Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1912-08-15
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LESSON
By e. o. SELLERS, Director Of Eve
ming Department, The Moody Bible
Institute Of Chicago.l
LESSON FOR AUGUST 18.
THE RULERS

THE RULERS DAUGHTER.
LESSON TEXT-Mark 6:21-43.
GOLDEN TEXT-"And taking the
child by the hand he saith unto her,
Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted,
Damsel, I say unto thee, arise" Mark
S:41. |
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
dusing his Galilean ministry.
The dramatis p%ersonae is as follows:
First, the 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 it had entwined itself
into the heart Of the father IS we'll 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 u Heavenly Father knows
it all, and ONE 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 "a 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
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
home and allowing none but his elect
three, Peter, James and John, he en-
tumult due to the weeping and wailing
of the mourners, both the professional
and the bereaved. Again We are i'm
pressed with the calm dignity of
Jesus as he asked them "Why this tu-
multi? The child only sleeps" Their
laughing scorn is due to their ignor-
ance of the power of this man, though
the record is a 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, a 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 to
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:
1. The fathers iove-v. 22-24.
(a) His need.
(b) His position. "at Jesus
feet"
(c) His plea, II pray thee"
(d) His insistence, "besought
greatly"
2. The strangers plea-v. 1924.
(a) An interruption.
CO. OF long standing.
(c) Jesus knowledge.
(d) Jesus response.
(e)) Her confession.
() Her blessing.
4. The Masters Iove-v. 3543.
(a) Jesus knowledge (child not
dead in his sight).
(b) Delay not mean refusal.
(c) The tender resurrection, ar
answer to faith.
(d) The provision for all hel
needs. =
Sorrow brought Jairus to Jesus ani
sorrow today brings more men t.
Jesus than perhaps any other one
means. Jairus was a ruler of the
synagogue and as such had to lay
aside his pride and his hostility t.
make his plea or to accept service o.
Jesus, and SO must we lay aside ou1
pride when wecome to the Nazarene
casting ourselves as did Jairus in thu
dust at his feet, but notice Jesus die
not suffer him long to remain in tina
place.
There are three recorded instances
where Jesus raised the Dead THU
"only daughter" an "only son" Of
widow and the "only brother" Laza