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shall ye begin to say,

thou didst teach

hast taught in our streets;

27.

1 But he shall say,

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I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; 2 depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.

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28. There shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Ã'bră-hăm, and I'ṣaac, and Ja'cob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and yourselves cast forth without.

you yourselves thrust out.

29. And they shall come from the east and from the west, and from the north' and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.

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30. 5 And behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.

is too large to go through the gate. Still another passed through only by leaving his rum-bottles, which lie broken at the bottom of the hill by the gate.

THIRD. They could not enter because of their evil life and character. The master of the house said to them, you do not belong to this house. not whence ye are (v. 25).

I know you

But they replied, How is that? Why, we have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets (v. 26). We are well known to you, we have talked religion, and in thy name have cast out devils. (Matt. 7:22.)

But the master answered I tell you I know not whence ye are; depart from me, ye workers of iniquity (v. 27).

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However much men may live in Christian lands, and among Christian people and influences, unless they repent, and have Christian principles in their hearts and lives, they do not belong to the household of Jesus, "For there shall in no wise enter into it anything that defileth, or he that maketh an abomination and a lie." (Rev. 21:27.) FOURTH. Jesus warns them against their course, and the sorrows that will follow it when they find themselves shut out from the kingdom of God, because they had nothing of its spirit and life. They had been first in appearing good, in the forms of religion, in profession; but they were last in the heavenly character, and all that belonged to the kingdom of heaven.

"There is a tide in the affairs of men

Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;

Omitted, all the voyage of their life

Is bound in shallows and in miseries."

ILLUSTRATION. The story of Esau and his lost birthright.

LESSON XIII. March 29.

REVIEW. JESUS THE GREAT TEACHER.

READING LESSON ONLY: Matt. 7:21-29.

GOLDEN TEXT. — What doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God. - МІСАН 6:8.

THE PERIOD included in this review is almost entirely confined to the small space of three months, near the close of Jesus' ministry; and ending within three months of His crucifixion. Except the first lesson all the events occurred between the middle of October, A.D. 29 and the middle of January, A.d. 30.

THE SCRIPTURE LESSON. With the exception of Lesson I, all the lessons are from the Gospel of Luke 10:1-14:6. Four chapters of the condensed teachings of Jesus. THE PLACE is also confined to a small portion of the province of Perea, the region east of the Jordan, where Jesus before this had spent very little of his time.

A GEOGRAPHY LESSON. It will help us to understand better the teachings of Jesus, if we see more clearly the characteristics of this region, and of its population.

Perea, = "the land beyond" Jordan on the east, the portion where Jesus was preaching and working during the time of these lessons, extended from the Sea of Galilee south to the Dead Sea. Eastward of the Jordan it extended to the desert which was only a few miles from the river.

This region was quite distinct from the rest of Palestine, Judea, Samaria, and Galilee, -where Jesus had spent most of his ministry, because the Jordan was different from most rivers, and was a very difficult barrier between the two parts of Palestine. It runs through a deep and rugged ravine, hemmed in by chains of mountains or hills on either side, 1500 to 1800 feet above the bed of the river. The river banks are covered with dense tropical vegetation, in which were wild beasts; while the river itself abounds in whirlpools and rapids, and its wide valley is shut in between high walls, at its highest point 682 feet below sea level, and its lowest 1292 feet below. Hence there are not, and never have been, any cities or towns on its banks, and intercourse between the lands east and west of the river is limited, although there were fords, and three ancient bridges.

The inhabitants of Perea were largely Jews, but Greek communities flourished in the midst of a population from which they were separated by their distinctive culture and by the practice of heathen worship.

After the scholars have taken in the situation as above, they will find in each lesson a story about Jesus, or a story he told to his hearers. The attention of the scholars should be called to these at least two weeks before the review, so that they may study them at home, and discuss them there, and think up the applications to themselves and our times.

Each scholar should become so familiar with each story that he will be able to tell it himself, and to correct or add to the stories told by others.

Each story should be followed by a discussion in the class of those points which touch their own lives.

1. THE STORY OF JESUS AND THE CHILDREN.

Jesus' love for children, v. 14. The childlike spirit. The reason of v. 15.

2. THE STORY OF SOME MISSIONARIES.

To whom they were to go. How they were to go. What they were to do. What to say.

What missionary work can we do?

3. THE STORY OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN.

In what ways can we be like this good man?

Let the children tell the story as it would be if it occurred in our times and our town. 4. THE STORY OF THE MINISTERING WOMEN.

THE STORY OF JESUS IN THE HOME AT BETHANY.

5. THE STORY OF THE MAN WHO WAKED UP HIS NEIGHBOR AT MIDNIGHT. The way to obtain God's blessing. Repeat in concert v. 15.

6. THE STORY OF THE HAUNTED HOUSE.

Evil overcome by good.

7. THE STORY OF THE TABLE TALK OF JESUS AT A Dinner.

8. THE STORY OF THE TEACHING BIRDS.

9. THE STORY OF THE POOR RICH MAN.

What is it to be rich toward God?

10. THE STORY OF TWO OFFICERS.

11. THE STORY OF HOW JESUS KEPT THE SABBATH.

12. THE STORY OF A SEED.

THE STORY OF A PIECE OF DOUGH.

Repeat v. 24.

APRIL 5-JUNE 28, 1914.

LESSON I.- April 5.

CHRIST'S TABLE TALK.- Luke 14:7-24.

READ Luke 14: 1-6. COMMIT vs. 13, 14.

GOLDEN TEXT. - Every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. - LUKE 14: 11.

INDUCTIVE STUDY OF THE LESSON.

1. Read the passage, Luke 14: 1-24.

2. For other examples of Christ's eating with Pharisees see Luke 7:36; 11:37.

3. For other examples of the critical watching of Jesus see Mark 2: 23, 24; 3:2; Luke 20:20.

4. For the fondness of the Pharisees for the chief seats see Luke 11: 43.

5. With v. 10 compare Prov. 25:6, 7.

6. With v. 11 compare Luke 18:14; also the exhortations to humility in Prov. 29:23; Ezek. 21:26; Matt. 18:4; James 4:6, 10; 1 Pet. 5:5, 6.

7. With v. 12 compare Luke 6:34.

8. With the reference in v. 14 to "the resurrection of the just" compare Acts 24: 15. 9. As to the great feast in heaven see Luke 13:29; 22: 16, 30; Rev. 19:9; Isa. 25:6.