The National tribune., 1894-11-29
SUNDAY MEDITATION
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A Study of hetJpternatiOnal Sunday
School Lesson Appointed for Dec.
8, 1894 sol
Subject: The Parable of the Sewer. st
Mark d:t-9; 1920.

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Subject: The Parable of the Sower. st.
Mark d.t-9; 1920.
Zone reading ,hess ftstes should first carefully
study the paragraph fron, The Holy Scriptures as
indicated above.I Hts
INTRODUCTION
We are responsible for the proper use of
every organ OF the body. He that hath ears
| to hear let him hear: God gave us ears on
| purpose to enable us TO listen Christ as a
| Teacher gave verbal instructions, and it was
| important that persons be able to hear him.
1t was specially desirable that one be IN
| those days good nearer. because most that
| was known as instruction was then derived
through the ears. Books were not plenty.
Most teachers impaired information by
words spoken. Even yet we depend very
much on our power to hear for what we
know. And q great source of our enjoy
ment is our capacity 10 hear.
SUBJECT: THE PARABLE OF THE SowER.
i. Data.
We have three accounts of this parable:
| st. Matt, 13: 10, 1928; St. Mark, 4:1-9;
| 1420; St. Luke, 8: As. 11-15. 1t is Il
great mistake to confine ones self to single
| report, for each writer adds some fact not
mentioned by the others. St. MAJ thew
doubtless beard Christ utter the parable. He
wrote at Rome. ST. Mark wrote at Rome
and may have met ST. Matthew. st. Luke
wrote at Achaia, IN Greece. All issued
Gospels at not far from the same date. 1t
is well to compare the three accounts. All
Bible students should have some good Har-
mony of the Gospels. While one must keep
close to the Bible, he yet needs various aids
"a good commentary, Bible geography,
sacred chronology, etc.
g Time
The parable of the saver was uttered in,
probably, October, A. d. 81. The words
1.-THE same day" (St. Matt, 10 y show Ger
tain things were done aad said on that day
before Christ left the house. We may hence
suppose the address of jesus WAS spoken III
perhaps the afternoon. We see, too, there
was an interval between the u:tcrance Of
the parable and its explanation. October
was the sowing month in Palestine.
A sower went forth" St. Matt, 10: 3.
This had happened mgny a time. A para
bic must be true 10 the facts generally.
Very likely as Christ spoke he saw more
than one man off on the hillsides scatter
ing seed. The reference is fguratively TO
Tive incarnation of Christ. Jesus went forth
as Sewer from Bethlehem some - years
Dcfore he uttered the parable. He sowed
the good seed all over Palestine.
Plate.
The parable was spoken near Capernaum.
Jesus, the speaker, Mas sitting in a boat On
the Sea of Galilee, while the multitude stood
along the beach BFhe boat was anchored
ont little from O. o. shore. Christ looked
toward the west, whtle4hi audience looked
toward the east gffese facts favor the
afternoon as the FINE, since 1T would have
been painful 10 gage OF upon the lake iair
rored ty sunlight, Ipe house referred to
was doubtless thatfofSt Peter. tSt Matt,
17:24, 25.) 1t seems Christ did not ex-
plain the parablenBntii he returned to ST.
Peters house. (Sf. Matt, 1910, 80; ST.
Mark, a l0) o7ssIe
a. Speaker.
He who spoke was our aut horitatye rel-
gious Teacher. What he eaid must be
weightg and important. We do well 10
stuGy his word. We shall find ia this
lessen many a suggestion Of service all
through lille. ~ ste
3. Hearers
The audience was from every one Of the
neighboring cities. We do not know tie
number of hearers, but the words the
whole multitude" in ST. Matthew's account
imply large congress alton. The Twelve
were present, and possibly the women men
toned III ST. Luke, So 3.
g. Outline
1. Data? st. NJ, Is: 10, 1923.
St. Nix, 4: IS, 14-20.
ST. Lu., s: As, Ills.
2. When uttered2 October, A. D. 81.
Afternoon.
s. Where? Parable at Capernaum near
sea.
lis explanation in house of
Capernaum.
4. Speaker? Christ.
5. Hearers? Multitude.
g. Pulpit? Ship
Z. Audience room?
g. Style OF address. Parable.
g. Subject? Four classe, of hearers.
a. Wayside.
b. Stony ground.
C. Thorny.
d. Good ground.
10 Reporters? SITS. Matthew, Mark, Luke,
II. Lessons taught?
7. Cor~espondences.
]. / Sewer. lChti-t. Ciergymen.
q Went forth. Bethlehem. Seminary
Parish.
g. Sow. Preach. Preach. etc.
l. Seeds. Word of God | Sermons, etc.
D. L
ed.
g. Fowls. satnn. Enemy. skeptics etc.
2. Devonred. Caleheih away. ! Ridienie. etc.
8. Stony places Coed for IA Who set out
while.
0. Sun up. Persecution. Trial.
10. scorcled. Prosecuted. IO6snded
IL. Tborns. Weak against Who give up
coyetou-ness.
II. Choked. Not perse-
vering.
ID Good-ground. Christians. Converts
a. Fruit. Good lives.
IS. / 100. &C. 90 DIFF degrees
l6 Field World. Audi Parish.
II. Harvest. End of world Judgment.
ls. Reapers. Angels. Angels.
10. Soil Minds, Minds
20. Plough. tSiiE John Bap- Holy Spirit
Sisi. Repent
jance.
We have given only, three columns above
These are eadedaa-The literal parable
Christ, ClergymanLw Form fourth column
giving correspondence for the parent. Then
form fifth column, writing out the corre-
spondences in the)case of teacher. This
might be useful black board exercise.
8. paaraftelisms.
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