Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-19
LESSON NOTES
The Sad End Of John the Hap,l>i
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While Jesus and HIS disciples were
engaged In their preaching and healing
work, news Of the great deeds and
teachings Of Jesus came 20 the ruler Of
the country. This was Herod. called. g.
distinguish him from his father. Herd
Antipaa There IL saying which
helps us to keep the three Herds men.
TONED In the Scriptures distinct: Her.
Cd the Great murdered the infants
Herod Aniipas bcheaded John the Rap.
tist: and Herod Agrippa killed James
ana imprisoned Peter Thus each is
characterized by a crime. This Heroa
was the son Of the first. He had now
been ruling this part q the countr,
little more than thirty years. sn,e
the death Of his father.
The news q the great works az Jesus
ana probably q his disciples. having
come 20 the ears 81 the ruler. ha vas
nightly distressed. His evil conscience
and superststous fears led him 20 say
that John the Baptist whom Ne had bo.
headed had risen from the dead and
come back. This leads the sacred writer
&C explain how John had lesn nut IN
dea,h. The sameful story IL well known
The brave prophet had rebuked Herod
for his unlawful marriage 20 his own
niece. Herodias. who had been the wlfe
CT his half-brother. Philip This brough,
an him the undying enmiiy q Herodias.
though Herod himself respected John
and was afraid % him. on Herod's
birthday when he and his cour;lcrs were
pcrhaps half drunken. the wicked
mother sent her daughter. Saione. 10
perform IN an immodes; dance before
the COMPANY. Herod promised 10 give
her ANYTHING she asked Tor. and she
nut up b. II by her mother. asked
for the head o. John the BAPTIST on a
dish. The wretched ruler RELUCTANT,
consented. and thus The grea, prophe,
was beheaded Friends buriad the head.
lees eorpse, and reported the awful
deed O. Jesus.
The Mlraele of Feeding the Muitltud.
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We can well imagine how Jesus mus,
have been grieved and Mortified 20 r..
ceive this terrible news Partly on this
accouni. and partly for motives Of pru.
dence, he defined u wise % withdraw
Tor time from public work and SEEK
some rest in the region across the
lake In some way Il spread among the
crowd that he was leaving. and they
followed him on foot. going around the
north enn o. the lake. while some. as
John tells us, took boats and crossed
over Perhaps for a few hours h. had
found rcpose IN some quiet place When
he came forth he saw a great thronr
% people. and as usual he pitied them
and healed their sick. Night was coming
IN. some a his followers reminded hin.
that the place was unlnhahltad ard
daylight was almost gone. They sug.
Eesied that he dismiss the multl,udes
20 that they could sraiier among the
Villages nearby and buy food The beau.
tiful story follows % the miraculous
feeding of this great multi;uds I, IL "a
very interesting fac, that an four az
the evangelists narraie this story. Roth
Mark ard John supply some details
which are not found In Matthew and
Luke A boy was found with his lunch
basket containing five snail leaves ara
two little fishes. Jesus gave ORDER ,h,.
the crowd should be Arranged An
groups a fifty and a hundred. Marx tells
ne they looked like garden beds with
heir gaily coiored clothing AZ they a.,
~ recilned upon the Erass with The
walks between them. waiting for IN,
iisfributlon Of the bread Jesus blessed
Ne ioaves and the fishes. and a. ne
'rr<s md divided lbs feed !, multiplied