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Sunday School Lsssonio for May 10. 1906
speeIalIy Prepared fOr ThIs Papsr.

LESSON TExT.-Mark 5:1-2O. Memory
verse, 10.
GOLDEN TExT.-"Go home to thy
friends and tell them how great things the
Lord hath done for thee 5;19.
nlMEA-Autumn, A. d. 2S, the morning
folovahg the events of last lesson.
P~LASE.-Coast of Lake of Galilee, across
from XTiberias.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES. - other
recorded cures of demoniacs: Matt. 1882,
SO; Mark 1925 Ouke 4;SS-s0; Matt. 1922
(Luke n:14); Matt. II :14-18 Mark 9:17-2g;
Luke 9:3S-42). References to Satan: !
Chron. 21:1; Job lie; Pisa. 100 IS; Zech. 81.
New Testament references to Satan: Matt.
4.1O; 1926; 1923; Mark AIS; Luke 1918; 22:3;
John 1927; Acts SO; 2s:1S; Rom. 1920; Tim.
5:15; Rom. 1873. etc. Demons: Mark s;SS;
Luke 4:41; 9:1; 1917; 1882; l Cor. 1870, n;
Jas. 2:19; Rev. 1872, etc.
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
v. 1. "They." Jesus and the Twelve.
1.-THE other side" Across the Sea OF
GAlifee from Capernaum; hence to-
ward its southeast extremity.
v. 2. "Out of the tombs." Which
were not far from the shore. "A man.
Matthew mentions two demoniacs.
We may presume that the one Mark
tells of was SO peculiarly fierce that
the other was scarcely considered,
though we have no doubt Jesus healed
him also. "An unclean spirit. one
thus afflicted was prone to haunt
places and follow practices regarded
by Jews as ceremonially unciean.
v. 3. Had his dwelling among the
tombs." Natural and artificial caves,
often very large, are found In this
region.
v. 4. Bound with fetters.' Chains
fastening the feet. Matthew tells US
that people were afraid to pass that
way, because of this fierce man.
''Plucked asunder." Like many an
other frenzied person. he seemed to
have superhuman strength. Broken
in pieces" Or torn asunder, II they
were of rope.
v. 5. Might and day noun
tains and tombs." Roaming the hill
sides or hiding among the tombs
Crying and cutting himself" he
was in misery, and gave vent probably
to fierce shrieks. He also had a pro
pensity to injure himself. The devil
is a hard paymaster (Rom. 6:23).
v. 6. saw afar off" He
must have discerned him when he was
yet out at sea. "Worshiped Him"
Fell PROSTATE before Jesus, as In
worship.
V. Z. "Cried with a loud voice"
An inarticulate shrek. What have
II" etc. Literally, what is there to
me and thee" That is, What have
we in common" 'Son of the most
high Cod" A title for Jesus that
was used by Gentiles rather than
Jews Torment me not" Trench
says: 1.-THE true devilish spirit counts
it a torment not to be suffered to tor
ment others"
V. 8. HE said" Rather, twas say
ing" Already, by word or manner,
Jesus had indicated his purpose to
release the demonized man.
v. 9. What is thy name?" 1t is
said nothing goes farther toward
bringing a frenzied person to com
posture than getting him to tell his
name. Legion" A division of the
Roman army consisting nominally of
5000 soldiers, was called a legion.
Here the term merely means many.
v. 10. "Out of the country" Luke
a y Unto the Deep" or "the abyss"
that is, to Gehenna, the place Of evil
spirits.
v. IL. "a great herd Of swine"
The region was largely inhabited by
iGentiles, or by religiously careless
Jews, since strict Jews deemed swine
unclean, and would have nothing to
do with the animal save under di
rect necessity duke 1919.
v. 13. Jesus gave them leave
Demons can do nothing among mel
save as permitted by God; and this
assures us that he purposes to over
rule their work for our good, and
will enable us to escape being harmed
by them Il Cor. 1913. "The hero
ran (rushed) into the sea-
The frenzied animals rushed dow th'
steep bank. Thus the lemons wer'
outwitted, and we may presume coult
only return to their own place.
v. IA. "They fed" The keeper
were dismayed, perhaps feared TO
their own lives, and hurried home
ward, spreading the news of the even
in the country and the city as the.
went. "They." Many Of those VIII
heard the story of the s%wineherds
Matthew says "the whole city"
v. Is. "See him" Better in Rev
Yer, Behold" as the origina
means to look earnestly and intently
Doubtless many of them had know
this man in the past only to fea
E him. Sitting clothed, in his RICH
mind" Whereas before he had bee
ever on the move, naked and demen
ed. Were afraid" They felt an aw
of both the man and his Healer.
V. 16. "They that saw It," TIL
swineherds, who returned with tn
crowd. told how 1t befelI." The
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