The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-15
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The miracle Of the lesson is the only
one which IL recorded In all the four
Gospels This does not. OF course.
prove that IL is the most Important OF
the miracles Of Jesus. but ~ 10 some IN
dication Of is Importance. IL Occurred
in the plain. Of fI'utaiha. an unculti-'
waited. uninhabited place. or the north
east shore Of the Sea Of Galilee. The
four accounts VIII be found as follows;
Matthew l4:l3s2l; Mark G:3O-46; Luke
9:lO-i7; John 6:l-l5. Based upon these
four records. and combining the events
and teachings. We may make the for
lowing analysis:
4. Jesus Receiving the Five Thousand.
q Jesus Teaches la) and % Heals.
g. ono Method OF Instruction.
l. The Miracle.
g. Jesus Gives Thanks.
G. The Loaves and Fishes.
T. Jesus on the Mountain la Prayer.
Jesus Receiving the Five Thousand
| After the death OF John the Baptist the
| apostles, who had been abroad doing
| the work of Jesus, returned to report
| TO the Master what they had done and
what they had taught. Jesus Himself
had not been idle, for Mark says that
there were many coming and going,
and they had no leisure so much as to
cat" So they went by boat across the
| lake 10 rest. But they were seen de-
parting by many people. and SO eager
were they to see and hear Jesus that. az
Mark goes on TO say, they ran afoot
thither. and outwent them. and came
unto Him." SO great was the heart OF
the Master that He gave up the rest lie
needed. He was moved with compass
sion toward them and duke o:lD RE-
ceived them"
Jesus Teaches and Heals.-Jesui
came TO seek and TO save the lost. But
here is one instance (among many
where the los: came seeking the Mas
ter. How He met this occasion IL is the
object of this lesson 20 teach: % lie
received the people with compassion;
(2) lie taught them, speaking OF the
Kingdom OF God; (3) He healed the
sick, thus showing in practical way
/ His sympathy; and, az He performed
! | the miracle OF multiplying the loaves
: and fishes. thus accomplishing the
double purpose OF feeding the hungry
4 multitude, and also showing that liz
was more than a man. that there was
Q with Him the power of God. Those who
. were healed included the ones who D,
E a long journey afoot had gone beyont
e their strength and also many who ha'
e ailments which permitted them to b.
h about in much their accustomed way
!. Besides these ii may be that there wer
I. those who had not thus far been abb
a TO bring their sick TO Jesus, and VIII
& thought that surely in the wilderness
Il He would not be so thronged that II
/ could not relieve them.
e One Method OF Instruction.-1n thi
Y. lesson is illustrated one OF Jesus II
II vorable methods OF instruction wht
So with His disciples. We learn by shar
contrasts. SO Jesus said 10 Phlil
r when He saw the people were hungry
~ whence shall we buy bread. that thes
It NAV eat?" John explains the attitud
Id Of Jesus by adding that this He sal
ID TO prove him: for He Himself kne
I'd what He would do" Philip and III
w other disciples were 70 have strikin
Or Illustration of the wide difference b
tween the human way and the Dvir
" way. For my thoughts are not 70,
ie thoughts. neither are your ways n
IN ways, saith the Lord."--lsaiah 55;s.
IN The Miracle.-Some OF the mrac.
er of Jesus may be susc eptible Of explain
es ton and may have been in accordan
IN with the foreordained laws Of what
er call nature. But u real miracle, III
en- the one of the lesson, cannot he e
OF planned to the human mind. The he
~ we cannot know. We can know, no
rs ever. that the God who created II
Pm world, who put upon II all the wonde
ne Of its beautiful forms and breath
ne upon IL the breath of life, is bound
IL no precedent Of His own establishmel
OF and therefore the miracles of Jesus, I
eu' Son of God, need not be explained.
~. may accept them as facts, ana orr
'eu from them the lessons they teach
~ Jesus Gives Thanks.-When
IN. loaves and fishes were brought seft
~, Jesus He .gave thanks" This wa
beautiful example for all disciples, q
- the custom OF grace before meat q
-. not but he helpful II uttered in .
~ certify and with reverence. We m
70 remember that the chief signfica'
- OF the custom lies in the fact that
!. recognizes God as the Giser OF ev'
. :. good and perfect gift.
~. The Loaves and Fishes.--Onl
r." barley loaves and two small fishes.
Tho wonder Andrew asked: What
,cr they among so many God uses
ace little things OF life for His great r
his poses. w. II. Van Doren has renar
WV that lie multiplied by division. dist
the uted." and added by subtraction. n
vi 70 baskets with the fragments OF
Dice barley loaves." ..a.
sure Jesus on the Mountain in Praye
hen and when lie had sent them Cloth
nan people and His disciples) away. lie
face parted into mountain TO pray" !
q Jesus flttingly closed busy day 81
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