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JERUSALEMil s Beth Bethlehem •any Sidon tie's / Tyre � 4-tz / .‘") "? Chorazir. • Capernaum ., Cana;Aagda.1 ' ... Nazareth � 'a rum \ eu•C � "N. .... � • Nain oz \ � s'.........,'" � DECAPOL1S � 11,,...---...-• ?Caesarea 0 co 14 �,0 � ,A, - � z Bethabar a 2 if,--"---'----* i �_.......-- as.$‘1.' r $?'''' � .e 1:5 � •Aenon 4' �Y. Shechem • • Sychar Smaria a./ PALESTINE IN THE TIME OF CHRIST 1 5tc'et°'s JUDEA ccs ENROLL IN THE SABBATH SCHOOL You are not a member of the Sabbath school unless your name is enrolled. There are persons who attend frequently, but who, because their names are not recorded, can not be counted, and so are aviong the "missing members." Printed in U. S. A. THE LIFE OF CHRIST LESSON 1 FIVE PARABLES: THE MUSTARD SEED, THE LEAVEN, THE TREASURE, THE PEARL, THE FISH NET July 4, 1925 LESSON SCRIPTURE: Matt. 13: 31-35, 44-53. PARALLEL SCRIPTURE: Mark 4: 30-34. MEMORY VERSE: "So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just." Matt. 13: 49. LESSON HELP: "Christ's Object Lessons," pp. 76-79, 95-134. SETTING OF THE LESSON Apparently the parables of this lesson were spoken by Jesus immediately after the parables of the sower and of the wheat and the tares. The parable of the mustard seed and that of the leaven seem to have been given to the multitude who had gath- ered by the shore of Galilee. Later the multitude was sent away, and Jesus entered into a house. He there explained the parable of the tares, and spoke the three other parables of the hidden treasure, the pearl of great price, and the fisherman's net. Suggestions for Daily Family Study 1. Read the "Setting of the Lesson," and Matt. 13: 31-53. Drill on the memory verse each day. 2. Study the parable of the mustard seed, using the senior lesson, or paragraphs 1-3 of the primary lesson. Read selections from the Lesson Help, pp. 76-79. 3. Study Questions 4-6, and Notes 1-4. Read selections from the Lesson Help, pp. 95-102. 4. Study the parables of the hidden treasure and the pearl of great price. using Questions 7, 8, children reading paragraphs 4-7 of the primary lesson. Read selections from the Lesson Help, pp. 103-121. 5. Study Questions 9-13, and Note 5, children reading paragraphs 8-10 of the primary lesson. Read selections from the Lesson Help, pp. 122-134. 6. Review a portion of the lesson by using questions in senior, youth's, junior, or primary lesson. 7. Review the remaining portion of the lesson as suggested for the preceding study. QUESTIONS I. While teaching in parables by the seaside, to what did Jesus liken the kingdom of heaven? Matt. 13 : 31. 2. How does the mustard seed compare in size with other seeds? When the mustard plant is grown, how does it compare with other herbs? Verse 32. Note I. (3] 3. What lessons may we learn from this parable? Note 2. 4. In still another parable, to what did Jesus liken the kingdom of heaven? Verse 33. 5. What lesson is illustrated by this parable? Note 3. 6. What effective means of instruction did Jesus freely use as He taught the people? What scripture was He fulfilling by this method of instruction? Verses 34, 35. Note 4. 7. By what parable does Jesus show how some appreciate the value of salvation? How much was the finder willing to give to own the treasure he had found? Verse 44. 8. By what other parable does Jesus show the exceeding value of God's grace and salvation, and the importance of seeking for it? Verses 45, 46. g. What familiar object did Jesus use to teach the relationship of the good and the evil to the kingdom of heaven? How many kinds of fish were gathered in the net? Verse 47. to. When the net was drawn to the shore, what disposition was made of its contents? Verse 48. II. To what particular event does the sorting of the fish refer? Verses 49, 50. 12. What question did Jesus ask His disciples after speaking these parables? What was their reply? Verse 51. 13. By what comparison did Jesus illustrate the work of the Christian disciple? Verse 52. Note 5. NOTES I. It was proverbial among the Jews to employ the mustard seed to denote anything very small, as Jesus did in this parable, and in Matt. 17: zo and Luke i7: 6. The common mustard of Palestine grows wild, attaining the height of a horse and rider, as travelers have noticed. 2. From the parable of the mustard seed, we may learn several lessons : that no matter how small a part of the Word may be received (by word of mouth, a tract, or otherwise), it has in itself power to work a great transformation in the life; that the working of the Spirit on a man's heart may not be disconcernible to others at first, even when he is sensible of it himself. We must sow in faith, and God will give the increase. We may learn also that the mighty works of God often begin by the smallest means, that the glory may all be His. Creation was accomplished by a word. The world's Redeemer was cradled in a manger. The mighty preacher of Pentecost was the humble fisherman of Galilee. The Reformation of the sixteenth century began in the heart of a poor monk prostrated upon the floor of his stone cell, seeking deliverance from his sins. The work of the third angel's message began in the home of a humble farmer in New England. What a lesson [ 4 ] for us all ! We need not make beginnings in God's work, it seems, by large and expensive plans to make an impression upon the world.` The small beginning and the mighty growth develop the most sturdy. tree. And what encouragement also this parable affords to the many faithful children of God who can do only little things for the Master! "Not only is the growth of Christ's kingdom illustrated by the parable of the mustard seed, but in every stage of its growth the experience represented in the parable is repeated. For His churcb:in every generation God'has a special truth and a special work. . . . And in this last generation the parable of the .mus- tard seed is to reach a signal and triumphant fulfillment. The little seed will become a tree. The last message of warning and mercy is to go to `every nation and kindred and tongue,' 'to take out of them a people for His name.'. And the earth shall be lightened with His glory."—'-"Christ's Object Lessons," pp. 78; 79. 3. The lesson of the mustard seed is here repeated in a dif- ferent form. The farmer may think upon the power of God's word, as he sows the little seed, to come forth later as a tender plant which, under his care and God's blessing, bears a hundred- fold. The housekeeper may meditate upon the silent working of the Spirit upon the indifferent heart, as she mixes the leaven in her flour, and waits patiently for the rising of the dough till she .can bake her bread and distribute it to the needy. 4. "Parable-teaching was popular, and commanded the respect and attention, not only of the Jews, but of the people of other nations. No more effective method of instruction could He [Jesus] have employed. If His hearers had desired a knowledge of divine things, they might have understood His words; for He was always willing to explain them to the honest inquirer. "Again, Christ had truths to present which the people were unprepared to accept, or even to understand. For this reason also He taught them in parables. By connecting His teaching with the scenes of life, experience, or nature, He secured their attehtion and impressed their hearts. Afterward, as they looked upon the objects that illustrated His lessons, they recalled the words of the divine Teacher."—"Christ's Object Lessons," p. 2T. 5. "The treasure gained by the householder he does not hoard. He brings it forth to communicate to others. And by use the treasure increases. The householder has precious things both new and old. So Christ teaches that the truth committed to His disciples is to be communicated to the world. And as the knowledge of truth is imparted, it will increase."—Id.; P. l2. "Let the Sabbath school lesson be learned, not by a hasty glance at the lesson scripture on, Sabbath morning, but by careful study for the next Week On 'Sabbath afternoon, with daily review or illustration during the week."—"Education," pp. 251, 252. • 15] LESSON 2 JESUS STILLS THE TEMPEST;.'THE. DEMONIACS OFGADARA July 11, 1925 LESSON SCRIPTURE: Luke 8: 22-40. PARALLEL SCRIPTURES: Matt. 8: 23-34; Mark 4: 35 to 5: 2C. MEMORY VERSE: "He commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey Him." t Luke 8: 25. LESSON HELP: "The Desire of Ages," pp. 333-341. PLACES: The Sea of Galilee; the country between the city of Gadara and the lake. PERSONS: Jesus and His disciples; two demoniacs ;. the keepers of the swine; the people of Gadara. SETTING OF THE LESSON "All day He [Jesus] had been teaching and healing; and as evening came on, the crowds still pressed upon Him. Day after day He had ministered to them, scarcely pausing for food or rest. The malicious criticism and misrepresentation with which the Pharisees constantly pursued Him, made His labors much More severe and harassing ; and now the close of the day found Him so utterly wearied that He determined to seek retirement in some solitary place across the lake.'!—"The Desire of Ages," p. 333. Suggestions for Daily Family Study 1. Read the "Setting of the Lesson," and Luke 8: 22-40. Drill on the memory verse each day. 2. Study the story of Jesus stilling the tempest, by using Question's 1-4, and Note 1, children reading paragraphs 1-7 of the primary lesson. 3. Locate the Sea of Galilee on the map. Review the portion studied, by reading the Lesson Help, pp. 333-336, or by using senior or junior questions. 4. Study Questions 5-17, and Notes 2-6, children reading paragraphs 8-12 of the primary lesson. Locate Gadara on the map. 5. Read selections from the Lesson Help, pp. 337-341. Let the two stories in the lesson be told, by each member of the family contributing a part. 6. Review a portion of the lesson by using questions in senior, youth's, junior, or primary lesson. 7. Review the remaining portion of the lesson as suggested for the preceding study. QUESTIONS 1. What did Jesus suggest to His disciples on a certain day? Luke 8: 22. 2. While He was making this journey, what shows the weariness of Jesus? What occurred on the lake? What danger threat- ened? Verse 23. 3. What help did the disciples seek? What did Jesus immediately do? With what result? Verse 24. Note r. [6J 4. Having stilled the wind and the sea, what rebuke did He give to His disciples? How .did they express their amazement among themselves? Verse 25. 5. When they reached the other shore, who met them? Verses 26, 27. Note 2. 6. What did this madman do and say when he saw Jesus? Verse 28. Note 3. � . � . 7. What caused the evil spirit in the man to ci-y out thus? • To what extent was the man under this evil control?. Verse 29. Note 4. 8. What question did Jesus address to the evil spirit? What reply did he give? Verse 3o. 9. Knowing that they must depart from the man, what request did the evil spirits make of Jesus? Verses 31, 32. 10. This change being permitted, what did it cause the herd of swine to do? Verse 33. Note 5. L t. How did this demonstration affect those who were feeding the ' swine? Where did they go? Verse 34. [2. How did the news of this miracle affect those who heard it? Where did they find the man out of whom the evil spirits had been driven? Verse 35. 13. Compare his condition after the devils were departed with that before his deliverance. Verses 27, 29, 35. 14. What did eyewitnesses of the miracle tell those who came to see the man? Verse 36. 5. What did the Gadarenes ask Christ to do? For what reasOn?, What response did Jesus make to their request? Verse 37. r6. What did the man once possessed of devils desire to• do? Verse 38. 17. What did Jesus tell him to do instead? What was the result? Verse 39. Note 6. NOTES r. "When Jesus was awakened to meet the storm, Hexwas in perfect peace. There was no trace of fear in word or look, for no fear was in His heart. But He rested not in the possession of almighty power. It was not as the 'Master of earth and sea and sky' that He reposed in quiet. That power He had laid down, and He says, 'I can of Mine. own self do nothing.' He trusted in the Father's might. It was in faith-faith in God's love and care-that Jesus rested, and the power of that word which stilled the storm was the power of God. . . "Sin has destroyed our peace. While self is unsubdued, we can find no rest. The masterful passions of .the heart no human power can control. We are as helpless here as were the disciples to quiet, the raging storm. But He who spoke peace to the billoWs of Galilee, has spoken the word of peace for every soul. However I7] fierce the tempest, those who turn, to Jesus with the cry, 'Lord, save: us,'.•will • find deliverance. His grace, that reconciles the soul to God, quiets the strife of human passion, and in His love the heart is at rest."—"The Desire of Ages,",pp. 335-337. 2. The account in Mark, like the ..one in Luke, mentions only one man possessed with devils; but in Matthew, it is stated that there were two men. One of them was doubtless more con- spicuous than the other, and special attention is directed to him by Mark and Luke, who give more of the details than does Matthew. 3. In this lesson, we have' an example of Christ's mastery over. the powers of darkness. Satan, the chief of devils, is Apollyon, the destroyer. Rev. 9: it. Christ is "the Prince of Peace." Isa. 9: 6. The devils, true to their nature, were tor- menting the poor man—driving him to and fro like the waves of the sea driven by the winds. Christ, true to His nature, spoke peace, 'and the 'troubled soul had rest. What a perfect parallel this miracle was to the stilling of the tempest! Let this word ever be the joy of the tempted one: Christ is more 'powerful than Satan, for He has "spoiled principalities and poWers.", "These things I have spoken unto you, that in Me ye might have peace. In..the. world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." John 16: 33. 4. "With authority He bade the unclean spirits come out of them. His words penetrated the darkened minds of the unfor- tunate men. They realized dimly that One was near who could save them from the tormenting demons. They fell at the Sav- iour's feet to worship Him ; but when their lips were opened to entreat His mercy, the demons spoke through them, crying vehemently, 'What have I to do with Thee, Jesus. Thou Son of God most high? I beseech Thee, torment me not.' Jesus asked. 'What is thy name?' And the answer was, 'My name is Legion ; for we are many.' Using the afflicted men as mediums of com- munication, they besought Jesus not to send them out of the country."—"The Desire of Ages," p. 338. 5. "The demons were permitted to sweep a herd of swine into the sea • and to the dwellers of Gadara the loss. of these out- weighed the blessings which Christ had bestowed, and the divine Healer was entreated to depart. This was the result which Satan designed to secure. By casting the blame of their loss upon Jesus, he aroused the selfish fears of the people, and prevented them from listening to His words. . � . But the purPoses.of Christ were not thwarted. He allowed :the evil spirits to,destroy the herd of swine as a rebuke to those Jews who were raising these unclean beasts for the sake of gain. '=•--"The Great Controversy," p. 515. t:..6.:The man out of whom the devils were cast wanted to be with-Jesus. That was a most natural desire; but Jesus said to him,'MReturti to thine own house, and show 'how great things Gody.hdth done unto thee." • God saves men for *service. "Ye [ 8 are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of Him who called you outs of darkness into His marvelotts light." I Peter 2 : 9, Revised Version. But, although the Lord sends: us out to service, instead of allowing us now to dwell in His personal presence, beholding His face, yet He does not leave us alone, for He says, "Lo, I am with you alway." Matt. 28: 20. LESSON 3 THE DAUGHTER OF JAIRUS; THE AFFLICTED WOMAN July 18, 1925 LESSON SCRIPTURE: Mark 5: 21-43. PARALLEL SCRIPTURES: Matt. 9: ,.8-26; Luke 8: 41-56. MEMORY VERSE: "Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hatli:Made thee whole." Matt. 9: 22. LESSON HELP: "The Desire of Ages," pp. 342-348. PLACES: The seashore; the home of Jairus in Capernauni.. PERSONS: Jesus and His disciples; the multitude; hints and his daughter: the afflicted woman; hired mourners. SETTING OF THE LESSON "Returning, from Gergesa to the western shore, jesus found a multitude gathered to receive Him, and they greeted'Hini with joy. He remained by the seaside for a time, teaching and healing, and then repaired to the house of Levi-Matthew. to meet the publicans at the feast. Here Jairus, the ruler of the synageigue, found Him."—"The Desire of Ages," P. 342. � • The afflicted woman had been pronounced incurable. "Her- hopes revived when she heard of the cures that. Christ performed. She felt assured that if she could only go to. Him, she would be healed. In weakness and suffering she came to the seaside where He was teaching, and tried to press through the croWd, but in vain. Again she- followed Him from the house of Levi-MattheW, but was still unable to reach Him. She had begun to despair, when, in making His way through the multitude,'He came'near where she was."—Id., P. 343. Suggestions for Daily Family Study 1. Read .the "Setting of the Lesson." Read Mark 5:21-43..;Drill on the memory verse each day. 2. Map Study: Locate Gadara, Sea of Galilee, and Capernaiirri: Study Questions 1.4, and Note 1, and have children read paragraphs:14,6i the primary lesson. 3. Study Questions' 5.12, and Notes 2-4. Children may read paragtaphs 4-6 of the primary lesson. Read pages 342 and 343 of the Lesson—Help. 9 8-11 1. 07tutte. :1?Aeksiatiroynslesls30-n18. , ailtedadNoset feelio„h s ilrctI)Zit pages r3r41-3P4a8ralf.a1:11e Lessen Help. 5.- Read". the Parallel Scriptures. Let the full story of the lesson be told, by each member contributing a part. 6. Review, a portion of the lesson by using questions in senior, youth',. junior, or primary lesson. Review. the remaining portion of the lesson as suggested for the preceding study. QUESTIONS 1. When Jesus returned from Gadara to Capernaum, who gath- ered to meet Him? Mark 5:21. 2. On this occasion, what important person came to Jesus? What was the-burden of his heart? What did he-ask Jesus to do? Verses 22, 23. Note 1. 3. How did Jesus resPond to the request? Who followed Him? Verse 24. 4. While He was on the way to the home of Jairus, who was among the multitude that thronged Him? How long ,had this woman been ill? • Verse 25. 5. What effort had she put forth to get well? With what result?- Verse 26. 6. How did she manifest her faith that Jesus could heal her? Verses 27; 28. 7. What blessing came'to her through this touch of faith? Verse 29. Note 2. 8. Of what was Jesus immediately conscious? 'What question did He ask? Verse 3o. Note 3. 9..1-Jow did the disciples express their surprise ;it such a ques- tion? • For whom did Jesus look? Verses .31, 32. Note 4. to. When the woman saw that Jesus recognized her, what did -she- do? Verse 33. �• it. How did Jesus quiet her fears? Verse 34. 12. 'While they were thus delayed, what message came front the home of Jairus? Verse 35. 13. What- comforting words did Jesus then speak to Jairus? Verse -36. 14. Him many disciples did Jesus permit to continue the journey .from that place with Him? Verse 37. 15. What condition did Jesus find on His arrival at the home of Jairus? Verse 38. Note 5. 16. What did Jesus say to those who were wailing? How did they express their incredulity? Whom alone did Jesus permit to go, into the room. where the body of :the 'child lay? Verses 39, 40. � • 17. Describe 'the manner in which Jesus restored the maiden to life. How old was the girl? How did this affect those who - were there? Verses 41, 42. � " [ 1e ] 18, What charge did Jesus give the parents.? • What did .He ask them. to do for the. girl? Verse, 43. NOTES "The !`ruler• of the synagogue' occupied a very important position.• � the.. � synagogue he was the third officer .in rank; the first officer being the high priest,.and the second the chief of the priests. In provincial synagogues the `ruler'. was supreme. No one was eligible to this office until he had a certificate from the great Sanhedrin that he possessed the requisite qualifications. His election, however,. was by the members of the synagogue. It was his duty to supervise all matters connected with worship."—"Bible Manners, and. Customs." 2. The Touch of Faith. The disciples could not understand the difference. between the selfish and. curious crowding of the multitude and the tduch of faith; but' Jesus could underStand. It was not the mere touch that healed;-neither was it the garments of Christ; it was the power of Christ in response to the faith of the woman. Faith has been defined as "the soul's grasp of Christ's power to save," and here was its manifestation. The woman saw by faith the healing already accomplished; she approPriated the 'boon desired by manifesting her faith. There is as great difference between the prayer of faith and the fOrmal prayer as. between the touch of faith and the casual touch. The prayer of true faith lays hold of the power of God even as the touch of faith brought virtue from Christ. 3. What was it that went from Christ to the afflicted woman? It was just the thing that she stood in need of, and that was life. As soon as she touched Jesus; she was made whole. 'Life 'from Jesus-had follOWed that touch of faith, and filled her, ThiS also was written "that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through His name." John 2o: 31. Christ "is our life." Col. 3: 4. He came to give life—not simply physical life, but spiritual life. 4. "When the suffering woman put forth her hand to touch Him, believing that she would be made.whole, she felt the healing virtue. So in spiritual things. To talk. of religion in a casual way, to pray without soul-hunger and living faith, avails nothing. A nominal faith in Christ, which accepts Him merely as the Saviour of the world, can never bring healing to the soul.. The faith that is unto salvation is not a mere intelleetual assent to the truth: He who waits for entire knowledge before he will exercise. faith,. can not receive blessing from God. It is not enough to believe about Christ.; we must believe in. Him. The only faith that will benefit us is that which embrace Him as a personal Saviour; which appropriates His merits to ourselves. Many hold faith as an opinion. Saving faith is a transaction, by which those who receive Christ, join themselves in covenant relation with God. Genuine faith is life. A living faith means an increase of vigor, a confiding trust, by which the soul becomes a conquering power."—"The Desire of Ages," p. 347. • f.11] 5. Noisy demonstrations of grief at the death of a friend are common in. Eastern countries. As soon as a person dies, all the women "in the family set up a loud and doleful cry. They continue it as long as they can without taking breath, and the shriek of wailing dies away in a low sob. Nor do the relatives satisfy themselves with these expressions of violent grief. They hire persons of both sexes, whose employment it is to mourn for the dead in like frantic manner. (See Amos 5: 16; Jer. 9 : 20. )"—Barnes. "Even the poorest were obliged to provide for a funeral two flute players and one wailing woman."—Cambridge Bible. LESSON 4 TWO BLIND MEN HEALED; A DUMB SPIRIT CAST OUT July 25, 1925 LESSON SCRIPTURE: Matt. 9: 27-38, MEMORY VERSE: "Then touched He their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you." Matt. 9: 29. PLACE: Probably in Galilee. PERSONS: Jesus and the twelve; two blind men; a dumb man; the Pharisees and the multitude. SETTING OF THE LESSON Blind men and other unfortunates in those days frequented the highways in Palestine, begging of the passer-by. The afflicted men in the lesson were probably of this class. A modern writer says, "Blindness is common in Palestine to a degree which we in Western lands can scarcely realize." Suggestions for Daily Family Study 1. Read the "Setting of the Lesson," and the Lesson Scripture.. Children read paragraphs 1-4 of the primary lesson. Drill on the memory verse every day. 2. Let each member of the family have a part in telling the story of the two blind men. Study Note 2 until you can give .the substance in your own words. 3. Study Questions 6-8. Children read paragraphs 5-9 of the primary lesson. Study. Note 3. 4. Study Questions 9-13, and Notes 4-6. Juniors may read notes in "The Youth's Instructor." 5. Name persons mentioned in the lesson, telling what each one said or did. 6. Review a portion of the lesson by using questions. in senior,'youth's: junior, or primary lesson. 7. Review the latter half of the lesson as suggested for the preceding study: QUESTIONS I. After the healing of Jairus' daughter, what unfortunate pert sons followed Jesus? What request did, they make. of, the Saviour ?. Matt. 9 : 27. Note. I. [ 12 ] 2. As they pressed their petition, into what place did the blind men follow Jesus? What pointed question did• Jesus, then. address to the blind men? What did they reply? Verse 28: 3. What did Jesus then do and say? Verse 29. 4. After ,their• eyes were opened, what did Jesus charge dies men nov to do? Verse 30. Note 2. 5. How did! they disregard the Saviour's request? Verse. 31. 6. After the departure of these men, who was brought to Jess?' Verse 32. 7. How did •the casting out of the evil spirit affect the man? How did, this miracle affect the multitude who saw it? Verse 33.: 8. By what power did the Pharisees say Jesus cast out, devils?, Verse 34. Note 3. 9. How extensively did Jesus carry forward His work? Verse 35,first part. � • io. What three things in particular did He do as He traveled' about?: Verse 3s, last part. Note 4. it. What condition did He see among the 'people, that excited' His pity? Verse 36. Note 5. 12. What did He say to His disciples? Verse 37- 13. For what did He jell them to pray? Verse 38. Mote NOTES t. There are several instances in the four Gospels where the phrase "son of David" is used in referring to Jesus. The JeWS , commonly believed, according to the Scriptures, that the MeSsiah would- be the son of David (John 7: 42) ; but they were greatly offended at having such language applied to Jesus, and for this reason tried' � stop it. (See Matt. 20 : 30, 31.) Those who made use of the term were convinced that He was the son of David and therefore the Messiah. Their very cry for help acknowledged Him as the Christ. 2. Had Jesus at this early period fully manifested Himself as the Messiah, the people might have tried to make Him:king, as they, thought to do near the close of His ministry. Such an attempt would have increased the hatred of the Jewish rulers and aroused the suspicions of the Roman government ; and thereby serious obstacles would have been raised, which, humanly speaking, would have greatly hindered the work Christ came to do: "Had: the: priests known the facts concerning the, healing of the leper,• their hatred of Christ might have led them to remit a dishonest:sentence. Jesus desired the man to present himself at the temple before any rumors concerning the miracle had reached them: Thus an impartial decision could be secured,; and the restored .leper would be permitted to unite once more with his family and friends: 133 •There' were other objects which Christ had • in view in enjoining silence on the man: The Saviour knew. that His enemies were ever seeking to limit His work, and to turn the people from Him. He knew that if the healing of the leper were noised abroad, other sufferers from 'this terrible .disease would crowd about Him, and the cry would be raised that the 'people would be contaminated by contact :with them. Many of the. lepers would not so use the gift of health as,to make it a. blessing to themselves or e -are in that time now,—in the fourth watch of: the night of -sin and probation. And we are on the storm-tossed .sea -of i.trouble, seemingly "in the midst of the sea," no nearer the shore ttet,which we are bound, after years. of rowing. Why' not taker-the; lesson home—receive Jesus into the ship "in the midst of the see—still a long way from the land of human -longing? SoMehow, is it not true of us as it was of them? They' were, afraid. Of -the Master when He appeared. He came in a way they::Were. not looking for. In fact, they hardly seemed to be.eitpeetMicHimat.all. They thought they must by their own power and:skill ariclelom and policy save themselves. Yet, when they received Hint into the boat. "immediately the ship was at the land-..:whither they went." Would we not solve a great manyof our trials ,and' per plexities if we would receive Jesus into the 'ship.. now?'.' - How much we need the Master in the ship ! How willing fle-is to come:. in and take charge, and thus to span the distance'.bctWeetrlitg•:. and the land whither we are going! 8. "When trouble comes upon us, how often we are like Peter. We look upon the waves, instead of keeping oureyes,fixed upon the SaViour. Our footsteps slide, and the Protict waters go over Our souls. Jesus did not bid Peter come td-Hityrthat he should perish ; He does not call us to follow • Him, and 'then' for- sake us."—"The Desire of Ages," p. 382. Read Isa. LESSON 8 THE BREAD OF LIFE' August 22, 1925 • LESSON SCRIPTURE: John 6:22-71. MEMORY VERSE: "I am the bread of life: he that cometb.to Me shall never hanger." John 6: 35. LESSON HELP: "The Desire of Ages," pp. 383-391. PLACE: The plain of Gennesaret; synagogue in Capernaym. PERSONS: Jesus; the disciples; the people. . SETTING OF THE LESSON "The miracle.:-of the loaves was reported far- and bear; ;and very early next- morning the people flOcked toi-Bethsaidaqd see 25 1 : Jesus. •They•came in great numbers, by land and sea. Those who had left Him the preceding night returned, expecting to find Him still there; for there had been no boat by which He could pass to the other side. But their search was fruitless; and many re- paired to Capernaum, still seeking Him. Meanwhile He had attived at Gennesaret, after-an absence of but one day. . . . "After 'a time He went to the synagogue, and there those who had come froth Bethsaida found Him•. They learned from His disciples hoW He had crossed. the sea. . . . Not content with thiS, howeirer, many gathered about Jesus, questioning, 'Rabbi, when tamest Thou hither?' They hoped to receive from His ownlips a further account of the miracle. Jesus did not gratify their curiosity."—"The Desire of Ages," pp. 383, 384. Suggestions for Daily. Family Study 1. Read the "Setting of the Lesson," and John 6: 22-40. Children may read paragraphs 1-6 of 'the primary lesson. Drill on the memory verse and its meaning,' each day. 2. Study. Questions 1-4, and Note 1. Ask questions on a portion of the children's lessons. 3. Study Questions 5-8. Children may read paragraphs 7-12 of the primary lesson. Read selected portions of the Lesson Help. 4. Read John 6: 41-71. Study Questions .9-13, and Note 2. Review the children on their lesson. 5. Study Questions 14-19, and Notes 3-5. Study the lesson in "The Youth's Instructor" with junior members. 6. Review a portion of the lesson by using senior, youth's, junior, or primary lesson. Emphasize the spiritual truths set forth.; 7. Review the latter part of the lesson as suggested for the preceding study. QUESTIONS �• On the day following the feeding of the five thousand, how earliest were the 'people in seeking for Jesus? When they found' Him, what mystery did they wish cleared up? - John 6.22-25, 2. Without answering their question, how did Jesus reveal their motive? ,What did He exhort them to do? Verses 26, 27. 3. What question did they ask in reply? How did Jesus define the work, of God? Verses 28, 29. 4. What evidence did they ask•that they might belieVe? What Scriptural authority did they use for making such a claim? Verses 3o, 3i. Note 1. 5. How did Jesus compare the manna with the bread of life? On hearing His words, what desire was awakened in their hearts? Verses 32-34. 6. What did Jesus then say of Himself? What would be the experience of those who should believe on Him? Verse 35. 7, How will He receive those who come to Him? What was His purpose. in coming into the world? Verses 37, 38. 8. What is the will of His Father? yerses 39, 40.. l 26 ] 9:, What murmuring statements did the Jews theri- riiake which • showed their unbelief?. Verses 41, 42. to.. Who.only did Jesus say could come to Him? To what scrip- ture did .He refer them? Who alone has seen. the. Father? Verses 43-46. it. How can 'everlasting life be obtained' ? What further ekplana- tion did Jesus make concerning the bread of life? For Whom did He say this bread was',given?. Verses 47-51. 12.• What statement seemed especially difficult for .the.. Jews to • - understand? Verse 52. .13:. What further light did Jegus give concerning eating His flesh -and drinking His blood? Verses 53-58.- Note 2.. 14. Where was' Jesus while teaching these truths to the people? How did these truths affect many of His disciples? Verses 59, 6o. Note 3. � . 15. In response to their murmuring, what questions did Jesus .ask them? Verses 61, 62. . �. 16. What contrast is drawn between the flesh and the spirit? What did Jesus say His words are? With. what did He charge those who had heard His word? What statement is made concerning the foreknowledge of Jesus? • Verses 63-65. t7. As a result of His teaching, what did many of His-followers do,? Verse 66. Note 4. i8. What searching question did He ask His disciples? What was Peter's reply?. Verses 67-69._ Note 5-. [9. What sad announcement did Jesus make concerning one of His disciples? Of whom did He speak? Verses 70, 71. NOTES • 1. "They had already seen the miracle of the five loaves, and did not believe; and it was'impossible for them to see anything mote descriptive of unlimited power and goodness. Even mira- cles , themselves are lost on persons whose hearts.are,fi*ed on the perishing things of the •world, and whose minds are filled with prejudice against the truth. Their argument seemed to run thus.: Thou Bast, we grant, fed five thousand men with five loaves and two small fishes; but what is this in comparison with what Moses did in the desert, who for forty years fed more than a million persons .with bread from heaven? Do something like this, and then we will believe on Thee, as we have believed on Moses."—Dr. Adam Clarke. 2. "To eat the flesh- and drink the blood of Christ is to receive Him as a personal Saviour, believing that He forgives our sins, and that we are complete in Him. It is by beholding His love, by dwelling upon it, by drinking it in, that we are to become t27I partakers of His nature. What food is to the body, Christ must be to the soul. Food can not benefit us unless we eat it ; finless it becomes a part of our being. So Christ is of no value to us if we do not know Him as a personal Saviour, A theoretical knowledge wilt do us. no good. We must feed upon Him, receive Him into the heart, so that His life becomes our life. His love, His grace, must be assimilated."----Thi, Desire of, Ages," p. 389. 3: Among those .who followed Jesus were many who had only selfish ends to gratify. They were willing to share in all the blessings and privileges about which He taught, but were not willing to comply with the provisions and conditions upon which these blessings were to be obtained. Jesus taught of spiritual, eternal things. They thought only of carnal, material things. When they began to understand that a change of heart and life in themselves was necessary in order to be true disciples of the Master, they questioned His teachings, and many of them followed Him no more. 4. "By the public rebuke of their unbelief these disciples were still further alienated from Jesus. They were greatly dis- pleased, and wishing to wound the Saviour, and gratify the malice of the Pharisees, they turned their backs upon Him, and left Him with disdain.. They had made their choice,—had taken the form without the spirit, the husk without the kernel.. Their decision was never afterward reversed ; for they walked no more with. Jesus."—"The Desire of Ages," p. 392. 5. "Are you a follower of Christ? Then all that is written concerning the spiritual life is written for you, and may be attained through uniting yourself to Jesus. Is your zeal languishing? has your first love grown cold? Accept again of the proffered love of Christ. Eat of His fleih,- drink of His blood, and you will become one with the Father and with the Son. . . . "As our physical life is sustained by food, so our spiritual life is sustained by the Word of God. And every soul is to receive life from God's Word for himself. As we must eat for ourselves in order to receive nourishment, so we must receive the Word for ourselves. We are not to obtain it merely through the medium of anther's, mind.. We should carefully study.. the Bible, asking God for the aid of the Holy Spirit, that we may understand His Word."-74d., � 389, 390. THIRTEENTH SABBATH OFFERING September 26, 1925 INCA UNION (Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru) South America 28 LESSON 9 THE SYROPHcENICIAN'S DAUGHTER; HEAL. ING THE DEAF AND DUMB MAN August 29, 1925 LESSON SCRIPTURE: Mark 7: 24-37. PARALLEL SCRIPTURE: Matt. 15: 21-31. MEMORY VERSE: "Great is thy faith: be it unto thee' even as thou wilt." Matt. 15: 28. LESSON HELP: "The Desire of Ages," pp. 399-403. PLACES: Borders of Tyre and Sidon; region of Decapolis, near, Gergesa, where the demoniacs were healed. PERSONS: Jesus and the disciples; the Syropluznician woman and hpr daughter; deaf man with an impediment in his speech; the people of Gergesa. SETTING OF THE LESSON "Jesus withdrew from Capernaum, and crossing Galilee, re- paired to the hill country on the borders of Phoenicia.. . . In coming to this region He hoped to find the retirement He- had failed to secure at Bethsaida. Yet this was not His only' purPose in taking this journey. . . . The people of this district were of the old Canaanite race. They were idolaters, and were despised and hated by the Jews. To this class belonged the woman 'who now came to Jesus. She was a heathen, and was therefore ex- cluded from the advantages which the Jews daily enjoyed... . This woman had heard of the prophet, who, it was reported, healed all manner of diseases. As she heard of His power, hope sprung up in her heart. Inspired by a mother's love, she de- termined to present her daughter's case to Him. It was her resolute purpose to bring her affliction to Jesus. He must heal her child. She had sought help from the heathen gods,- but had obtained no relief."—"The Desire of Ages," pp. 399,.400.- "Her eyes Flashed with quick wit of anguish ; and she cried: 'Truth, Lord ! but crumbs fall, and the dogs may -eat • The children's leavings !' Then beamed forth anew That high look on His face, which comforted." '. Suggestions for Daily Family Study 1. Read the "Setting of the Lesson," and Mark 7 : 24-30. Children may read paragraphs 1-6. Drill on the memory verse and its meaning, each day. 2. Study Questions 1-5, and Notes 1 and 2. Read selectpd ,portion. from the Lesson Help. 3. Study Questions 6-10, and Note 3. Read selected portions of the Lesson Help. Trace on the map the route from Capernaum to the. borders of Phoenicia, in which were Tyre and Sidon, and back to Decapolis... • 4. Review the, story of the Syrophcrnician woman by telling what eaelk person said and did. Ask questions from the junior lesson in "The-YoutWS Instructor." [291 5. Read Mark 7:31-37. Study Questions 11-15, and Note 4. Children may read paragraphs 7-9, and answer the questions in the primary lesson. 6. Review a part of the lesson by using senior, youth's, junior, or primarY 'lesson. � , 7. Review the remainder of the lesson as suggested for the preceding study. QUESTIONS 1. From Capernaum, where did Jesus. go on a longer journey than usual? How was He sought after by the .people? Mark 7: 24. � . • 2...Upon hearing of-His presence, who came to Him? What did she do? Of what nationality was this woman? From what great sorrow did she seek help of Jesus? Verses 25, 26. '3: How were the people of other nationalities regarded by the Jews? Note i. 14. HOw did Jesus at first seem to regard her request? What did the disciples urge Him to do? For what reason? Matt. 15: 23. 5. What was Jesus' first reply to the woman's petition? Verse 24. Note 2. 6. How did the woman show that she was determined to press her petition? Verse 25. 7. How did Jesus continue to test this woman!s faith? Mark 7:27. Note 3. 8. With what humility and submission did faith still plead its cause? Verse 28. g. How' did divine power respond to her faith? Verse 29. to. On her return home, what did she find had taken place? Verse 3o. 1.! Leaving Tyre and Sidon, to what place did Jesus then go? • Verse 31. Note 4. 12.' At 'this place, who was brought to Jesus? What did his friends beseech Jesus to do? Verse 32. 13. What did Jesus do for this afflicted man? Verses 33-35. 14. What did Jesus request should not be done? With what re- sult? 'Verse 36. 15. How was the work of Jesus regarded at this time? Verse 37. NOTES I. In the time of our Saviour, the Jews had erected a high dividing wall between themselves and all people of other nations, or gentiles, regardless of the country from which they came. To be outside of the Jewish nation was to be regarded by them as 'separated from salvation and from God, and all such were held in contempt. In i Corinthians 4: 10-13, Paul gives a picture of how 'those outside of the Jewish nation were regarded by the Jews. (301 • 2:- "jesus'brough(the discijeS in contact with-a heathen, whom they regarded as having nu reason above any of her people, to expect favor from Him. He would give an. example of how such a one should be treated. The disciples had thought that•He dispensed too freely the gifts of His grace. He would show that His love was not to he circumscribed to race or nation. "When He said, 'I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel;', He stated the truth, and in His work -for the Canaanite:woman-He was fulfilling His commission. This woman was One of the lost sheep that Israel should have rescued. , It was 'their appointed work, the work which they had neglected, that Christ was 'doing."'—"The Desire of figc,s,' p. 402. 3. "Jesus received the importunities of thiS representative of a despised:race in the same manner as the Jews would have'done ; this was not only to prove the faith and sincerity 'of the woman,- but also to teach His, disciples a lesson of mercy, that'they might not be- at a loss how to act in similar cases 'after Jesus' should leave them and they. could no ,longer go to Him for personal counsel. Jesus designed that they should be impressed with the contrast between the cold and heartless manner in which the Jews would treat such a case, as evinced by His reception.of the woman, and the compassionate manner in which He would have them deal with such distress, as manifested by ,His subsequent' granting of her petition in the healing of her slaughter."—"Spirit of Prophecy," vol. z, p. 302. 4. The journey to the coasts of Tyre and Sidon was between forty and fifty miles. Our Lord' went there and returned im- mediately, having -done nothing else, so far as the record shows, but to heal the woman's daughter. Indeed, this long joUrtWY may have been takenfor this purpose. This touching story brinks Jesus yery near to us all as a tender Personal. Helper and Saviour. And what wonderful evidence is here given of Christ's knowl- edge, love, and power to help any soul, in any place or condition. who desires:His help and presence! What He was to this de- spised woman, so will He be to everyone who realizes 'his own need, and exercises faith in God. LESSON 10 FOUR THOUSAND FED; HEALING A BLIND MAN; JESUS TEACHING THE DISCIPLES September 5, 1925 LESSON SCRIPTURE: Mark 8. PARALLEL SCRIPTURE: Matt. 15: 32 to 16: 28. MEMORY VERSE: "What shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?" Mark 8: 36. LESSON HELP: "The Desire of Ages," pp. 404-418. [ 31] � • PLACE: A mountain desert place in the region of Decapolis, near Gergesa, where the demoniacs were healed; thence across the lake to Dalmanutha, near Magdala, in Galilee. PERSONS: Jesus and the disciples; a multitude of four thousand men, besides women and children; a blind man; Pharisees. SETTING OF THE LESSON Jesus and His disciples were now in that part of the country where the demoAacs of Gergesa had been healed. Once these people had begged Him to depart from their coasts. Now a desire was aroused to see Him, and a crowd gathered to :greet Him. The change of sentiment was no doubt due in large measure to the testimony of the two men who had been restored to their right minds. Jesus had said to them, "Go home to thy friends. and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee." The gathering of the four thousand to listen to the words of the great Healer was evidence of the faithfulness of these two men. Suggestions for Daily Family Study � ' � ( I. Read the "Setting of the Lesson," and Mark 8: 1-21. Children may read paragraphs 1-4 of the primary lesson. Drill each day on the memory verse and its meaning. 2. Study Questions 1-7, and Note 1. Ask children the questions on this portion of their lesson. Read the first few paragraphs of the pages assigned in the Lesson Help. 3. Study Questions 8-14, and Notes 2 and 3. Children may read para- graph 4 and answer questions on it in the primary lesson. Read selected portions from pages 405-409 of the Lesson Help. 4. Read Mark 8: 22-38. Children may read paragraphs 5-10 of the primary lesson, and answer 9uestions on the same. 5. Review the lesson stories by telling what each person said and did. every member of the family taking part. Locate on the map the places mentioned. Study Questions 15-19, and Notes 4 and 5. 6. Review the first half of the lesson by asking questions and reading notes from the different sets of lessons. 7. Review the remaining portion of the lesson as suggested for the Preceding study. QUESTIONS. i. After the healing of the deaf and dumb man, how large a multitude followed after Jesus? Mark- 8: I. 2. What physical need of the people excited His pity? Verse 2. 3. Why did He not send them to their homes? Verse 3. 4. What question arose in the minds of the disciples? Verse 4. Note 1. 5. What question did Jesus ask His disciples? What was their reply? Verse 5. 6. What directions did Jesus then give? What did He do to the bread? What part of the work was assigned to the disciples? Verses 6, 7. 7. How amply were the needs of all supplied?' How many baskets of fragments were taken up'after the meal? How many had been proyided with food on this occasion? Verses 8, 9; Matt. 15 : 38. 32 8, After feeding the multitude, where did Jesus go? Matt. 15: 39. Note 2. 9. Who came to Him at this time? What was the nature of • their errand? What reply did Jesus give them? Mark 8: II, 12. io. On leaving them, where did Jesus go? In preparing to leave, what had the disciples forgotten? How much• food did they have with them? Verses 13, 14. II. Against what did Jesus warn His disciples? What reasoning did this start among them? Verses 15, 16. 12. When Jesus perceived their thoughts, what did He say? Of what remarkable miracles did He remind them? What was His purPose'in doing this? Verses 17-21. 13. What did the disciples finally understand? Matt. 16: I I, 12. Note 3. 14. Describe the healing of the blind man of Bethsaida. Mark 8: 22-26. 15. As they were journeying together, what question did Jesus ask His disciples? What did they reply? Verses 27, 28. r6. How personal did He then make His question? Who re- plied? What did he say? What charge did Jesus give them? Verses 29; 3o. Note 4. 17. What did Jesus then make known to them? What rash spirit was manifested by Peter? In what way did Jesus rebuke him? Verses 31-33. Note 5. 18. What principle does Jesus lay down as the foundation of the Christian life? Verses 34, 35. 19. What two questions does Jesus then ask? What solemn warning does He present before us? Verses 36-38. NOTES r. The disciples should have recalled at' this time how. on a former occasion, Jesus, by blessing a few loaves and fisheS, fed the five thousand. But they did not. "Again the disciples revealed their unbelief. At Bethsaida they had seen how, with Christ's blessing, their little store availed for the feeding of the multitude; yet they did not now bring forward their all, trusting His power to multiply it for the hungry crowds. Moreover, those whom He fed at'Bethsaida ,were Jews; these were gentiles and heathen. Jewish ptejudice was still strong in the hearts of the disciples. and they answered Jesus, 'Whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?' "—"The Desire of Ages," Pk. 404,405.: •• 2. •Nragdala was on the 'west side of the sea, in Galilee itself. Dalmanutha .(Matk81:.101 Was a village near by; In this vicinity 33 Jesus had performed many miracles, and lie was. well known. I ie again meets the cold unbelief of the scribes and Pharisee., in marked contrast to His welcome among the heathen people.about Gadara and in the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. He remained, only a short time in this place. 3. Jesus no doubt was grieved at this time that He did not see in the hearts of His disciples greater. evidence That they truly grasped His divine mission. The shadows of the cross- were beginning to fall upon His pathway. His disciples had witnessed many of His mighty works, and their interpretation of what He had said about the leaven of the Pharisees was evidence that they but faintly comprehended Him who was daily in their presence. They failed to grasp and hold the truth that they had with them the Creator of all things—Him who had only to "speak" and it "stood fast." Jesus apparently from this time on sought es- pecially to impress the disciples with His divine Mission, thus preparing them for the dark scenes of His trial and crucifixion which were just before Him at Jerusalem. 4. Jesus approached the question of His divine Sonship with great caution. He knew that upon this question hung the destiny of the world; that around this truth the storm of the ages was already gathering, and would soon burst in relentless -fury. Satan had assailed the truth of the incarnation, in the wilderness of temptation, with, "-If Thou be, the Son of God." Jesus knew His foe, and the strength of the temptation awaiting the disciples upon this point. He desired to prepare them for it while He was still with them. "From the first, Peter had believed Jesus to be the Messiah. Many others . . . now doubted that Jesus was the Messiah, for whom they had looked so long. Many of the disciples who had ardently expected Jesus to take His place on David's throne, left Him when they perceived that He had no such intention... On this day, before they were brought face to face with the great trial of their faith, the Holy Spirit rested upon them in power. For a little time their eyes were turned away from 'the things which are seen,' to behold 'the things which are not seen.' Beneath the guise of humanity they discerned the .glory of the Son of God."—"The Desire of Ages," pp -4n; 412. • 5. "Satan was trying to discourage JesuS;.and turn Him from His mission; and Peter, in his blind love, was giving voice to the temptation. The prince of evil was -the -author o.f the thought. His instigation was behind that impulsiVe appeal. . . . The words of Christ were spoken, not to Peter, but to the one who was trying to separate him from his Redeemer."-4d., p. 416. "Professed Christians yearly expend an immense sum upon useless and pernicious indulgences, while souls are perishing for the word of life."—"The Great Controversy,". p. 475. [ 34 ] - LESSON 11 • THE TRANSFIGURATION September 12, 1925 LESSON SCRIPTURE: Matt. 17: 1-9. PARALLEL SCRIPTURES: Mark 9: 1-13; Luke 9: 27-36. MEMORY VERSE: "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased: hear ye Him."' Matt. 17: 5. LESSON HELP: "The Desire of Ages," pp. 419-425. PLACE: Probably Mt. Hermon, whose top towers nine thousand feet above the sea. PERSONS: Jesus, Moses, Elias [Elijah], Peter, James, and John. SETTING OF THE LESSON "Evening is drawing on as Jesus calls to His side three of His disciples, Peter, James, and John, and leads them across the fields, and far up a rugged path, to a lonely mountain side. The Saviour and His disciples have spent the day in traveling and teaching, and the mountain climb adds to their weariness. . The light of the setting sun still lingers on the mountain top, and gilds with its fading glory the path they are traveling. But soon the light dies out from hill as well as valley, the sun dis- appears behind the western horizon, and the solitary .travelers are wrapped in the darkness of night."—"The Desire of Ages," P. 419. � • Suggestions for Daily Family Study 1. Read the "Setting of the Lesson." Read the Lesson Scripture. Children read the primary lesson. Drill on the memory verse each day. 2. Study Questions 1-9, and the notes. Read pages 419-421 of the. Lesson Help. Locate Mt. Hermon on the map. 3. Study Questions 10-14, and read pages 422-425 of the Lesson Help. Ask questions on the primary lesson. 4. Tell the lesson as a story, dwelling upon the details, each member contributing. Study particularly the meaning of the transfiguration, and all that it represents. 5. Read the Parallel Scriptures. If convenient, study the junior lesson and notes. Try the Memory Test in the junior lesson. 6. Review a portion of the lesson by using questions in senior, youth's, junior, or primary lesson. 7. Review the remaining portion of the lesson as suggested for the .preceding study. QUESTIONS t. On one occasion, what three disciples did Jesus ask to go with Him apart from the others? Where did they go? Matt. 17 2. For what purpose did they go there? Luke 9: 28. 3. What took place on this occasion? How 'did Jesus appear before them? Matt. 17:2. 4. Who besides Jesus, Peter, James, and John were present' at this time? What were they doing? Verse 3. Note 5. What did Peter propose doing? Verse 4. 35 6. What took place while Peter was speaking? What did the voice from the cloud say? Verse 5. Note 2. 7. How did the hearing of the voice affect the disciples? Verse 6. 8. How did Jesus reassure them? Verse 7. 9. On opening their eyes and looking about, whom only did they see? Verse 8. to. As they were coming down from the mountain, what charge did Jesus give them? Verse 9. it. What question did the disciples then ask? Verse To. 12. What.answer did Jesus make? Verse 13. Who did Jesus say had already 'come? How had the people received him? How did He say they would treat the Son of man? Verse 12. 14, To whom did the disciples then understand Jesus had ref- 'etence ?' Verse 13. NOTES , 1. The statement of Jesus recorded in Matthew 16:28, that some of those present should not taste of death until they saw the kingdom of. God come, no doubt referred to the transfigura- tion. Here was given a representation in miniature of the future kingdom and home of God's people. Jesus, the -King, was seen in.His glory; Moses stood as a representative of the resurrected satins (Jude 9), and Elijah of those who will be translated at the coming of Christ. t Thess. 4: 16, 17. What did Jesus, Elijah, and Moses talk about? "Not the inauguration of Christ as king, but the decease to be accomplished at Jerusalem, is the subject of their conference with Jesus. Bearing the weakness of humanity, and burdened with its sorrow and, sin, Jesus walked alone in the midst of men. As the darkness of the coming trial pressed upon Him, He was in loneliness of spirit, in a world that knew Him not. Even His loved disciples, Absorbed in their own doubt and sorrow and ambitious hopes, had not comprehended the mystery of His mission. He had dwelt amid the love and fellowship of heaven; but in the world that He had created, He was in solitude. Now heaven had sent its messen- gers to Jesus; not angels, but men who had endured suffering and sorrow, and who could sympathize with the Saviour in the' trial of His earthly life. Moses and Elijah had been colaborers with Christ. They had shared His longing for the salvation of men. Moses had pleaded for Israel: 'Yet now, if Thou wilt forgive their sin ;—and if not, blot me, I pray Thee, out of Thy hook which Thou hast written.' Elijah had known loneliness of spirit, as for three years and a half of famine he had borne the burden of the nation's hatred and its woe. Alone he had stood for God upon Mount Carmel. Alone he had fled to the desert in anguish and despair. These men, chosen above every angel around the throne, had come to commune with Jesus con- [36] cerning the scenes of His suffering, and to comfort Him with the assurance of the sympathy of heaven. The hope of the world, the salvation of every human being, was the burden of their interview."—"The Desire of Ages," pp. 422-425. 2. Peter, James, and John heard with their own ears the voice of God when He spoke from the glory of the transfigura- tion. With their own eyes they saw Jesus, Moses, and Elijah, and they heard them conversing together. Nothing.could have been clearer to human senses ; but Peter says, "We have a more sure word of prophecy." That is to say, while we may place a reason- able degree of confidence in what our natural senses, like sight, hearing, and feeling, tell us, still we have something "more sure" for our senses can be deceived, but the word of prophecy—the Bible—never fails. LESSON 12 HEALING THE DEMONIAC September 19, 1925 LESSON SCRIPTURE: Mark 9: 14-29. PARALLEL SCRIPTURES: Matt. 17: 14-21; Luke 9: 37-45. MEMORY VERSE: "Why could not we cast him out? And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief." Matt. 17: 19, 20.. LESSON HELP: "The Desire of Ages," pp. 426-431. PLACE: Probably at the foot of Mt. Hermon. PERSONS: Jesus and His disciples; the father and his afflicted son; the scribes and the multitude. SETTING OF THE LESSON The entire night has been passed in the mountain of trans- figuration. "As the sun arose, Jesus and His disciples descended to the plain. Absorbed in thought, the disciples were awed and silent. Even Peter had not a word to say. Gladly would they have lingered in that holy place which had been touched with the light of heaven, and where the Son of God had manifested His glory ; but there was work to be done for the people, who were already searching far and near for Jesus. At the foot of the mountain a large company had gathered, led hither by the disciples who had remained behind, but who knew whither Jesus had resorted."—"The Desire of Ages;' p. 426. Suggestions for Daily Family Study 1. Read the "Setting of the Lesson," and Mark 9: 14.29. Drill each day on the memory verse and its meaning. 2. Study Questions 1-4, and Note 1. Children may read the primary lesson. Read pages 426 and 427 of the Lesson Help. 3. Study Questions 5.10, and Note 2. Ask children questions in the primary lesson. Read pages 428 and 429 of the Lesson 4. Study Questions 11-15, and Note 3. Read pages 430 and 431 of the Lesson Help. [377 S. Review the lesson story by telling what each person said and did, every member of the family taking part. Note particularly the reasons why the disciples could not cast out the evil spirit. Discuss topics in the junior lesson under the heading, "Questions to Think About." 6. Review the first half of the lesson by asking questions and reading notes from any or all of the different sets of lessons. 7. Review the remaining portion of the lesson as suggested for the preceding study. QUESTIONS 1. Coming to the other disciples at the foot of the mount of transfiguration, what did Jesus see? What were the scribes doing? Mark 9: 14. 2. How did the sight of Jesus affect the people? What did they do? Verse 15. 3. What question did Jesus ask the scribes? Verse 16. 4. What explanation did one of the multitude give? Verses 17, 18. Note 1. 5. How did Jesus rebuke the unbelief of the people? What did He ask them to do? Verse 19. 6. When the boy was brought into the presence of Jesus, what did the spirit do that controlled him? Verse 20. Note 2. 7. What question did Jesus ask the father? What was the answer? Verse 21. 8. By what means had this evil spirit tried to destroy the boy? For what did the father earnestly plead? Verse 22. 9. How did JeSus seek to strengthen the faith of the father? Verse 23. to. What did the father then cry out with tears? Verse 24. it. Seeing the people running together, how did Jesus rebuke the evil spirit? Verse 25. i2. How did the evil spirit respond to the command of Jesus? In what condition did he seem to leave the boy? Verse 26. 13. Seeing his weakened condition, what additional assistance did Jesus render the boy? Verse 27. 14. When alone with Jesus, what question did His disciples ask Him? Verse 28. 15. What explanation of their failure to cast out the evil spirit , � did Jesus make?, Verse 29. Note 3. NOTES 1. "Authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, had been conferred on the disciples when Jesus sent out the twelve to preach through Galilee. As they went forth strong in faith, the evil spirits had obeyed their word. Now in the name of Christ they commanded the torturing spirit to leave his victim; but the demon only mocked them by a fresh display of his power. The disciples, unable to account for their defeat, felt that they were bringing dishonor upon themselves and their Master. And in the crowd [38] there were scribes who made the most of this opportunity to humiliate them."—"The Desire of Ages," p. 427. 2. "Again the Prince of Life and the prince of the powers of darkness had met on the field of battle,—Christ in fulfillment of His mission to 'preach deliverance to the captives, . . . to set at liberty them that are bruised,' Satan seeking to hold his victim under his control. Angels of light and the hosts of evil angels, unseen, were pressing near to behold the conflict. For a moment, Jesus permitted the evil spirit to display his power, that the beholders might comprehend the deliverance about to be wrought. The multitude looked on with bated breath, the father in an agony of hope and fear."—Id., p. 428. 3. "Their unbelief, that shut them out from deeper sympathy with Christ, and the carelessness with which they regarded the sacred work committed to them, had caused their failure in the conflict with the powers of darkness. "The words of Christ pointing to His death, had brought sadness and doubt. And the selection of the three disciples to accompany Jesus to the mountain had excited the jealousy of the nine. Instead of strengthening their faith by prayer and medita- tion on the words of Christ, they had been dwelling on their discouragements and personal grievances. In this state of, dark- ness they had undertaken the conflict with Satan. "In order to succeed in such a conflict they must come to the work in a different spirit. Their faith must be strengthened by fervent prayer and fasting, and humiliation of heart. They must be emptied of self, and be filled with the Spirit and power of God. Earnest, persevering supplication to God in faith,—faith that leads to entire dependence upon God, and unreserved conse- cration to His work,—can alone avail to bring men the Holy Spirit's aid in the battle against principalities and powers, the rulers of the darkness' of this world, and wicked spirits in high places."—Id., P. 430. LESSON•13 THE REVIEW September 26, 1925 Suggestions for Daily Family Study 1. Study Questions 1-4, each member of the family supplying details of the lesson story. In each day's study, review the memory verse, and emphasize the practical lessons taught. 2. Study Questions 5 and 6, members of the family supplying all details of the two miracles. 3. Study Questions 7 and 8. Note the special points that should be emphasized. Drill the children on difficult parts. 4. Study. Questions 9-11. � Children may relate the stories of the feeding of the five thousand and Jesus walking on the sea.. Emphasize the practical points. E397 5. Study Questions 12 and 13. Older Members may review the lesson on "The Bread of Life." Let the children tell what each one said and did in the story of the healing of the Syrophcenician's daughter. 6. Study Questions 14 and 15. Relate the stories in Lesson 10, dwelling- upon practical lessons. Emphasize the real significance of the experience on the mount of transfiguration. 7. Study Question 16. Tell what each one said and did in the story of the healing of the boy possessed of an evil spirit. QUESTIONS 1. What scripture of the Old Testament did Jesus fulfill by teaching in parables? Lesson I. 2. Name the parables mentioned in the first lesson. Tell the • parable of the fish net, and explain the application Jesus made of it. Lesson 1. 3. What power did Jesus manifest in stilling the tempest on the Sea of Galilee? Lesson 2. 4. Relate the circumstances in which Jesus exercised His power over the demoniacs of Gadara. Lesson 2. 5. What example of strong faith in the Saviour's power to heal was manifested by an afflicted woman who had been a suf- ferer for many years? Lesson 3. 6. On what errand of mercy was Jesus going when this healing took place? Relate the circumstances briefly. Lesson 3. 7. What notable miracles of healing are given in Lesson 4? 8. What was to be the keynote of the message which the chosen twelve were to carry? • What works of power would follow its proclamation? What lines of separation would this mes- sage create? Lesson 5. 9. How did Jesus say His servants would be received by the world? Whom only should His people fear? Lesson 6. Jo. What manifestation of Christ's power illustrates His sym- pathy in our needs and His willingness to supply them? Lesson 7. 11. Relate. Peter's experience in trying to walk on the water. What caused his failure? Lesson 7. 12. How did Jesus teach a deeply spiritual lesson from a loaf of bread? Upon learning the true meaning of Christ's teachings, what did some of His followers do? Lesson 8. 13. What miracle did Je§us perform in which He showed that His ministry was not alone to the Jewish nation? Lesson 9. 14. Describe the feeding of the four thousand. Against what evil influence did Jesus warn His disciples? Lesson io. 15. Describe the event by which the second coming of Christ was pictured in miniature. Lesson IL 16. Describe the healing of the boy possessed of an evil spirit. What was the cause of the disciples' failure to cast out this evil spirit? Lesson 12. 40]