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APRIL 1, 192 3 THE WALK TO EMMAUS Golden Text: “Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here but is risen.” Luke 24:5, 6. , V : - ’
LESSON TEXT Luke 24:13-31
(13) A nd, behold,, tw o of th e m w e n t th a t sam e d ay to a v illa g e c a lle d E m m au s, w h ich w a s fro m J e ru s a le m a b o u t th re e s c o re fu rlo n g s (14) A nd th e y ta lk e d to g e th e r of a ll th e s e th in g s w h ic h h a d h ap p en ed . (15) A n d it cam e to p a s s th a t, w h ile th e y com m u n ed to g e th e r a n d rea'- soned, J e s u s h im se lf d re w n e a r, a n d W ent w ith th em . (16) B u t th e i r e y e s w e re h o ld en th a t th e y sh o u ld n o t k n o w h im . (17) A nd h e sa id u n to til cm , W h a t m a n n e r of co m m u n ic a tio n s a re th e s e th a t y e h a v e o n e to a n o th e r, a s ye w a lk , a n d a re . sad. (18) A n d th e one of th em , w h o se \ i*n a m e w a s C leopas, a n s w e rin g sa id u n to h im , A rt th o u o n ly a s tr a n g e r iViri Je ru s a le m ,, a n d h a s t n o t k n o w n th e th in g s w h ic h a re com e to p a ss th e re in T h e se d a y s? (19) A nd he sa id u n to th em , W h a t th in g s ? A nd th e y sa id u n to him , C o n c ern in g Je su s of N a z a re th , w h ic h w a s a p ro p h e t m ig h ty in d eed a n d w o rd b e fo re God a n d a ll th e p eo p le: (20) A nd h ow th e ch ie f p rie s ts a n d o u r r u le rs d e liv e re d him to be co n d em n ed to d e a th , a n d h a v e cru cified him . (21) B u t w e . tr u s te d th a t it h a d b eèn he w h ic h ¡Should h av e . red eem ed . I s r a e l ; a n d b ésid e a ll th is, to - , t d a y is th e th ird d a y sin c e- th e s e ' th irig s w e re done. (22) T ea, a n d Out lin e (1) The W alking and Wondering Disciple^, vs. 13, 14. (2) The Words and Wisdom of th e Stranger, vs. 15-27. (3) The Welcome and W ithdrawal, vs. 28-31. (4) The Willing W itnesses to the Resurrection, vs. 32-35. Int roduction The events described in th is lesson occurred on the evening of th e same day in which th e Lord revealed H imself to Mary Magdalene. The site o f Emmaus LESSON has never been satisfac- EXPOSITION torily fixed, but it was T. C. H orton about seven miles from Jerusalem . The name of one of these disciples was Cleopas, the other is unknown, but some have
c e r ta in w om en a lso o f o u r com p an y m ad e u s a s to n ish e d , w h ic h Were e a r ly a t th e s e p u lc h re ; (23) A nd w h e n th e y fo u n d n o t H is body, th e y cam e, sa y in g , th a t th e y h a d a lso se en a v isio n of a n g e ls , w h ic h sa id . th a t he w a s aliv e. (24) A nd c e rta in of th e m w h ich w e re w ith u s w e n t to th e se p u lc h re , a n d fo u n d i t even so a s th e w om en h a d sa id : b u t him th e y sa w n o t. (25) T h en h e sa id u n to th em , O fo o ls, a n d slo w of h e a r t to b eliev e a ll th a t th e p ro p h e ts h av e sp o k e n : (26) O u g h t n o t C h rist . to h a v e su ffere d th e s e th in g s, an d to e n te r in to h is g lo ry ? (27) A nd b e g in n in g a t M oses a n d a ll th e p ro p h e ts, he ex p o u n d ed u n to th em in a il the:,1.sc rip tu re s th e th in g s c o n -15*2 e a rn in g h im self. (28) A nd th e y d re w n ig h u n to th e v illa g e , w h ith e r th e y w e n t: a n d h e m ad e a s th o u g h he w o u ld h av e g o n e f u rth e r . (29) B u t th e y c o n s tra in e d him , sa y in g , A bide w ith u s: fo r i t is to w a rd ev en in g , a n d th e d a y is f a r sp e n t. A nd he w e n t in to ta r r y w ith th em . . (30) A nd i t cam e to p ass, a s he s a t a t m e a t w ith th em , he to o k b read , a n d b lessed it, a n d b ra k e , a n d g a v e to th en .. ( 31 ) A nd th e ir ey es w ere opened, a n d th e y k n e w h im ; a n d he v a n ish e d o u t o f th e ir sig h t. supposed it was Luke, as he alone gives th is account of the appearance of the Lord. O thers th in k th a t it may have been. Mary, th e wife of Cleopas, who was a sister of Mary, th e mother of Jesus. She was one of the women who were early a t th e grave. (1) THE WALKING AND WON DERING DISCIPLES,, vs. 13, 14, “Two of them went and they talked tog ether.” The two disciples were on th eir way home. It had been a day of trem en dous excitement. The stories of the women and of P ete r and John had set th e h earts of the little band of believers tingling w ith in terest. Where was His body? Had the Jews carried it away? Had Joseph made some disposition of it? Had He indeed risen from the tomb? They were communing together over these things as they walked.
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