The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-05-29
INTERNATIONAL LESSONS.
BY REV. F, b. uARGnEAvEs.


| Lesson 9, Mdy 30u
JESUS FEEDING THE FIVE THOUSAND.
John vi, l-21. Golden Text. John vi,
35. Time, A. d. 20, in April, Place,
the plain of Butaiha, on the n. L. side
Of the Sea Of Gallec.
Nearly a year has passel since our last
lesson; Il year which has been iCll of
wonderful events in the life of our Lord
and tho,e with whom lie came in con-
tact. Crowds daily gathered to hear
Him speak and they continually brought
their sick and disabled To Him for heal
ing. With lis disciples lie took a boat
and went over the Gulilcan lake asptt
which was CLirhNbiied and lonely, that
lie might the more easily hear lis dis
clples tell the story Of their recent mis-
sionary work, and that lie Himself
might have needed rest His move
meuts were watched and on His arrival
lie found large contoursc of people
waiting for linn. As His Loaf drew
near the hOrc lie could see the CLASSY
s.opcs c veicd with te ple who had fol-
lowed Him. Pa sing am )ng, them, He
hea'e cir sick with word or touch
divine, ard then seating Himself lie
taught them of those higher spiritual
truths, which He came to teach and died
TO seal Toward the close of day Ills
disciples became anxious on account of
there being such large crowd, 5000
men besides women aud children, out in
that lonely place without food. They
wanted Christ to send them away so
that they might 20 to the neighbur NJ
Villages and buy food for themselves.
But He told His disciples that they
must feed the multitude. An inventory
OF thei:stocli Of food revealed five barley
! aves and two small dried or picked
fishes. They tel the story of the large
quantity required and their own inalili-
ty TO fill it, to Christ, who at once gives
orders to nave the people seated in COM
pauics of iifties and hundreds. Thus
sitting in companies, their richly colored
Oriental costumes bright in the glow Of
the setting sun, made picture which re-
minded Mark Of Il flower garden, and he
describes them as sitting in ranks, or
literally, garden plais. Then Jesus took
the loavcs and the fishes and blessed
them and gave to His disciples and they
gave to the multitude and when they
had all eaten enough there were still
twelve baskets or wallets full left of the
fragments. There was more in the end
than there was at the beginning.
Impressed with this wonderful miracle
the people determined that this was the
Messiah. Their idea was that the Mes
siah would be n temporal ruler who
would strike the deathblow Of Roman
power and set their country free. They
began whispering among themsclvesand
IT soon became apparent that they do
sired to take Jesus to Jerusalem and
proclaim Him king. This temptation
OF material power had always been Le-
fore Him and lie had always thrown it
aside. Now He sends His disciples
back to the boat, and dismissing the
multitude lie retires to lonely place to
pray. Tired Of waiting, the disciples
push off from shore and are caught in
terrible storm. When it seemed as
though they could net possibly survive
it and make land they are suddenly
startled by seeing Christ walking on the
water. AT His word the wind is hushed
to silence, the storm obeys its Master,
and they reach the land in safety.
LESSON THOUGHTS.
|. Christ can still the storms of life.
2. Christ feeds the hungry soul with
the bread of life.
3. God uses means: the disciDles dis