45. What did they now perceive, and how? (vs. 43.) 46. What did they seek to do? What prevented them? How was He thus proved to be the Son of God? (vs. 38.) What do we learn from this section about the Church and the baptized? LESSON XLIII. Parable of the Marriage of the King's Son? MATT. XXII. 1—14. What section here follows, (§ 117.) and is it elsewhere recorded? 1. How did our Lord continue to speak to them? Repeat. Where was He now? How is this parable connected with the former ? Under what characters did He represent Himself in the former parables, and under what new character here? How doth Christ execute the office of a King? 2. To what is the kingdom here likened? Repeat. How is the Gospel Church like a marriage for the King's Son? Where else are Christ's relations to the Church represented by marriage? 3. Whom did He send forth? Who are meant by these? (See Notes.) Whom were they to call? 46 But when they sought to lay hands on him they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet. CHAPTER XXIL 1 AND Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said, 2 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, 3 And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wed. sing: and they would not come. What are the outward and ordinary means whereby Chris communicateth to us the benefits of redemption? How did they treat the call? What is Sin? " 4. How did the King treat them? Repeat the verse. What did this next step represent? How is it so done now? How are all things ready, and prepared for sinners now? Did God leave all mankind to perish in the estate of sin and misery? What is Faith in Jesus Christ? 5. How did they treat this message? Repeat the verse. What is meant by their making light of it, and how is this now done? What did they do? How is this represented in the Parable of the Sower? (Ch. xiii. vs. 7.) 6. What did the rest do? Whose conduct does this represent, and mention some cases 7. What did the King do, when he heard this? What does this refer to, what armies and what city? What doth every sin deserve? Are all transgressions of the Law equally heinous ? 8, 9. What did the King then say? How had they proved their unworthiness? (See Acts xiii. 46.) What did he bid the servants to do? What are highways, and what is meant by sending there? 4 Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage. 5 But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise. 6 And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them. 7 But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. 8 Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. 10 So those servants went out into the highways and gathered together To whom does the Gospel now come, and who and how many are to be invited? 10. Did the servants do so? Repeat. What is meant by their gathering the good and bad? Did God leave all mankind to perish in the estate of sin and misery? 11. What is said in this verse? What custom was there at weddings as to the dress? What did this man's dress show, and whose case does this represent? How are sinners new clothed, and fitted for the feast? (Zech. iii. 3, 4.) What is Justification? What is Faith in Jesus Christ? 12. What did the King say to him? What is God? Wherein consists Christ's exaltation? What is meant by his being speechless? (Rom. iii. 19.) 13. What order did the King give to his servants? What is represented by this? What is outer darkness, and weeping and gnashing of teeth? What doth every sin deserve? 14. What is further said? What is meant by this, and how is it shown in the parable? How was it true of the Jews? (vs. 3.) How is it true of others? (vs. 11.) How are we made partakers of the redemption purchased bv Christ? What is effectual calling? all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was fur nished with guests. 11 And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding-garment: 12 And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither, not hav ing a wedding-garment? And he was speechless. 13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness: there shall be wee ing and gnashing of teeth. 14 For many are called, but few are chosen LESSON XLIV. Insidious questions of the Pharisees, fé. What section of the history is this (§ 118.) and by whom else is recorded? 15. What did the Pharisees then do? What is meant by their taking counsel, and by their entangling him in His talk? 16. Whom did they send to Christ? Who were the Herodians, and why were these two classes sent What did they say to Him? What character did they give Him, and were they sincere? 17. What question did they ask? 18. What did Jesus perceive? What is God? Who is the Redeemer of God's elect? What was their plot against Him-tempting Him? Ans. The Herodians held that it was lawful, and the Pharisees held that it was unlawful to give tribute to Cesar, and the intended to make Him take sides against one or other of the parties.. What did Jesus say to them? What character did He give them? 20. What did they ask Him? What is meant by the image and superscription? 15 ¶ Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might en tangle him in his talk. 16 And they sent out unto him their disciples, with the Herodians saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men. 17 Tell us, therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Cesar, or not?" 18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness and said, Why tempt ye me ye hypocrites? 19 Show me the tribute-money. And they brought unto him a penny. 20 And he saith unto them, Whose is this image, and superscription} ?' They say unto him, Cesar's. Then saith he unto them Render 21. What did they reply? What did He then say? What did this rule mean, and how was it shown by the penny? What doth the preface to the Ten Commandments teach us? What is the sum of the Ten Commandments? 22. How did this answer affect them? What section here follows, (§ 119.) and where else is it recorded? 23. Who came to Him the same day? Who were the Sadducees? What vital doctrine of religion did they deny? What is the Resurrection? 24-28. How did they attempt to show the absurdity of a future life, from the case of a wife that had had seven husbands? 29. What did Jesus answer? Why did they not believe in the Resurrection? What scriptures are here meant? How is a belief in the Resurrection connected with a belief in the power of God? What benefits do believers receive from Christ at the Resurrection ? 30. How was their objection here answered ? What is meant by their being as the angels of God? (Luke xx. 36.) 31, 32. What does He here ask on the subject? therefore unto Cosar, the things which are Cesar's; and unto God, the things that are God's. 22 When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way. 23 The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him, 24 Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. 25 Now, there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased; and having no issue, left his wife unto his brother. 26 Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh. 27 And last of all the woman died also. 28 Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife shall she be of the seven } for they all had her. 29 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God. 30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven. 31 But, as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye nct read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, ༣ |