The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-07-12
THE SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR JULY is.
subieci; The GENTLE wonan's Faith,
Mark viii, 24-3O-Goiden Text; Matt.
xv., @5-MemorY Verses, 2s-3O-Com.
mentnry on the Days Lesson

W., 25-IemorY Verses, 2S-3O-Com.
mentary on the Days Lesson.
%. From thence He arose" That is.
alter delivering the discourses lust re.
teired to. Edersheim thinks that i isus
and the twelve apostles went Immediately
to the north country. while others think
there was n short delay in. or near, Ca.
of Tyre and Sidon." Tyre and Sidon
were. heather cities on the east coast OF
the Mediterranean Sea "Into a bouse -
In all probability the house of n Jew.
Edersheim thinks He must have tarried
here several days. Would have no man
Know ~ lie Judged 1t proper to retire
with His disciples into this remote re-
glon,, with view TO conceal Himself
awhile from the Pharisees. who were nlot.
ting against Him. Could not he hid !"
1t seems that He was personally known
TO many IN this country. who had often
seen and heard Him in Galiee.
-. Whose young daughter The ac.
tual sufferings of the daughter were great i.
but The, sulferings which the mother en-.
durcd by sympathy were still greater
Our suflerngs for others are great I'm
proportion to the amout of love we have
Tor them. Hence the greatest sufferer on
earth was Christ. Had an unclean spr.
it, Matthew says her daughter was
'grlevously veNed with devil" This
was certainly a sad ease. Nothing can
destroy the peace of a home more than to
have n daughter possessed with Satanic
influences. Fell at His feet" This at
once shows the humility OF the woman.
she assumed the most lowly attitude possi.
BILE as she appeals TO His mercy.
26 Woman was a Greek BY Ian.
guage. The jews called those who were
ldolators Greeks or Gentiles. "A Syro-
phoenician by nation" a Syrophoenician.
Phoenicia belonged to the Roman PROV
Ala Ntsu. &
cla. Matthew says she was "a woman of
Canaan. During the earliest times of
Jewish history several tribes of Canaan
ties, who were the original inhabitants Of
Palestine. had retired northward before
the lsraelites. From these the Phoeni-
Earnestly entreatcd Him. The case was
an urgent one, and, on her knees at His
teet, she poured out her request. THAT
He would cast forth" She believed He
had power to do this Matthew says she
cried unto Him saying. Have mercy on
plead for mercy; she knew she could
make no claim upon Him in any other
way. The woman recognized Jesus as the
Jewish Messiah. The state of this woman
is II proper emblem OF the state OF a sin
ner, deeply conscious of the misery OF
ms soul There are many cXccllcncies con
tanned in her prayer. |. 1t is short >.
Jesus is recognized in His divine nature.
3. Her plea is for mercy. 4. She is in
earnest. .. II is humble g. 1t is Of
fered in fnith. :. She perseveres. ii
sinners would cry to God for deliverance
as this woman did they would soon be
liberated from their sins. THE devil out
of her daughter" Here is Il plain.
straightforward confession. There is no
effort to cover mp the family troubles and
gloss over matters, and make it appear
that. after all, her daughter is quite re-
Specialize
y, But Jesus said unto ner." This
woman discouragements were great. I.
Her advantages had been small. She was
heathen woman with but little means of
even obtaining the light of the Hebrew
Scriptures. 2. AT first Jesus did not re-
ply to her request. Matt Is: "a 3. The
disciples besought Him to send her away.
4. When Jesus did speak He seemed TO
repel her. The soul seeking salvation fire.
quently meets these same tests. and many
become discouraged by them. Let the
children" The Jews. First be filed. -
They are the favored people. The gospel
was first to be offered to the Jews and
to them our Lords personal ministry on
earth was chiefly restricted. Jesus told
her that HIS blessings were for the lost
of Israel. Matt l5:24 This would have
caused people with ordinary faith to have
given up the struggle, but not so with
this woman; she came now and worshiped
lllili, saying HtlD Ht. MAUI. 10. 3D.
Seemingly repelled she still worshiped
Here was personal, direct. simple, com
prehensive, humble prayer. For it is not
meet" 1t is not suitable--not the pro-
per thing to do. ITO take the children's :
bread" To take those blessings that be-
long to the jews. And to cast it unto
dogs. This was the severest test of all.
The Gentiles were considered by the jew
ish people as no better than dogs. and
Jesus only used a form of speech which
was common; but lit must have been very
offensive to the heathen." Would this wo-
man resent it? Would her pride at last
be stirred? No. She "shrunk and shriv-
eled" into nothingness at His feet, and
her faith still held on for the desired
blessing.
%. YES, Lord" Truth, Lord. Mat
thew 1t is all So The Jews--the favored
ones ought to be blessed first. | know /
am heathen-only Gentle dog, yet
Now follows, % an answer to His argl-
ment against entertaining her petition.
and (2) most touching appeal to His
clemency. "rhe dogs-eat OF the chill.
dren's crumbs" / only ask such kindness
as the dogs of any family enjoy. | would
not take one of the blessings that belong
to the Jews, but out of Thine infinite full
ness, Thou canst give me this crumb |
ask, and not lmpoverish them. BY this
she shows her high regard for Christs
power; "even the mighty blessing she
was asking was but a crumb to Him"
She would be glad to receive Il crumb;
those who are conscious that they deserve
nothing are thankful for the smallest ia.
vor.
20, "For this saying Her faith had
triumphed. Jesus said. 80 woman. great
is thy faith. Matthew. The hindrances
thrown in the woman's way only tended
TO increase her faith. Her faith resem-
bles a river, which becomes enlarged by
TIE dilles opposed TO it, until at last il
sweeps them entirely away There were
several other graces that shone bright in
her; wisdom, humility, meekness, pa
tience, perseverance in prayer; but these
were the product of her faith, and there
fore Christ commends that. because, of all
graces, faith honors Christ most; there
fore, OF all graces Christ honors faith most
THE deveil is gone out Now at this very
moment thy request is granted. Though our
Lords MISSION was to the lost sheep of
Israel, yet He always honored personal
faith in himself. wherever found. Per.
severing faith and prayer are next to ON
nipontent, No person can thus pray and
believe without receiving all his soul re-
quires. This woman had asked crumb
and had received whole loaf of the chill
dren's bread. Although a heather she
now took her place by the side of Jacob
and Moses for she had prevailed.
30. Laid upon the bed" A sign of
her perfectly TRANQUIL conditions the de-
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