The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-02-23

evident in its orderliness. There was
no unseemly scramble, inequality, or
waste. All was precision, method,
order.
1 nOsaiC from Commentaries.
The Sea of Galilee: Sweet water,
full of fish, a surface Of sparkling
! blue. tempting down breezes from
above, bringing forth breezes of her
own, the Lake Of Galilee is ct once
food, drink, and air, a rest to the eye,
GOODNESS in the heat, an escape from q
crowd, and a facility of travel very
welcome in so eXhausting a climate
George Adam Smith. When Jesus
then lifted up His: Better as in the
American Revision, Jesus therefore
lifting PIP His eyes, Saw a great
company COME seeing that great
multitude cometh"I: Not the same
crowd mentioned in verse ., else in
! the Greek the article would have
| inserted, but a Passover caravan com
ing from some other direction.-Dods,
Saith unto Philip: Why to Philip?
Not because he happened at that mo
ment to be nearest to Jesus (Alfordl;
nor as Bengel suggests, because he
had charge of the cOmmissariat; but
Cyril is right who fluids the expIana-
tom in the character of Philip, and
in the word to prove him.-Exposi-
tors Greek Testament. This was not
a trail of Philips faith, but a test
whether he could suggest any expedi-
ent; and the answer of the disciple
verse y conveys also the impression
that he knew of none.-Meyer. What
He would do: Without suggestions
from others. 1t was not bread He
sought from Philip, but faith--Au-
gustine. Philips home was Bethsai-
da. He was therefore acquainted
with the region and people.-Pelou-
bet. Jesus takes it for granted that
they must all dine with Him.
Henry. This is the only action in
Jesus life recorded by all the evangel-
ists.-Ibid. Make the men sit down:
This was, like sending Providence to
market.-Ibid. Philip answered: A
matter-of-fact man, quick reasoner,
good man OF busine SIS, more ready to
rely on his own shrewd calculations
than on unseen resources. This
weakness Jesus gives him the oppor-
tunity of conquering.-Dods. Two
hundred pennvworth-$32 1t was
equivalent to his asking, Can He
furnish table in the wilderness?"-
Henry. \ lad, four loaves, two
fishes: When Count Zinzendorf was
boy at school he founded amongst
his school fellows a little guild which
he called the Order of the Grain Of
Mustard Seed and thereafter that
seeding grew into the great tree of
the Moravian Brotherhood, whose
bOughs were blessing to the world.
-Farrar. Make the men people |
sit down: An order indicative OF our
Lords design that there might be no
confusion and that the attention of
| all might be directed to what He was
about todo.-Butler. Itinvited close
inspection. Given o. that there
might be no unseemly crowding round
Him and crushing out the weaker;
and (2) that they might understand
they were to have a full meal, not a
mere bite they could take in their
hand in passing. Obedience to this
request tested the faith of the crowd.
--Dods. Observe the furniture of the
dining. room, there was much grass
/ there; served as cushions for those
who sat upon the ground. Henry.
Jesus took the loaves: The distribu-
tion was with Thanksgiving and uni
versal satisfaction. - Ibid. Frag-
ments: The grant we have of God S
good creatures is large and full, but
with the proviso, willful waste only
excepted Ibid. This was for these
Orientals a most important lesson in
thrift. The poor are proverbially
thriftless everywhere; but nothing