The Progress., 1894-11-03
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON VI NOV. II. THE
TWELVE CHOSEN.
Golden Text: l Have Chosen You, ana
Ordained You. That Ye Should Go ana
Bring Forth Fruit-Mark III: CIV.

Introductory. 1t is an interesting
fact that the final calling aud ap'
pointment of the twelve apostles
which was one of the most signal
events in the life of the Lord Jesus,
was intimately connected, in point OF
time at least, with the plot which the
Pharisees and the HerOdians formed
against his life. 1t was when his
enemies began to scheme against him
that he formally set apart select
number of his most trusted disciples
to be with him wherever he went.
| and to take part in the great task OF
setting up the kingdom of God among
men.
|. The Withdrawal of Jesus, vers e.
II. 6. "The Pharisees .. took coun-
sci with the Herodians against him.
Who the Pharisees were we have
already learned The Herodians were
a political rather than religious
sect, the partisans of the family OF
Herod. In religious belief they were
principally Sadducees, and SO at
enmity with the Pharisees; but in
order to accomplish the destruction OF
Jesus, they were willing to lay aside
their prejudices.
:, 8. Jesus withdrew himself. "
His hour for exposing himself to the
wrath of his enemies had not yet
come, and so he kept out OF their way.
"a great multitude followed
him." This multitude was gathered
from every part of the country, be-
ginning on the north with Tyre and
Sidon, and coming south through Gal
lice and Judea to ldumea on the
Arabian desert. 1t also included rep
resentatives from beyond Jordan.
9. "Hc spake to his disciples, that &
small ship should wait on him" III
wanted this ship to be put at his ser
vice, SO that he might use it whenever
9 he desired to do SO, and thus escape
the possibility Of undue pressure from
the multitude.
> 10. "He had healed many" An
- the report of this fact made other
more anxious to get at him. ''Presse
upon him for to touch him." Suppos
ing properly that even the touch c
faith would give them relief
"Plagues." Painful diseases.
J II. "Unclean spirits. tie
down before him." Not once, ne
twice, but frequently. Thou art tn
Son of Cod A reluctant testimon
to Jesus.
/ -. "Straitly charged them th'
+, they should not make him known
- He did not wish to be made known
ANYBODY at that time, nor by them
any time.
,v II. The Appointment of the Twelv
NJ vers. 1910. 49, "Goeth up into
mountain" Probably the Horns
nattin, the only conspicuous hill
D, the western side of the lake. 'Calle
whom he would" At
later date he said to them: Eye ma
not chosen me, but l have chos
n YOU"
IA. "Ordained." Appointe
s'Twelve." One for each OF the trioY
s.rhat they should be with him
Accompanying him wherever
~ went, and giving up every other
cupation. "To preach" To amour
publicly the coming Of the kingd'
of God.
Is. "To heal sickness, and to G
out devils" And by the use OF t
miraculous power to convince the
believing.
16. "Simon he surnamed Pete
Renewing and repeating what ne
co. done at the very beginning OF
. ministry.
II. James, john
Boanerges, The sons OF tn
DER" Because they were OF III
and tempestuous disposition.
10, bartholomew" The sa
perhaps, as Nathaniel. See Johr
a., 45.5l. "Thaddeus" Called also l
fCE beus {see Matthew X: 81 and ''Ju'
not Iscariot'' (John xvi: ss). "Si'
the Canaanite The word "Cana
,, tie" means the same here as zeal
and refers to the fact that Simon
longed to the revolutionary part
'''": Judas of Galilee.
10. "Judas Iscariot." Iscariot M
JR: "a man of Kerioth," town in Ju
Jesus was human as we'll as div
and his human nature needed pr
as much as we need it.. He was
iect to exactly the same conditiol
we are; "He was tempted in oil p
l;l,o a c yye are :"