The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-11-15


7. We cannot remove deafness, dumbness
blindness, etc., but we can be kind to the
victims, build suitable hemes for them, etc.
1-22. US
8. Let us all so live as Christians that the
world, seeing our conduct, will declare we
are genuine. 1-23. r..
II. THE PARABLE.
Data.
st. Matt, -: $50; st. Mark, 3: 22-27;
ST. Luke, Il: 1928. ~ d
Time and Place.
AID 81, October, morning. Capernaum,
in ST. Peters house probably.
Persons.
1. Pharisees. 1-24. St. Mark ". 22),
says: "The Scribes." St. Luke ". 15)
simply says: "Some of Them" 1850,
2 2233- 81, 3-17-23 were addressed to them.
The Pharisees were very strict religious
sect of the Jews. The scribes wrote copies
of the law, and were much called on TO ex-
plain. Hence, they were styled lawyers.
2. Fellow. Ia This is not in the
Greek, and so is supplied. Hence it is
printed in italics The Revised Version is
better, rendering "this man." The refer
ence is to Christ.
3. Beelzebub. BeeiZebub or BeeIZebuI,
according to the best copies, is the name of
an idol god worshiped by the Phnncans.
Beelzebnb means literally fly-god,' or lord
of flies probably from the supposed power
OF this god to protect from insects. The
Jews, however, in their adherence of the
iGol, and in order TO express their sense of
the uncleanness of its worship, changed the
name Beelzebub into Beelzebul, word
meaning dung-god,' and this name they
applied to Satan, the prince OF evil spirits.
1t was the greatest possible insult 10 charge
that Christs works Of mercy, done as they
were in the power of the Holy Spirit, were
performed in nnion with the Spirit of all
Uncleanness and Wickedness, and under his
direct control-yet this was the sin of the
Phsrisees. Unable to deny the reality of
the miracles they were impious enough to
declare that these works were the works of
hell.o
4. Satan. He stands as head of all evil
beings. His followers are called devils He
is considered as King with a Kingdom.
Definitions.
/. Knew their thoughts. 1-25. St Mark
does not mention this fact, but ST. Luke Y. II,
has it, We may suppose that the remarks
made by the Pharisees, LA, were uttered
at distance from Christ so that he did not
know their state of mind by their SLAM
derous statements, but by his omniscience.
9. PARALLELS. 2-23. Not mentioned by
SITS. Matthew and Luke. a parable is a
comparison an Oriental method OF instruc-
ton, short narrative in which some inn
portant trnth is fguraively taught.
g. House. LES. Family. City in the
same verse means the citizens.
Ia q
French, Bushnell teach that while Satan's
kingdom Is unit against God and all that
Is good, it is disorganized as 10 its own sub
jeets Augustus Blahvelt denounces this
opinion, stating that it is net necessary, be-
cause evil men disagree. TO say demons are
not united. One work of Satan he believes,
is to cause dissensiops,amang men.
s. BY whom do your cilIldren-your own
exorcists-cast out devils
The Jews really believed that their
prophets, Rabbs, etc, could drive out evil
spirits from human beings by fumigation,
magical washings, ipcantatiops, ETC. ST.
Mt, 7:22; s.. Mark, 8, 38, ST. L., 8: 40, 80.
Also, Josepfus A., 8, 295.
We are not to underss and necessarily that
the Jewish Rabbis, etc, actually cast out
demons. They protested SO TO do, and many
believed the claim true In some cases God
may, ont of mercy for the victim, have per-
mitted success.
6. Shall be your judges. 1-27, 3-19
Stall condemn you.
T. BY the finger of God $50 ST. Mat
thew, V. %, says, by the spirit OF God. We
are to understand Gods power. Ex, 8:l9;
Ps 6:3
Dr.. A. Strong, of Rochester Theological
Seminary, SAYS: THE absurdity of this
charge, that Jesns was in league with Satan,
was only cqualled by its nalignity. A TAR
more natural and simple explanation was
right at hand, namely, that the power of the
Spirit Of God was manifest in these marvels
OF gracious heaIing and de!iyerance. But
hatred to Christ will adopt the widest
vagaries, rather than give up it's unbeiief,
and disobedent heart will make excuses
for its opposition to the truth, even though
it has to find them in the most barefaced
receptions and SANDERS"
Suggestions.
]. Divisions are disastrous to Christ's
Kingdom.
2. Do not condemn in one what you APP
prove in another Be consistent. 1-27.
3. Gather for Christ
4. Trust Christ He is stronger than
Satan