The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-02-02
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON ". FEBRUARY A.: JOHN
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Lessons from Jesus Methods OF Gain
Ing acknowledgements That Were
Made for His Public Ministry-Jesus
In Galilee.

I'VE AGAIN thc HtAt uuy aitNi' u.s.
successive days are noticed; % VS.. 1921;
(D v. %; 49, V. IS; D v. 49, John stood"
Was standing. And two of his disci-
pies" Andrew ". 4O, and doubtless the
apostle John. who writes this account,
So nearly all commentators.
&c. And looking" With fixed, ear
nest gaze. Behold the Lamb of Godl"
CThe r. V. puts a comma after behold:
an interjection. not a VERDI The day be-
fore he had added (which taketh away
the sin of the world"
81. And they followed Jesus" For
here was what their souls needed Their
repentance under Johns pr hing only
made them feel more deeply &c need of
something more.
So. 'Then Jesus turned" Aware OF
their purpose, and glad to make their
coming easy and their welcome known.
They might easily poor fisherman, hest
tate to speak to the great Messiah, the
royal Son of David. what seek ye?"
What Is your desire? What do you wish
from me? HE turned, beheld said"
Rabbi" "a Jewish title of honor for
men of learning, usually teachers. -
Prof. Riddle. Being interpreted" For
the benefit of Greek readers, among
whom this Gospel was written (probaoly
at Ephesus). Where dwellest thou?
Referring to his temporary abode for
there were few homes in the wilderness
where John was.
80. HE saith unto them, Come and
see" Or as in r. ", Come, and we
shall see." That was their true way OF
learning, by observation and experience.
President Garfield said that President
Mark Hopkins sitting on log with one
student was a college. And abode with
him that day." The remainder of the
day; Edersheim thinks this was the Sab
bath. 1T was about the tenth hour
|. e., about 4 o'clock p. M, according 10
Jewish reckoning from sunrise TO sunset
or 10 o'clock a. M, according TO the ho-
man reckoning, which is'the one we now
use, counting from midnight and midday.
40. zone of the two was Andrew.
A name of Greek origin. signifying
man" He belonged to Bethsaida ".
4D. and was disciple of John the Bap-
fist.
IL. "He first findeth" or better as r.
". "IIe findeth first" The common YER
sion implies that the first thing he did
after leaving Jesus was to find his broth
er, which is probably true. The H. V.
implies that both began Immediately to
seek each one his brother, and that An
drew found his first. I'VE have found the
Messias the Christ" MesSas is the
Greek spelling of the Hebrew word Mes
siah, which is the same as the Greek
Christ, both meaning "anointed, the
anointed one" 1t was by amounting that
kings and priests were set apart Tor
their work. The Messiah was the king,
high priest, deliverer, long promised and
foretold, and for whom the Jews were
eagerly looking.
A. Jesus beheld him." as If looking
INTO his very soul. Thou art Simon"
That is your present name. Son OF
Jona." The true reading is John" as
in the r. V. Thou shalt be called Ce-
phas." Cephas is Aramaic (Syriac Aram
is one name for Syra). the city of God.
43. 1.-THE day following" Sunday,
according to Edersheim. Jesus would
go forth into Galilee." a. The will
derness was not the place for ms
work. (2) In Galilee was his own home
and that of his followers. t0 Here they
could earn their living by their accus-
toned work. (D Here they could reach
their friends and acquaintance. tO The
Galileans were less prejudiced, more open
to new IDEAS less bound by customs; so
that if he could gain foothold there.
and train a few disciples, he could more
easily begin his work And hnaeth
Philip" The others had sought jesus
Jesus himself finds Philip He must have
seen that Philip was ready for his invi-
tation and that there was something in
him which would make him useful dis
Ciple and a possible apostle. although
almost nothing is recorded OF his laoors,
except this, that he brought Nathanael TO
Jesus. He was one of the mute, IN
glorious Millions" a gem of purest ray
serene" in "the dark, unfathomed caves
of the ocean of history. He was like
the foundation of a building. out of sight,
but doing great and useful work.
Philip means "lover of horses -Four
persons of this name are mentioned in
the New Testament. Philip the apostle
and Philip the deacon (Acts G: 5; S; 5-12)
are the most frequently confused.
A. "Was of Bethsaida." House Of
hunting or fishing" fish town" near the
mouth of the upper Jordan, where it en-
ters the Sea of Galilee. THE City of
Andrew and Peter" Hence probably they
were acquaintance.
49, philip findeth Nathaniel" of
Cana in Galilee John 81: .. He
was probably on his way home,
and an acquaintance, If not before
at least in the wilderness under,
the preaching of John. Nathaniel is
generally regarded as another name for
Bartholomew. I'VE have found him, OF
whom Moses in the law" The Penta-
touch. the five books of Moses. thus dis
tinguished from the other books of the
Old Testament (see Gen. 40: 10; Mum.
"a: 17-19; Deut. IS: 49,. Trench calls this
The Eureka Chapter (see Illustration W.
"And the prophets, did write" The dis
ciples of John must have been contin-
ually questioning as to where the Mes
siah was of whom John preached. Jesus
of Nazareth, the son of Joseph" This
Is the Language, not of the evangelist
cut of Philip. Joseph was the reputed
father of Jesus, and Philip supposed this
was true.
&c. can any good thing come
out of NAZARETH" Nathaniel, belonging
to Cana, n neighboring city, with which
there would undoubtedly be rivalry.
knew full well the reputation of Naza-
roth. Come and see." That was TIA,
true answer to such an objection (see
above on V. 800. Nathaniel went and met
Jesus, was convinced, and became dis.
ciple Tvs. 47-5D.