The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-08-16
The SUNDAY SCHOOL.
International Lesson for August 10, s94-
First Disciples of ,Iesus-John 1;36-40.

First Disciples OF ,Sesus-John 1:3b-40.
Especially Arranged from Peloubet's Notesl
GOLDEN TExT.-we have found the Mes
sias. which is, being interpreted, the Christ
John 1:4l.
PLACE IN THE HIsToRy.-1. Birth. 9. Youth
g. Preparations. 4. The first year
THE YEAR OF BEGINNINGs.-1. The first dis
ciples, February. O. The first miracle, Feb
ruary or March. The first reform, cleansing
the temple. Apr. T. The first discourse TO
Nicodemus. April. 5. The first tour Through
Judea. Summer and autumn. 8. The first con-
verts In Samaria December. Z. The flrst work
of the Gallean ministry, December Chiefly
In Judea. Recorded only in John. Belongs be-
tween verses II and 12 of Matthew 4.
TIME.-February, A. d. %. On the return OF
Jesus to Bethabara after the temptation. Prob
ably, according to Edersheim on Saturday, the
Jewish sabbath.
PLACE.-Bethabara, beyond, l. O., east Of,
Jordan, or Bethany, as in r. v. mot the
Bethany on the Mount of Olives). Both names
have nearly the same meaning, Bethany some
times signifying "boathouse," and Bethabara
ford house." or ferry house" Probably
these were the names Of two villages or dis
tricts near together John may have been bap-
tizing in place between the two villages. and
hence sometimes called by one name. and
sometimes by the other. These villages we're
doubtless at o ford Of the Jordan nearly op-
posite Jericho, where one OF the great roads
crosses the river, or at ford Of q stream that
enters the Jordan near the same place.
RULERs.-Tiberius Cesar. emperor OF Rome,
18th year from his association with Augustus
luke 8: II, but 18th as sole emperor. Pontius
Pilate, governor Of Judea tsecond year,.
Herod Antipas, tetrarch Of Galilee t3ist year)
JEsUs.-Thirty years old just entering upon
His ministry.
JOHN THE BAPTIs1.-Thirty and one-half
In the wilderness.
LESSON NOTES.
Tho Deputation from Jerusalem
VS.. 1924 February, A. D. 81, about the
close of the forty days of temptation,
the religious authorities at Jerusalem
hearing Of the wonderful effects of
Johns preaching, sent to inquire who
he was, whether he claimed to be the
Messiah, or the expected prophet.
John testified to Jesus, who was then
standing unknown among the crowds.
John the Baptist Points Out Jesus as
the Lamb of God.-Vs. 29-31. The
next day after the deputation, some
Friday in February, according to Elders
helm, John seeing Jesus among his
hearers, recognized Him, and pointed
Him out as 1.-The Lamb of God which
taketh away the sin of the world" and
as the one who should baptize with the
Holy Ghost. Then he declares how
this was made known to him. John
saw in Jesus the fulfllment of Isaiah's
prophecy, in his fifty-third chapter, of
one who should be led as a lamb to the
slaughter; the one prefgured by the
passover lamb, and the lamb of the
daily sacrifice. He 'taketh away the
sin of the world" O by making the
sacrifice through which pardon can be.
freely offered to all: and (2) by the love
of God manifested in Him. which touches
and inspires the heart to goodness; and
(3) by the gift of the Holy Spirit, by
whom the heart is renewed, thus talk
ing away sin.
The First Disciples OF Jesus.-Vs. 35-
80. Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath. At
Bethabara. 35. 1.-THE next day" after
the previous testimony of John the
Baptist to Jesus. Two of His dis
ciples:" One was Andrew ". 4O). The
other was probably the apostle John
himself He recollects the event very
plainly, even to the day and hour, even
after sixty years when he wrote this
Gospel. Ibis whole life," says Dods,
''seems to date from that hour" 1t
was his spiritual birthday.
81. 1.-The two disciples heard him
speak" What John had said was
really his implied permission for his
disciples to leave him and become fol-
lowers of the Master. They might
otherwise have hesitated, as if to do so
were to dishonor John.
Note the self-renunciation of John,
willing to yield up his apparent sue
cess for the honor of his Master and
the salvation of men. But his very
success was in his apparent defeat.
His work was to prepare men for the
Saviour, and lead them to Him, and
the more successful he was, the sooner
his disciples would leave him and fol-
low Jesus. A good teacher is always
preparing scholars to graduate. His
success is in having his scholars leave
him for the life for which he has been
preparing them. ''And they followed
jesus" Literally, followed Him in
His walk. But it was the beginning of
a spiritual following. This day was
really their conversion, the beginning
of their Christian life. "U Promptly;
| (2) inquiringly: (3) finally, persevering-
~, w SASiupidTliy. w HlISldW.
3s. ''Then Jesus turned" He met
them half way in their search He did
not wait for them to come up to Him,
but stopped and waited for them to
come, showing them that He wanted to
see them. So the Lord always well
comes and waits for those who seek
Him. He is 1.-The same Jesus" now as
then. 'And saith unto them, What
seek ye:" i. e., in Me. He does not ask:
Whom seek YEP" 1t was evident that
they sought Him.-Cam. Bible. ''They
said unto Him, Rabbi MASTER"
Rabbi is Hebrew, and John interprets
into Greek the common language of
most of his readers at that time
Rabbi strictly meant my master, or
lord, but in the time of Jesus it had
already come to be the common honor
able title of the teachers of the law
among the Jews. Where dwellest
Thou?" BY this response they recog-
nize Him as teacher, and intimate
| their desire to speak with Him at some