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LESSON VII.-FE BRUARV 12.
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GOLDEN TE\'I'.T'he ! same works ) that I (0 ) , bear will ICSS oC nc , that the ,
Father nth sent mc.-John 5 j\ : : : G.
1. Jesus Continues Ills Journey to
IHI I : Galllee.-Vs. 43.4 G.
I The \esslah.-1'he Witness of Ills
Past Miracles of l\CI'C\
f The Nobleman.-A Foundation for
Faith.
The narrative now returns to v. 3 ,
. > where Jesus set out on his journey
from Judea for Galilee The journey
- had been interrupted hy his work at
Sychar , in Samaria , where he spent
"two dn 's" ( v. 43) ) aL the urgent reo
q. - 'J-- quest of the people. Continuing ; his
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J ' - journey he "went into Galilee , " and entered .
. - tered , upon his great ; Galilean ministry ,
1- S which lasted the larger part of two
, years.
\ Why Jesus Went lo Galilee for Ills
; x Long Worlc.-1'ho first reason Is
, I given in vs. 1.3 ; the opposition of the
Jewish leaders in Judea. They were
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% \ , less open to the gospel } truth than the
1 Galileans.
I J The next reason Is given In v. 44
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. "A prophet hath no honor in his own
J
I country. " Tills is a strange reason for
) , going to Galilee if that country is
meant as his own cOUlllr , and RC'V-
oral explanations are given. Prof.
\ , Gould thinks that "it may mean that
ho came there fresh from the scene
J I oC his miracles In .Jerusalem , to re-
i , ccive the honor which had before
. . , been denied him , hut which the
p ! _ miracles alone1 ( bring him. "
1 , , ( v. 45) ) . He thus first gained honor
outside of his Own country , because
I t t he would naturally not he received as
, . - n. great prophet hy the people who
. had known him all their lives. But
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\ ' now , having gained recognition away
, from home , he will have access to
t the hearts of his countJ' 'men ,
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V 45. "Then * * :10 the Galileans
received him " Here he was wel-
f comedo Why ? Because they had
t1 "seen all the things that he did at
. Jerusalem , " the report of which was
brought home by those Galileans who
, \ ; ' "went unto the feast. " Referring to
John 2 : 14.17 , 23 ; 3 : 2.
The Foundation of Faith. Faith
as distinguished from credulity , has a
sure foundation on which to huild
The Christian has a good reason for
what he believes It may be the char-
acter oC the one in whom he believes ,
or the things he has done. 'Ve trust
a doctor because we know his skill
from what he has done for' others.
We trust the judgment of a business
man because we have seen in many
cases how good his judgment is.
These GaIHeans were right in making
the teachings and the works of Jesus
a reason for their faith in him when
he came among them.
46. "Come again Into Can , " etc.
The miracle there would make it
- . Y more easy to believe the reports from
. L.f Jerusalem. Jesus would he wel-
" cOOled there , not only on account of
( the favor he had done before , but also
because it was the home of his
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discillle , Nathanael
f II. The Sick Young Man at Caper-
naum.-V. 46.
1 S
f , , The 1\essl11.h.-'rhe ] need of his help
I The Nobleman.-A call for faith
1 "A certain nohleman. " A person of f
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royal blood , 01' rank , 01' omce-Lampe ,
" \Vhose son was sick , " and very '
low , at the point of death with a
fever ( v. 52) ) . "The quantity at
marshy land in the neighborhood of
Capernaum , especially at the entrance
oC the Jordan into the lake has malle
( fever of a very malignant typo at
I times the characteristic of the local
Uy.-Geile.
I III. A Capernaum Nobleman Seals
, Help from Jesus at Cana-Vs. 47 - . 19.
The Messiah.-An ollllorttll1lt ; lo t
, # I' bear witnen br another miracle ot
lo\'e.
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The Nohleman.-Tho faith that
I docs all it can.
I 47. "When he heard that Jesus was
come " Knowing what Jesus had
I done , lIe had faith enough In his extremity . I
tremity to believe that Jesus had both
the power and goodness to help him.
The faith was so strong that "he
. went unto him , " from Capel'llaum to
Cllna Jesus must help or there was
no hope. "Besought him that he ,
would come down , " Thinking that !
Jesus must go and see the boy In I
order to cure him. "At the point of I
death " Showing the difficulty of the i
cure , and the urgency of haste
48. 1'hen sail Jesus unto him. "
, Jesus neither refused nor granted the
request at once , but he uttered a. truth
which tended to awake in him a fuller
and more spiritual faith. "gxcept ye
see signs " Miracles from the point
of view of symbols or object lessons '
revealing deep spiritual truths ;
"marls of the doer's power , grace and
divine " " "
character
; "and wonders ,
miracles In the aspect of marvels arresting '
resting attention and calling attention
to the powcr of the door
Here Jesus would lead this nobleman -
man to look beyond the miracle he
was beseeching Jesus to work , and
find a spiritual experience of salva-
tion from sin , and love and trust toward .
ward God.
4f1 "Sh' , come down ere my child
die " The nobleman practically said ,
"I do believe , I am not looking for
wonders , but my child is dying , let
us save him first , " Tn this very petition -
tion he was climbing to a higher
faith
IV The Young Man Restored to
11ealth.-Vs. 50.5,1.
The Nobleman-Failh triumphant ,
-restored health ; stronger faith.
50. "Go thy way ; thy son liveth. "
Here Is the reward of his faith , find
the means to larger faith , as we soon
see "And the man believed the word
that Jesus hall spol\On. " Here was a
step higher in his faith. He not only
believed in general in the power of
Jesus to heal , hut ho believed for
himself and acted upon his belief. lie
believed the word of Jesus. I-Ie had
come nearer the true faith , which Is
a personal trust in the Lord Jesus
"And he went his way. " He left
Jesus
52 "At the seventh hour. " Either
one o'clock , p. m. , aceoJ'lIn to the
Jewish reckoning , OJ' seven o'cloel" , according -
cording to one Roman reclwnlng.
53. "Himself believed , and his
whole house " Household , family. He
believed what ? Believed on Jesus as
his SavioI' Before he had believed
about him , now he believed on him. ]
They all became dlsriples. This new
increase of his faith was the result
of this mlrarle It confirmed and enlarged .
larged his faith , so that ho received
the teaching and love of Christ deep
In his heart.
54. "Second miracle " Sign. Not
the second miracle Jesus had wrought
( v. 45) ) , hut the second in Galilee
Light on Present Day Problems
Sickness and trouble often lead us
to Christ. Like Jacob , from a Illllow
of stone , In the night of sorrow , many
have seen visions of their heavenly
Father , and his son Jesus , the SavIor
The love and devotion of time family
centers in that one who is sick . 01'
feeble , OJ' in trouhle. So we lwow that
tr
God loves and cares for us In our
weakness and lost condition ; and our
veryy needs , instead of disrouraglng
us from going to God , should he a gn
argument for believing he will help
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A Study of Miracles.
In connection with Lessons VII anll
YIII.
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Whnt Miracles Are Not. Nearly ) all
the dliIicultien and objections with
'eglll'd to miracles arise from a false
view of their nature , They do not
Involve ' the breaking , or suspension , or
change ofn ' law oC nature. Prof
ryudull In his famous lecture on pray
' 1' Rpenls as if a miraculous answer ! to
gayer . liS for rain , would require the
: 'O\'ersal of the laws of nature , and
.ia 's that for Got ! to answer n. prayer
:01' rain would require n.s great 0
change in the laws of nature as it
would to roll the St. Lawrence back I
up over the falls of Niagara , which
reversal we have no reason to believe
ever tool place
Nor arc miracles merely a prodigy ,
a : marvelous act of power . Matthew
Arnold used as an lllustratlon or 0
miracle , the change of his von Into D
pen.wiper , and IIuxley asks it any
testimony would suffice to make It
credible that a centaur had been seen
trotting down Regent Street in Len
don. Such mere wonders bear almost
no resemblance to thc miracles which
Christ wrought. And It is no wonder !
that with such views they hesitated
lo believe In miracles.
What If : ! a Miracle ? It may he de
fined in the words or Prof. Dods , and
an American theologian quoted by :
him , as the direct action of the di
vine will which causes "an event com
pelllng attention and awakening won ,
del' , Indicating supC'human ! power , accomplishing .
com pllshing some practical work and
furnishing a sign oC a divine mes
sage "
It is simply God's doing with his
Infinite power , the same quality of
action , though vastly greater in der
gree , that we do every hour when wo
exert our personal wlll amid the
I
forces of nature. I lift up n. book , I
turn on the water from the water-
works und mal\O'u shower on my
parched lawn OJ' garden. I stop a part
of the machinery In the factory and
rescue a child caught in its wheels.
These acts break no law of nature ,
they suspend none , they change none
They are simply the intervention of my
yf
personal will into the laws. "A brie f
study of Christ's miracles shows that
natural means , laws and powers go
just as far as possible for them , and
then the supernatural comes in and
does what they cannot do. It is I
probable that evolution proceeds In
the same way , thus explaining the
ordinary slow process and the sud ,
don jumps and sports which occur.- "
C. Waring , in Rlbliothecn Sacra , 1903.
Spiritual Miracles The work of
God In Christ In bestowing spiritual
life , in renewing the soul through the .
Holy Spirit , In guiding his people in
dlvldually , and as the representatives , :
th'es of the kingdom of God , partakes :
of the nature of a miracle , for it is :
the personal wlll of God working upon ' .
men through the laws of their spiritual ,
unl nature.
Christ Himself in his nature Is the
supreme miracle. "The achievement
of Christ in founding by his single ( .
wlll and power a structure so durabl
and so universal ( as Christianity an d
al : It has done for the world ) Is like
no other achievement which hlstoy ;
records.-Prof. Seeley , In Ecce Homo ,
Only a divine man could have don o '
H , and to such a being miracles al'o
the natural outcome.
The value of Miracles to Christian
Experience.
They give us a more exalted view
of Christ as our Savior.
They help us to realize that God is f
our Father " , with hoth the power and
will to help , a character full of loving
kindness and tender mercies "The y
are a prominent ( and legible part ot
the revelation of the Father made by '
Christ. "
They show us our heavenly Father I
as a living power in history and. .
providence I
1'hey teach us about the answers to
pra 'er. i
They strengthen our faith in the I
lifo . giving , regenerating power or the
Holy Spirit.
Men who are carrying to'morrow's
hardens are not counting totlay's
lessings.
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NO SLEEP FOR MOTHER r
Baby Covered With Sores and Scales y
-Could Not Tell What She f
Looked Like-Marvelous
Cure by Cutlcur
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and body were 1:0 covered with sores ,
and large scales you coulll not tell
whistt she ! looked Ill\C. No child ever r
hart a worse case. Her face was balm ;
eaten away , and oven her linger nails
fell ofr. 1t itched so she could not
sleep , and for many weary I ights wo
could get no rest At last wo got
Cllticllra Soap and OintnlOllt. 1'ho
sores began to heal Ilt once , and she "
could sleep at night , IUIII in ono month
she had not one sore on her face or
body.--l\1rs. Mary Sanders , 709 ! ) Spring
St. , Camden , N. J. "
On Pay Day.
A man has plenty of friends when
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