The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-08
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
March II. I0OO-rhe Paralytic
Healed.
prepared by Hector C, Lenington.]
THE LESSON TEXT.
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MARK 2:3-l2)
g. And they came unto Him. bringing one
sick OF the palsy. which was borne OF four
l. And when they could not come nigh
unto Him for the press. they uncovered the
roof where He was: and when they has
broken II up, they let down the bed whereis
the sick of the palsy lay.
s. When Jesus saw their faith. lie sait
unto the sick OF the palsy: Son. thy sin
be forgiven thee.
6 But there were certain Of the scribet
sitting there, and reasoning In their hearts
l. Why doth ths man thus speak bias
phemies? who can forgive sins but Goa
only.
s. And Immediately when Jesus perceived
In His spirit that they so reasoned withit
themselves, He said unto them: Why rea
son We these things In your hearts?
O. Whether Is IL easier to say to the sich
OF the palsy: Thy sins he forgiven thee
or TO say: Arise. and take up thy bed. ane
walk?
10 But that ye may know that the Sol
OF man hath power on earth to forgive sin.
Che saith to the sick Of the palsy
II. | say unto thee: Arise. and take US
thy bed, and go thy way into thy house.
-. And Immediately he arose, took uI
the bed, and went forth before them all
insomuch that they were all amazed, ana
goriaed God saying: We never saw II
on this fashion
GOLDEN TENT.-The Son of man hath
power on earth to forgive sins.-Marb
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NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Mark follows up the narrative of the
Lords life without chronological inter
ruption. Including the interval claps'
ing between the last lesson and this,
we make this summary:
Jesus at Prayer Mark 1928
Preaching Tour in Galilee ...........vs, 1868!
Healing the Leptr ...................Vs 4V-4:
Jesus in Capernaum m..............Mark 2:l-:
The Sick Of the palsy.................vs. 3,
questioning Scribes ...................Vs. q,
The Power OF Jesus ...................Ns. S-E
Jesus at Prayer.-We note here the
fact that Jesus prayed. Several inter.
esting questions arise in this connec.
tion. The first is regarding the need
of prayer in general Another is: Did
Jesus, the sinless One, need pray? And
if this is answered in the affirmative,
why? Then is suggested the very in
tsresting study of secret prayer, in "a
solitary place"
Regarding our need of prayer there
is probably very little dispute. Even
the most ungodly utter a prayer when
confronted by sudden danger, or meet
some great sorrow. 1t seems involun-
tary. in other words, natural. Did
Jesus need to pray? Surely He did not
depart into a solitary place alone to
pray, simply to set us an example. The
mere fact Of His praying seems to in.
dicate His need of prayer. Why? Be.
cause, as we have said, it was natural.
If it is natural for us, how much more
for Him who was infinitely nearer the
Father than we. Then, too, if He were
He was, communion with God was His
very life, as it is also the being of our
spiritual life. Then, regarding secret
prayer, Jesus had spent very busy
Sabbath, surrounded all the day by
large crowds.
Preaching Tour in Galilee.-But the
Saviour was not to be left alone long.
The people of Capernaum clamored for
Him, so His disciples came to tell Him.
But other towns and villages also
needed the Gospel. He went about
from place to place preaching and heal
ing.
Healing the Leper.--At one of the
places where the Lord stopped to preach
leper came to Him for healing. Jesus,
plying him and seeing his faith, spoke
the word, and the leprosy departed and
. he was cleansed. 1t seems from this
incident that many of Jesus miracles
were done privately and quietly. This
healing of the leper was done so. And
Jesus charged him not to tell people
of his cure, but the man did, and we are
told that after that "Jesus could no
more openly (that is, without attract
ing more attention than He wished)
enter into the city" Prominent people
are often unable to do much quiet good
by people who, recognizing them,
claim their entire attention. So Jesus
had to do His preaching outside the
towns, where the people came seeking
Him.
Jesus in Capernaum.-Aftert this tour
Jesus returned to His home by the lake
of Galilee. But here, as formerly, and
in the other towns "straightway many
were gathered together And in the
house Jesus preached to them. His voice
reaching even those who crowded about
the entrance.
The Sick of the Palsy.-The presence
of Jesus brought those who needed
healing, and one sick of the palsy borne
by four of his friends. But they could
not bear him through the crowd, so
they carried him to the roof, as they
could with those oriental houses, and
through the opening lowered him into
the house right before Jesus. The Jews
helieYed all bodily suffering came be.