The Progress., 1895-01-05
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,.
LESSON U.-JAN. l3-FEEDlNG
THE FIVE THOUSAND.
Co,den Text: He Hath Filled the Hun
cry with Good Things-LuNe L. ''-
Mark VI: 3O-44.


cry with Good Things-Luke l: '"- y
Mark VI: 3O-44 2
Introductory. The time Of to-days !
lesson was April, A. D., 20. lmme-
diately following the events OF the ,,
last lesson, The place was the PLAIN
of Butaiha, belonging to Bethsa'da, a
desert. j. e., an uncultivated,. unln-
habited place, a short distance SOUTH
east of Bethsaida, on the northeast
shore Of the sea of Galilee. The I'M
nortance of this miracle is shown by
the fact that it is the only one re-
corded by all four evangelists'
I. The Missionaries Report-verse
40 A few weeks before the martyr
dom of John the Baptist, Jesus hao
sent out his disciples among the VIZ
laces of Galilee, he himself gong |
also. But when the news OF the death
of John reached them, they seem 10
have been overwhelmed, and gain
cred themselves together unto Jesus
probably at Capernaum' Here they
told him all things" They told MN
of their successes and failures the'r
wisdom and folly, their reliance anu
their unbelief.
II. Retiring From Herod's Dom'n-
;on-yers. 81. 80. 81. Come We your
selves apart unto desert place. " No'
a barren, sandy place, but one unln-
habited, wild pasture or Woodland
Because of the news of John oeaVll'
Herod might seek to murder Jesus
and his disciples. Jesus saw MS o" Il
fate foreshadowed in the death u
John. They could not rest at Caper-
naum, for there were many coming
and going" The door stood always
open for all who chose to come IN o'
leave at their pleasure.
-. "And they departed lnto
desert place" Just over the Joroal
( from Herod's domains.
III. Great Multitudes Follow linn
+ verse 80. "The people saw ther
departing" Some recognized then
' and reported them to others. "ka
afoot." By land. This was douo
less early in the morning. 'out (
all cities" such as Capernaum' Y III
rain and Bethsaida They "a
- around by the head OF the lake. SO
|. to meet Jesus who was crossing VIII
the twelve by ship The circumstan'
that thea Passover was at hand' par'
accounts for the concourse OF SUI
! multitudes.
4 ". Jesus Teaches, and Heals
!. Sick-ve rse a. Jesus
" moved with compassion toward then
The crowds were ignorant, restle
''' sinful. Weary and troubled as Jes
Zip. was his heart could not let them
ed. without help for they were as she
18th not having a shepherd" HE bega7
-" at once ito teach sthem." This '
\ their greatest ned b. He also hea
y "them that had need Of he'l'D
duke ix:11).
v The Hungering Multitude
RI vers 1888. 81. ''When the day
now far spent" The first even
1n1 which began at 8 o'clock "Ihe
lCR cinles came unto him." The III
A0A conversation is given in John.
le &c. "Send them away" Many V
Passover pilgrims and had no hor
but must buy their food.
81. sGive ye them to eat
Jesus said to prove their faith IN
"Two hundred pennyworth OF pre-
- A penny was silver coin worn
rE> teen to seventeen cents. But Q
- the price of a days wages was eq
lent to $3.50 or 100.
vi. The Miracle of the Loa
vers ss-44. 50. "How many Il
have ye?' Thin cakes, like
crackers. "And when they XII
Tbev found small boy John)'
OnlS had "five, and two fishes" SIN
picked fish eaten with oreao'
our "sardines."
80. "And he commanded the
a, Old make al sl1 oo" h.s;ass wome,
W. children. upon the green g
If which there was much.
Louis. 49, "An 10, 'ney s ,"o,.a me-
' garden bed, parterre OF IL
,o,. ssBy hundreds and by tiftles' "
'"A' companies consisted some OF on
,dred, and some Of fifty.
eveport Al. "He looked to heaven,
'asso, recognizing the giver of all.
blessed" Blessed God, and thu
..Gave them to his disciples to
nd al, de-. fore them" A continuous a
BY any Of ,peated action. The pieces gr
Id pac'no der his touch, and the discip
ELL, ways found his hands full VINE
Agent. came back with theirs empty.
Ter,
t Agent. laren'
2NE, 40 "And we're filed" NO or
III Man, tAN
8. TEX. away hungry.
49, "And they took up twei
kets" Each of the twelve III
wallet which every Jew CARR
on Journey. "Full OF frag
Dec' ~. Pieces broken by our Lord and
5M ~ +ha ali,