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we have pity on th e poor, it makes us th a t makes us love the poor. Closing happy. It is Jesu s’ love in our h earts P rayer. .$!&. as as as F E B R U A R Y 4 , 1 9 2 3 THE GRACE OF GRATITUDE Golden Text.— E n ter into his gates w ith thanksgiving, and into his courts; w ith praise: be th an k fu l unto him, and bless his name. Ps. 100:4. LESSON TEXT Luke 17:11-19. (Read 1 Chron. 29: 10-16; Ps. 116:12-14; Mt. 18:21-35;: Phil. .4:6, 7.) (11) A n d it cam e to pass, as he w ent to Je ru salem , th a t he passed th rou gh the m idst o f Sam a ria and G alilee. (12) A nd as he entered into a certain v illa g e , there m et him ten men .that were lepers, w hich stood a fa r off; ■ (13) A n d th ey lifte d up th eir voices, and said, Je su s, M aster, have m ercy on us. (14) A nd when he saw th em , he said unto them , Go shew yourselves unto the priests. A nd it cam e to pass, th a t, as th ey w ent, th ey w ere cleansed. (15) A nd Outline: ( 1 ) The Companions in Misery, 1 1 , 1 2 . VS. one of them , when he saw th a t he w as healed turned b ack , and w ith a loud voice glo rified God, (16) A n d fe ll down on his fa ce a t his feet, g iv in g him th a n k s: and he w as a Sam aritan . (17) A nd Je su s answ erin g said, W ere there not ten clean sed? b u t w here are the n in e?; (18) T here are not found th a t returned, to giv e g lo ry to God, save this; stran ger. (19) A n d he said un to him , A rise, go th y w a y: th y fa ith h a th made thee whole. eye of faith to recognize H is lordship and th u s attain the higher blessings for the soul.
These outcasts of Samaria, like th a t other one a t th e well of Jacob, bring o u t in strong con trast the ideal faith an d tru e appreciation of the person of Jesu s Christ. (1) COMPANIONS IN MISERY, vs. 11, 12. “Ten men th a t were lepers.’’ “Misery loves company.” This saying could have no tru e r exemplifications th a n in th e case of lepers whose disease called for special legislation upon the p a rt of Jehovah. Leprosy typifies th e hereditary, loath some, contagious, incurable disease of sin. The command of God regarding the leper was, “He is unclean: he shall dwell alone; w ithout the camp shall be his h ab itation ” (Lev. 13 :46 ). (Numbers 5:1-3) “A n d th e Iio rd s p a k e u n to M oses, s a y in g , C om m and th e c h ild re n o f I s r a e l th a t th e y p u t o u t o f th e cam p e v e ry le p e r, and' e v e ry o n e th a t h a th a n issu e , a n d w h o so e v e r is defiled b y th e d ead . B o th m ale a n d fe m a le s h a ll y e p u t th e m o u t, w ith o u t th e cam p s h a ll y e p u t th e m ; t h a t th e y d efile n o t th e ir cam p s, in th e m id st w h e re o f I d w ell.”
( 2 ) The Call for Help, v. 13. (3) The Charge of Jesus, v. 14. (4) The Cleansing Word, v. 14. (5) The Confession of One, 15, 16. ( 6 ) The Culpability of Nine, 17, 18. (7) The Crowning Blessing, v. 19.. Introduction: Jesus is retu rn in g from His re tre a t in Ephraim where He had gone because of the hostility of th e Jews. A fter the resurrection of Lazarus they sought to ta k e His life. LESSON It is H is la st earth ly EXPOSITION journey to th e city of T. C. H orton David. He m ust be th ere by a certain date, but He goes th rough th e unfrequented roads of Samaria, w ith the definite pur pose of blessing one poor sinner. The lesson is significant, revealing, as it does, th e persisten t blindness of the Jews who, having been blessed of Him w ith temporal blessings, had not the VS. YS.
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