The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-07
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson In the International series
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timaeus Healed.
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THE LESSON TEXT


THE LESSON TEXT.
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~ And they came TO Jericho. and 40
He went out OF Jericho with His disciples
and a great number OF people. blind BArti-
maeus the son Of Timaeus. sat by the
highway side begging.
u. And when he heard that IL was Jesus
OF Nazareth. he began TO cry out and say:
Jesus. Thou Son Of David. have mercy on
me.
A.. And many charged him that he should
hold his peace. but he cried the more
great deal. Thou Son Of David have
mercy on me.
~. And Jesus stood still. and command
ed him 10 be called. And they call the
blind man. saying unto him: BE OF good
comfort. rise: lie calleth thee
%. And he cast away his garment. rose
and came 10 Jesus.
| 81. And Jesus answered and said unto
him What wilt thou that l should DO
unto thee? The blind man said unto Him:
LORD, that j might receive my sight
g.. And Jesus said unto him. Go thy way.
thy faith hath made thee whole. And i'm
mcdiatciy he received his sight. and iol-
lowed Jesus in the way.
GOLDEN TENT. Lord that might re-
ceise my ssght--Mark lv.5l-
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The connection with last Sundays
lesson includes the parable Of the la
borers in the vineyard Matt. 20:l-l6).
a third prediction by Jesus Of His
death and resurrection mark 10. %
34). the request OF Jesus and John that
they might occupy high places when
! Jesus came into His Glory Mark 10:
35-45), and then the present lesson.
Jesus had now crossed the Jordan and
had come into tire land o. Judea prop
er. Matthew gives US the account OF
two blind men. but Mark and Luke
tell the story only OF these men, Bar
timeus by name.
On this part of His journey Jesus
was accompanied by great crowds,
doubtless mostly people who were 60
ing TO Jerusalem for the approach
ing feast of the Passover.
Bartimens. blind beggar by the
roadside. soon learned that it was
Jesus who was coming. Jesus had
healed blind men before. and Bartim-
Gus determined TO appeal TO Jesus for
help.
Where had Bartimeus heard that
title. "Son of David" applied to Jesusi
1t may be that the disciples had
preached the Messiah, but il is as well
at least TO suppose the blind man had
made his own deduction. Jesus had
healed lepers. restored sight 10 the
blind. made the lame 10 walk. and
even raised the dead. He could be no
other than the Messiah. therefore the
'.Son Of David"
His cry was for mercy. have mercy
on me-" That is a word upon which
emphasis is laid in the Scriptures The
publican in the temple prayed: BE
merciful to me. a sinner" Blessed are
the msrciful. for they shall obtain
mercy" declares Jesus in His Sermon
on the Mount. There are none who do
not need mercy. none who can afford
not TO show il to others II is the
quality which has in it the essence OF
Divine love.
Jesus stopped and called for the man
who needed help. He calleth for thee
Here we have one order of events. The
man sought Jesus. and Jesus re.
sponded by calling for him. In many
cases il occurs otherwise. We have il
in the Gospel record that Jesus saw
q man named Matthew. sitting at the
receipt of custom, and He saith unto
him. follow me. And he arose and
followed Him" The important mat
ter is not so much whether the voics
of Jesus is heard before we seek Him
as ii is that the right answer be made
TO the call. Matthew arose and fol
lowed him. "Bartimeus rose and came
to Jesus"
lord. that l might receive my
sight" There is a spiritual and mora
blindness. There is the awful calamity
Of him who has yielded to sin. namely
that he fails to perceive clearly there
: after what is right and what is wrong
. Jesus not only restored physical sight
when on earth. but He cleared tho
moral vision. To perceive the right and
have the power TO persist in thai
I course is the privilege of those whit
! have heard of Jesus. II is not thai
! Christians never err in Judgment oil
: conduct. The true Christian is he whs
strives as best he may TO know hi
. duty. to be in sympathy with move
ments Of the highest progress. TO do hi
! duty as he knows il. and leave the re
? suits with God. He strives to brins
his purposes and motives into absolut,
: accordance with that which is divines
I and purest.
. Thy faith hath made thee whole:
: Again Jesus commends faith as tn
/. cardinal principle upon which an,
lasting results can be built. Faith ma,
! be said to be the eyes of the soul. The,
/ see furthest who have most faith. no
E necessarily those who have the bes
reasoning faculties. Faith may b
. weak. the eyes of the soul may hav
I lost their light Lord. help tho'
e my unbelief."
.And Immediately he received hi
: sight. and followed Jesus in the way:
z Gratitude is one of the lessons ind