The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-01
THE SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR FEBRUARY q.


pies was u matter OF greut moment to
Jesus. II was necessary that some OF them
should be witnesses OF His life aud work
from the beginning OF Hts public ministry.
He did not choose those to be Hts witnesses
who we're bound by the traditions OF the
rabblnlc schools. Ho chose men Of simple,
yet strong mind.
CoSNEcTiSG LINES have here an nc
count OF Johns testimony concerning
Jesus. AS soon as Christ was baptized HI
hurried into the wilderness, whore lie re.
mained forty days. During His abs once
John had continued his work, but now u,
last he sees Jesus returning from the viii.
derness.
80. "Again, tho next dny after" On the
day before, tho day Ho returned from the
wilderness. John had borne testimony oil
Him. V.29. The disciples ofJohn did not
appear to be greatly impressed until John
on tho following day (v. 35) repeated his
words. Edersheim argues, with seeming
accuracy, that this was the Sabbath. "cwo
OF His disciples" Andrew and John. tho
writer, who carefully avoids using his own
name.
30. "Dehold tho Lamb OF God" SEQ v.
20, spoken In reference to Isa. 53:7. All the
lambs hitherto offered had been furnished
by men; this one was provided by God ns
the only sufficient sacrifice for the sin Ct
the world. His words would be 10 them
equivalent to command TO follow Him.
How faithful John was In his otfice as fore
runnerl He did not think OF his own de-
crease, he Is anxious to have his followers
become true disciples OF Christ. He did
not reckon that he hnd lost those WHO
went over from him to Christ.
81. They followed Jesus" They under
stood Johns meaning and Immediately did
as they were directed. II would be well IL
all would imme tidtely folio Christ. We
should follow Him as our Rsdeemer, Pat
tern, Guido and shepherd. They may not
have intended to leave Johns leadership
permanently.
3S. "Wnat seek ye." Jesus knew, but
He desired soma EXPRESSION ftom thom
The meaning is, Wlat Is your d sire? your
petition, or request? '.labbi. Teacher,
master. Among the Jews this title wns u
sort OF degree" They thus ut once recog. :.
nizod His superiority and their ignorance
Where dwellest Thou" Where are Thou
stayingT He had no permanent place OF
abode in this locality. Ia asking this
question they intimate n desire to be bet =
ter acquainted with Him. Where is the inn
where you abide2 We desire to re3eive In :
struction from you.
80. Come and see." A kind Invitation
to them to go with HIN to His place OF
abode. II those who know not the SALIVA
tion OF God would come ut ths command
OF Christ, they would soou sec that with
Him Is the fountain OF life, and In His light
they would see light. "The tenth hour "
st. John was so impressed with the first In
terview with Jesus that he remembered the
hour. There is difference OF opinion IA
10 whether this WAS 4 y. M, according to
the Jewish reckoning, or 10 a. M, accord
ing to tho Roman reckoning. II Andrew
anu John spent the day with Jesus Il must
nave been 10 II. m. This was probably tho
Sabbath dav
Al. "He nrst flndeth his own brother"
IL Is supposed that ut the same time Au-
drew went to find his brother Simon, John
also went and found his brother james and
brought him to Christ. This was n true mis-
sionary spirit. Gods salvation Is so good
that those who experience His love are
always anxious to bring others into the
same holy relation. 1--WE have found tho
Messias." He speaks exultingly. Aroused
by John's faithful testimony concerning
the coming Messiah they were ready to re.
ceive ii i'm when they saw u few true marks
OF his Messlahshlp. "Boing interpreted"
Messias is the Hebrew word and Christ is
its Greek Interpretation.
AZ. "When Jesus beheld him." Jesus at
once knew Simon better than Sim know
nimself. "Cephas "A stone" II. V.
Petros, or Peter, has the same meaning In
Greek that Cephas has in Syrlac. The
name was given him to describe his char.
acter.whlch was "stiff, hardy aud resolute."
43. The day following" This, accord.
ing TO farrar, was the fourth day after His
return from the wilderness. Jesus startei
on His return to Galilee, aud "on the Jour
ney fell In with another young fisherman,
Philip OF Dethsaida. Follow Me-" This
command Is, In the gospels, issued only by
our Lord Himself. 1t Is addressed to but
one outside the circle Of tho apostles, the
rich young man whom Jesus loved. Mark
1921. How was 1t that these Galllean
youths we're brought with one look, one
word, to the Savlor's feet? In part by whit
He said, and by what John the Baptist had
testified concerning Him, and by His very
look.
A. "Bethsaida." "The house OF nets"
so called because inhabited mostly by fish.
ermen. There were two places by this
name. The town where the three discl.
pics, Andrew, Peter aud Philip, were born,
was on the west shore OF the sen OF Galiee
Just north OF Capernaum. The other Beth.
satda. whori i've thousand We're fed Is on
the northeast shore OF the sea. Andrew
and Peter lived at Capernaum. Matt. s:
IA; 1924; Mark t:29.
45. Nathaniel" Elsewhere called Bar.
thoomew. He lived at Cana In Galilee,
where our Lord performed His nrst mir.
acle. Cana was about nine miles northeast
OF Nazareth. "of whom Moses. and tho
prophets did write" See Gen. S:15; 22;1S;
Deut. 1918; Isa. Az; 7:14; Jer 1856; Egek.
1923; Dan. 9:2i; Micah. 5:2; zech Gl2;
Nal. 81. These men were familiar with
the Scriptures, and surely here was n great
array VI testimony Win reIerence 10 the
Messiah.
46. "Good . out OF Nazareth" The
question sprang from mere dread OF mis-
take In matter so vital. He knew that
Bethlehem (Mlcah. 5:2) and not Nazareth
was to be the birthplace of the Messiah. It
has been usually considered that his an
swer was proverbial but It may merely
have implied, Nazareth, that obscure aud
ill-reputed town in its little, untrodden
valley--can anything good come from
thence2" Nathanaeps objection arose from
ignorance. Ordinarily all we need Is bet
ter knowledge OF Christ and any objections
we may have will melt away. "Come and
see." The same reply given by Jesus. V.
80. Philip could not answer his objec-
tions, but still his faith was unshuken; and
Nathaniel was not so filled with prejudlce
that he would not investigate for himself,
Some things cannot be explained that we
can SEQ nro true. He who cRndldly ex-
amines the evidences of the religion OF
Christ Will become II believer No history
ever published has so many internal and
external proofs OF authenticity ms this has.
Those who have never read tho Bible, or
have read II only with fixed purpose to
gainsay 1t, are the ones who cry out
against 1t.