Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-01-28
THE SABBATH SCHOOL
International Lesson Comments For
January 81.
Subject: Jesus Calls Pour Disciples, Luke ",
Eli-0olden Text, John ylli., 3l-Mem'
ory Verses, 4.6-Commentary
on the Days Lesson.

l. Jesus teaching the reoo,c Tvs 81
|. "The peonle pressed" Leaving Na2a
| reth our Lord went to Capcrnaum and nor
! haps abode in the house Of Peter. The
! power of His preaching drew crowds,
| which pressed upon Him as He was wa'?
| ing along the white beach which forms the
margin of Lake Gennesarct. "To hea"."
| There was good proGncct for gnriors
| revival of religion There were times IN
| the life of our Lord when thousands were
| anxious to hear Him, for the common ne"
| pie heard Him gladly. Lake Of Genre"a
ret The most sacred sheet Of wafer
| which this earth contains. Called also the
! Sea of Ga'iee. the Sea of Tib"rias, ami iN
the Old Testament the Sea Of Chinneroth
| (Josh. l2:3). IT is a Gear, sweet !aEa
| about twelve miles lone and FIVE broad
with the Jordan River flowing throNrh i
Its fish were valuable. In Christ's time il
was covered with fleet of 1000 vcsSn,S,
| from fishing boats to ships of war. This
was the region Of the early labors q on,
| Lord. Here He performed sowe cS Fir
| most wonderful miracles; here He selected
| His disciples. But at the present time al
is desolate around Gali,ee, and the deSo,a
ton will increase until the aggressive pow.
er of Chrst's gospel carries Christianity to
hat now benchted lard
.. Two ships Fishing hoa's. Thr0
the accounts given of thcm. Asfew mer
could handle one, and sng'r 'arrp draNght
nf fishes endangered them. "StandiNr by
Anchored. or drawn w upon the beach,
"Washinr their nets" Thov had snent the
night in fruitless effort aud now they wo"e
cleaning the filth Of the sea from HE
threads Of tho nets ana mending any de-
fective or broken parts. II is interesting
to notice how often Christ appeared to
men while they We're busy with thoir tpr'.
poral affairs. and how their worldly rondi-
tions were made the means oF giving them
better understanding of Him. 3. Conc
of the ships Tho shin Of .Iamos and
John anneared 70 he at, so"n diS,,on"f
Jay "Praved Him" Asked Him. Jesus
in a familiar r,anner takos possession Of
Peters boat a-id makes il His "u'Dit w''a
lie speaks to the peor,e. 'Sat down. Ths
common nostnrc nf Jewish teachers Cow
part Matt. 81 "Taucht" II s nrohah'r
that this was a small hav on the cove, aNd
that whom lie was in tho boat ~" OcHn'e
on the shore stood roun1 HIM IN the fnr"
of an amphitheatre. No douAt thc a'e
was still so that His vc're was ur"rSturon'
In such situation He cou'H ho casi'v
heard. and no spectacle con.d b" more
beautiful than the Son of God SDeaklnr 70
the poor. IGNORANT and attentive multi.
tudes assembled on the shore.
II. "The draught of fishes Tvs. ~. a.
WEAKNESS and only seemed to remember
the disappointment of His followers !"
toiling all night in vain. TINS verse ha9
often been used to Illustrate the fact that
Christ would have us leave the shore ct
se'fshness. world'ness and sin and launch
out into the depth of His nets for the tax.
ing Of fish. s. Master This is, the
Master ia used in the New Testament and
il is used only by Luke. The other evan.
yelists call Him Rabbi or Lord. Notc how
tamliarv Peter addresses Jesus. "Io''et
al night" Peter saws this TO show how
unlikely it was that they would catch anv-
thing. and it p no doubt reported hy lAlka
IN cause the miracle TO appear all the more
striking. There were certain kinds of tsn-
ing always carried on at night. 'At Thy
word" No doubt Peter was weary and
somewhat discouraged but he had faith
enough in Christ TO lead him to so at the
direction of his divine Master.
6. Their net brake. Their nets We're
breaking r. " There was such a mu,
ttude OF fishes that snap IN some weak
part of the net warned them that they
must have assistance or lose the entire
catch" The miracle was an acted para,
Bile, of which the significance is explained
in Matthew l347. This breaking net ~
explained by St. Augustine as the symbol
Of the church which now is, He compares
the unrent net to the church OF the future
which shall know.no schisms.' I. Beck
oned" Made signals. The distance evil
IDENTIFY being too great for the voice to
reach. They came" James and John
with their ship. Began to sink" The
boats would hardly hold as much az the
nets Trench refers to a shoal OF mackcrel,
at Brighton, in 1908, so great that the net
net remained in the sea together. fy thl!
vast draught of fishes Christ intended,
TO show His dominion in the seas as "
,s on the dry land (Psa. S:S). ..
confirm the doctrine He had Just prel
g. To give those who were to be
bassadors to the world speclmeS
success they might expect.
Ill The disciples astoniShed
g Saw" 1t seems that 1t w
Peter saw the boats beginning
he realized the greatness y
Fell down" The comm2d
supplicant. In amazem
feet of Jesus trembling
doubt had know
miracles which Chr
none had so dire
this one. "Depal
that the same
could pervade tHS1
pervade the depths ~
and know its secret sins.
Peter saw himself very
in our unregenerate state
moral beauty or holiness.
ished" Was amazed.
"amazed" before thSl
" Forsakep
wife of Ze1
Zebedee
He calY
troul
Herd
shalt ID
ply the co
glittering tM
who, should bel
for life.
IL. "Ships I'd
up on the beach
"Forsook all"
which they had
had, even all
Him" They re
patton as fisher
and were again
devote themsel
draught of tish
of Jesus Aft
sumed their fo
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