The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1906-06-01

sCooO.N LEN -MdIk i'@t-vV MtlHoIJ
verse. 80
GOLDEN TEXT-"Great is thy faith:
be II unto thee even as thou wllt"-Matt
1873
TlME.-summer. A. d. %, a few weeks
after last lesson.
PLACE,-On border OF country " Tyre
and S.dou. " or " miles northwest d. Sea u
Galilee.
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
v "a, From thence went"
From Capernaum or It's vicinity, Jesus
and the twelve went into the neighbour.
hood OF Tyre Borders The coun.
try district within the domain OF the
cities named. Would have no man
know It, lie did not wish notorety
OF any sort lie had come hlthcr that
lie might quietly teach His apostles.
Gould not be hid It soon became
known that the great Healer WAS
there.
V. %. For" What Is about 20 be
told brought Him such fame tina, Il
probably accounts for his brief stay
In this region. In the Rev Yer. this
verse begins with but stralghwll."
Immediately upon hearing OF ll.s ar.
rival. woman who had q great need
sought Him out Young daUrh.sr'
\ little child Had 400 uu..cln
spirit" She was the victim OF what
was known as demonia,al possession.
Heard OF Him Perhaps she OF her
nelghbors had been among those who
iiocked to Galilee TO SEQ ana near
Jesus mark $3.50.
V Is. a Greek Probably he
spoke the Greek language "Syropaoe.
nician.' She was o Ph1eu.rlan by
race, and lived In the political dlys on
known rs Syria. some other ph1rul.
clans lived In northern Africa. ,ul
were termed Libyo- Phoeni.laus BE.
sought Him" by combining Mat.
thev's account with that Of MARX. we
see that the following conversation
took place
Woman Have mercy on me. D
Lord, thou son OF David. my daughter
Is grievously yeNel with devil
Jesus remains silent
Disciples Send her away. Tor size
crieth after us.
Jesus tto disciplesl ! am not sent
but unto the lost sheep o., The hous, OF
Israel
Woman Cworshlpinsl lord. help
me-
Jesus 60 woman lie, the rhuucn
FIRST be filed. Tor % IS 90, meet TO
take the chlldrcn's bread and 90 east
Il unto ths dogs
woman-Tm Lord go, mo dnr,
under the table eat Of the ChuIr,us
crumbs.
Jesus-O. woman. great s. tbs fash:
be It unto thee even as thou Wilt 60
thy way. the devil s. gone ou, u ny
daughter
As we see how Jesus tried the WIN.
an. FIST by His silence. then by APP
parent rebuff. We feel sure that Iis
was trying TO bring her into Tho
household Of faith" that she. as we'll
as her daughter. might be blessed
V. % let the children first 70
allied" Jesus words 20 the dlsr,ple,
tsee aboyel. which she had heard,
would give her 20 understand tha, lie
meant Gen,iles must walt until Israel.
ties were provided for Not meet"
Not fitting Unto the dogs" ms
Jews thought that they alone we're
children u God. and they called people
OF other nations dogs" to Indicate
that their lives We're unclc,n. and
perhaps that they "blrked" at tu,
Goodness
V Is she answered" one N weak
faith might have gone home ilsclur.
aged or perhaps rcseutful. hu, th,
womans faith was oncrglfoi By
moihcr-loye, and she was ready 10
bear anything II she might raiu nor
daughters restoration. Yes. Lord"
She agreed TO what Jesus said. and
addressed Him as the sovereign Lord
OF mankind, Yet She dogs. etc. The
woman humbly accepts what Hc avs
and from the truth Of the pruycrb
draws a new plea.
%. For this saying" Because OF
the faith and love shown hy this say
Ing. Jesus was greatly pleased by her
faith, for Il put her whore lie could
bless her, she had opened her hear,
10 Him See Matthews rendering In
our Golden Text The devil is gone
out" Jesus had not seen or touched
The child, but lie assures the mother
hat she Is cured
V. 30. Was come 10 her house" he.
.icylng Jesus word. she fastened
lomeward and found her daughter. 70.
leased from her mslady. laid" or
more literally "throwu"-upon tho
bed. Probably a oonyulsI0n had &C.
'ompaniod her release. What hapny
home that humble cottage now be-
'amo! Note the obstacles which mis-.
woman oycrClmc. Ou Nationality:
he was 10 Jews "a foreigner 90 ne.
igion, she was a Canlauiie and paran.
I'D Speech, she was "a Greek. a Con.
lie. N Sex, she was a woman. and
rot accustomed 10 appear Ca public.
Beyond al these, Jesus. Himself.
eemed TO put obstacles In her way.
Practical Points
V. %. Sooner or later Christ and thu
eekinr soul are aurp d, r,,,,