Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-03-16
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson I'm the International Series
Tor March 20. iooi-Jesas Feeds n
the Five Thousand.
THE LESSCN TENT.
Matt lI.lg-yal

IL When Jesus heard OF Il. lie = parted
'nenee oN snip into = desert place apart.
-A'S "heh TIE people had heard thereof.
lhvH followed HIM on ,oot out OF the cities.
- AND Jesus Went forth. anu saw d, gseat
multitude, aud was moved With compass
Sloh toward hem. And lie heavd their
sick
10. And when it was evening. lis dis
e!p-es cam TO Him say ing. This is a u sert
place. anu the Time - NOW past. send the
multitude away. that iheN may 60 iuto The
Nt.Sses. and ouN themselves Nlc. ua.s
~ buI Jesus said unto tEem. In,H need
"CI cep'rt, give Ne tie Ia 10 cat
4" And ines SAY unto Him " , have here
out i've caves. ana mo fishes
IL te said. Bring them ltthcr 10 M.
a. Ahc lie cCILmsEUeG the multitude 10
Sii down on the grass and took TIE live
waves. anl ;he TWO fishes. ana looking u.
10 Heaven. a. bless, u. aud brake. and
gave the caves ~ lis disciples. aud TIE
~-'S-pi,s 20 thc nult.I4ue
= AuG ;acN die a.. al. and were u.ieG.
aiI ih,S look ~ U. IEt fragments tEAt
q. MANNED jWe.Nt baskets tult.
- And they mat had eaten Mere about
me- tLousanG laen. L,s4Ce Women and chill
GrDn.
- And stra !ghtway Jesus constrained
H. c.seiu.-~ to 81 sutO ship. and 40 90
Utiot, h.m uGtJ The Oth,I s.d,. Wtnc lac
srht th' mG.lltGdcs away.
-. ATC WI.ru lie lad stut.tte uu'tiiudts
away IL Went w into-tEo mountain apart
, 10 pray, ana wncu Jae evening Was Oome.
lie No. incre alone.
CoLOtN Ir.NT.-Jc>us said unto
hem am the hrcad oil i.i-.-Joh"
| O:.i..
! OUTLINE c&' SCRIPTURE SECTION
| ftSe.ng Five Thousand. ..... Matt i4.l3-.S
Feeding FiNc ThOusaud....... Mark 6.3V-SG.
cling Five Thou. and .......Luke %,lO-l7
! Feeding Five ThousaLd........John 6l-lj
/ TINE April y ~. - End OF The
/ Year OF Public Favor" NelS soon alter
the lbs, lesson.
/ PLACE 90 apernaum 90, then = great
grassy plain rising from the nor. heastern
/ shore 81 lie sea Of Ga.!.ee, very likely the
pain O. buta!ha. not tar from Be,hsa.da.
NOTES AND COMMENTS
Matt. II. Is, Ia. Now when Jesus
/ heard it," The story OF John the Bap-
| lists death. He withdrew TO d
desert place apart" AS TO the reasons
for this Withdrawing, be sure to read
the accounts Of the ether three Gospels
! This is the only miracle related by all
four. Grief over the fate Of the noble
man who was gone MADE Jesus anxious
to get away from the crowd to think and
pray The murder OF John meant much
TO Him in every way-the shadow Of the
cross was beginning to TALL across His
own path; within year He was to fol-
low the Baptist This was His first rea-
was the return of the disciples from
their mission, enthusiastic but weary.
! They needed His advice and counsel but
anything ike privacy ard quiet was i'm
| possible at Capernaum: the only thing
10 do va: 20 get away. 1t is posi- BILE. too.
: that the stir the new movement was
, making led Jesus to fear that Herod
would mistake II for the beginning Of a
] rebellion. The account of Mark adds
/ many details no: in Matthew. The muI-
/ utudes followed Him or foot" Je-
/ sps and the disciples went across the
lake; the crowds went by land around
! the head OF the lake. 1t was six or
eight-mile walk saw great multi
| rude He must have been both glad
and sorry TO see them. That they came
II all indicates the excitement that was
/ abroad in the land
I (Vs. 15-2D. The place is desert"
! Tninhabited: the nearest town was
'ong way of The time is already
/ past The time for the evening meal.
Send the multitudes away" For their
sakes. that they might get food. The dis
ciDles were thinking of their own re-
+, sources: they had nothing to give the
.
{ "Giveye them 10 eat" A puzzling com
! mand TO the disciples. Obedience
I seemed impossible. but Christ never
commanded what we cannot DO. When
: Tie commands we may be sure either
thatwe can make way, or He will make
one for us.
( CVs. go, 23). The first three Gospels
/ tell US that AFTER :he miracle Jesus sent
the disciples away hurriedly 10 the other
side Of the lake and .mained behind
Himself 40 dismiss me multitude. This
strikes us at once as being strange. and
we ask: Why? John GA. - makes
. il all plain: the people thought because
/. they had been mi.aCulOusly provided
Z with food That the golden age foretold
by the prophets wae at hand and that
the last Messisuic King they had been
expecting was come They were about
20 proclaim Him King. Jesus saw their
purpose knew that su,h action would be
disastrous and 'that He must take in
slant measures 10 prevent It: single
unwise move and their enthusiasm
would Name rp ard II would be too late
He preferred 10 manage the crowd en-
tirely alone ard then the departure OF
the disciples-next to Jesus the mos; i'm
portant persons there would show the
people that no political move had been
planned and womb turn their thoughts
from coronation 20 the fact that IL was
late and time 10 be going home Jesus
Himself knew that the Messiah they
hoped for would never come. He could
not for moment low er His own concep-
ton OF His mission 10 make Il sgree with
the Messianic hopey OF prophets and
people. He put the crUwn from Hin: n
was not hard now: that had all been
fought out I'm the wilderness before His
preaching began. Put after n was all