The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-14

SH.uiion was, AS tnou mast believed
so be 1t done unto thee" Matt. 5
49, Found the servant whole" II
sound health. For this meaning Is tn
regular word in medical writings. -
Prof. Vincent. Matthew says that tn
servant was healed in the selfsam
hour"
Nv. The Unworded Prayer Of sor
row.--Vs. IL, IL. Our Lord ha,
healed, probably, every kind of dis
ease known in Palestine. He has
raised the dying from the beds the,
had not hoped to leave again. But h,
had not yet raised the dead. Thi.
alone was wanting to complete ths
evidences of divine power which his
miracles offered. ."-Ryle. These mira
cles OF our Lord are the nearest We
come to news concerning the other
world. except OF course our Lords
own resurrection. George Macdon
aid.
IA. THE day after" r. ". "soon
afterwards" HE went into a city
called Main" A small town twenty.
fye miles to the southwest. A hamlet
OF the same name still exists there.
With Christ were "his disciples. and
a great multitude" (R. VI
IL. When he came nigh TO the gate
OF the city" Nearly all towns and vii.
lagos were surrounded by walls. as a
defence against marauders. Behold.
there was a dead man carried out"
The bier on which the body was
borne was, in the case Of the poorer
classes, a simple board supported on
two poles. There was no coffin: the
corpse was simply covered with a
large cloth. Abbott. "The only son
OF his mother" The Greek implies
that he was the only son she ever
had,-a fact intensifying her grief.
And she was a widow" The second
grief had followed the first. She was
alone In the world. And much people
Of the city was with her"
Y. The Prayer of Sorrow Granted
vs. 1915. We are not told that Jesus
was addressed with any petition. The
great grief he saw was enough. He
knew what was In man.
49, 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.
Saw her" He picked her out readily
because she led the sad procession.
III was worth noting that nearly all
the recorded instances OF raising the
dead we're performed for women. -
Int. Crit. Com. He had compassion
On her" Jesus, who was always
touched by the sight OF human agony
MARK q: 81: s: 12). seems to have
'elt a peculiar compassion for the
anguish OF bereavement John IL: 49,
I'D. Cambridge Bible. "And said
into her. Weep not" "A hint Of what |
vas coming. but Of course not under
tood by the widow" Expos. Greek
Test.
IA. And he came and touched the
Ter" "Of wickerwork. The body
ay with its face turned up, uncov-
red. and its hands folded on the
reas. Edersheim. They that bare
I'M" Friends and neighbors, all Of
hem unshod. different parties OF bear
RS, at frequent intervals relieving
ach other, so that as many as possi-
lie might share in the good work -
dersheim. Stood still" Taking
le touch of Jesus as sign that he
ished this. EXPOS. Greek Test.
And he said. Young man, say unto
lee. Arise.v
To- And he that was dead" "The
'ectators were sure that he was dead.
n they were carrying him out to
Try him. No deception was possible.
r his own mother believed him dead.
I'd you may be sure that If there
ID been spark Of life In him she
ould not have given him up to the
ws OF the grave. ."-Spurgeon. sat
}, and began to speak" 'Incoherent.
rhaps, were those words, like the i
81 words of dream with which a /
an awaken; but they were words, Z
d they made known that the dead 3
IS alive.'-Nehemiah Adams. ,.'And
delivered him to his mother" Can
y one doubt that mother and son 4
nceforth owned. loved. and trusted
n as the true Messiah Elder p
elm. a
W.. The Effect of the Miracle.-vs. S
II. s
l6. And there came fear on ALL" Ii
", And fear took hold on ALL" "A Il
'at prophet is risen up among u.s. t
he expectation Of the return of ELI Il
!, Jeremiah, or one Of the prophets fl
$ at that time widely spread. - P
Bible. God hath visited OF
people" Compare the words OF
,harias Luke /: 6S) and Of Nico- A
nus John 3: p. oi
z. And this rumor Or. W, "re- in
~ OF him went forth" 1T would hi
cad like wildfire far and WIDE in
Greek Test. Throughout all Ju- tn
:" Not implying that Main was in Fl
ca; but the story spread from Cali 81
all over Judea. And throughout us
the region round about" That is, CIV
ca, where John the Baptist was in all
on. Luke goes on to tell how John eli
Ie to hear of II. to
esscn from the Miracle at Main. an