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Lesson 8 · May 20, 1899

Ordination of the Twelve; the Sermon on the Mount

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Hill of Hattin (?).

(; chapters 5-7.)

  1. 1.After spending a whole night in prayer, what did the Saviour do early in the morning? . Side texts: .
  2. 2.Why did He ordain twelve? What general name did He then give them? . See note 1. Side texts: .
  3. 3.Repeat the personal names of the twelve in their order. . Side texts: .
  4. 4.Where did the Saviour then go? For what purpose? . See note 2. Side texts: .
  5. 5.With what words did He begin His instruction? . Side texts: ; .
  6. 6.In what position did Christ then place the apostles before the world? . Side texts: ; ; .
  7. 7.Knowing that some of the Pharisees thought His teaching was belittling the law, what did Christ say to destroy this impression? . Side texts: .
  8. 8.How did He then proceed to expand the law? Verses 21, 22, 27, 28, 31-34, 38-48.
  9. 9.What instruction did He give His disciples in regard to almsgiving? . Side texts: .
  10. 10.In contrast with the formal method, how did He teach them to pray? .
  11. 11.What did He say about forgiveness? . Side texts: ; .
  12. 12.How did He tell them to fast? . Side texts: .
  13. 13.What did Christ say relative to gathering earthly treasure? Verses 19-21. See note 3. Side texts: .
  14. 14.What did Christ show was the proper attitude for His followers to occupy relative to the things of the world? . Side texts: ; .
  15. 15.What does Christ say will positively be done for those who trust Him? . Side texts: .
  16. 16.Who does He say will not enter the kingdom of heaven? . Side texts: .
  17. 17.To what did He liken the two classes of hearers of the Gospel? Verses 24-27. Side texts: .
  18. 18.How were the people affected by the Saviour's doctrine? Why? . See note 4.

Notes

Reading.

; ; ; "Mount of Blessing," pp. 144-168.

1. These twelve had for some time been disciples, i. e., learners. Upon their ordination they were called apostles, or those sent forth. They were sent forth to represent the Gospel church, as the twelve patriarchs had represented the tribes of Israel. See . For knowledge of the dispositions of these men, see .

2. The ordination of the twelve is supposed to have taken place on one of the two horn-like heights of Hattin. These were two hours' journey (from five to seven miles) west of Tiberias, overlooking the mouth of a gorge which opens into the cliffs of Arbela. The "plain" below these heights, to which the Saviour descended with His apostles, was easily accessible from the lake, yet only a few minutes' walk from the summit. This plain was a level space on the side-hill, well adapted for the gathering of a multitude. See .

3. The Jews had come to believe that the amount of riches one possessed indicated the favor he had with God. Christ's teaching in this text was to destroy that illusion.

4. No wonder they were astonished. They had been accustomed to the verbal trifling of intricate sophistries, and the tortuous windings of tradition and prescription. They now heard these criticized and rejected for the plain, ungarnished Word. The great Teacher came not from any of the authorized schools, yet His teaching was fresh as the morning breeze upon the mountain-side. He appealed to no authority but the Word of God, tearing away from the law the false traditions which obscured its obvious import.

Bible texts in this lesson

Matthew 10:1-8 · Luke 6:13 · Mark 3:13 · Mark 3:14 · Mark 3:15 · Matthew 10:5-8 · Matthew 19:28 · Matthew 10:2-4 · Luke 6:14-16 · Matthew 5:1 · Luke 6:17 · Matthew 5:3-12 · Isaiah 57:18 · Isaiah 61:3 · Jeremiah 3:12 · Jeremiah 3:13 · Jeremiah 31:13 · Jeremiah 31:13-16 · Philippians 2:15 · Proverbs 4:18 · 1 Peter 2:9 · 1 Peter 2:17-20 · Romans 3:31 · Romans 8:2-4 · Romans 10:1-4 · Matthew 6:1-4 · Romans 12:8-21 · Romans 12:5-13 · Romans 12:14 · Romans 12:15 · Ephesians 4:32 · Luke 23:34 · Luke 23:16-18 · Isaiah 58:6-11 · Luke 12:15-21 · Luke 12:24-34 · Psalms 37:25 · 1 Kings 17:9 · 1 Kings 17:12 · 1 Kings 17:16 · Matthew 7:7-11 · Jeremiah 29:11-13 · Jeremiah 29:21-23 · Isaiah 29:13 · Isaiah 29:14 · Luke 6:47-49 · Luke 6:28 · Luke 6:29 · Mark 3:13-19 · Luke 6:13-49 · Luke 12:15-34

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