The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-06-05


John 6. 22-10. Golden Text, John
6, "a. Time, April, A. d. 20. Place
Capernaum.
The morning dawned upon scene
of rich-hued beauty. The green
grassy slopes, the Sea of Galilee, ruff
ed with the storm of the preceding
night, and here and there ON the hill
side groups of people who had slept in
the open air. A few boats were on the
beach, and the people fastened to en-
ouire where He was who had so mirac.
ulously fed them the day before. Find
ing that He had gone they also took
ship and went back to Capernaum,
where they found Christ on His way
to the synagogue. They opened the
conversation with an inquiry as to His
return to Capernaum, but the Master
who read their hearts, passed their
question by, and at once spoke to them
of the real desire of their hearts. They
were expecting Messiah who would
be great military leader, and who
would revive their national glory and
bring them into condition of ease
and plenty. They shared the common
feeling in this regard, and the miracu-
lous feeding of the day before was an
incentive to them to expect still better
things in the future. Christ knew
their desires and their designs, and
He told them to seek the Bread oil
Life, which would supply their every
need and without which they could
never enter into His spiritual king
dom. They had their preconvinced
notions of the Messiah, and were I'm,
able to understand His teachings, and
supposed He referred to some special
works which they must perform
"What shall we do" they asked. a
voice from the crowd-probhbly some
Rabbi who was present and wished tC
entrap Him-demanded a sign, and
reminded Christ that Moses gave
mamma from heaven to the children of
Israel. This striking event in the
life of Moses had made deep impress
ion upon the Jewish mind, With
years 1t had grown in force and intens-
ity, until the people half deified Moses
and ascribed wonderful powers to him
1t was taught that as Moses was the
first savior and gave them mamma, SC
the second sayior, the Messiah, would
also give them mamma from heaven
Hence when Christ spoke of Himself
as the Bread of Life, He was prompt
ly asked for this special sign which
the Jews had been taught to expect
No doubt the hooking questioner ex-
pected to demolish the claims of Jesus
at once, but His answers so satisfied
many of them that they cried, Lord
evermore give us this bread" And
then He taught them the beautiful
truth that all who believe in Him
shall thus eat of the Bread of Life and
drink of the Lying water which shall
ensure them everlasting life These
metaphors would have been easily I'M
derstood by them if they had not been
blinded by their preconvinced notions
of the Messiah. Eating" was COM
mon figuratiye expression for deyour-
ing the words of the law. One OF
their popular sayings was, 'In the
time of the Messiah the Israelites will
be fed by Him" On this occasion
Jesus adopted the usual fgurative
language to which they had been &C
customed and taught the world that
in Him we haye spiritual bread which
alone can give us spiritual life.
LESSON THOUGHTS.
l. Leave the husks of the world and
feed on the truths of Jesus.
2. Satisfy the souls hunger by be.
lieying in Christ.
3. Seek Jesus not for personal gain
but for spiritual life.
4. God in Christ is the Giver OF
eternal life.
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