The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-02-28

| GOLDEN lLAI- ~ tonio unto HIS oMus
III Ills own received Him not.--John
|i:ii.
urht. comfort and Divine help 70 man.
TINE April, A. u. 2s, more than
vear after tho last lesson.
PLACE Nazareth in Galilec, Jesus
carly ZONE. Jesus, thirty-ono years
old. in the second year OF his public
ministry. John tho baptist, in prison
a. Castle Machcrus since March.
INTERVENING llisroHy-Sce table OF
chronology and harmony. After his
,omntation Jesus was In Galilcc, Febru-
ary and March, A. ID. ~ John 2:1-1D;
thcn in Judca all summer and autumn
IJohn 2:14 to 4:a); returns to Galilec
through Samaria, December, A. ID. ~
Uohn 44-42); in Galilee January to
March. A. u. % (unrecordcd); attends
second Passover Mt Jerusalem, March 80,
April 5 John 5:l-47); then returned to
Calilcc luke Ala, Is; Matt. 4l2-l7.
HELPS OVER HARD PLAcEs-1G. And
H came 10 Nazareth: His homo for
twenty-eight years. 1t was then town
Of considerable Importance in that re-
zion. AZ Hscustom seds: Jesus set us
an example OF church going and Sab
bookkeeping. Synagogue: building
very much like common modern
church. Stood up for 10 read; they al
WAYS read standing, and sat down while
preaching ". 20). H. Esaias: the Greek
form OF Isaiah. The book. a roll. Found
set Him apart, designated Him, as
Kings were designated to their Office, by
amounting. The Gospel: good news, glad
tidinrs. TO the poor: literally and
spiritually; to all who were in need,
sins unforgiven, no hope OF Heaven.
The Gospel brings such help TO them
that with it the poorest are better of
than tho richest without the Gospel.
Captures: under the chains OF sin. Satan
and bad habits. Blind TO God, and
Heaven. and eternity. 10. acceptable
MGR: the time had come when the king
dom was near, and God was very ready
10 accept all who would come. Tho
reference Is to the year OF Jubilee,
when slaves were released and alien
LEV. 25: s-i3). 20. Minister: attend
ant. %. Is nat this JosepNs SOM
one q the common people OF tho
town, who had worked for them az q
carpenter. How could such man DO
50 great as he had claimed? %. In the
daps Of Elias: Greek for Elijah. (Sco
the story in l Kings ~ %. E2iscus.
Greek for Elisha. (Sce tho story in 2
Kings 81 The point OF these historical
\ illusions was that the prophets tho
people most revered had done for others
what they had not done for their own
countrymen, just as Jesus had worked
miracles elsewhere, but not in Naz-
nreth. He could not, on account Of their
nbelicf Matt 1853
LEssox POINTS Ours Is most fasci-
etlng story to-day. Jesus came to His
Nm town Of Nazcrcth, and as His GUS
p waA He wait into the synagogue
read tho Sculptures. Then II uodo
ddress p she pfe13, lszl1g xhioh
PINE way Or OF A ne .kxI1 diem,
at they actually went - ~ ~ .
\ Sand kill Hin. One would have
Fought that tho townspcople OF the
wv Ter would have leon proud 70 have
- . wonderful miracle-worker in
eir midst and would havo welcomed
m But jealousy seems to have boon
pused IN their hearts, % that tho
later His fame the moro they hated
n. Truly Of them He could say:
hey hated Ne without cause"
n verse 10 we find stated the mission
the Lord Jesus. He came TO this
Prld for purpose, and to tho town OF
AzAfefh for particular reason. Let
ppy az this reason. or rather at these
aSprs and then we shall see how mis-
kfr those men Of Nazareth were in
Nm Eacly rejecting Him. (a) ITe
lme TO preach the Gospel tglad tidings)
Q the poor. The poor have but few
comforts In this world, and all the moro |
reason Why they should make sure OF |
those blessings that God gives in tho |
next world to those who accent His Of |
Ter Of salvation. The people OF Naza-
run We're most OF them poor, so that /
ne mad exactly what they needed most
q an but, unfortunately, that which \
men most need Is not al- /
ways that for which they most
long. So these people rejected \
Ills offer, and refused to receive that
which lie wanted to give them. (b) lie
came to Nazareth to heal the broken
hearted. There wcre undoubtedly i
many IN that town who were broken
hearted. and TO whom He could have
brought comfort. But in their blind
ness and jealousy they would have mono
q Ills comfort, and so they turned Him
away lc) lilo came to preach deliver
ance 70 the captivcs. Many were thero
VINO had been led captive by their sins.
ana who were powerless TO break tho
rhains that bound them. All OF these
ne wanted To set free; but not one Of
men, 80 FAR as we know, wanted 70 be
sclvered. They preferred their chains
'. q spiritual liberty. so he had to leave
mem 70 their own devices. (d) lie camo
'. Y give sight to tho blind--not only to
nose who were physically blind, but cs-
Ip~ciaily 70 those who were spiritually
Una. lie had already done this in
many cases, so that those whom Ho
l lea'eu could say: Once ! was blind,
ptu' now Sec" All Nazareth could
Iasc been made to see the glory OF tho
s !, Of God had they only desired
y nave that blessing.
Exactly thatwhich tho Master wanted
'o ], y tho town OF Nazareth Hc wants
Y. 20 N every human heart. This IA
's.s crrand in this world, which by the