Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-02-24

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After these things" The events of the
,ccond year. but particularly the report OF
lbe iwelyc. the murder of john, and the
conort that Herod was inquirm2 Tor INN.
RI twelve apostes who had been sent out
nvcr Galiee were preaching and healing
The sick. when, suddenly. like Hash from
a far distant cloud, came the news that
John the Bapti, IT Ma Mac6 Oer " CASTLE The
d;scinles FASTENED to Jesus. probably at
W 1iso ,p, as chickens hasten to their
mnthcr when the hawk hovers near. over
.'o soa From Capernaum, where the
APOSTLES met Jesus on their return, 9y
bpat privately. to escape the crowds
MARX 6:3l. 81 They all retired across
thc sea of Galilee to the lonely piain at .ne
foot of the hills near bethsalud; JUS. ous
side of the domn'ons OF ,ierU N fo rn nhys;.
~ ny yont i9I for instruction. (3) Tor com
Ca, u.s. With God. g Multitude, fol-
inwadn The people came from all dlrec,,
i t;ons for at This time the western ana
nortIorn shores were populous with cit,es
and villages. The preaching OF tue alo'ties
had stirred the whole. country ., oroura
g. "a mountain. Inc h'gn Gun an.
near Bethsaida., WHICH there c1 H;s d;Se.
p pIes Read Mark $685.: Here they
cponld rest and report. 4. 1.-The passover;
I D,,t bec.nse of the reason mentioned IN
chanter I. Jesus did not attend. ms
was His third Passover. year before HIS
death "Feast of the Jews. me M WaS
stated for the benefit or John mes Az
readers. This gospel was written III "{ Wf,s
| Minor among Roman customs. was
nigh" The fact that the Passover was
nigh at hand, so that many must have oeen
Starting on their journey to JerusaIeni
oronnd the lake and through Perea, party
accounts for the concourse OF such multi
'" IT Jesus confers with His disciples Tvs.
5el. S. Lifted up His eyes. Ihis was
in the afternoon, toward evening, o Muen
the day began to wear away LUZ e. o. No.
The Jews had two evening" - .n1 g o'clock.
gan at 5 o'clock, the second at ctot ti,
"a great company" He was moved with
COMPASSION and walked among the people,
tearhinq then, many things and heanng
their sick. His disciples called His aatten-
t;on TO the fact that this was desert
place. and as the multitude had been there
since morning it was time to dismiss .nI
congregation so the. people could go anu
hnv victuals. lest they faint by the way
Matt I4:H' l5). "Be saith unto Philip.
He was probably the provider for the the, dsci'
nles as Judas was the treasurer; whence
p are we 10 buy bread" (R. W Christ had
fed their souls and healed their bodies
and now He proposes to feed their bodies
and thus show that He Is able 70, 10 provlue
for all their necessities. o. 10 plore
Him." Philip had known Jesus ' o. ,''I %e
than two wears, and it was time that ne,
and the rest of the apostles, should Degi,n
70 nay" HK n m, what he would do" Christ
Ivy, the question to test Philips faith
"Philip answered" Our Lord saw Sal,
that His apostles needed lessons IN laitn,
and this miracle was as mtcn Ioi -
benefit as for the beneht OF tne ' muS 3
The penny was silver coin and was Wo ~.
about sixteen cents. The. value OF tne
bread necessary would be, therefore, aooutI
Geo Jesus said. "Give we them, to eat
EnteI. fhe APOSTLES then asked III aus
NAV Shall we 90 and buy, tins grea.
amount of bread: Jesus asked how m o.,
they had MARK, and Andrew said' rive
loaves and two small fishes.
Q. "a lad here" The multitude had mo-
thouuht of their temporal necessities, Sc
anxious were they to see, and hear Jesus
and this lad, "who had charge or the pro
visions of Che company to which he be
lonced" had all that could be found
'I,oaves-fshes" The loaves we're round
fat cakes like large crackers. Barley VIA
their poorest food. The fish were slila.ii
dried or picked, and were ea'en "'''
III. The multitude fed Tvs. III, III. ~
"Make the men sit" In orderly ranks 10
the convenient distribution OF the 1000
Mark saws they sat by hundreds am
Gfties. The men alone were arranged
companies and numbered, while the won
en- and children were served separately,
Oriental custom required. Mucn Sta -;
t;me of the wear. About five thousand;
Resides women and children Matt. l4;2l
There must have been 10000 persons, I
food Jesus had arranged them so tine
could easily be counted. ;, IT.. M
ing like the master of family among VI
Jews. who took the bread INTO MS nam a.
to give thanks to God before any ssu az b "a
one loaf for thousand men. besides u
Women and children. We may have 81
little but if we will give the little we nay
to Jesus He will multiply 1t thousah
fold and pass it back TO us, and grant
tbe privilege of passing it out to the star
ing. sin-burdened multitudes. Uivt
thanks" Jesus thus sets us an exa "a,
- we should never eat without hrst .hd u
Messing upon it, Distributed to the d
eiples." There has been. much dlscussi'
a az to lust how the miracle was performs
v There is no doubt but that the food mul
nl;ed ali along the line. Jesus handed o
IT 70 His disciples; it increased IN tnt
e hands as they handed out to the mutitn,G
q and as it was passed from one TO ANON ,I
:, the bread and fish continued to sven
IT, their hands until they all had enough al
,e " " " The fragments gathered up Tvs.
70 ,M -. "When-flled.' Here IS o
- miracle of our Lord attested by at lei
lie 1000 (probaby 10000 persons NO
need ever leave Christs table hungry;
or IL able to satisfy every demand OF SOU a
- hody, He is the bread Of life. Whetl
io we demand '1ittle or much 1t IS an es
ne matter for Christ to fill us. lnere -
in fulness in His mercy and love tha tr o.
~ those who eat can understand. rr
. ,nents" "The broken pieces which REM
nver~ r. v. 'Thst nothing be los
- The design is to bring out the ,precioush
he Of the food which Jesus had given,
il. Twelve baskets" The word transla
"baskets" means pockets OF WaiieIss
Y. A testimony given "; dDi,
nd "Tben those men" "The. people" X.
"The miracle" About which there: co
81 be M doubt. "Truth." An expression
=. Noting certainty. THAT prophet,
IN Who had seen this wonderful miracle a sS, v
so SO profoundly impressed with 1t that e
II said there can be no doubt but this IS
i'm Messiah-the Prophet that should, &C
i" into the world. according to the Dredictl