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Lesson 12 · Sept. 19, 1891

The Compassionate Redeemer.—Mark 7:24 to 8:9

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Parallels: .

  1. 1.After the events of our last lesson at Capernaum, where did our Saviour go? .
  2. 2.What did he do on arriving there?—
  3. 3.Who came to him? .
  4. 4.Of what nation was this woman? , first clause; .
  5. 5.What was her object in coming to Jesus? .
  6. 6.How did Jesus seemingly regard her appeal? , first clause.
  7. 7.What did the disciples say?—, last part.
  8. 8.What did he answer them? . See note 1.
  9. 9.How did the woman show her persistent faith? .
  10. 10.What answer did he make to her further request? ; .
  11. 11.With what wisdom did faith still plead its cause? .
  12. 12.How did divine power respond to her faith? ; .
  13. 13.Where did Jesus then go? .
  14. 14.What alone led him to take this journey? See note 2.
  15. 15.What may we learn from this circumstance?
  16. 16.What miracle was wrought by him in Decapolis? .
  17. 17.What was the result of this miracle? ; .
  18. 18.By what miracle did our Lord again show his creative power and tender compassion? .
  19. 19.How many were here fed? .
  20. 20.How much provision did they have? .
  21. 21.How much did they take up of what was left? . See note 3, lesson 10.
  22. 22.What may we learn from this miracle? See note 3.

Notes

1. The Lost Sheep of the House of Israel.—The answer of Jesus contained a deeper meaning, which would afterward appear to the disciples, than lies on the surface. This woman of despised Canaan, no better than a dog to the strict Jews, belonged to those "other sheep" of which our Saviour spoke (), who were lost to the fold of Israel. It was a part of Christ's mission to gather them into the fold of the true Israel of God. This woman was, as is everyone who longs after God, one of the lost sheep of the house of Israel, whom the Son of God came to save. See .

2. The Great Missionary.—The journey to the coasts of Tyre and Sidon was between forty and fifty miles. Our Lord went there and returned immediately, having done nothing but to heal the woman's daughter. He even seemed to slight her feelings, but he was drawing out her faith, and developing within her soul strength and perseverance of character. It is a wonderful lesson of faith exemplified in the conduct of the woman, and it is also a wonderful evidence of Christ's knowledge, love, and power to help any soul, in any place or condition, which desires his help and presence. As he was to the woman of Canaan, so will he be to everyone who realizes his own need and exercises faith in God.

3. According to Our Need.—We may learn among other lessons that Christ's knowledge recognizes our necessities, that his power is sufficient to supply our need, even to create if necessary, and that his love will do it. We should learn that the fact that he has blessed us and come to our need in the past is an evidence that he will in the present. When the four thousand are in need, let us not forget the miracle of the five thousand.

Bible texts in this lesson

Matthew 15:21-39 · Mark 7:24 · Mark 7:25 · Mark 7:26 · Matthew 15:22 · Matthew 15:23 · Matthew 15:24 · Matthew 15:25 · Matthew 15:26 · Mark 7:27 · Mark 7:28 · Mark 7:29 · Mark 7:30 · Matthew 15:28 · Mark 7:31 · Mark 7:32-35 · Mark 7:36 · Mark 7:37 · Matthew 15:30 · Matthew 15:31 · Mark 8:1-9 · Matthew 15:38 · Mark 8:5 · Mark 8:7 · Mark 8:20 · John 10:16 · Ephesians 2:11 · Ephesians 2:12 · Ephesians 2:19 · Ephesians 2:20

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