. Notes, explanatory and practical, on the Gospels: designed for Sunday school teachers and Bible classes . and waswhat was meant by lying in the bosomof another. John xiii. 23. Lulce xvi. 22,23. As the feet were extended fromthe table, and as they rechned insteadof sittinp;, it was easy to approach tliefeet behind, and even in Luke vii. 37, 38, while Jesus 8 But be not ye called Rabbi:for one is your Master, even Christ;and all ye are brethren. a reclined in this manner, a woman thathad been a sinner came to his feet he-kind him, and washed them with hertears, and wip
. Notes, explanatory and practical, on the Gospels: designed for Sunday school teachers and Bible classes . and waswhat was meant by lying in the bosomof another. John xiii. 23. Lulce xvi. 22,23. As the feet were extended fromthe table, and as they rechned insteadof sittinp;, it was easy to approach tliefeet behind, and even in Luke vii. 37, 38, while Jesus 8 But be not ye called Rabbi:for one is your Master, even Christ;and all ye are brethren. a reclined in this manner, a woman thathad been a sinner came to his feet he-kind him, and washed them with hertears, and wiped them with the hairsof her head. She stood on the outsideof the couches. So our Saviour wash-ed the feet of his disciples as they re-clined on a conch in this manner. Johnxiii. 4—12. Whenever we read in theNew Testament of silling at meals, italways means reclining in this manner,and never sitting as we do. The chiefseat, or the uppermost one, was themiddle couch at the upper end of thetable. This the Pharisees loved, asa post of honor or distinction. Theannexed cut will fully illustrate Chief seats in the syyiagogues. Theseats usually occupied by the elders synagogue, near the pulpit. Theylove a place of distinction. Note, 23. 7. Greetings m the markets. Marksof particular respect shown to them inpublic places. Markets were placeswhere multitudes of people were assem-bled together. They were pleased withparticular attention among the multi-tude, and desired that all should showthem particular respect. IT See Note, Luke x. To he called Eahhi, Eaibi. This wordliterally signifies great. It was a title given to eminent teachers of the lawamong the Jews ; a title of honor anddignity, denoting their authority andability to teach. They were gratifiedwith such titles, and wished it givento themselves as denoting time it was given to them it im-plied their superiority to the personswho used it; and they were
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