The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1906-04-13
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON.
sJesus' Power Over Disease and
Death" - International Sunday
School Lesson for April 10.

LESSON TEXT.-Luke 7l-l7 Memory
verses. II. 10.
| GOLDEN TEXT.-"Jesus said unto hor,
| arm the resurrection and the life. John
HIS.
| TlME.-samo as last lesson, the summer
Of A. u. Is. In the middle Of tho second
rear OF Jesus ministry.
| PLACE.-Capcrnaum on the northern
shore Of the Lake OF Galilee. ana Main,
town southwest OF Capornaum, seven
miles from Nazareth.
| sCRlPTURAL REFERENCES. Read
tho rcferlncca TO Capcrnaun, Matt ABB
&c: SO. SS9.il.Z5. I7.2i. 1872; Mark 1863.
2l-i. John SO. Cl7, 2i-7i. Compare this
miracle for Gentle with that for another
Gentle. the syrophenician. Matt lb.4'S.
Mark 7.2i.30. Compare the miracle at Main
with the raising Of Jairus' daughter. Matt
9.2g-25. Mark $3.50. Luke Si9-S, and win
the raising Of Lazarus, John u. Contrast
II with the resurrection miracles OF Elijah.
| Kings n l9-7. and Of Elisha. Kings Asz-
u. Compare II with the raising Of DOrcas.
Acts &C.. and Of Eutychus Acts D5-lz
Comment and Suggestive Thought
V. /. when lie had ended all His
sayings" Those Of the Sermon on the
Mount
w. And certain conturion's serv'
ant" This centurion was a heather
by birth a. ~. and was probably In
the service Of Antlpas "-lntcrnatlOnal
| Critical Commentary IAN Palestine
was under Roman military govern
mcnt. this centurion was probably
connected with the garrl'on az Caper-
uaum Who was dear unto him.
The adjective docs not necessarily int
| ply au nncctlonate relation betwcel
the master and the servant, though
such may well have existed.
v :. And whea h, heard Of CR
| v. "concorning') Jesus" Christ had
already worked many wonderful mira
clcs and spoken many wise sayings IN
| Capcrnaum. 50 that the centurion had
the best foundation for hts faith. Tie
sent unto Him the elders Of the Jews
leading representative men.
V. Z. "Bcsought Him Instantly" X
V. earnestly" MS In the phrase. con
unuing instant IN prayer"
vs. For he loyeth our nation
This Gentle soldier found In the Jews
"a purity. reverence. simplicity and
n0blcness of life which he had not
found elsewhere bean Plumpire.
V. 6 Then Jesus went with them. ="
saying. according 10 Matthew. Il will
come and heal him" A. they drew
near 10 tho house. the centurion seat
friends to Him" with another message
4 am not worthy that Thou shouldcst
enter under my roof" This feeling Of
unworihinest was due partly O q
his own Consciousness Of sin. and part
lly 60 to hls knowledge u the Jewish
feeling that "as the houses Of Gentle
werc unrissB. entrance into them.
and still more. familiar fellowship.
would 'dchle.' g. Edershelm.
V. = Say ia word" Literally.
Say with a word. and LEI my servant
be- healed The word Is 10 be- the In
s,rument with which the healing Is l.
take place. instead Of Jesus coming
In person. Int Crit Com
VS. For also Oike Jesus. but g.
another sphere am q man set under
authority" etc lle means I also.
though a very humble person In the
army. under the authority " more I'm
portant Officers. still have a commlnd
over body of men who do implicitly
as ! bid them"
vs. lie maryclel A. him" "On'y
twice do We read I'm the Gospel that
tho Saviour maryeled. once at the I'M
belief ~ Its fellow citizens at Nir-
arcih MARX go. cnce at the faith Of
this heather Van Oostcrfee
V. 10 And they that we're sent
Chrisrs mcssare through them TO the
/ centurion was, As thou hast believed.
~ be Il done unto thee" Matt Si3l
Found tho servant whole
v n. The day after" r. v. soon
afterwards" lie went into a city
called NAln." 4 small town % miles
To the southwest
V. r.. when he came nigh Ia the
gate of the city" Nearly all towaf
and villages were surrounded by walls.
NJ defense against manudcrs "Ds.
hold. there was dead man carried
out" The bier ON which the body
was horne was. IN the case Cf the poor.
or classes. simple board supp1ric
ON two poles There was no CONF,
the corpse " simply covered with
large cloth. Abbott
Wis. The Lord" A title fret u'cd
by Luke In this place. pcrh1ps bccalse
In this miracle Christ showed Himself
supr,mrly the lord OF liic and death.
v. r. And ne came and touchc
the bier" OF wickcrWork The DO ~
lay with o. face turned up. uncovered.
and ~ hands folded on the breast
Edcrsholm
Vis. And he that vas tcjd THE
spcytators were SURF that he vas
dead. Tor they were carry ng him OFT
20 bury him"
v ie. "And there came fear on
all" r. V. And fear took hold on
ALL" ~ great prophet g. rl,cn ~
among us" They mlght have thought
OF Elijah and the widow ot Strcpta.
OF Elisha and the lady ot the not Car
distant Shunsm. "-farrar
V. u. And this rumor tR v, re.
/ n,rt'D az Him went forth" ut would