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SUhDAY school
LESSON
JESUS AND THE PSALMS
International Sunday School Lesson
for September 11, 1949
' MEMORY SELECTION: "The stone
which the builders refused is become
the head of the corner." Psalm 118:
22.
Lesson Text: Psalm 8:2; Matthew
21:15,16; Psalm 110:1; Matthew 22:
41-44; Psalm 118:22-23; Matthew 21:
38,42; Luke 24:44;
In studying the lesson for this
week, it is well to remember that Jes
us grew up in an orthodox Jewish
home, devoutly religious. What edu
cation he received was given in the
synagogue, where the only textbook
was the Old Testament and the song
book was the Psalter.
It reminds us somewhat of the ear
ly days of this country, when the
Bible was used as a textbook in the
public schools and portions of the
scriptures were memorized because
there were never enough printed cop
ies of the Bible to go around.
There is no' wonder then, as oc
casions demanded in his later life,
Jesus was able to answer temptations
with quotations from God's Word and
as various problems presented them
selves, He was able to find comfort
in the psalms, which were one of his
great resources. As J. E. McFadyen
suggests, "He used them to convey
his thoughts which had been shaped
under their influence, because he dis
cerned in them the word of the Fath
er God. The glorious paradox of
Psalm 37:11 'The meek shall inherit
the earth' flamed up before the
mind of Jesus with all the splendor
of the words of One whose standards
were the true standards of an eternal
Reality."
Matthew cites more instances than
any other Gospel writer of Jesus'
quoting from the scriptures. Jesus
recalled a number of passages from
Isaiah, Deuteronomy, the Psalms -and
Exodus. This lesson is particularly
concerned with his use of the Psalms.
Matthew gives six separate instances,
three of which are not included in
our printed reference. They are:
At his temptation (Matt. 4:6) Jesus
quoted Psalm 91:11-12. As he con
cluded his denunciation of the Phari
sees (Matt. 23:39), he quoted Psalm
118:26. Then, in his agony on the
cross (Matt: 46) he cried out the
words of Psalm 22:1.
So we can see that the Psalms
must have meant a great deal to Jes
us. In them, he found some apt
answers for his critics' questions. Fol
lowing the triumphal entry into Jeru
salem and the multitude's tumultous
acceptance of an honor paid to him,
the religious leaders were greatly dis
turbed. Particularly were they an
gered by the action of Jesus in forc
ing the merchants and money chang
ers out of the Temple, and also by
the healing of the lame while the
children were praising him.
All of these things were too much
for the priests and scribes and they
broadly hinted that Jesus should re
buke the children, Jesus, for -his
answer, quoted Psalm 8:2; and the
officials were at loss for a good answ
er. When he refused to rebuke the
children, they planned another attack.
Two days later, on Tuesday, Jesus
returned to the Temple and went
through what is often referred to as
the Day of Controversy. 'After his
authority liad been challenged by the
priests, the Pharisees, the Herodians
and iSadducees, Jesus using a state
ment from Psalm 110, asked a quest
ion of the Pharisees. They were si
lenced by the question because they
could not supply the answer.
Our ..last printed passage under
scores Jesus' use of the-Psalms. On
the evening of the resurrection and
after his walk to Emmaus, Jesus ap
peared to his disciples in the Upper
room. In a long conversation with
them, he tried to 1ielp them see his
place in God's plan as it was revealed
in the Law, the Prophets and in- the
Psalms.
If this book meant so much to
Jesus, the Son of God, then it should
mean much to hie followers. The
truths revealed in this " great Book
come "only to those- who steadfastly
and humbly .submit their ways to God
and seek first of all to do his will.
The truth and beauty of. the words
caught the great soul of Jesus with
all the power of a divine revelation,
and he -made of it one of the foun
dations of .the greatest life ever lived,
and of the greatest teaching .' ever
taueht to mankind- It took the great
ness of Jesus to see the greatness of
the PsalmsVJ. E. Mci-Tadyen.
BE A BETTER
CITIZEN!"
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Why does American Industry stand
pre-eminent among the industrial sys
tems of .the world? One reason is the
quality and character of the American
worker.
- He is not a beaten, frustrated individ
ual with a sour and cynical outlook on
life. He is a man of hope, of plans, of
interests. He knows that he has a big
stake in industry and in a free and
democratic government.
The American worker is not a slave
of industry; neither is he the slave of
an oppressive government which prac
tices forced labor. He is a free man
secure in his rights, safe in his home,
respected by his neighbors.
The American worker believes
in God and inherits a religious
tradition. He is the backbone of
his Church and a strong supporter
oi civic morality and righteous
ness, ne nas laitn in God, faith in
men, faith in America.
This is the simple story behind
America's industrial supremacy.
She excels because her people be
lieve in God and right and honest
work, in peace and goodwill to
ward others.
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