The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-09-13
SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
SEPTEMBER 10.
Lesson Text t"Jesus at Jacobs WELL"
John iv., O-26-Golden Text
John iv., ti-Com-
mcntary.

Ter NN.. ~, u WhsO O'Clock IN tue morning |
when Jesus, resting on tho we'll meets tho |
woman oi Sam1ria. who hal como out to |
draw wntcr anl asks her TO give Him 10 |
drink. This verse "a the woman's first re-
sponse 10 His request.
10. His reply Is that " she knew who asked |
her, even the GIFT ~ Cod sho would have |
asked Him for living water. II she had ever |
read the Scriptures anil memorized Jer. H.. !
II, she might rnw have thought ofthn woris |
OF the Lord They have forsaken Me- tho |
fountain Of living waters.'
II. IA In tho case OF Sicolemus, He "a
talking with natural person who cannot
understand spiritual things. She can only
think OF this deep wcli and this water by
which they now are. But she who wondered
that n Jew should AJAX anything OF her Ia now
asking something Of Him for already Ha has
interceted her In water she knows not of.
IL. She knew something o' Jacob and tho
story OF this well and begins 10 speak OF
what she knows. She calls him "our father
jacob and acknowledges him as great
man, the giyer Of this we'll from which no
and his had drunk, but she docs not know
tho God oi Jacob.
-. Jesus does not take mp tho question .,
the comparative greatness oi Himself mil
Jacob, but keeps 10 His subject and tre
womans real need, which Ia living water.
Tho woman know that while this was good
well and good water she had 10 come again
and again, because OF her and Others nced
but perhaps she had sometimes though ot
and felt deeper thirst than that otthe body.
IL. Hero Ia surely something strange-a
water that will keep ono from ever thirsting,
because Il will be- a we'll In them, ever spring.
Ing up, and twice in single sentence Hs
speaks OF II "a 'the water which lfe will
give" He had asked her for water. but Hs
has water 10 give which she knows not Of.
Paul tells us that the rock from which Israel
drank In tho wilderness was Christ CT Cor
X, a., cnl the same spirit says that II Israel
had only harSened 10 Col H. would have
satisfied them with honey itom the rock CP5.
lxXNi.. 10, i6).
Is. She IA not Interested enough 10 ask
Him Tor this water, but only In order to
save her making journeys 10 this well for
her daily need. she thinks of nothing yet
beyond the natural water for the need o' the
body, for she ia still carnll, and tho natural
man IL Wholly occupied with, Glow shall
obtain somewhat 20 eat and drink and
wearF Jesus said elsewhere how 10 make
sure Of these without any anxious caro-
/ CMath. VI, 3t-3}l
IS. In order 10 make her soc her nenI 81
tho living water which lie longs 20 give her,
He will now show her herself. and therefore
this request There IL no sending for tho
| physician ttl W. know that we are sick
| there "a no sense OF need Of righteousness
better than QUE own till We SEQ that our own
/ Is hlthy -aga. Therefore tho Spirits tlrst
work ia 10 ssnyinco ot sin (Jphn xvi, ., 81.
II. Her conscience is aroused she has
her attention called 10 her manner % life.
What W. are Ia manifested in what we DO.
Yet she would hide from Him II she could,
for It Is the garden Of Eden story DER and
DER again. The guilty nre afraid and seek
20 hide from God. BY her answer, which
was true, she would cover up II she could
the real truth. But covering sin will not
prosper. II Ia only by confession m for
saking that We obtain mercy prov. xviii,
i5).
II. The eyes OF hro now search her
| through AMI tte.' a. for all things ars
naked AMI op sati-he eyes OF Him with
whom we hav, Heb. iv., - Row. H.,
is, 23). TheroTis 65thiIg hid whieh shall
not be manifested MARX iy., 92l. Be sura
your sin will find you out Mum. ! p, ~
o Lord, Thou hast searched me an, lown
mo and art acquainted with oil my ways
(Ps. cxxxix., IA.
10. Having seen herself in all her siniul-
ness she now looks upon Him with "A new
light. for ths light from Him hat shona up
on her. Like Isaiah, shn has seen her un-
cleanness because she has looscd upon ths
King lisa. VI, s.. Job had hearl Jt HIN,
but when he looked upon Him then he a0-
hOrred himself CJohu Kill, 5, g..
90 Yet she would eynde the main issue by
question OF place, Nk, those who when
shown their sin u,n's would turn t oil by
saying, 30 not belong Co. yoIr church, Or
Watch church 30 YOU think n the right ono!
o-by controversy .s o. what various pc0-
pia believe.
H. lie discaris al question 1i place an |
holds her face 90 Hice VITA Gpl. lt Is not
a question )i what tue fathers I'D Or taught
or believed. bur only question %,
what the Father commands, There arp
creeds many AMI churches many, SO
called, but only one Got, tne Father oi
all, VINO IS above a.. and through al and IN
all lEph. iy., 81.
"a ~ Ia.
Jews, along with, salvation Is % the Lort'
(J0nah H., o., inciu les ths whole story v!
whom 10 worship, Tor Col mas chosen Israel
as the people wuJ are % iili the earth win
fruit, anu Jerusalem rs His throne, Uni
Jesus 9t tho utDe VI judah 70 81 Ou tnat
throne 'I'l yy'i,, q Iar. ill.,, II Luke L.
y. 80 Heb. vii. IA.
23. God, the Father has revealed Himself
IN Clrist. for God was in Christ ClI Cor. W.
10, and Jesus said. He that hath seen No
hath seen the Father .lOhn xiv, ~. II IA
NOT the fathers ~ are t0 worship, nor saints
nor angels, but only the Father revealed in
CHRIST Hsi II tho way an has said NO
man coneth unto tho Father but by Ne.
"a. No outward form % worship can bc
acceptable 10 Gol. II must bo from tho
heart IN tho power ot tho Spirit. Even tho
sacrifices commanded In the law became vain
Obligations when thoy became q nero form
(lsa h., MD. A worship that is taught by
tho precept OF men Or ls merely lip wOr-
ship, while tho heart gOeth aztec cOyetsous-
ness, is abomination 10 God lsa. XXX 10,
II Eek. NXXiii., 81. -.
20. Once more shu trle5 20 eva 10 the issue
by saying, When Christ comes, He will tell
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70. by this word OF Christ tho controversy
is ended. There stands before this woman
tho "l An" OF the law and tho prophets, and
the one question now is, VIII she accept Him
or reject Him. Sho accepted Him as tho
Christ verse 10) and through har test imony
many more believed In Him IA the Christ tho
Saviour Of tho world (yerses 39.l2l. L ssson
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