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. Christ and the Blind Man,
The lesson for Sunday Sept. IS, NAV be
FOUND In John 0: ILL and as: g.
INTRODUCTORY.
Inc pool OF Sloan is still to be seen to-
DAY, standing witness to the events of
sospei history. In our Lords time, US inti-
mated by Josephus, the waters were album
aant and sweet, and it was place of large
Importance as connected with the temple
feasts. Here the water was procured which
the priests poured forth at the feast of tab
ernacles. The word Sloan itself means
!! sent or emitted, having reference to the out
let or the waters, the pouring forth. The
suggestion OF the derivation here may we'll
give us pause Is it an intimation of the
fountain for sin and uncleanness? Know
we, then, that the blood OF Jesus Christ is
our enduring Siloam care you washed in
the blood of the Lamb!n
WHAT THE LESSON SAYS
AS Jesus More accurately. as he, l. g.,
Jesus. The account follows close upon the
narrative ,.1 OF the last lesson when Jesus
held controversy with the Jews in Jerllsa-
ien'--passed by. In Tischendorf the
passed by OF the preceding chapter is
| Thrown out, the chapter ending with the
words, Went out OF the temple. The form
used here is the present particple, passing
by.-He saw. To observe with attention.
Master Hebrew, Rabbi-Who did sin?
One Of the mooted questions Of the day.
see the book Of Job.-That he was born
blind. The Jewish opinion was that every
lnhrmlty has moral cause
| slhted. Christ reprOves such sweeping
udsnents.-Made manifest. Openly de-
clared and proven. lie introduces new
| notes
must work. Tischendorf. We must
work The works Of him that sent u.s. AS if
assocating the disciples with him; perhaps
also tlose to whom he spoke.-The night
cometh. More expressive in the more literal
Bible Union: "Night is coming. "-No
man. The Bible Union is again to be pre-
ferrct here: None. See Variations.
AS ong as. Or simply when. (Otan. y
The light OF the world. Or light. The
definite article Is omitted. Greek: When
in the world I am. light am of the
world. Christ's earthly sojourn time of
speci,l privileges.
On the ground. single adverb in the
Greet: groundward.-With the clay.
| Chrls'S use of means.
Gowash Christ's use Of human exer-
ttcn.-In the pool Greek, into. By the
Greek idiom illustrating the action neces-
sary in bathing By the very proposition.
! he ne, yord pool is from the verb to dive Or
SWIM suggesting ONO dspth.-The COM
mentof Smiths Bible Dictionary, under the
caption "Slioanl," reads very strangely
here 1.-THE Lord sent the blind man to
wash not in, as our version has 1t. but u,
(e!s), the pool Of Sloan; for 1t was the
clay rom his eyes that was to lie washed
Off," This is exegesis backwards. i. 9. i, from
ones preconceptions.
Tint he was blind. Tischendore. That
he WIS beggar.-Sat and begged. Ac.
cordns to the custom of the times.
Some said. Literally, others said. The
same expression as follows. See Vnria
tion.--But he said. Putting an end tt
all dispute. The account is graphic.
THY said. Here as in the verse before
imre,fert tense, Of Representative use
kep, saying or went to sayins.--Hom;
The ireek form is fuller. How then? They
are Utterly at a loss.
man. Greek, the man. He had doubt
less heard Of him before. The sick OF thu
city could not have but talked of him.
Valued and received sight. Two word
In tfe Greek: Having washed, saw again
. A testimony of simple obedience and 1t
results
Cast him out. /. e., from tho synagogue
!. Excmmunicated. Thus put under q socta
as will US an ecclesiastical ban.--Whe1
lie lad found him. Participle. having
found him. The implication is that Jesu!
went to seek hin.-Son of God. Tischen.
dorf fon Of man. They would be under
stool alike.
Wlo is he? introduced by kai. Ane
WHO'S he? With the sense of then or there.
fore as in Bible Union. (variations).-
Tha, might believe. Greek, may. imply
ing tloser contingency.
Lord, l believe. Greek: believe, Lord
--Worshiped. To do reverence.
WHAT THE LESSON SAYS
AID as Jesus passed by he saw. The
the need at the wayside. When jesus
passes by he sees, and now the poor have
the gospel preached unto them and for the
broken- hearted there is healing and {
frield. All me. how long that blind mar
lay there By the wayside without any one
. seeing him. Centuries Of neglect. Plate
sawhim. Yes. ~ kill him. No man blind
from his birth iii Plato's republic. L-ol
about you to-day in our Christian com
molncalths. What say the aims houses
the hospitals. the blind asylums? This
and as Jesus passed by he saw. .. 1T wa
II happy day in the history of needy
world when Jesus of Nazareth passed by.
4 That the works of God should t,
4 ma lie manifest. This aftliction. grief, los
of mine need not be regarded as a punish
ment for sin. though often l know my owl
unvisdom or wilfullness has brought 1t on
Eut this l may be sure Of tit may b.
an OCCASION for the display Of heaven!
goodness and grace. Possibly it is IN heal
ing. certainly In helping. There Is NJ
earthly i'll which may not be made thu
gateway to heavenly blessing. Right there
at NY point of weakness. tho works OF Coz
male manifest Well then. let us glory il
tritulation also Only let them work GU
patience, experience. hope. What are these
bu1thc works of God made manifest?
The night con,eth, when no man car
wok. Even Christ, who might well b'
called the author of time. counted the mo-
melts, and we'll might l.. What u lesson y
economy in hours and minutes that life o
Chist. He let no slightest portion of thu
dass Of his earth pilgrimage so to waste
III, very seconds were precious. Res
tines wore often turned to work times, ant
nicht to day. Let me be very careful o
wIat the Author OF my being holds 81
choice and valuable. Look at the lives be
In. wasted all about. How it must start'
ths angels OF God. how it must pricve thu
helrt of Christ himself! Lord. $50 teacl
usto number our days that We may apDl!
on, hearts unto wisdom"
Came seeing. 1t is the movement O
faith. Grace is something In motion. TIL
blessed of God always come seeing: that is
as they come they see You and l hav
Of EN- observed this in the inquiry room o
thu house of prayer We have talked will
this anxious one. We have prayed. cd
ycu not see?" we say. NO. alas, he doe
net see. 9Well. then, come without see
iny." And as he comes. 10. he sees. Ant
ycu see. too. for it is written In his face
There goes the blind man. guided only b!
faith, taking q step In the dark. No. 1t
into the light. for behold he comes seeing