The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-03-17
Healing Of the
Man Born Blind
Sunday School Lesson for Mar. 10. I 9O5
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PACE Jerusalem az the poo. Of 81
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SCRIPTURE REFERENCES ~ oiher
cases ~ The healing o. TIE hird hs Jesus
are as follows. Matt. s..7-Si Matf -0. y "a
WIKI pAra..e. accounts in Nix 10 CO.'S. and
Luke ls.2s-fc. Mark S2ae5 Matt j. ?, a
Instances az hca.irg wteir means were
! used Mark Z SIS $500. Matt Z "a 4.
49, 1884. Luke ig.il-ls. - %. Jas. s.I4
Rcftiences 10 Jesus as tho Light Of tie
Word John 9. S-i2, sls. ie 1s Is. Luke
iis. =. lsA y Is, . 80 4. Eph "a. Rev
Comment and Suggestive Thought =
POoi VI sloan one OF the few spots
about Jerusalem that can De quite posi-
lively located Called in early times. ST.
loah. Shiloah. or Sloan (Ncl SIS:
lisa. So, il is still called by the neigh
boring Arabs Birket Sllwan Il is found
TO the south OF the temple mount. and re-
ceiyeS much OF its water from an inter
mittent spring in the kidron valley,
l known as the Fountain OF the Virgin. Ii
is connected with this fountain by
80
vas dug by King Hezekiah just before
the time OF the Assyrian Invasion to
bring its waters into the city p Chron
1924. 30l This tunnel Is circuitous. be-
ing some 100 feet in length while the
distance 10 be traversed is only 1900
feet. rude inscription cut IN the stone
records that men began working al both
rT M frrf 4.
Jews return from captivity. stone ar
cade was built around il. rooted with
large slabs 81 stone This probably was
still standing in Jesus Cay Healing
properties. especially for cases OF eye
diseases. are attributed to its waters
V. / Passed By Passed along The
street in Jerusalem He saw Notthe
careless look Of a curious observer. but
the compassionate look Of one eager 10
help was fixed upon the man
V . Who did sine" The disciples
.ouch on a common Jewish belief that
blindness or other affection OF the body
was sent a. punishment for sin
'. s. Neither nor parents"
They had been guilty OF no greater sins !
than Others who were not thus afflicted. /
Works OF God in him His |
blindness was the occasion for showing
forth Gods glory By The mira ulous
healing.
V. 4 T." Rev Yer. We" Christ 1
tails Us TO be coWorkers wilh him. /
While il is day" We must do al once /
the duty that lies before Us: We know /
not how quickly the opportunity Tor il
will have passed. The healingofthe blind \
man as one Of the works Of God " show
ing forth His compassion and His divine
power Giving sight to the blind vas
one Of those miracles which the Jews
we're led By prophecy to expect of the
Messiah lisa 2s.lS; $3.50. Night com
eth The night OF death. which ends
mans opportunity for labor on earth.
soon comes e ali Never throughout
eternity shall We have another oppor-
tunity than the present of suffering with
Christ and enduring Tor Him JAS I.l2:
! Pet. 4:l3 10
y. ?. As long as ] am liz the world"
That DAY was not yet closed. Jesus did
not leave this world when bis body as
cended 70 heaven Matt. 2s.2W
y. 9. 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 word he
found it wise in this case 10 use simple
means
VI Wash in the poo Wash on the
Hay into the pool. Jesus always gave
those whom He healed something TO do
perhaps il was only 10 express their
need and ask His help. but ii was some
thing 70 deepen their confidence III Him.
VS. sat and begged He was a we'll ,
known blind beggar. often seen p public
places. Il 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 neighb0rs and 9TH
srs who had collected The first cues
.ioning was from natural curiosity.
v. IL a man called Jesus.
Better. the man. This one already had
some knowledge Of Jesus. and took il for
granted that his questioners also had
such knowledge Made clay etc.
Here as throughout the record the re-
.tored man proves himself an intelligent
witness When the man named Jesus az
bis Healer. and people recoliected that
his was the Sabbath DAY some FASTENED
% bring him to the Pharisccs. who SO
eaously watched the movements Of Je-
'us. These questioned theman. then ques-
Toned his parents. To their Inquiries.
le could only reply. "One thing know.
hat whereas ! was blind. now ! see"
md he reiterated his assurance that one r
Sho could work so divine n iracle could
lot be a sinner This was regarded as
10 confessing that Jesus was
he Christ, and they had passed resolu-
Ions 70 cast ont Of the 81 nagoeue any
Who made this confession Accordingly
he restored man was cast out :