El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-01
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON !. APRIL 2, JOHN IL:
S2-45.
Principal Text-"I Am the Resurrection
and the Life"-John IL: 25-Tho
Raising of Lazarus-A Subject for
Easter Day.

| and the Life"-John IL: 25-Ths
Raising of Lazarus-A Subject for
Easter Day.
s2 "She fell down at his feet. Ex-
| pressing the intensity of her grief more
| visfbly than Martha, but uttering the
| same words Lord, if thou hadst been
| mere, my brother had not died" There
is no complaint, but only the wish that
| Things might have been different.
| %. he groaned in the spirit does
ihdeed 1ar more express the feelings of
| Indignation and dfspleasure than of grief.
the Indignation which the Lord of
| lie felt at all which sin had wrought !;
ne beheld death in all it's fearfulness
| as the wages of sin; and all the world s
woes, or which this was but little sam
pie, rose up before his eye, all the mourn
ers and all the graves were present to-
him And was troubled Troubled
himself, the outward expression of the
strong inward feeling which caused him
10 sroan in spirit" The word means
70 a;ltate, to disquiet. the waters of
IS. Jesus wept." Shed tears, wept
silently, an entirely different word from
the weep" and weeping of the mourn
ers in vs. 81, 80. This verse gives further
expression to the intense and varied feel
ings of DISQUALIFICATION grief and
sympathy. 1t is well that this short
sent.n should be in verse by itself.
the shortest verse in the bible, but one
OF the most blessed. Note l. christian
lty LAoWs OF no dead Stoicism; it knows
OF regulating, but of no such repress-
ing, Of the natural affections; on the
contrary, 1t bids us to weep with them
that weep; and. in the beautiful words
or Leighton. that we seek not altogether
TO dry the stream of sorrow, but to
bound it. and keep it within its banks"
z. The emotions of Jesus express the
heart OF God and his loving kindness to-
ward The children of men.
50. BehOld how he loved him. The
word Tor love here is the that ex-
presses passionate intensity, and not the
word used in V. to express Jesus love
for the Bethany family, which was the
love OF choice, of friendship, a deep
spiritual love.
81 could not this man. which opened
the eyes of the blind" This was the last
most widely known, and most marvellous
miracle which had been wrought in Je-
rusalem only two or three months before
Inc inference was natural and just.
90 Jesus cometh to the grave
Vomb). 1t was a cave" A private tomb
excavated in the side of the rock, and
probab bly,, as is usual, on the same level
with the door. And a stone lay upon
it, Or against it. The traditional tomb
is now reached by twenty-five descending
steps, But this is in the center of the
village, for "burials were not permitted
by the Jews within towns villages nor
nearer than fifty cubits (seventy-five
feeD from habitations." The express
sion a stone lay upon it, would be better
IL,
closed the entrance in the face of the
rock Numbers of these tombs are to be-
louno IN every part of the land, some
times with circular stones let into a
one side. Sometimes a slab is fitted into
the doorway. and sometimes merely
placed against it. as seems to have been
The case this instance" There is not
l glen, not a hillside in Palestine which
Ices not to this day bear its silent testi-
nony TO The faith of the Jews of olden
ime In the resurrection of the body. Not
wen the Egyptians could SurpaSs then
n their reverence for the remains of the
lead "-Canon Tristram, in Sunday
school Times.
giving her opinion as to what would nat
lrally be expected. Nothing can be
Known as to the fact. But, it is asked,
iad not Lazarus been embalmed? I'm
loubtedly he had but after the manner
Il the Jews. who limited themselves to-
wrapping the body in perfumes (see John
y: 400, a process which could not prevent
40. If thou wouldest believe" Trust
a the goodness and power and promises
Jesus, not in any definite work to be
ccomplished. For he had not told Just
mat he would do. Such must be our
alth- Falth is confidence in God and in
esus. not the assurance that some par
cular thing will be given, but that like
er. we shall see the glory Of Cod
hey would see a work of God which
len. which would exalt his Son as the
lessiah, ana bring divine blessings to
ne family, to his disciples, and to the
orld.
Al. Jesus lifted up his eyes," A nat
raj, simple, but expressive act of wor-
nip The natural forms of worship are
aid to worship. both for ourselves and
lose who are with us. And said,
ather, L thank thee" The miracle he
as TO Work came in answer to prayer
nd he returns thanks for the assurance
AZ. Because of the people," The
owds gathered around, so that they
ould realize that he the Messiah
mt from God. and believe on him.
45. Cried with a loud voice" ITO
'monstrate most clearly that his COM
and was the direct cause'-Prof NJ B.
iddle.
ii. And he that was dead came forth.
'und hand and foot" Probably each
no separately, the Egyptian
Stom, or the grave clothes had been
raped about him somewhat loosely, so
at with the new life pulSating through
pody. he was able, in obedience to
e word of Jesus, to come forth slowly
om the sepulcher and to stand there in
Vlgor of health, though in the gar
ents of death, before the wonder-strick-
mpany.''-Professor Hovey Map
A. or handkerchief. Ito support the
in and cover the face in part"-Dr.
ovey. Loose him. and let him co.
ne loosing consisted, of course, in SO
removing his grave clothes
at he could walk freely."-Dr. Hovey.
D. Many of the Jews 4. be-
ved' That was one of the purposes
the miracle. Lazarus walked
rpetual sermon before the people.
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