The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-06-01
THE GENTLE
WOMAN'S FAITH
Sunday School Lesson Tor June 3. 1896
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GOLDEN TEXT Great is thy faith:
be Il unto thee even as thou wilt"-Matt.
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TIME.-summe A. ID. 20. few weeks
after last lesson.
PLACE.-On border OF country of Tyre
and Sdon. 40 or " miles northwest OF Sea OF
/ Galilee
Comment and Suggestive Thought
V. "a. From thence went
From Capernaum or its vicinity, Jesus
and the twelve went into the neighbour
hood OF Tyre. Borders" The conn-
try district within the domain OF the
cities named. Would have no man
know it. lie did not wish notoriety
OF any sort He had come hither that
lie might quietly teach His apostles.
Gould not be hid 1t soon became
known that the great Healer was
there.
v. %. For" What is about TO be
told brought Him such fame that ii
probably accounts for his brief stay
In this region. In the Rev. Yer, this
verse begins with But straightway."
Immediately upon hearing OF His ar
rival, woman who had a great need
sought Him out. Young daughter
A little child. Had an unclean
spirit" She was the victim OF what
was known as demoniacal possession.
Heard OF Him" Perhaps she or her
neighbors had been among those who
fiocked 10 Galilee TO see and near
Jesus mark 3:S).
v. &c. "A Greek" Probably she
spoke the Greek language. "Syrophoe-
nician." She was a Phoenician by
race. and lived in the political division
known as Syria; some other Phoeni-
clans lived in northern Africa. md
were termed Libyo- Phoenicians. Be
sought Him" BY combining Mat
thew's account with that OF Mark, we
see that the following conversation
took place:
Woman-Have mercy on me, 0
Lord. thou son of David; my daughter
is grievously vexed with devil
Jesus remains silent
Disciples Send her away. for she
crieth after us.
Jesus 60 discIples)-I am not sent
but unto the lost sheep of the house OF
Israel
Woman (worshiping)-Lord. help
me,
Jesus Ito woman the children
first be filed: for II is not meet 10
take the childrens bread and to cast
it unto the dogs.
Woman-Truth. Lord; yet the dogs
under the table eat OF the children's
crumbs.
Jesus-O, woman. great IS thy fash:
be II unto thee even as thou wilt. Go
thy way; the devil is gone out OF thy
daughter.
As we see how Jesus tried the wom-
an. first by His silence, then by APP
parent rebuff. we feel sure that lie
was trying TO bring her into the
household Of faith that she. as well
as her daughter. might be blessed
V. 27. Let the children first be
filled" Jesus words 70 the disciples
Csee above). which she had heard,
would give her TO understand that He
meant Gentiles must wait until Israeli
ties were provided for. Not meet
Not fitting. Unto the dogs" Tho
Jews thought that they alone were
children Of God. and they called people
OF other nations dogs" TO Indicate
that their lives were unclean' ana
perhaps that they "barked" at true
Goodness.
v %. "she answered" One OF weak
faith might have gone home discour-
aged or perhaps resentful, but ihls
woman's faith was energized by
mother-love, and she was ready 10
hear anything II she might gain ner
daughters restoration. Yes, LORD.
she agreed to what Jesus said, and
addressed Him as the sovereign LORD
/, Of mankind. yet the dogs" etc. lhe
woman humbly accepts what lie says
|, and from the truth of the provert
draws a new plea.
% For this saying" Because OF
the faith and love shown by this say
I. ing. Jesus was greatly pleased ly hei
faith. for IL put her where He coui'
bless her: she had opened her near
: "a Him See Matthew'S rendering II
our Golden Text THE devil is son'
ont" Jesus had not seen or tonchet
he child. but lie assures the mother
!. that she is cured
!, Y 20. was come to her house BE
uevlng Jesus word, she hastene'
homeward and found her daughter. re
leased from her malady. laid %
more literally "thrown'-upon IN
: he'd Probably a CONFUSION had nc
companied her release. What happ
nome that humble cottage now DC
: came, Note the obstacles which nj
woman overcame: % Nationality
she was to Jews a foreigner. 60 Ike
,Irion: she was Canaanite and pagan
: "a, speech, she was Greek, Cen
: lie. CD Sex: she was a woman an
not accustomed to appear In pnoli'
4 Beyond all these, Jesus. Himsci
w,,sed to put obstacles in her way