draws near. "This same Jesus shall so come in like manner." Be of good cheer. LESSON XI. The Canaanitish Woman. One thing distinguishes this woman and puts her into a unique family, ' ' O Woman, great is thy f a i t h ." "With- out faith it is impossible to please H im ." He had but little pleasure in this respect while here; He found the little faith family large, and the great faith family small. Faith can do all things. To which family do you be- long? And why? If you have faith you can make mountains move like mole hills. LESSON XII. Parable of the Sower. There are three things in this lesson •—Seed, Sower and Soil. Emphasis is laid upon the kind of soil, so that the central thought is good ground. The purpose of seed sowing is the harvest. How important to see this truth, and to have the soil ready to "Beceive with meekness the engrafted Word." We should obey its mandates; we should be submissive to all of its dictates; that the Husbandman may reap a good har- vest from our lives. Having ears, let us hear. LESSON XIII. Parable of the Tares. This lesson differs from the last in that the Seed are the Sons of the king- dom. The field is the world. Sowing goes on through the ages; Good Seed and Tares. When the harvest comes there will be both good and «bad grain. You can not change the order. Wheat and tares grow together in the world field. The Lord and Satan each have their followers. The harvest will mani- fest the righteous, and "They shall stand forth that day as the sun." What grace if we be among them! LESSON III. Sunday, July 17, 1910. Theme: " P e t e r 's Confession." Matt. 16:13-28. Golden Text: Matt. 16:10. B. A. Hadden. 1. The Pertinent Enquiry: v. 13. "Whom do men say," etc. (1) Particular Title Aplied: "The Son of Ma n ." The title is self-applied; it is, more- over, a peculiar and distinctive title. . The expression "Son of H a n " as ap- plied to the Lord occurs first in the O. T., Cf: Ps. 8:4, Dan. 7:13, and is applied
to the Lord Jesus 84 times in the N. T. The title is found 80 times in the four Gospels, once in Acts (7:56), once as a quotation in Hebrews (2:6) and twice in Bevelation (1:13, 14:14). In every reference the title is associated with His right and title to universal domin- ion in the earth (Cf. Ps. 8:4-9). This right was denied Him as ' ' The Son of Ma n " in His first advent (Cf. Matt. 8:20). At His second advent, however, He will assume without hindrance by man His rightful place; and earthly power and dominion will be manifested by Him. (Cf. Isa. 32:1-2, Ezk. 21:7, Eev. 14:14-16.) (2)—Purpose of the Enquiry: Why should He ask the question? Surely He knew what men thought and said con- cerning Himself (Cf. Luke 5:22, Mk. 2:8, Jno. 2:24-25.) The question was asked in all probability to prepare the way for the greater and more personal question that followed. (3)—Pertinency of the Enquiry: "Whom do men say that I, the Son of Man, Am ? " Men are saying strange things in these days, relative to the Lord Jesus. Some look upon Him merely as " A good ma n ; " " A beautiful character." Oth- ers find in him " A great reformer," ' ' The ideal examplar," " A true So- cialist." Not a few see in him " T he first one who exemplified my peculiar f a d . " Would you know who and what Jesus really is? Study the Scriptures; here the Father, Angels, and holy men apply 365 Divine names and titles to the Lord Jesus. 2. The Popular Views: v. 14. (1)—A Prophet. The populace rec- ognized and agreed upon one fact: this man was a prophet, the mouth-piece of God, but none could speak with any de- gree of certainty as to his identity. Some set forth one opinion and some another, but the verdict of the wisest among them missed the real facts. Jesus was not "one of the prophets," but He was " A Prophet." Note Deut. 18:15-19, Cf. Jno. 6:J4, Acts 3:22, 7:37. He was the fulfillment of Moses' proph- ecy and beyond this; He was Messiah; the Christ; the Son of God. 3. The Personal Question, v. 15. (1)—Pointed:, "Whom do Ye say that I am?" It is not enough to know that others think and speak well of Christ; ihe question comes to the in- dividual "Wh at think ye of Christ?" ' ' Whom do ye say that I am ? "
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