The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-04-18


W: herc IN Caiilec, the exact
uu..nown. hut probably ~ capcr'
,"nluson. Meyer.
u .r'r vals Incident n related only
>''.f RAJ the nnoln'lng ~ the huufe
IN s, ~ IN Matt. c6;c.ia. Markif;a9.
a For the two similar anoiniinss
A different places THIS one In
~, AZ bethany. near Jerusalem.
.r na times: this one Ia tho mid
o'.'',' .try: iaat at the close 3 With
N r'',', thls at Tho house OF Simon
XXI, snt al the house OF Simon who
49, ,.,.~ simon was very common
81 ,ss', ,f,ecn per ons u that name nro
~ 's, thc New Testament. 4. ~ an.
~ rn. INA was by . woman of bad
~ HE pure Mary, tao sister OF
go " must this woman be COMPOUNDED
ma'.1alcnc. out 81 whom the Lord
'.,' Avis and who was one who min
,ss,s There were many Marys, -
TIRE May slmons.
EVENING HISTORY AFTER inc raising o.
'x,s Ion Jesus probably continued His
..ry tour IN Caiilec; and somewhere.
caoernaum. lie received TIC mes
Iohn ,rcrs. 1S.cs), and returned lis
- ia fhen discourscd TO the pcopc
,ohr Then followed. nceprclag TO
,,,osf earnest warnings - Chorazln,
~ ma capernaum. On account OF their
80 ssa \ most urgent aud attractive in.
Y NIT. ii 300. after which comes tho
I, ,x,ro,.y-I. Jesus q Guest at
r;see's Feast. Yer. SO. and one
plarisees. Simon by name over.
ue was evidently friendly 70
NM nothing moro. A great
~ and worker OF miracles was in
.itr lie may hayo been much
Vim tho wisdom OF Ills dis
~ and tho evident power from
aisplaycd in His miracles, and he
"A closer intimacy, in order that
rhtlcarn moro about Him. Sad
liz was probably one Of tho hotter
n Pharisccs. partially open 70
c,ion. and questioning whether.
VI this might not be tho expected
III lsce John 12:4el. Bat his treat
II Jesus shows that he was I'M
ID 10 bc acknowledged as Ills dis
by publicly honoring Him with
.es accorded To illustrious guests
44.4o). DESIRED Hin that he scou'l
|y1 him. Invited Him to dine at his
!. And lie renf. And sat dorm "a
"Rcclined at table At meals
ustom was to rccline on a couch,
,ead toward the table, the feet out
and the body supported by the lef'
Jesus Feet Alointed BY Peni
Sinner. vers. 81. So. 81. And
\. a roman ii the city. uAsch ,ras .
r. One who had been, and was
regarded as ! sinner; that Is, d
character, unchastc.-Prof. A. g
irick, d. ID. She was 50 notorious
! b recognized by Simon as a pcrsof
.ch character. Whrn she kn<lr na
sat al meat. That she entered th'
q unlimited is not strange. In thu
life Of the East tho presence O
Invited guests, no at the table. but In
room, is not uncommon Abbott
ugkt an a'atasfer Dor Tor dask) Q
senL An unguent, or fragrant oil
orally. an alabastcr, just as we cal
hking-vcssel made Of glass a glass
And stood at his feet behind him sreeI
As 1t was the custom when :
to reclinc upon . couch, the fee
directed backward, and withou
sandals. thcro was nothing TO pre-
this woman from coming up :
5 and amounting His feet. But JUS
"a she was preparing to pay Him thi
age, she burst into tears at rcmeu
bee Of her faults. Her tears strcamc
n upon the Saviour's feet
let. and began 70 rash III
Nth tears. In humble Q,
ssion Of her pcnitence Of sou
DID ripe hem Nth tie hairs cf h
4 Having no cloth TO wipe then
promptly loosed her hair, and wit
I supplied its place. In order to dull
reclaie this act, we must remcmbs
among the Jews it was one Of tn
ktcst humiliations for . woman
been In public with her hair down. \
bet
4. Tho Phariscc's Secret Criticism
crsc 80. Hespdlre vithia himseJ NJ
turing TO utter his thoughts. IN
" Hrered Jrophtf, soouldhdrs kno'r'
had been inclined to think th'
rs was prophet, but now had com
'ucial test, as Ithuricl' ) spear, for
Us wcrc a prophet, an inspired maj
must have been able to read the y
Character Of this woman. But q
emily He did not know, for lie q
Led her to touch him. The "Phar
appears in the very thought !
|on, for the evil Of q touch by such
son was tcchn ical and cercmonm
a real one.
y. scsus Replies by the Parable
Two Debtors. -vcrs. 40-43.
< Jtsus dns'rtring. The thought OF II
r.. lie proved that He stood eve
Ronstest Of . prophet, knowing Il
re- thoughts both OF the pharisec az
the woman. s'Simon did not q
ough his guest, but Christ sa
ough him. Van Dorcn. Iharc son
X tosay unto thee. A courteous way
ing permission to speak. To ever
q " individually, X we will listc'
W has something to say. Mdsts
tx, teacher; SO we say schooimaste'
Ihre sras certain creditor. Typif
uod, to whom we owe obedienc
'fh had f'ro debtors. Typifying sinner
mad failed TO pay to God the obcd
uae. The one o,ced fro hundr6d pen
N, IN our money. Penny here is Il
hsiatlon Of the Creek dcnarion,
man dcnarius, estimated in the ma
% Tho revision (sec Matt. 1929
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