The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-06-14

come" literally, as X. v, was nov
breaking was becoming, before tn,
light was perfect. Jesus stood on tht
shore" or beach, a smooth as distin
tinguished from a rocky shore. "Bu
the disciples knew not that it wa:
Jesus.
5. Jesus saith unto them" "Chil
dren, have We any meat?" ANY fish
The expression expects a negative an
swer.
q. Cast the net on the right side OF
the ship (boat) and We shall find" AS
they evidently saw nothing strange in
the direction to east the net on the
right side it is probable that they at.
trlbuted it to the stranger seeing a
shoal there Shoals can often be dis.
cerned, from the higher level of a bank
or cliff, by the color of the water. while
the fisherman may be close to the fish
without noticing them. They were
not able to draw it,
7. That disciple whom Jesus loved
saith unto Peter, 1t is the Lord" His
loving heart FIRST recognized his be-
loved Lord. Peter first teaches him.
casting himself impetIousv into the sea.
g. In little Snip q boat belong
ing to the larger one, which could not
come close 20 the beach.
g. rs soon then as they we're come
TO land, they saw fire of Goals there"
Probably of charcoal, which is much
used IN Bible lands at the present day.
and fish laid thereon, and bread" A
simple meal, provided by Jesus for His
morning rcpast. to which the apostles
We're invited as guests.
10. Bring Of the fish which We have
now caught The fruit of their own
labors was to be joined to that which
the Lord had provided on the shore.
u. Come and dine" Rather. Come,
breakfast And none of the disciples
burst ask him, Who art thou? know
ing that it was the Lord" They de-
sire the assurance from His own word:
and yet they were 50 certain that it
WIS the Lord that they did not dare to
show any doubt by asking Him who He
was.
10. Jesus . taketh bread and
givcth them" It is not said here that
Jesus ate with them; but it seems prob.
able that lie did.
Il. This is roa the third time that
Jesus sAcwc1 HIMSELF" To the disci-
pies cs body.
account His appearance to individuals.
Is. Is, 10. II: $50 when they had
dined:' Finished their breakfast.
Jesus smith to Simon Peter" Il is
necessary, if We fully understand this
passage, to call attention to sorc OF
the delicate shades Of meaning in the
Greek, which do not appear in our
English translation, ana which it is
difficult to make clear in any transla-
ton. Jesus uses the word love three
times in his questions. and Peter uses
1t three times in his answers. But in
the original the word for love
which Jesus uses in His first two ores-
tons is q different word from that
which Peter uses for love in nh his
answers. In the Third asking Jesus
uses Peters word THE word which |
Christ uses in uia question, Lowest thou
me? signifies If not the hirher. Mt
least the more thoughtful and rever-
entail affection, founded on an iatelli.
gent estimate Of character. and accom-
panied by a deliberate and well-cor-
choice. Peters Il love thee
represents rather the personal. in
love. the activity Of feeling.
rather than of will, the alfection which.
being spontaneous and instructive.
gives no account of itself, and no rea-
son for its existence. We are bid in
,he New Testament to exercise the first
orm of love towards God. but never
he second; while the Father is said ia
exercise both forms towards His own
son. Two different Greek words are
lso rendered indiscriminatelv feed
% indicate the difference have rem
cred one by the rare but indispensable
erb shepherd. Finally, three words
re used to represent the lock which
hrist' commends to Peters care
lmbs. sheen and little sheen (the