Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-13
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON.
"Jesus' Power Over Disease and
Death" - International Sunday
School Lesson for April Is.

! am the resurrection and the lie. john
l1:25.
TIME.-Same as last lesson, the summer
OF A.. d. rs, in the middle of the second
year of Jesus ministry.
PLACE.-Capernaum, on the northern
shore of the Lake of Galilee, and Main. n
town southwest of Capernaum, seven
miles from Nazareth.
SCRIPTURAL EXPERIMENTATION
the references to Capernaum, Matt. ABB
16: SIS; 81, 9; 1923; 1924; 1872; Mark 1:16-Si;
2:1-4; John 4:46: GIL. 24-71. Compare TINS
miracle for a Gentle with that for another
Gentle, the S~yrophenician. Matt. ~15:2l-2S;
Mark 7:24-30. Compare the miracle at Nam
with the raising of Jairus' daughter, Matt.
9:23-25; Mark 5:3S-42; Luke S:49-56; and with
the raising of Lazarus, John II. Contrast
il with the resurrection miracles of EhJah'
/ Kings 17:19-23, and of Elisha, 2 Kings 4:32-
81. Compare it with the raising of Dorcas'
Acts 9:96-42, and of Eutychus, Acts 2o:I-l2'
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
V. /. when He had ended all His
sayings" Those of the Sermon on the
Mount.
V. 2. And a certain centurion's serv-
ant" This centurion was a heather
by birth ". 81. and was probably in
the service of Antipas. "-lnternationa
Critical Commentary. "All 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 docs not necessarily in,-
ply an affectionate relation between
the master and the servant, though
such may we'll have existed.
V. 3. And when he heard of Or.
", "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.
sent unto Him the elders of the Jews"
Leading, representative men.
V. 4. "Besought Him instantly" K.
", earnestly" as in the phrase, con
tinuing instant in prayer"
V. 5. For he loveth u nation.
This Gentle soldier found in the Jews
"a purity, reverence, simplicity and
nobleness of life which he had not
found elsewhere Dean Plumptre.
V. 6. Then Jesus went with them"
saying, according to Matthew, Il will
come mi heal him" AS they drew
near to the house, the centurion seat
friends to Him" with another message.
Il am not worthy that Thou shouldest
enter under my roof" This feeling of
unwprthiness was due partly Cd to
his own consciousness of sin, and part
ly 90 to his knowledge Of the Jewish
feeling that ''as the houses of Gentiles
were 'unclean,' entrance into them.
and still more, familiar fellowship,
would 'defile. '"-Edersheim.
V. 7. Say in a word" Literally,
Say with a word. and let my servant
be healed The word is to be the in
strument with which the healing is to
take place, instead of Jesus coming
in person."-Int. Crit. Com.
V. s. 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 tho
army, under the authority of more inn
portant officers. still have a command
over a body of men who do implicitly
as 1 bid them.'"
V. 8. He marveled at him" 'Only
twice do we read in the Gospel that
the Saviour marveled; once at the I'M
belief of His fellow citizens at MAJ
areth Mark 6:6j, once at the faith OF
this heathen."-Van Oosterzee.
V. 10. And they that were sent"
Christ's message through them to tho
centurion was, LAS thou hast believed,
so be it done unto thee" Matt. S:l3).
Found the servant whole
V. II. The day after" r. ", "soon
afterwards" He went into a city
called Main" A small town % miles
to the southwest.
V. IL. when he came nigh to the
gate of the city" Nearly all towns
and villages We're surrounded by walls,
as a defense against m~arauders. 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 cofiE;
the corpse was simply covered with
Il large cloth.'-Abbott.
V. 10. THE Lord A title first used
by Luke in this place, perhaps because
in this miracle Christ showed Himself
supremacy 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. 10. And he that was dead" The
spectators were sure that he was
dead, for they were carrying him out
to bury him"
V. 16. "And there came a fear on
ALL" r. ", 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. '-Farrar.
V. II. And this rumor Or. ". "rc-
port") of Him went forth" 1T would