The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-06-01
THE GENTLE
W0MAN'S FAITH
Sunday School Lesson Tor June 3 1905
Specially Prepared fof This Pspc-

- 49,
LESSON TEXT-Mark 1880 Mem =
orsc. 30.
GOLDEN TEXT.-"Grcat is thy uln,
nc 10 unto thee even as thou VIII Matt
/ 1928,
TIME Summer. a. u p. fco weeks
after last lesson.
PLACE ON border OF country of Tyre
and S.don. 40 or % miles northwest oi Sea OF
/ Galllce
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
V. "a From thence o.. went ~
From Capernaum or It's vicinity. Jesus
and the twelve went into the ncighbor-
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 notOricty
Of any sort lie had come hither that
lie might quietly teach His apostles.
Gould not be hid" II soon became
known that the great Healer was
there.
V. Is. For" What is about 20 be
told brought Him such fame that IL
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, a 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 VINO
Rocked TO Galilee 10 see and near
Jesus MARK $3.50.
V. &C. "A Greek" Probably she
spoke the Greek language "Syrophce-
nician" she was a Phoenician by
race. and lived In the political division
known as Syria some other Phoeni-
clans lived In northern Africa. ond
we're 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. o
Lord. thou son Of David. my daughter
is grieyously yexed with a devil.
Jesus remains silent
Disciples-Send her away. for she
crieth after us.
Jesus TO disciples)-I am not sent
but unto the lost sheep of the house Of
Israel
Woman Cworshiping)-Lord. holp
me!
Jesus 60 woman Let the children
first be filled; for it IS not meet 70
take the childrens bread and 10 east
1t unto the dogs
WOman-Truth. Lord: yet the DOES
under the table eat of the childran's
crumbs.
Jesus-O. woman. great IS thy "a ID
be It unto thee even as thou wilt Go
thy way: the devil is gone ont OF Thy
daughter
As we see how Jesus tried the WON
an. first by His silence. then by ape
parent rebuff, we feel sure that he
was trying to bring her into "the
household of faith" that she. as well
as her daughter. might be blessed
V. a. Let the children first be
filed Jesus words 10 the disciples
(see aboyel. which she bad heard,
would give her to understand that lie
meant Gentiles must wait until Israeli
ties were provided for Not meet"
Not fitting Unto The dogs The
Jews thought that they alone were
children OF God. and they called people
Of other nations dogs. 90 indicate
that their lives We're unclean, and
perhaps that they parked" az true
Goodness.
V. y. "She answered one of weak
faith might have gone home discour-
aged or perhaps resentful. but this
womans faith was energzed by
mother-love. and she was ready TO
bear anything If she might gain her
daughters restoration Eyes, Lord
She agreed to what Jesus said, and
addressed Him as the sovereign Lord |
Of mankind. yet the dogs etc. The
woman humbly accepts what He says
and from the truth Of the proverb |
draws new plea.
29 For this saying" Because Of
the faith and love shown by this say
ing. Jesus was greatly pleased by her |
faith. for It put her where He could |
bless her: she had opened her heart !
TO Him. See Matthew's rendering IN /
our Golden Text THE devil is gone !
out" Jesus had not seen or touched |
the child. but He assures the mother |
that she is cured.
V. 30. Was come 10 her house. Be |
lieving Jesus word. she FASTENED |
homeward and found her daughter. re-
leased from her malady. "laid"-Or |
more literally "thrown"-upon the |
bed. Probably a CONFUSION had ac-
companied her release. What happy |
home that humble cottage now be-
camel Note the obstacles which mis- |
woman overcame: O) Nationality; |
she was 10 Jews a foreigner. (2) Re /
ligiOn, she was Odnadnlle ana pagan.
CD Speech: she was a Greek. Cen
tile. (i) Sex: she was a woman. and
not accustomed TO appear In public.
Beyond all these. Jesus, Himself.
seemed TO put obstacles in her way.
Practical Points.
V. %. Sooner or later Christ and the
seeking soul are sure 20 meet
Chron 2S.9.
V. 26 Each soul is tormented by
demons of sin, which only Christ can
cast out.-Rom. 7:24. 25
V. Il. When Jesus seems deaf to
our cry, He is opening the way and
awaiting the time for sending the
largest possible answer-Jas 1874
V. rs. Every difficulty surmounted
fits us higher, makes our faith strong