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THE WOMAN or CANAAN.
International Sunday School Lesson
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International Sunday School Lesson
| for April ). 1S9S.
| BIASED Upon Peloubet's Select Notes.1
/ THE LESSON.-Matthew 15:21-31 Read
Matthew Is and Kings 17:1-24. The paral-
| lei is Mark 7:24-37.
! GOLDEN TExT.-Then came she and
worshiped Him. saying. Lord. help me-
Matt 1925.
TIME-Early summer A. D. g. Several
weeks after the last lesson.
! PLACE-The first miracle was per.
formed on the borders Of the country of
Tyre and Sidon, 40 or so miles northwest of
the Sea of Galilee. l Kings 17:S-24 relates
two examples of Elijah sOhelp to woman
| of this same region. The other miracles Of
| the lesson were performed in the region Of
| Decapolis. on the southeastern shore Of the
Sea OF Galilee mark 7:3D.
EXPLANATORY.
I. Jesus Retires from Gaiilee for a
Time.-V. 81. The reason for this
seems to have been the increasing OPP
position of the Jews as described in the
previous portion Of the chapter, and in
the discourse concerning the bread of
life which followed the feeding of the
5000 short time before this lesson
John 6:6O-7D. We learn also from
John I'll that 1.-The Jews sought to kill
Him."
II. The Afflicted Daughter.-V. 20.
Jesus had gone privately into house,
but He could not be hid, and Syro-
Phoenician woman in her great anxiety
for help had found Him. And she cried:
"Have mercy on me-" Her daughters
trouble was her own. Her daughter
was "grievously vexed with devil"
The torment of this disease may be
learned from the description of similar
cases. One such, boy, is described as
often falling into the fire and often into
the water Matt. 1915, 1s). The spirit
makes him dumb, land wheresoever
he taketh him, he teareth him, and he
foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth,
and pineth away" Mark OH, 1S). The
Gadarene demoniac was wild and fierce,
"crying and cutting himself with
stones"
III. The Mothers Victorious Faith
VS.. 1928. But lie answered her not a
world" He appeared to treat her with
neglect and Indifference. 1t seems, by
what follows, as if He arose and left
the house. Various reasons are given
| III IAAo SAlSASC. W ~ lcSI anu ucep-
en- the woman's faith. (2) 1T seems
to us that this was not the reason so
much as that He might show His dis
ciples and all succeeding centuries
what Il dauntless faith this woman had.
Not for her sake, but for ours, she was
put off for awhile "A. f. Schauff1er.
His disciples besought Him,
saying: Send her away" Cure her and
let her go. They interceded for her,
but partly because it was trial to them
to have her crying after them.
''But He answered." speaking to
the disciples, and presenting the diff
Guilty in the way. The mother may
have overheard it. II am not sent but
unto the lost sheep of the house of
Israel" This was His present work,
and, till His death, it was the best means
for finally reaching the Gentiles.
Then came she and worshiped
Him." BY prostrating herself before
Him in oriental fashion.
"But He answered." with a compar.
ison probably not unfamiliar to her
as expressing the feelings Of the Jews
toward the Gentiles: 1T is not meet
Citing, proper) to take Ito take away
the children's bread, and to cast it to
dogs" The ''children" are the Jews;
the ''dogs" are the Gentiles. There
was some reason lying at the base OF
the designation. The heathens around
were, in the mass, exceedingly unclean.
~ and ferocious, barking too. inces.
sanity at the true God and true godli.
; ness."-Morison.
She granted the truth of the prov.
erb, but out Of its very truth she brings
,, an argument for the granting of he1
request. yet" it is not in spite Of
but because of the truth of the prov.
erb, that she argues for help. 1.-The
dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from
their masters table," So let me have
the crumbs, what is left over after yos
have done all you plan for the Jews
1t will not take anything away from
them if you help me.
20, woman, great is thy faith:" He,
, faih was great in its love, being for he,
daughter. 1t was great in its earnest
ness. It was great in it's foundations
the power and love of the Messiah
, and His past good deeds to others. II
was great in its humility. conquering
, self. It was great in overcoming OBJ
stacles. "Andeher daughter was made
whole from that very hour:" AS she
found on her return (Marl< 7:3O); fol-
she acted upon her faith and went
home.
IV.-Christ the Healer and Helper o
Man.-Vs. 1881. One example Of
Christ's work having been given ir
detail general picture is presented
massing His works together SO that we
may see more clearly His character au6
what He came TO do. After no very long
stay Jesus went north through the ter
ritory of Sidon mark 7:3D. then east
ward through northern Galilee. acros!
the upper Jordan. and down on the cas-
side of the Sea of Galilee. to the part
of Decapolis (the ten cities) bordering
on that lake (Mark). He was thus still