Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1905-03-15
Healing Of the
Man Born Blind
Sunday School Lesson Tor Mar. l9. 1905
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| verses 10. IL. Read all the Chapter
| GOLDEN TENT AN THE Light of
the world."-John 9:a
| TlME.-The same as that OF last lesson
The Feast OF Tabernacles. October. \. ID. %
| flACE.-Jerusalem, at the pool OF ST.
loan
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES. - Other
cases OF the healing of the blind by Jesus
are as follows; Matt. 9:S7-3i; Matt s0:2s- "a.
Win parallel accounts in Nix. l0:i6-S2. and
Luxe ls;S5-S; Mark s:22-26: Matt II :22 ~
Instances OF healing where means were
used; Mark 7;22-Si; S;23-25; Matt Sii Is:
sos; O;Si; Luke BILLS: 22:5l: JAS 5:i4
References to Jesus as the Light OF the
| WORD; John 1;s: s:l2; S:is; IL IS. SO: Luke
N:23 49,
comment and Suggestive Thought.
Fool OF Siloam.-One OF the few spots
about Jerusalem that can be quite posi-
lively located. Called in early times. ST.
loah, Shiloah. or Sloan (Neh. 3:l5:
lisa. $50; 1t is still called by the neigh
boring Arabs Birket Silwan. II Is found
to the south OF the temple mount. and re-
ceives much of its water from an inter-
mittent spring in the Kidron valley,
known as the Fountain OF the Virgin. Ii
Is connected with this fountain by a
rock-hewn tunnel. which 1t is believed
was dug by King Hezekiah. just before
the time of the Assyrian invasion. to
bring its waters into the city g Chron.
32:4, 3O). This tunnel is circuitous. be-
ing some LOO feet in length, while the
distance to be traversed is only 200
feet. rude inscription cut in the stone
records that men began working at both
ends and met in the middle. After the
Jews return from captivity, a stone ar
cade was built around II, rooted with
large slabs of stone. This probably was
still standing in Jesus day. Healing
| properties, especially for cases OF eve
diseases, are attributed to its waters.
V. l. Passed by" Passed along the
street in Jerusalem. He saw" Not the
careless look OF curious observer, but
the compassionate look OF one eager to
help, was fixed upon the man.
V. 2. WHO did sin?" The disciples
touch on a common Jewish belief that
blindness or other affection OF the body
was sent as punishment for sin.
V. 8. Neither nor parents"
They had been guilty of no greater sins
than others who were not thus afflicted
Works of God in him" rs
blindness was the occasion for showing
forth Gods glory by the miraculous
healing
V. 4. 81" Rev Yer, We" Christ
calls us to bs cOvorkers with him
While il is day" We must do at once
the duty that lies before us; we know
not how quickly the opportunity for it
will have passed The healing of the blind
man as one of the works of God. D." show
ing forth His compassion and His divine
power. Giving sight to the blind was
one OF those miracles which the Jews
were led by prophecy to expect of the
Messiah Elsa. 29:1S; $3.50. Might COM
eth" The night of death. which ends
mans opportunity for labor on earth,
soon comes to all Never throughout
eternity shall we have another oppor-
tunity than the present of suffering with
! Christ and enduring for Him GAS 1:l2:
! Pet. Alb, 14).
V. B. las long as | am In the world"
That day was not yet closed; Jesus did
not leave this world when his body as
cended to heaven Matt %: 2O).
V. 6. "Spat on the ground" Jesus used
spittle in working other miracles Spit
tie, and also clay, were reputed remedies
| for diseased eyes. Though Jesus could
have wrought the cure by a word. he
found II wise in this case to use simple
means.
VI. Wash in the pool" Wash of the
clay into the pool. Jesus always gave
those whom He healed something to do
perhaps it was only to express their
need and ask His help. but il was some
/ thing to deepen their confidence in Him.
V. 8. Sat and begged" He was a we'll
known blind beggar, often seen in public
| places II am he" Many a fragrant sin
ner has been so transformed by meeting
| Jesus, that observers have questioned
whether he could possibly be the same
man. Every renewed soul feels himself
| "a new creature"
V. 10. They" The neighbors and 9th
ers who had collected The first ques-
! tioning was from natural curiosity.
V. IL "A man called Jesus"
/ Better. The man. This one already ad
! some knowledge Of Jesus. and took in for
| granted that his questoners also had
/ such knowledge. Made clay" etc.
\ Here, as throughout the REGARD, the re-
stored man proves himself an intelligent
| witness. When the man named Jesus as
his Healer. and people recollected tpat
| this was the Sabbath day some fastened
/ TO bring him TO the Pharisees. who so
/ jealousy watched the movements OF Je-
/ sus These questioned the man. then ques-
/ toned his parents To their inquiries.
/ he could only reply "One thing know
| that whereas was blind. now see"
and he reiterated his assurance that one
who could work so divine a miracle could
not be sinner. This was regarded as
equivalent to coDfessing that Jesus was
the Christ. and they had passed resolu-
tons to cast out of the synagogue any
who made this confession. Accordingly
the restored man was cast out