T H E K I N G ’S B U S I N E S S tutor— “He” , the best Book— “ the Scrip tures” , the best subject— “ concerning Himself” .— Sel. Expounded — literally “ interpreted” , a peculiar word used in New Testament only in the sense of translating from one language to an other, from the unknown to the known tongue. Such indeed it was, for they had read the Scriptures but in part and so misread them.-—Expos. Bible. In ali the Scriptures. We remark on the wis dom Christ displayed in dealing with the men. He brought them to the written Word and He left them there, furnish ing no fresh revelation but expecting them to rest on the old one. What He expected of them He still expects of His disciples.— Gray. Were we but more conversant with the Scriptures we should not be subject to such perplex ities as we often entangle ourselves in. — Henry. Concerning Himself. You cannot go far in any part of Scripture but you will meet with Christ.— Simp son. v. 28. They drew nigh. Why should not life be one sweet walk of fellowship with One whom we cannot see but whose presence fills our hearts with burning love, until suddenly the veil shall part in twain. (1 Pet. 1 :8 .)— Meyer. He made as though. Jesus forces His company on no man. He will leave us if we do not keep Him, but He delights to be held by beseeching hands, and our wishes “ constrain” Him. —Maclaren. v. 29. Abide with us. It is this beautiful verse which has furnished the idea of Lyte’s dying hymn, “ Abide with me, fast falls the eventide” .— Sel. When the day is far spent and we be gin to think of retiring for our repose, then it is proper to have our eye to Christ and to beg of Him to abide with us.-^Henry. v. 30. He sat at meat with them. The bumble table where Christ is in vited to sit becomes a sacred place of revelation. He hallows common life
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their vision is out of focus. All they can see is the temporal rather than the spiritual, a redeemed nationality rather than a redeemed and regenerated hu manity.— Expos. Bible. v. 24. Him they saw not. This shows how impossible is the skeptical theory that the disciples were misled by hallu cinations. They accepted nothing short of most rigid proof for His resurrection. — Camb. Bible. v. 25. O fools and slow of heart. Literally “ O dullards” . The Greek word means “ without reflection” .— Comp. Bible. There are many fools today cut after that pattern. Jesus puts down any one who doubts the prophets as a fool. True wisdom consists in believing all that the prophets have spoken.— Tor- rey. v. 26. Ought not Christ to have suf fered? Such an exit of the Christ from this world was in accord with the de termined plan and purpose of God as revealed in Old Testament Scripture.—- Evans. Jesus who suffered all things in fulfillment of the divine warrant, also came forth from the domain of death in fulfillment of the same Scrip ture, thereby being shown to be the Son of God with power, whose author ity may never be questioned.— Sum. Bible. His death was a divine neces sity. (Matt. 26:54; Jn. 12:24, 32; 11:49-52; Acts 17:3; 1 Pet. 1:10, 11.) UpFarrar. v. 27. Beginning at Moses and prophets. What a wonderful Bible read ing it must have been! He had before Him the great field of Scripture from Genesis 3:15 to Malachi 4:6. He had found Himself in Scripture everywhere. (Jn. 5:39.) He had only to let the light that filled His heart shine forth. i$|-Farr. Here our Lord both teaches us the reverence due to Old Testament Scripture and the great burden of it— “ Himself” .— J. F. & B. Expounded unto them.- Here we have the best
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