The Red Cloud chief., 1905-02-10
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
tESSON VII. FIRST QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, FEB. ~.
Text Of the Lesson, John Nv, 43-54.
Memory Verses. 49-5t-Goldcn Text,
John v. 3O-Commcntary Prepared
by Rev. ID. NJ. Stearns.

was refreshed 10y seeing many rcceiv,
Him rs the Christ, the Saviour of the
world. Il forcsladowing of the time
when from all nations His church
should be gathered Cthe age in which
we are now living, and of a later age,
rael all nations shall he won to Him. II
fultillmcnt of the word, His own re-.
ceivcd Him not, but us many :s re-.
ceived Him. to them lie gave the right
to become the SONS of God" ljoln j..
IL, III. The first two verses of this
lesson are u little perpleXing because
they seem to say that He went into
His own country. for Il prophet hath
no honor In his own country. Yet the
third verse says that the Galilcans re-.
ceived him. having seen all the things
that He did at Jerusalem. Nazareth,
where lie had been brought up, is
called Ills W country luke iv, Ii,
%. 24), and, though lie went to Cali.
lee, lie did not ut this time 30 to NaZa.
retll. and these verses may signify
that. though lie went to Galilcc. lie
did not 20 to Nazareth. because II
prophet hath no honor in his own cuun
try.
Some say that lie did not Immediate.
ly 20 into Gaiilce from Jerusalem, bui
delayed two days in Saniaril to allow
time for those whu Witnessed His mir.
aclcs ut Jerusalem TO return home and
prepare the minds Of the people Tor Il
favorable reception of Him. We learn
ed in our last lesson that He counted
it His meat to do the will OF Him that
sent Him. and in chapter V, tt. lie
Il How can ye believe which ~.
ceiye honor one of another and seek
not the honor that comcth from to-
only y So these verses might imply
that He went into Galilcc ANA latcl
even TO Nazareth las we know He did,
because lie sought honor only FROM
God and not from man, and came to do
the Fathers will, whatever it might
be and wherever ii might lead.
If the nOblcman (cOurticr, margin
who came to Him at Cana Oh behalf
of his son was CliuHa. Hcrod's steward
then Luke viii, 3, may be II sequel to
verse - OF Our lesson, for we there
read that Joanna, the wife OF ChiiHl
Herod'S steward. and Susanna and
mauy others ministCreu unto Him OF
their substance. At Cana He had ut
the marriage feast manifested forti:
His glory and increased the faith oil
His disciples (chapter ii. III, and here
that miracle of making water into Wiuh
is Endorsed. | refer to it because SO
many today seek to set aside all the
supernatural, but the Bible Is supernat
ural Or nothing. Jesus is God or eis'
He is not good.
The boy for whom the father pleads
n not only i'll. but at the point OF
death, as was also Jairus' daughter
Mark v, 23), but nothing is too hard
for our Lord. 1t matters not how Ill
or what the disease. or even II the
person has died or been buried, the
same word that said. LET there De
light can give light or life or henitr
In a moment. He says. "Believes'
thou that | am able to do thisT' Ana
then, according to your faith De II
INTO you" The nObleman entreatec
Jesus to come down to Capernaum nnd
heal his son, not knowing that His
actual presence was not essential tf
the healing, but having faith that u
Jesus would only conn to him lie como
heal him. Jesus gently tested MN. '"'
He never tries any n above that the!
are able. but his faith seems only u
strengthen, and he grows more i'm
Fortunate. Then Il Lord says: Iii
thy way. Thy son liveth.'
This was not as h n0biemah OK
nected. 1t was different from VIVA
He had thought. 1t was In one sens'
more than he expected. but there wa'
power in the word, and 1t grasped III
heart. and the glorious word IL written
sIhe man believed the word thai jesus
had snoken unto him, and he went hi
way" verse 5O).
The next day as he was hear'h'
home his servants met him with TN
ioyful news, "Thy son liveth!' ana Oh
inouiring when his boy began TO mem
he learned that IL was at the very hou
On the previous day when Jesus saio
.sVhv son Hveth." II must have thr1l'
O him with Joy to hear from MS serV
ants the very words that Jesus ma
said to him the day before but VIVA
10Y there was In that home wn'cn Il
had left In such gloom the day perore
And all through the love ana power o
one who gave them life and breath an
all things! But up to this time the
had only heard of Him. but mao ~
known Him. Now they knew iii