Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-13
THE FIVE THOUSANDF FED
LESSON WI, THIRD QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, AUG. 10.

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l. "After these things Jesus went over
the sea of Galilee, which is the sea Of III
berias."
According to Matthew, Mark and Luke
this was shortly after the beheading Of
John the Baptist, and also the return of
the twelve apostles from their missionary
tour. The disciples of John, having buried
his body, went and told Jesus. The apos-
ties, having returned, gathered themselves
together unto Jesus and told Him all
things, both what they had done and what
they had taught (Math. xiv, IL; Mark vi,
30; Luke tx, 10).
q And II great multitude followed Him,
because they saw His miracles which He
did on them that were diseased"
There were so many coming and going
that Jesus and His apostles had no time to
eat, therefore He said to them, Come
apart into desert place and rest awhile"
So they departed by ship privately, to cross
the sea to desert place belonging to the
city of Bethsaida duke tx, 10) But the
people knew it and ran afoot out of all the
cities and outwent them Mark vi, 31-33)
g. "And Jesus went up into mountain,
and there He atwith His disciples"
4. And the Passover, n feast of the
Jews, was nigh"
1t is most interesting to notice that His
teaching in the fifth, sixth and seventh
chapters Of this gospel is associated with
three different feasts of the Jews Chapters
v, 1; vi, A; vii, q, When they were first
instituted they were called "Feasts of the
Lord" QLev xiii, 2, 4, 81, AZ, but now the
Lord is so completely left out that they are
only "Feasts of the Jews
5. "When Jesus then lifted up His eyes,
and saw great company come unto Him"
The testimony of the other three gospels
is that He was moved with compassion
toward them, because they were as sheep
not having shepherd; that He healed
their sick, and. that He received them and
spake unto them of the kingdom of God.
"He saith unto Philip, Whence shall we
buy bread, that these may eatY"
Philip was of Bethsaida. and Bethsaida
was the nearest city (John i, A. Luke tx,
10). This may have been one reason why
he asked Philip This apostle is mentioned
in the other gospels only once in each, in
connection with the choosing of the twelve;
but he is mentioned by the writer of this
gospel four different times Chapters i, 43-
4S; vi, 5, z; xii 81, %; xiv, s, 81,
6, "And this lie said to prove Him, for
Having chosen us to be His, He lovingly
tests or tries or proves us day by day to fit
us for better service. After many testings
it is written in reference to the hardest yet
"God did tempt (or try Abraham (Gen.
xxi, y. And concerning Israel it is written
that the Lord their God led them so as TO
humble and prove them and do them good
at their latter end (Deut. viii, 2, 49,
NDbilin opqUprnI Him Two huuI rod
pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for
them, that every one of them may take a
little"
8. zone of His disciples, Andrew, Simon
Peters brother, saith uato Him"
Andrew was one of the first to follow
Jesus, and he was also of the city of Beth
saba John I, 40 AZ. He was one of the
four who privately asked the questions
which drew from our Saviour the great
discourse on last things, which is recorded
in Mark Kill Matt. xiv and Luke xxi.
g. "There is a lad here which hath five
barley loaves and two small fishes, but
what are they among 50 many"
After healing and teaching the multi
tudes, the day being far spent, His dis
ciples asked Him to send them away into
the villages round about that they might
buy themselves bread; upon which He said,
They need not depart, give we them to
eat" Then He asked how many loaves
they had, and told them to goand see Matt.
xiv, Is, IS; Mark vi, 1898, 1t was after
that that Andrew reported the amount on
hand, with the remark, what are they
among so many?" Impossiblel was evil
IDENTIFY the thought of each disciple.
10. "And Jesus said, Make the men sit
down. Now there was much grass in the
place So the men sat down in number
about Ave thousand"
Mark says they sat upon the green grass
in ranks by hundreds and by iifties. He
who teaches by His 1girt through His
servant to LET all things be done decently
and in order" fails not to set us the exam
pie Himself, for God is not the author of
confusion, but of peace Il Cor. xiv, 33, 4O).
ii. "And Jesus took the loaves,"
He had said, Bring them hither to Me-
CMatt. xiv 1S), reminding us of Come
unto Me" Bring him hither to Me-" and
of Elisha's Let him come now to me"
Matt XII %; xvii, II; II Kings V, 81 With
out Him we can do nothing John XIV, 81.
"And when lie had given thanks"
The other three say that He looked up to
heaven and blessed them, In all things
He acknowledged the Father; even He ties
titled, II eau of mine own self do nothing"
lchapter " 90 THE Father that dwell
eth in Me, He docth the works" Chapter
xiv, I0). Do we not see here wherein our
great failures lieY
"He distributed TO the disciples, and the
disciples to them that were set down, and
likewise of the fishes rs much as they
would
IL. when they were filled, He said unto
His disciples, Gather up the fragments
that remain that nothing be lost"
"They did all eat and were filled, y so say
Matthew, Mark and Luke They had not
each little, as Philip had thought might
possibly be accomplished If the two hun
dred pence had been forthcoming and the
bread obtainable, but all had las much as
they would" (verse ~ When teachers and
preachers receive the living bread directly
from Him the people will never go away
with Just little, but will be filled for the
time being and want to come for more,
IS. Therefore they gathered together,
and filed twelve baskets with the frag-
Iments of the five barley loaves, which re-
manned over and above unto them that had
eaten"
Twelve baskets over and above! What
contrast to the five loaves and two fishes
with which they started And 5000 men
had been abundantly fed, besides women
and children Matt. xiv, 2D. Is it still
possible to do much good with small means,
and yet have more left to do with than
when we started2 Yes, surely
IA. "Then those men, when they had
seen the miracle that jesus did, said, This
into the world"
Thus they in some sense believed in Him