The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-01-14
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l. Jesus in the Synagogue
Prepared by Hight c. Moore

L. Jesus In tnC - Shd SoSuc
The authority of the Great
Teacher was shown By Jesus in
, the synagogue. According to his
. custom from childhood he attend
: ed service in the synagogue which
was the appointed house Of relI-
giOus instruction. Recognized as
a rabbi, and now with a Judean
reputa ion, ne was invited to in
struct the people. When he began
thew at once recognized the new
voice ringing with the accent of
authority and not waveriag with
doubtful disputatiOnS Ike the
scr:bes. But while his hearers
were being charmed by his words
of grave and ma chless bearing,
there was rude intrusion. There
was present a man whose body
was indwelt and dominated by an
evil spirit. The exact nature OF
Idemouiacal possession, so fire.
Quent and terrible in those days,
has not beer determined, but
those possessed were most pitiable
and were beyond the reach OF
medical skill. In the spell Of re-
ligiouS fervor aroused by he
Great Teacher corresponding
activity asserted itself on the side
of evil. The unclean spirit cried
tout through its victims voice,
. representing the world of evil
J spirits, recognizing in Jesus their
ultimate destroyer, and remon-
stra.ing with him for premature
punishment. True but unwilling
and unwelcome testimony was
borne to Jesus as the Holy One
|, Of God. Such a tribute from such
q source at this time would not
advance the cause Of Jesus. SO
he silenced and cast out the de-
mon which did not leave his vie
tim without a spaSm that tore the
flesh, and a shrek that was UNI
earthly. The audience, already
filed with wonder, at the teaching
of Jesus, was now overwhelmed
with amazement. The hum OF
surprise pervaded the crowd which
: almost instantly bracketed to-
t gether the teaching and the power
t of Jesus. AS the people dispersed
E from the synagogue they scattered
= the news of the wonderful Teach
/. err and Healer who had Just come
: to Capernaum to live. And His
= face as on the wings of the wind
sped throughout the country.
t 2. Jesus in the Home
The power. of the Great Physi-
clan was shown by Jesus in the
home.
Cd The Great Guest at the
3. conclusion of the synagogue Serv-
. ice went to the home of Peter
and Andrew, who, though natives
iof Bethsaida, were now living IL
2 Capernaum. Apparently they oc-
cupied the same building and i
: was only the unpretentious dwell
t ling of an ordinary fisherman.
With them on this occasion were
. Jesus and John. As the company
: entered the house, Jesus was in
2 formed that Peters mother-in-law,
[ who was evidently living with
t them, was then at the point of
{ death with fever. Jesus probably
did not sit down before he had
healed this aged woman of her
; dreadful malady. Weak and
emaciated as she was, the burning
fever at once left her and her
: strength returned with wonted
vigor. AS evidence of her COM
, plete restoration and Astounding
gratitude, she ministered unto
them, doubtless helping prepare
and serve the MONDAY meal.
) (2) The Great Helper, afte" o
: precious Sabbath afternoon in
: the quiet home of Peter, was con-
frOnted in the evening with in
creased opportunity and widening
!. work. At shutdown the Sabbath
! closed and the stir of the week
day set in. The morning miracle
: in the synagogue had been re-
ported all over the city and the
people were only waiting for the
: Sabbath to end before assembling
= around Him of whom all had now
> heard. We imagine that the sa-
, cred little company in Peters
home had hardly finished their
evening meal when they heard the
noise Of the multitude outside. On
going out they found that there
had been an undersigned but ST.
multaneous rush hither from all
parts of Capernaum. The people
had come with afflicted loved ones
in search of healing. Many were
the miracles of mercy wrought by
= Jesus in the evening twilight in
, front of the fisherman's door, and
y. the darkness of night fell not
upon them till petitions were
= turned to praises for the rebuke
of dread diseases and the expul-
sion of torturing demons who
were sentenced to silence in order
that filter tongues might tell the
gospel. So came to its close a
: model day in the lif eof him who
went about doing good.
3. Jesus in the Solitude
), The efficacy of the Great In
tercessor was shown by Jesus in
the solitude. On Sunday morning
a great while before day he arose
u and went out to a slope or ravine
! in the enclosing hills where for
" hours he held communion with
God. Then he was ready for the
gathering crowds and the widen
ing work in Galilee.