The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-03-31
Jesus, the Good
Shepherd
Sunday School Lesson Tor April ?. 1905
Specially Prepared for This Paper

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LESSON TEXT John l0.7-iS. Memory
verses. H. lS Read also John l0I-l1 and
Psalm p. lisa. 1910. H.
GOLDEN TENT am the Good Shcp-
herd: the Good Shepherd giyeth his life
for the sheep John l0Il.
TIME.-October A. ID. g. az the Feast
Of Tabernaces. The same as The last three
lessons OF last quarter
PLACE.-Jerusaiem and vicinity
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES.-T good
Shepherd: Gen. 1924. Psa q. SOL: Ezck.
A,ll-l6, 22-H. Compare this list with tie
descriptive characteristics found IN John
TO- Especially place Eek. "a side by side
with John l01-2l
Other References boz the New Testament:
Luke l5.4-7; Matt lS.l2-lf. Heb 1920, John
e.i7; 1917, 1881. Pet 2.25.
Under Shepherds Good 0rans'atel also
"pastors): Eph. 4:ll; Jer 1915. Bad:
Eek 3i:l-l0 Jer. 1910.
Jesus the Door: John i4.6 Eph. 21S
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
Prof. Z. II. Plumptre, in his Lazarus
and Other Poems" suggests that there
is strong reason 10 believe that Laza-
rus was one Of the Jewish rulers; that
he was the rich young ruler mark
l0;17-22) whom Jesus loved, and to
whom he bade TO sell all he had and
follow Him, but who at the time refused
TO do it. With this family was one Of
the homes Of the homeless Jesus. They
loved Jesus, and Jesus loved them, and
He visited them oftener than any other
family. Not more than five or six weeks
before this, at the Feast OF Dedication,
Jesus was their guest and Mary sat at
His feet TO learn. while Martha was
busy with her household duties for His
entertainment CLuke 10:3S-42). After
Jesus left, Lazarus was taken sick, 1T
may be by one Of the sudden. sharp and
frequently fatal feyers OF Palestine"
such as that from which Jesus delivered
Peters wifes mother, and II is implied
that the assault had assumed an alarm
ing form.
V. 30. Fell down at His feet" and |
spoke the same words as those with |
which her sister had greeted Jesus. The |
thought must have been continually IN |
their minds, and often repeated to one
another. Lord, II thou hadst been here, |
my brother had not died.
V. 33. "He groaned in the spirit" |
Groaned, not in outward expression, but |
in his lnmost soul The Greek word for
'gr0aned" expresses a strong feeling |
Of indignation mingled with grief. "He |
beheld death in all its fearfulness, as the
wages Of sin; and all the worlds woes.
Of which this was but little sample,
rose up before HIS eye, all the mourners
and all the graves we're present to him."
And was troubled" Greek, "he |
troubled himself" precisely as a man
distressing himself or troubling HIM
SELF or making himself anxious -
Exp. Greek Test.
V. 35. Jesus wept" Shed tears. wept
silently, an entirely different word from
the weep" and weeping" OF the
mourners in VS.. 81. 33. II is well that
this short sentence should be in a verse
by itself, the shortest verse in the Bible,
but one Of the most blessed.
V. SO. Behold how He loved him!"
The word for love" is the more pas
5ionate word used in 3 by the sisters,
not the higher word used Of Jesus in v.
by the Evangelist, laying emphasis on
V. g. Gould not this man, which
opened the eyes Of the blind" This was
the last, most widely known, and most
miracle which had been
wrought in Jerusalem only two or three
months before. The inference was
natural and just.
V. 3s. "Cometh to the grave" R.V,
tomb" 1T was a cave" "The numer-
Gus sepulchers which skirt the valleys
On the north, east, and south OF Jeru-
salem. exhibit for the most part one
general mode Of construction
v 80. "He hath been dead four days"
and, therefore. Martha inferred natural
ly that decay had begun.
V. 40. said not unto thee" lie had
doubtless, repeated to Martha what lie
had said to His disciples ". a.. "f
thou didst believe" Trust in the good
hess. and power, and promises Of Jesus.
See the glory Of God" They would
see a work OF God which would manifest
His power and love to men, which would
sxalt HIS Son as the Messiah. and bring
iiyine blessings to the family, TO His
disciples, and to the world.
Val. Jesus liftedup His eyes" Anat-
iral simple, but expressive act Of wor-
ship.
V. 42. Because Of the people which
itand by 7 said IT," SO that they would
know that His power was from God, and
His relation 10 God.
a. He cried with loud voice, Laza-
us. come forth As one would speak
oud to awaken a sleeper II was loud In
order that an the people who had come
10 the tomb might realize whence the
)ower came.
V. a. And he that was dead came
orth bound hand and foot with grave
'lothes" 10 was the Jewish custom 70
wrap the dead comparatively loosely in
/ winding sheet OF shroud, which would
lave impeded. though not prevented,
lrising and walking. Abbott.
v. As. "Many believed on
i'm" Lazarus henceforth was a per-
'etual sermon on the loving power Of
'hrist.