understood this? How would it have directed them on this subject? 8. What does He say of Himself? What did He mean by this? Who is the Redeemer of God's elect? What is required in the Fourth Commandment, and what forbidden? What section here follows, ($ 38.) and where else is it recorded! 9. Where did Jesus then go? What was a synagogue? 10. Whom did He there find? What is meant by a hand withered? What did they ask Christ, and why? (See Mark and Luke.) 11. What did Christ say to them? How did this explain the subject, or answer their question? 12. What was the rule He gave ? Which is the Fourth Commandment? What is forbidden in the Fourth Commandment? 13. What did He say and do to the man? What was the result? How could the man stretch forth his hand if it was withered? What does this teach us about obeying what God commands? 6 But I say unto you, that in this place is one greater than the temple. 7 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless. 8 For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath-day. 9 And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue. 10 And behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath-days? that they might accuse him. 11 And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath-day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out? 12 How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath-days. 13 Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other. And he stretched What is effectual calling? What is required in the Fourth Commandment? 14. What did the Pharisees then do? Had they asked their question for information or for mischief? What is meant by their holding a courril? LESSON XXIII. Christ is followed by Multitudes and teaches them. MATT. XII. 15-31. 15. What did Christ do? people? What is said of the Where did He go? (See Mark.) What did He do to the multitudes? Where were they from? (See Mark iii. 7, 8.) What great discourse did He deliver to these multitudes ? (See ch. v. 1.) Ans. It will be seen by the number of this section, and its place in the Harmony, that these were the multitudes to whom Christ delivered the Sermon on the Mount. 16. What did He command them? 17. What reason did He give for this command? 18. What is this prophecy? How is Christ there called? What is said of Him? Repeat. How was he so called at His Baptism and at His Transfiguration ? What is meant by His showing judgment unto the Gentiles? 14 T Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him. 15 But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all. 16 And charged them that they should not make him known: 17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet. saying, 18 Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my Spirit upon him, and he shall how judgment to the Gentiles. 19 fie shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice 19. What is further said of Him in this verse? What is meant by this? 20. What does this description mean? What is meant hy judgment in these verses? 1 How would His not now being known, fulfil this prophecy? 21. What is further predicted of Him here? What special force had this prediction, from his now delivering the Sermon on the Mount? [See the Harmony, (§ 39-41 and see Mark iii. 7-12, where it appears that some of th multitudes were from Tyre and Sidon, and so were Gentiles?] 22. What section here follows in Matthew's narrative, (§ 48.) and where else is it recorded? Who was brought to Christ? What did He do to him? What effect had this upon the people? What did they mean by the Son of David? (Acts ii. 30.) What led them to suppose that this might be the Messiah 1 (Isa. xxxv. 5, 6.) What offices doth Christ execute as our Redeemer ? 24. What did the Pharisees say? What interest had they in explaining this to the people? Who was Beelzebub? (2 Kings i. 6.) What did they mean by this charge? 25. What is here said of Christ? What is implied in His knowing their thoughts? What is God? What did Christ mean by this reply? 26. What is further said here? 20 A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory. 21 And in his name shall the Gentiles trust. 22 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind and dumb; and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both pake and saw. 23 And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David? 24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils. 25 And Jesus 1 new their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself, is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself, shall not stand. 26 And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; he◄ ehall then his kingdom stand? 27 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children Rast them out? therefore they shall be your judges. How did this answer their accusation? 27. What further question did Christ put to them in reply? What did this mean, and how did it answer them? What is meant by "they shall be your judges?" 28. What does He now declare to them as the truth of the case? How did He cast out devils? What then was the inference from this? How had the Kingdom of God come to them, by this? 29. How did Christ further explain His work ' Instead of His casting out devils by Satan, what was He doing to Satan? What do we pray for in the second petition? 30. What is here declared? Repeat. t love and serve LESSON XXIV. Christ rebukes the Pharisees. MATT. XII. 31-50. 31. What is here said about forgiveness, what sin shall not be forgiven? Repeat. What was blasphemy, and how had they asphered agaiae Holy Ghost? (Mark iii. 30.) What sad mistakes may be made about this sin-and wha! it-and why is it so unpardonable? 28 But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you. 29 Or else, how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spon his bouse. 30 He that is not with me, is against me; and he that gathereth aor with me, scattereth abroad. 31 T Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy be forgiven unto men; but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost not be forgiven unto men. What is sin? Are all transgressions of the law equally heinous ? 32. Why is it said "neither in the world to come?" How does Mark express it? Ans. "Hath never forgiveness." Show that no forgiveness of any sin is to be found in the world to come. (Rev. xxii. 11. Matt. xxv. 46. 2 Thess. i. 9.) 33. What is here said? How does this apply to the subject? 34. What does Christ here call them? What connexion has this verse with the last? Explain the meaning. What is the sinfulness of that estate whereinto man fell? 35. What is he, e said about the good man, and what about the evil man? 36, 37. What is here said about the judgment? What explanation is given, and how shall this be? (James iii. 3-12.) What may we learn from this subject? 38. What section here follows, (§ 49.) and where else is it recorded? What did they now ask of Christ? What did they mean by this, and why did they ask it? (Luke xi. 16.) 39. What did He answer them? What did He call them? Explain the terms. What did He say about giving them a sign? 32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come. 33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit. 34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things ↑ for out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh. 35 A good mar, out of the good treasure of the heart, bringeth forth good things: and an evil man, out of the evil treasure, bringeth forth evil things. 36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shail speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. 37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thor shall be condemned. 38 Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee. 39 But he answered and said to them, An evil and adulterous gener? tion seeketh after a sign, and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. |