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THE SABBATH SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR JULY 8.

| ~. "Ihe day following" Following the
feding of the five thousand. "Wnen the
tarried on the plain where the FIVE thou.
sand had been fed over night. They had
seen the disciples leave in the only boat
there was present, and when Jesus did
not go with them they had remained ir
hopes to see Him in the morning. Dur.
ing the night He had gone to His disciples
on the sea, and in the morning He and
His Disciples landed near Capernaum.
ried over % wood oGa and other commoaties, an ies
from the eastern districts, had come from
+ 4SSerias. In these boats, many, finding
! that Jesus had left the neighborhood,
took passage, and came to Capernaum,
seeking for Him.
Is. "Rabbi." Master, teacher. "When
camest Thou" 1t was mystery to them
how Hs @ re M the an, sea h0pt tho being
far and near, and His way was hindered
| by crowds, who had, as usual, brought
their sick to the streets through which
He was passing in hopes that He would
heal Them" Mark 6:53-55.
26. "Jesus answered them" This ad
dress was delivered in the synagogue. "
SO. Geikje says it was either Monday or
ThuEsdsy Sas of Rs lays vst OF the syns yhs
Repetition Of this word among the Jew.
ish writers was considered Of equal import
with the most solemn oath. mot be-
cause They were not attracted to
Christ by any revelation that they saw
in His miracles, of His love, or Messiah.
ship. They comnrehended, no spiritual
meaning; "But because ye did eat" They
were seeking Him purely from, selfish con
result of the miracles rather than at the
divine agency that had produced them.
Selishness in any form was very distaste.
full to Jesus, and especially 80 now, when
He saw these people following Him for
"the loayes and fshes.'"
n. (Which perisheth." Our chief OBJ
ject in life should not be TO gain temper.
al supplies. Every man should be dlligent
in business, and should carefully provide
the principal thing. Me are to seek tlrst
"the kingdom of GOD, and the one whc
and snd TEMPORAL emp raj wants, % dsgrades a s his soul
and acts in a manner unworthy of his
Creator. (Which endureth," We are to
labor for spiritual and eternal good. La
Dor not for .".the things which are seem"
for they will perish with tn, handling;
but labor for the things which are mot
dure forever. (which the Son OF. man"
The term is especially appropriate here,
as it is only by virtue Of His incarnation
that Christ gives this enduring food.
"Shall give" God gives us His good
things, and yet we must seek for them.
"Sealed." To seal anything is to attest
by some sign that it is genuine.
%. "What shall we do" Those who
asked this question are evidently not the
verse Al. ''The works Of God" Works
that will be pleasing to God; and will be
endureth."
%. "That ye believe" Faith ID the
principle which, produces good works.
Whom He hath SENT. Ii you oeslre 10
do works pleasing to God accept bis EN-
bassador.His representative In tins
world. The greatest sin that human be-
Lord Jesus Christ. 1t is an open insult
to the Almighty =,
30. what sign" Sign is the usual
word for miracle in John: "That we may
see" Proof had been given them again
and again, but their darkened minds
could not perceive the truth: They seem
to cavil here, too, for they had just seen
the miracle Of feeding the five thousand.
81. "Did eat mamma" They really say
tablish His claim az Messiah by giving
1--WE thousand one meal, for Moses did
even more than that; He fed vast mill /
ions for forty years, and his was "bread
from heaven" while Christ used barley
bread and fish. Gas it is written" Ex.
l6: 1918.
so. at was not Moses that gave you
R. w Our Lord refutes their argument
bv showing. 4. That it was not Moses,
but God, who gave the mama. 2. That
that was not the true bread, but was
merely a type Of it. 8. That God had
aiyen them now a bread infinitely more
Excellent. "Giveth YOU" God is contin-
ially giving the true bread.
az AItnto the world" The mama was
FINE. the "tr,,e bread" was for the whole
"a "Evermore rive us this bread" They
did not understand vet that He was speak |
inc of Himself They had as vague a con-
ception of His meaning as the Samaritan
woman at the well had of the Giving wa
tep" 1bev W needed what they had ienor-
antlv asked for =,
35 "T am the bread of life" Jesus
Lseru tbenn in doubt no longer: and vet,
When He speaks plainly the mystery only
deenens: go blind is the natural heart.
am The One who giveth life unto the world
and saves from the death of ain. tShall
never hunger" Shall never desire spirit
ual grace and not have it given to him.
In a healthy spiritual condition the soul
hunqers and thirsts after God, but in
Christ every desire of the inner life Is
fully met and The nromise to such is,
ntbev ehall be filled +" +. ~ -
aS "And believe not" They closed
their ewes, and would not accept the most
Dositiye proofs Of Christ's divinity.