Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-06-10

In the beginning of the third year OF
Jesus public ministry, He found the OPP
| position Of the Pharisees and Scribes
| growing so intense that He deemed 1T
wise to withdraw from the crowds 90
| that He might be out of reach of them
| for a while, and also that He might have
time to privately instruct His disciples
in the innermost things of the kingoom.
Most of His teaching during the last
year of His public ministry was private.
Only occasionally do we find Him speak
ing to crowds as had been the case In
the former years.
In pursuance of this decision He with
drew from Galilee into the coasts or
Tyre and Sidon, and from thence went
north towards Mount Hermon and down
through Decapolis back to Capernaum'
taking from four to six months for the
tour. This is the nrsC time that He had
been in really an alien country-that u.s.
territory which was alien to the COM
monwealth of Israel. His purpose 10 pc
hid, however, was thwarted, Tor very
shortly after He came into the coasts OF
Tyre and Sidon, He was approached py
woman, a Syro-Phonecian by race
Greek by religion, and a Canaanlte py
birth. She was a heather woman Wltn-
out any claims whatever upon jew
and because of her race, birthplace and
religion, thoroughly despised and bellt-
tied by the Jews.
But this woman was In sore distress
She had little daughter who was grleV-
ously vexed with a devil. Every enort
had been made to give her relief, but
without avail. 1t is possible that she
had card some stories in the past OF the
wonderful Nazarene teacher VINO hao
cast out devils, healed the sick and re-
/ ha
that she had hoped that at some time
she would come into contact with him
! and seek help at His hands, for one one
else could give her help. AT any rate
when she learned that He was IN the
neigh borhood, she came to HIM ana
cried out, oh, Lord, Thou son of David
have mercy on me; my daughter is grieV-
ously vexed with devil"
THE SILENCE OF JESUS.
Can you imagine how surprised she
was when to her cry for help In her
sore distress He answered not word!
She had learned that He was most zen
der and compassionate. She had heard
that He, had never turned any away
without helping them, and mere He
stands as stone. She can scarcely De-
lieye her eyes. But this did not turn her
away. She persisted; and still not nav
ing answer from Him she turned 10
His disciples, until IudiIy lHSS SoiAAO ~
Jesus and kept begging Him that He
rying them to death. They meant by
tn cir request, believe, to ask Jesus 10
give her what she wanted and let her
go off Their desire was not so much
, for her to get what she wanted as for
them to get rid of her.
Jesus reply to them was very s1gnlrl-
cant. 1T was not sent but unto the lost
sheep of the house of Israel" In other
words, This woman is CanaanitisH
woman, she is a Syro-Phonecian; she Is
a Greek She is an alien to the COM
monwealth of Israeli, she has no claims
at a. upon Me as me Son
of David; She has come peg
ging Me as the Son of David Tor
mercy. AS the Son of David l am only
sent to the lost sheep of the house OF
Israel" Did He mean to say, 1 want
to help her. but I cannot until she comes
10 Me in the right way?' I do not know
wbether she heard Him or not, or whetn-
err in some way by that strange intui-
ton which women have she got an IN
sight into the truth; but do know that
she came to Him again, and this tlme