The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-10-04
IHE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
International Lesson for October Z. 1904
Jesus at Nazareth-Lulxe 4:10-3O.

International Lesson for October Z, 1894
Jesus at Nazareth-Luke 4:10-3O.
Especially arranged from Peloubet's notes.l
GOLDEN TExT.-See that We refuse not Him
that speaketh.-Heb. 1928
REVIEW the seven events cf the first year Of
Jesus public ministry. the year OF beginnings,
A. ID. "a.
THE SECOND YEAR-A. d. %. The Year OF
Development First. This year was spent Ill
most entirely in Galilee, except q brief visit to
Jerusalem at the Passover. But why was Gal
ilee, particularly the district bordering on the
lake, chosen as the scene OF this special work9
Because IL was next to Jerusalem-in some
respects more than Jerusalem-the center OF
life and activity In Palestine at that period,
and at the same time because there was
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 !: 10 to
5: 43; Luke 4: 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
aces 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.
to memory are: D The Imprisonment of John
the Baptie- in Castle Macherus-March. G9
Jesus attends the Passover and cures an i'm
poten man there.-April (3) Returning, He
works miracles, which witness to His author
ity as a teacher and express His ministry of
love. He goes on teaching tours through Cali
lee.-spring and summer. tD 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.-mi G) 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: AZ
BY After this, according to Andrews, "the
disciples depart to their homes Tin Galilee),
and He 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 returns to
Galilee, and breaches in Nazareth, as in to-
days lesson
TIME-April, A. D. %.
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
t. ~ "
quotation follows somewhat closely
the Greek translation (the Septuagint)
then in common use, except that it
adds: 'To set at liberty them that
are bruised" either from the Hebrew,
or from lisa. $3.50.
His Subject: Himself as the Messiah
and Saviour.-He showed that the
promises in their Scriptures of the
kingdom of God and 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 centrated.
THE OUTLINE.
Good News for the Poor.-''To preach
the Gospel" lone word in Creek: to
make known the good news. ITO the
poor" 'In 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.'-
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; l1:2s).
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.
preach" To sound as with a 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. "Deliverance to
the captives." To all captives, whether
in material or in spiritual captivity.
Vision to the Blind d.-"Recovering of
sightto the blind" There are three
kinds of blindness: Q) Blindness of the
body-an example of the darkness of
sorrow and trouble abounding in the
world. (2) Mental blindness s. ignor-
ance, low ideals, narrow outlook, fail
ure to know what is wisest and best for