The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-09-29
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON l-OCT. 7-JESUS AT
NAZARETH.
Golden Text: See That Ye Refuse Not
Him That Speaketh-Heb. MI: 90
Luke ": 1890.


first year ended with the healing of
the nobleman's son John iv: 1874. |
After this, according to Andrews, the
disciples depart to their homes in
Galilec, and he lives in retirement
until March, when he goes to the
feast of the Passover Here he heals
the impotent man at Bethesda
learns Of the Imprisonment of John
the Baptist, returns to Galilee and
breaches in Nazareth as in tO.day's
lesson.
l. Jesus in the Synagogue.
1G. And he came to Nazareth"
From some other part Of Galilee.
"Where he had been brought up"
lie had lived among them for twenty
eight years and had worked with and
for them. And as his custom was"
From his youth up. And stood up
for to read" The readers always
stood up.
II. Jesus First Sermon in Nazareth.
-vers. 1872. II. "And there was de-
livered unto him the book In the
form of a roll, or double roll. "Of
the prophet Esaias.' The Greek for
Isaiah. And found the place." Not
necessarily an appointed lesson, but
the passage he wanted.
10. "The spirit of the Lord is upon
me- Jesus spoke the truth Of God
with the authority of God, in the way
God directed ''Because he hath
anointed me-" Divinely appointed
me- ITO preach tile gospel" Make
known the good news. ITO the
poor" Including the literally poor
in this worlds goods, the afflicted,
those who are sinners, and those who
are subject to calamities from which
they cannot save themselves. "He
hath sent me to heal the broken
hearted" TO give comfort to those
who are overwhelmed with sorrow.
''To preach" To sound as with a
trumpet. "Deliverance to the cap
tives" Deliverance to all captives
whether in material or spiritual bond
age. Recovering of sight to the
blind" Blindness of the body; men
tai blindness, ignorance; moral blind
ness ignorance of Righteousness.
"To set at liberty them that are
bruised" TO deliver the oppressed
those crushed under sin, the wounded
in spirit.
10. ITO preach the acceptable year
of the Lord" Gods chosen OppOrtu
nifty had come. This was the grea'
year of the Jews, full Of unnum beret
blessings. The great year of jubilee
every tiftieth year (Lev. "5:s- l..
Tradition says that every Jew BILE"
nine blasts as the year was ushered
in. 1t was year of rest for the PEG
pie and the land. The Jewish cap
tives were all set free.
90. "And he closed the book.
Rolled up the roll. "And gave it t
the minister" The attendant VIII
would put it away. "And sat down.
1t was custom to sit while preach
ing. 1.-THE eyes of all were fastene
, on him.
81. This day is this scripture full
filled in your ears" Then followed
: the application Of the passage frol
Isaiah, in a discourse of some lengt
which is not given here.
90. and all bare him. witness" B
the expression of the countenance, b
the listening attitude, perhaps b
, favoring words. And wondered q
. the gracious words" His words wei
, full Of ''grace and truth"
. III. The Effects $3.50 2:
r SIS not this Joseph's SOM" How ca
. it be possible that the son OF an OF
:, scure carpenter, who has made furn
ture for our houses, man brought Il
, without education, without ram
4 wealth, Or office, should be the gre'
Messiah.
Q %. "And he said unto them, Ye wi
0 surely say" Rather, rye will sa
. nothing less than" physician, he'
- myself" The application which TO
= lows shows this to mean, Do for yo1
n own town what We have done +
- others. "Whatsoever we have hea
~ done in Capernaum." Jesus had on
. the preceding December healed
& nobleman's son in Capernaum. Jes'
never worked miracles merely
show his power.
Or "a. "No prophet is accepted in h
l. own country 1t is difficult for
to community to believe in the greatne
s! of one who has grown up amor
re them.
g. rs. "But 1 tell you of trutl
A. Jesus now brings two examples fro
ne their own history Of prophe
.. whom they all revered, acti
~ ~ in the very way they h
Ut blamed him for doing. ELIAS" Gre
eyy for Elijah. They worked miracles
i'll others, but not for their own count
Is %. "And all were filed w
e; wrath" Implies sudden outbur
,ir What then!were they in his estimat
ty no better than Gentiles and lepel
hit This was the climax of all that y
be intOlerable.
|et 16. "And rose up" Broke ur
,lv service. "And thrust him
~ unto the brow of the hill" Ma
." reth spreads itself upon the east,
IVY face of mountain where there
OF wall of rock 40 to SO feet high. God
oes Might cast him down headlong."
IKE 80. ''But he passing through
he midst of them" He passed thror
as! the group of lnfuriated people wit
the majesty that overawed them. Goo
Went his way" He returned sevt
y. months later to give them one m
", opportunity to repent, but with
nc &c same result.