Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-03-31
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR APRIL 3.
Subject: Jeans Visits Tyre and sidon, Mark
w.t., 24-37-Golden Text, Heb. H., g.
Memory veNses, 27-29 - Commentary
on tho pay's Lesson,

| Il. mothers plea Tvs. 1920. "a.
'From thence He arose." That is, after
delivering the discourses at Capernaum.
Edersheim thinks that Jesus and the
twelve apostles went Immediately to the
north country, while others think there
was short. delay in, or near, Capernaum,
les on the east coast of the Mediterranean
Sea. Their religion was base and corrupt
ing nature worship. Beelzebub, the name
adopted by the Jews as a name for Satan.
was one of their deities, who was supposed
to be the author of "all the polutions of
probability the house of a Jew. Eder-
sheim thinks He must have tarried here
several days: the fact that He desired to
be kept hid, but could not, would suggest
this. "No man knew it," He Judged it
proper to conceal Himself awhile from the
Pharisees.. who were plotting against Him.
Gould not be hid" 1T seems that He
was personally known to many of this
country, who had seen and heard Him in
Gaiilee"
25 Whose young daughter" The ac.
tual sntferings of the daughter were great,
but the sutferings which the mother en-.
dured by sympathy were still greater Our
sufterlngs for Others are great in proper.
ton to the amount OF love we have for
them. Hence, the greatest sufferer on
earth was Christ "An unc!ean spirit"
Matthew says her daughter was ''griev.
ousiy vexed with a devil" This was Ger.
tainly sad case. Nothing can destroy
the peace of home more than to have
daughter possessed with Satanic influences.
The spirit that possessed this girl was an
uncean-a vile spirit. AT His feet"
This at once showed the humility of the
woman; she assumed the most lowly at.
titude possible az she appeals to His mercy
26. "Woman was a Greek" BY language.
The Jews called those who were idolaters
Greeks, or Gentiles "A Syrophenician by
nation A Syrophenician. Phoenicia be-
She was Syrian, OF Phoenicia. "Besought
Him" Earnestly entreated Him. TIE
case was an urgent one, and, on her knees,
at His feet. she poured out lrer request
Would cast forth she believed He
had power to do this. Matthew says she
''cried unto Him saying, Have mercy on
me, . Lord, Thou son of David She
pleaded for mercy she knew she coud
make no claim upon Him in any other way.
The woman recognized Jesus as the jew
ish Messiah; she called Him Lord" and
The son Of David" The devil, etc."
Here Is plain, straightforward confes
sion. There is no effort to cover up the
and make it appear that, after all her
Ii' Faith triumphinr tvs, 27.3W. q.
".Jesus said =" The Woman's discourage.
men1s wcre GREAT. Her ady,nt,gns | hsI
been small, She was a heather woman
with but little means Of even oht,;ninc
the Ii1ht OF the Hebrew Scriptures, >
At first Jesus did not repIy TO her request
Matt, Is: 24) 2, The disripIes beso,,rht
Hin to sand ber awov tIVben .IeSus
did sneak He seemed to repel her. The
soul seeking sa,vatjon. frediently meet,
these same tests and many become discour.
aged by them The children" " The Jews.
First be filed They are the favored
pnon,e. The go.nel was first to he offered
to the Jews. and to them or Lords per.
sonal ministry on earth was chiefly re-
stricted Jesus told her that His b,es,-
inps were for the lost of Israel (NattD
"Sot meet" II is not suitab,c--not the
proper thing TO do. "Children's bread"
To take those blessings that belong to the
verest tes, of ali The Genti,es were con.
sidered by the Jewish people as no better
thar dors and .Icsus nnlv used , form nj
speech Which was common: but il must
have heen very offensive 10 thp hpathcp
Would this woman resent it? Would her
p,dde hrSssI a. SsI ;mto & e s HIS
feet, and her faith still held on for the de.
sired blessing .
%, les, LIN, IN itu'.i, i1o,u I ha.v,I 49,
ought to he blessed 6rsf know | am A
heatnen only a Gentle dog Yet Now
follows tll an. answer to HIS argument
ssnanst tnuelta''ns h; nsi pe'Iio" u;o ,ome9o "ma W.
"The dogs: eat of the chi,dren's crumbs"
| only ask such Kindness AS the dogs OF
an, family ENJOY: 1t am dog give ms
a. 30 1e"si .Eor uT tI.s 'vi,," Her faith had
triumphed. Jesus, said, 80 woman, great
is thy faith" Mattl There are several
other graces WAY Snone ulls"' III neL'
nersever,nre rar in nrnver. but these were the
product OF her faith. and therefore Christ