The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-04-11


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20. .'., summer Of a. ID. g. very soon after
49, sermon on the moAnt.
~ KAN. . small town ~ Gailicc near
~. ,or,lers 81 Samaria. about twcAty ave nsica
',,.,hwcst Of Capcrnaum and seven from >axs-
'.n ~ was not far from Endor,r Near me
r.n ~ Nm. brook klshon 4" 'on the rnr.hcrn
't..,. N HE rugged aud barren ride Of Little
,,-,,,o, y two miles south 81 MouEt Tabor'
~ ,c,nc means lovely. Tie modern name II
y M ~ . miserable Village. Jesus, hNiwren
i, one ana thirty two years old. JNhn tho
m,.,ist. thiriytuo years old, In prison AZ Castle
u4rhsrns sincc March
i>innvrNiSG EvEsrs--After Tie sermon on
49, ,no,,s,t Jesus returned 70 Caperrauin. where
~ h>aied the ccnturion's SERVANT very soon
..,.r I'm that city, ard went through Galllec
toward Main.
arurns RAISED From THE DEAp-I. In Ito
~ Testament. the daughter - Jalsus sMA,t.
o..s MI. Lazarus ,John 1i;iff: Dorcas iAcfs
AZ ls, rcrhsps Entychus fAc,s 20:gieA. n.
X, ,hs old Testament. widows son u Kings
,,.lsei; the shunanmise's son g Kings ils
Exrr.ASAroRy--I. The funeral pro-
cession. -vers. II, IL. ?. Ind IL cane
n pa. the day after. According 70 Rev.
W.. soon afterwards. Tho difference in
.hc original Il simply that OF ono letter.
Probably the Rev. Ncr. Is correct. The
e,ynfer. Or soon after the healing OF
thc ccnturion's son in Capcrnaum
4: i-ioD. Tint lie ,rent into q city ea'lsd
Naia. See Place. above. Aud many cf
liz dsclp,s. Those who followed Ills
reaching. those who went To school 10
Him a. Master and Teacher. Those Who
continue to be Ills scholars are Chris
slams sJohn S:3il. Ind much gc3pk
WHO wcre attracted to Jesus from va
rious motives and with various degrees
az attachment. Jesus was in the height
IL His popularity, and tho opposition to
Him had not yet developed in full
strength. Il. Here was ono great pro-
ression. with Jesus at its head. slowly
climbing up tho hill toward the gate on
,hecity. Nearly all towns and villages
were surrounded by walls as a defense
against marauders. Zone entrance alone
could IL have habitat which opens
On the rough hillside in its down
ward slope 70 the plain. Stanley
D>foih. there Uas d<dd man rdrr;<d oft.
This funeral procession, with its great
crowd. was just issuing from the cato
toward the cemetery sleeping place.,
on the west side Of the city, where the
rocks are full Of sepulchral caves. With
the exception Of Kings, buriais we're al
ways outside OF the city walls, either in
rock tomhs or in graves dug in tho
ground. The only son Of his inotker.
The Greek implies that no was the only
son she ever had. This fact added
greatly to the mothers grief. Ind sAs
was ,ridg,r. The second grief had fol-
lowed the first. She was alone in the
world. The condition Of widows in the
East. especial y childlcssoncs, was so sad
.nddepcndentas to give added poignancy
70 this widows sorrow.
ii. The Dead Restored to Life. vers.
ISIS. Is Ind srlsn tie Lord. The Lord
Of LIE and death, the ruler and con-
troller Of AL things Sac h<r, lie had
commission on her. He did not wait for
her to ask for help, for she probably did
would she have expected that lie could
help her in this trouble. Her needs,
cher sorr,ws. were her silent prayers,
uch prayers as Jesus always .ceds.
'W IA. .1nd lie came and touched her bier.
70 arrest the procession. There was no
need for it TO 20 farther. And lie said,
fauag man. 4 sgy unto Mst, .iriss. Tho
interruption Of the connection between
the soul and body in death. as IN sleep.
is only relatives; and as mans voice suf-
fees TO rc-cstahlish this connection in
any one who is rapt in slumhcr, SO the
word 81 the Lord has pt wer to restore
this interrupted connection even in the
dcad-Godct.
Ill. The Effect on the People. Yer.
~. dnd Msrs came fear On all. A revcr-
entail ave, not terror, but sense Of
solemnity in the presence OF one who
was a messenger from God, and had
such power to enforce His words. A
frta' prophet is rszen ZIP among ~. They
did not say that Iie was the Messiah
butcertainly lie came from God, and
what lie should say about Himself must
% true. God nth risifcd Ills people.
Come near to teach, to help. 70 deliver
them. Only Gods hand could work such
Miracle. And that miracle revealed
Gods compassion toward men, showed
them His nature as the givcr OF life, and
indorsed the words His prophet spoke.
Nv. Proofs OF Jesus Mission. vers.
l',1s. II. Ind this rumor Tor rcport)
cf Him rent forth throughout al Judfa.
Because the miracle was so marvellous.
This is mentioned TO show how the
story reached the ears OF John the Dap
list, Imprisoned at Castle Machcrus. IS.
ana the disciples IF John sho'rsd him al
M"s hingx. 1t was only few months
since John was imprisoned. and many Of
his converts still adhered to him in
love. John, discouraged by his dcprcss-
ng circumstances, cut on from his
iifc's work, with Accommodation with
Jesus in person, and yet with hope
awakened by this miracle, sent mcsscn-
gers 70 Jesus ITO inquire whether He
was indeed the Messiah or not. JaSus
sends back for answer the Mcssianic
deeds lie was doing" Tho blind re-
coisc their sight and the lame walk, tho
iepcrs are clcanscd, and the deaf hear,
thc dead are raised up, and the poor
have the Gospel preached to them.
These were deeds the Messiah was to
40. lisa. 35:5; GLIB. Compare Luke