The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-04-13
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON.
Jesus Power Over Disease and
Death" 49, International Sunday
School Lesson for April Is.

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PLACE.-Capernaum. on the northern
shore Of the Lake OF Galileo, and Main. a
town southwest Of Capernaum, seven
miles from Nazareth.
SCRlPTURAL REFERENCES.-R
the references TO Capernaum. Matt fl3-
l6. s.5: 81. 9. II %: i7:24. 1872 Mark 1868;
2i-i; John 4:46. Gl7. 2i-7l. Compare this
miracle for a Gentle with that FOR another
Gentle. the Syrophenician. Matt l5.2l-2N'
Mark 7.29-S0. Compare the miracle al Main
with the raising Of Jairus' daughter, Matt
g.Z3-25. Mark 5.SS-i2; Luke s.4g-i6, and with
the raising OF Lazarus. John H. Contrast
it with the resurrection miracles Of Elijah,
Kings 17.l9-25. and of Elisha. Kings i.S2-
81. Compare 1t with the raising of Dorcas,
Acts g.S6-l2. and Of Eutychus. Acts 2o.7-l2.
Comment and Suggestive Thought
V. l. when He had ended all His
sayings" Those Of the Sermon on the
Mount.
w. And q certain centurion's serv-
ant" This centurion was a heather
by birth ". 81. and was probably in
the service of Antipas. s."-Internationa
Critical Commentary. "An Palestine
was under Roman military govern
ment: this centurion was probably
connected with the garrison at Caper-
naum." "WhO was dear unto him.
The adjective does not necessarily int
ply an affectionate relation between
the master and the servant. though
such may we'll have existed.
V. 3. And when he heard of CR
v. "concerning') Jesus" Christ had
already worked many wonderful mira
cles and spoken many wise sayings in
Capernaum, so that the centurion had
the best foundation for his faith. "He
sent unto Him the elders of the Jews. "
Leading, representative men.
V. 4. "Besought Him instantly" X.
v. earnestly" as in the phrase, "con-
tinuing instant in prayer"
V. 5. For he loveth our natl n"
This Gentle soldier found in the Jews
"a purity. reverence. simplicity and
nobleness Of life which he had not
found elsewhere. dean Plumptre.
V. G. Then Jesus went with them, "
saying. according 10 Matthew, Il will
come and heal him." AS they drew
near TO the house, "the centurion sent
friends to Him. with another message.
Il am not worthy that Thou shouldest
enter under my roof" This feeling Of
unworthiness was due partly U u
his own consciousness Of sin, and part
ly CD to his knowledge Of the Jewish
feeling that cas- the houses Of Gentile3
were 'unclean,' entrance into them,
and still more, familiar fellowship,
would 'defle.' "-Edersheim.
V. 7. Say in a word" Literally,
Say with a word. and let my servant
be healed The word is 10 be the in
strument with which the healing is 70
take place. instead of Jesus coming
in person. Int. Crit. Com.
VS.. For also Cike Jesus, but in
another sphere) am a man set under
authority" etc. "He means: I also,
though a very humble person in the
army, under the authority Of more i'm
portant officers. still have a command
over a body Of men who do implicitly
as | bid them.
V. 9. "He marveled at him." "Only
twice do we read in the Gospel that
the Saviour marveled; once at the un-
belief Of His fellow citizens at Naz-
areth mark 6:6), once at the faith Of
this heather. Van Oosterzee.
V. 10. "And they that were sent"
Christ's message through them TO the
centurion was. "As thou hast believed.
so be it done unto thee" Matt. S:13).
Found the servant whole"
V. IL. "The day after" r. v, soon
afterwards" He went into a city
called Main" A small town 25 miles
to the southwest.
V. u. when he came nigh to the
gate of the city" Nearly all towns
and villages were surrounded by walls,
as a defense against marauders. BE
hold. there was a dead man carried
out" "The bier on which the body
was borne was, in the case Of the poor
er classes, a simple board supported
on two poles. There was no coffin;
the corpse was simply covered with
a large cloth. Abbott.
V.19. "The Lord" A title first used
by Luke in this place, perhaps because
in this miracle Christ showed Himself
supremely the Lord Of life and death.
V. IA. And He came and touched
the bier" "Of wickerwork. The body
lay with its face turned up. uncovered,
and its hands folded on the breast
Edersheim.
V. IS. And he that was dead. " "The
spectators were sure that he was
dead. for they were carrying him olt
to bury him"
V. 16. "And there came a fear on
ALL" X. ", "And fear took hold on
all" "A great prophet IS risen up
among us" They might have thought
of Elijah and the widow Of Sarepta;
of Elisha and the lady Of the not far
distant Shunem.
V. II. And this rumor Or. V. ere
port'D Of Him went forth" 1T would
spread like wildfre far and wIue."-
kx. Greek Test
Lessons from Miracle at Main.
One Of the blessed suggestions Of.
the miracle is the arrival Of Christ
just at that time
Our life is like a game Of anagrams,
in which the letters of words are
thrown into a tumble. Only God
knows how to arrange them. and spell
out the meaning for us.
God wants worded prayers, but
often. as al Main. He answers the
silent petitions Of our griefs. our
needs. our desires. lisa. 65:2D.
What Christ said to the mourning
widow lie says to all who are borne
down with sorrow: Weep not"
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