Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-13
WALKING ON TIE SEA.
THIRD LESSON OF THE lNTERNA
TlONAL S. S. SERIES, JAN. IS, 1889.

Of II. g. Hoffman. Philadelphia, publisher
Notes Constrained urged with great
force, OF induced 10y most wcighty reasons
Ship, l. q, a fishing boat. Other side, l. e.,
of the sen, or lake. Evening, the second
evening or night Fourth watch, or about
3oclock, the darkest portion of the night
A spirit, the Revised Version saws "an az
partition" The meaning is clear; they
thought it was discmbodied spirit, and SO
were afraid. Saw the wind, or the effects of
the wind in the boisterous state of the sea
Doubt, or thilk l would let thee perishl
Gennesarot a small, crescent shaped plain
on the northwest of the sea. 1t is mentioned
only twice in the New Testament, Mutt.
xiv, "a and Mark vi, 53.
V. %. The effect of this feeding the 5000
was 20 great that the people determined to
take him by force and make him their king.
Could not he who could do such mighty
works, break off the Roman yoke and restore
the power and splendor of Davids thronel
And the disciples probably shared the peoples
enthusiasm and entered into their design. 1t
would be great thing for them-for would
they not be high in office when he was king:
Jesus perceived all this, and at once his action
was determined on. Not from their hands
would he accept his kingdom. Not under
present surroundings would he reign. Ills
"ldngdom was not of this world" He con
strained them" to depart as he said. G., to
60 to the other side of the lake "before him.
sailing along the coast or in order to take
him up after he had sent the multitude
away. This done, he went up into a noun
tain alone to pray.
Jesus alone on the mountain top in prayer.
What a sight to awe tho spirit and TO
touch the heart. And wherefore was he
thprp2 Wp1S tbprp nDf two rpDSODs2 Did no
not yearn, amid the noise and tumut of the
worldly minded multitude for the calmness
and quiet of communion with the father,
Was not his humanity like our own in all
things, "yet without SIM! Did he not move
in the presence of what might be danger,
calm, and steady, and true, because he met it
in perfect accord with the fathers will!
And only in that is there safety always, be
cause only in that is there perfect truth He
would have us do as he did-fee from the
danger, and strengthen ourselves by com
munion with God.
V. 1924. What a striking contrast do these
verses present. Jesus alone on the mountain
in prayer; the disciples in midnight darkness
and storm. ManifeStly, the storm had burst
upon them suddenly, and driven them out of
their course, for they were now sin the midst
of the sea"-instead of sailing quietly along
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