National Baptist world., 1894-10-05
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
International Lesson for October Z, 1894
Jesus at Nazareth-Luke 4:16-3O.

IHE SECOND YEAR.-A d. 28 The Year OF
Development. First. This year was spent al
most entirely In Galiee, except a brief visit to
! Jerusalem at the Passover But why was Gal
| lice particularly the district bordering on the
IaKe, CHOSEN as the scene Of this special work?
| Because it was next to Jerusalem-in some
respeots more than Jerusalem-the center of
| life and activity in Palestine at that period,
and at the same time because there was q
large admixture of foreign population; the
Jews there were more open to new impress
sions
Second 1t is recorded in the first three Cos
pels, but not in John, except the events at the
Passover. Matt Ia: 13 to Is :53: Mark l. 10 to
B: 43; Luke A. IA to 8: So.
Third. 1t is marked by great success in gain
Ing disciples by several new epochs, develop
mentS of the kingdom of Heaven; many mir
Rcles which confirm Jesus authority bear
witness to His mission, and express in action
the nature OF His Gospel as the Gospel of
love. life, light, liberty, health and power over
| nature and evil spirits, and all the enemies Of
man.
Fourth. The leading events to be committed
to memory are: ~ The Imprisonment of John
! the Baptist in Castle Macherus.-March. (2)
Jesus attends the Passover and cures an i'm
| potent man there.-ApriL (3) Returning, He
| works miracles, which witness to His author.
| 1ty as teacher, and express His ministry of
| love. He goes on teaching tours through Cali
! e.-spring and summer "a The epoch of His
work expressed by the calling of the twelve
| apoStles.-midsum mer
5) The epoch of the Sermon on the Mount
giving the principles OF the new kingdom
midsummer (6) The epoch in His method Of
teaching by parables-midsummer "a More
miracles. declaring His authority from God,
and expressing in action the Gospel He taught.
autumn.
PLACE IN THE HISTORY of to-day's lesson Is
at No. 8, just after Jesus return to Galilee
from the Passover. The first year ended with
the healing of the nobleman's son John 4: 49,
54). After this, according to Andrews the
disciples depart to their homes lin Galilee)
ana lie lives In retirement till March, when
He goes to the feast of the Passover" Here
He heals the impotent man at Bethesda; learns
OF the imprisonment of John. and retrrns to
Galllee, and breaches in Nazareth, as in to-
days lesson.
TIME.-April, A. D. g.
PLACE.-Nazareth in Galilee, the home of
Jesus childhood and youth.
LESSON NOTES.
Jesus First Sermon in Nazareth -
And there was delivered unto Him
the book" In the form of roll, or
double roll, taken from the sacred
chest behind the pulpit. The congre-
cation stood during the reading. ''Of
the prophet Esaias." The Greek for
Isaiah. ''And found the place." Not
necessarily any appointed lesson, but
the passage He wanted. "Where it
was written" In Isa. Gil. 2. The
quOtati follows somewhat closelv
the Greek translation (the Septuagint)
then in common use, except that it
adds: ITO set at liberty them that
are bruised" either from the Hebrew,
or from Isa. 5S:6
His Subject: Himself as the Messiah
and Saviour.-He showed that the
promises in their Scriptures of the
kingdom of God and a Redeemer were
fulfilled in Him, the Son of God. He
was the focus on which the rays Of
prophecy from the beginning to the
end Of the Bible were con ncentrated.
THE OUTLINE.
Good News for the Poor.-''To preach
the Gospel Zone word in Creek: to
make known the good news ITO the
poor" I'm Scriptural language the
poor represent all who are destitute of
good necessary to their perfection and
happiness, especially those who feel
their want and are disconsolate. y
John Mason. 1t includes the literally
poor in this worlds goods, the afflicted,
those who are sinners and exposed to
eternal death, those who are subject to
calamities from which they cannot |
save themselves 1t includes especial
ly the poor in spirit Matt 5:3; 11:2s). |
Jesus has something to satisfy every
human need. He brings living waters
to quench every thirst, and bread from |
Heaven to satisfy every hunger of the
soul.
Help for the Broken-Hearted.- |
hath sent me to heal the broken
hearted" To give comfort to those
who are overwhelmed with sorrow
Christ heals them by His own love and
revealing His Fathers love; by i'm
mortal life, for which sorrows prepare
US; by the promise that all things shall !
work together for good to those that
love Him.
Freedom for Those in Bondage.-"To
preach" To sound as with trumpet
mot the same word as the first preach"
in this verse; There is an allusion to
the custom that on the first day of the
year of Jubilee the priests went all
through the land announcing with the
sound of trumpets the blessings brought
by the opening year. "Dellverance to
the captives" To all captives, whether
in material or in spiritual captivity
Vision to the Blind" Recovering of
sight to the blind" There are three
kinds of blindness: (n Blindness of the
body-an example of the darkness of
sorrow and trouble abounding in the
world. (2) Mental blindness - ignor-
ance, low ideals narrow outlook fail
ure to know what is wisest and best for
this life. (3) Moral blindness-ignor-
ance of God, of righteousness, Of
Heaven of the possibilities of the soul,
of highest hopes and joys of true life.
Jesus came to cure them ALL He
opened the eyes of the blind when
on earth.
Comfort to the Sorrowing. set
at liberty them that are bruised lisa.
$3.50: to deliver from their sad estate
''the bruised" the oppressed, those
crushed under sin, the wounded in
spirit. the sufferers from guilty con-
science, smitten by calamity.
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS
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