The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-01-05
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
January D, 1sOO-Ch rists First
Discip1es-John s86-l0.

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ARRANGED from Peloubst's Select Notes1
GOLDEN TExT.-Behold the Lamb Of
0od.-John 1:S6.
T1ME.-February, A. D. q, directly after
the temptation in the wilderness.
THE LESSON.
!. John Prepares the Way Before
Him.-John 1:19-34; Mark 1:1-s; Luke
stills. John wac the voice Of one cry
ing In the wilderness: "Prepare ye the
way Of the Lord" He prepared the
way (1) by preaching repentance and
reformation as the one condition of the
coming Of the kingdom of Heaven to
themselves or their nation. (c) John
prepared the way by announcing that
the kingdom Of Heaven was at hand.
(3) BY baptism. symbolizing and con-
Arming men in the new life and prep
aration for the new kingdom. ~ He
pointed to Jesus as "the Lamb Of God
which taketh away the sin Of the
world"
II. The Baptism Of Jesus.-vs. 30,
%; Matt 8:13-17; Mark 1:e-11; Luke
8:s1, 20. This was Jesus public en-
trance upon His work, public declara-
ton Of His position as opposed to all sin
and on the side Of true religion.
III. The Temptation Of Jesus.-Matt.
4,1-11j Mark 1:12. 10; Luke 4:1-13. jan
uary A. D. ~. Jesus was tempted "like
- we are, yet without SIM"
~. Jesus Gains His First Two Dis
ciples Through John the Baptist.-vs.
3s-40. After His 40 days experience Of
temptation in the wilderness, and His
victory, Jesus returned to Bethabara
(Bethsny), where John was baptizing.
John recognized Him 40 the one whom
he had baptized and upon whom the
Spirit had descended like q dove, and
he pointed him out to his disciples a.
the Messiah. .a8
IS. 'rhe next days" After the hrst
testimony and recognition Of Jesus on
tstion. 1.-TWO Of His disciples:" One
was Andrew ". 4o). The other was
probably the Apostle John himself.
80. "Loolring upon (the word ex-
presses . fixed, earnest gaze) Jesus a.
He walked" or was taking walk. BE
hold the Lamb Of Godl" The words He
had used the day before.
, ~, "And they followed Jesus:" The
Greek means originally, "they walked
in the Same road" hence to attend on,
to follow as disciple, in the same
spiritual path.
Z 80. 'Ssw them" The original means
looked adfastly on them = IL study
ing them" Then Jesus turned. He
met them half way in their search.
"What seek ys?" This is the first word
Of Jesus ministry, 10 far 40 recorded;
and with His second sentence, "Come
and see," expresses the attitude Of
Christ toward men, His welcome, and
the way they are to And the blessings
He has to give.
Nv. How Jesus Gained His Third Dis
ciple,-by Invitation Of Another Dis
ciple.-Vs. II, AZ. Al. "He first find
eth:" Either (1 the first thing he did
after he left Jesus was to find his broth
er; or, (2) (as Godet), the two disciples
set themselves to seek each "his own
brother" that is. the one Peter, the
other James. OF the two, Andrew was
the first who succeeded in finding his.
= ~. "And he brought him to Jesus:
With him, as with all-who find Jesus,
the first desire was to make known to
those they loved their new-found treas
ure. Thou art Simon:" That is your
present name. Thou shalt be called
Cephas:" Cephas is Aramaic. This
language would not be familiar at
Ephesus, where John wrote, therefore
he translates it for them into Greek.
(which is by Interpretation, a stones"
The sense would perhaps be given bet
ter by keeping the equivalent proper
name-by Interpretation Peter, that is
. stone, or rather mass Of rock de-
tached from the living rock.
v. How Jesus Il med His Fourth Dis
ciple-by His Direct Invitation.-Vs. 43,
~. -. "Jesus would CO." was minded.
had q purpose, to 60 "forth into Cali
lees" There had been His home and
there were the friends and acquaint-
ances of years. "Findeth Philip:"
Jesus seeks him out.
vi. How Jesus Gained His Fifth Dis
ciple-Through Another Disciple.-Vs.
45, 46. 45. "Philip.findeth Nathanael:
Observe that the young disciple does
not wait, but as soon as he has found
Christ begins to declare his discovery
to others. So with Andrew above (41),
with the woman of Samaria (chap. 4:2S,
coy. with Paul after his conversion
(Acts 9:20). 1--WE have found Him, of
whom Moses in the laws" The Penta-
teuch, the five books of Moses, thus dis
tinguished from the other books Of the
Old Testament (see Gen. 1910; Mum.
e4;17-19; Deut: 1s:15). "And the
prophets. did write list. TIA; 9:6, Z;
62:13-15; 53:l-12; Ez. 34:23-al; Dan.
9:1427).
46. "Can there any good thing:" Any
eminent, great personage and grand
and worldwide movement. "Come out
Of Nazareth" Because Nazareth was
a small town. near to Cana, Nathanael's
home, with probably not the best repu-
fstion In the neighboring town, but mot
necessarily rude. degraded, vicious, or
disreputable place. Nathanaers sur