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LESSON
BY E. o. SELLERS, Director OF Eve
ming Department, The Moody Bible
Institute Of Chicago)
LESSON FOR AUGUST 1s.
THE RULERS DAUGHTER.

LESSON TEXT-Mark 5;z1-t2
| GOLDEN TEXT-"And taking the
| ,hlld by the hand he saith unto her,
| ralitha cumi: which Is. being interpreted.
Damsel I say unto thee, arise" Mark
i:4l.
This is one OF the most beautiful
| stories OF the Bible. It appeals to the
| loving parents heart, and charms the
| attention of every child in the home.
The introduction of the woman who
! touched his garment is referred to by
three Of the gospel writer's and show
US an intensely interesting side light
as to the reception accorded Jesus
! lusing his Galilean ministry.
The uramatis personae is as follows.
First, tho father. From his life he is
about to lose all the poetry and music
of his home.
Second, the child. She was only
twelve years old, just on the threshold
Of Jewish womanhood. It takes no
Imagination to picture her life up to
this time, how 1t had entwined Itself
into the heart of the father as well as
the other loved ones. The stricken
| diseased child is yet to be found in
| the land, that Is what makes the
picture so vivid. Why this suffering?
| why these separations? We cannot
reply but our Heavenly Father knows
| II all, and some day we will read his
answer in the glory of his presence.
Third, the woman. Who, where
| from, nor whittier to, we are not told.
| Only one of that vast throng who had
| just faith to touch the hem Of his
garment, and she was made whole.
Calm Dignity Of Jesus.
/ And lastly, the Galilean prophet.
/ One whose response to the cry OF
need was so instantaneous albeit
/ without haste or fret or unrest We
can. in Imagination, see them as they
I walk along the roadway. Jesus GER
/ tainly had a meaning in pausing as
| they are interrupted for we must re-
member that the woman was healed
| the moment she touched his garment
and before they paused. Having
taught the multitude and encouraged
| the heart OF Jairus they reach the
hoIse and allowing none but his elect
! three, Peter, James and John, he en-
/ ters the house, which is now in a
tumult due to the weeping and wailing
Of the mourners, both the professional
and the bereaved. Again We are inn
pressed with the calm dignity Of
Jesus as he asked them "Why this tu1
mutt? The child only sleeps" Their
laughing scorn is due to their ignor-
unce OF the power of this man, though
the record is strong emphasis upon
the fact that the child was really
dead.
When he had turned the unbelievers
out, Jesus takes the father and mother
and the disciples into the death
chamber, the occasion was too sacred
for the mere manifestation OF power
before a crowd. Taking the child by
the hand, personal touch, not by
proxy, Jesus speaks those wonderful
words which form the golden text
Beautiful Love Picture.
> Having restored the child to its
parents Jesus admonishes them not tc
publish the news broadcast, evidently
as he was not ready to precipitate
matters in the minds of the multitude
for of a surety he knew that in Ger
tain quarters the fact of the cure
would be known.
' This is a beautiful love picture:
/. The fathers loVe-V. 22-24.
(a) His need.
o., His position, "at Jesus
feet"
|
q (c) His plea, 81 pray thee
+ (d) His insistence, "besough
5 greatly"
2 The strangers pIea--V. 1924.
(a) An interruption.
(b) OF long standing.
+ (c) Jesus knowledge.
(d) Jesus response.
(e)) Her confession.
() Her blessing
q 4. The Masters loVe--v. 35-43.
(a) Jesus knowledge (child no
dead in his sight.
(b) Delay not mean refusal
n (c) The tender resurrection, al
s answer TO faith.
I'D The provision for all he
II needs.
boIIOW brought JalruS 10 Jesus AM
K sorrow today brings more men t
Jesus than perhaps any other on
q means. Jairus was a ruler OF tn
u synagogue and as such had TO la,
ID aside his pride and his hostility L
y make his plea or to accept service o
u Jesus, and SO must we lay aside ou
e. pride when wecome to the NazarenC
casting ourselves as did Jairus In tn
dust at his feet, but notice Jesus di
n not suffer him long to remain in tina
II place.
Is There are three recorded instance
SC where Jesus raised the dead; thi
% "only daughter" an "only son" OF
ID widow and the "only brother" Lazs
rs rus OF Mary and Martha. Jesus 1
saying still TO the afflicted and to tn
fearful, only believe" He wants u
81 to learn that the tap root OF fear /
IT unbelief. His only condition Is tha
'e We believe. Jesus did not stop TO argu
with the scornful mourners. Argu
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