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Lesson 8 · May 22, 1909

Testimony of John—The First Disciples

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Lesson Helps: chapter 14.

Place: Bethany, or Bethabara, east of the Jordan.

Persons: John the Baptist; priests and Levites of the Pharisees; Jesus, Andrew, Simon, Philip, Nathanael.

Questions

#### Testimony of John.

  1. 1.When leading Pharisees in Jerusalem heard of John's preaching, what deputation did they send? For what purpose? .
  2. 2.What reply did John make? .
  3. 3.What question did they next ask? What was John's answer? . Note 1.
  4. 4.What third question did they ask? What did they finally demand? .
  5. 5.Who did John say he was? . Note 2.
  6. 6.What further question did the Pharisees ask? .
  7. 7.To whom did John bear witness? .
  8. 8.Where did these things occur? .
  9. 9.How did John bear witness concerning Jesus when he saw Him on the morrow? .
  10. 10.In what words did he speak of our Lord's superiority? .
  11. 11.What further witness did he bear concerning Him? .

Notes

#### The First Disciples.

  1. 12.How were two of John's disciples directed to Jesus? .
  2. 13.What conversation took place between Jesus and these disciples? .
  3. 14.Who was one of these two disciples? .
  4. 15.Where did Andrew begin laboring for souls? With what result? What did Jesus say of Simon? .
  5. 16.What disciple did Jesus find the next day? .
  6. 17.What did Philip then do? Whom did he say he had found? .
  7. 18.What doubting question did Nathanael ask? What was Philip's reply? .
  8. 19.What did Jesus say of Nathanael? .
  9. 20.What confession was Nathanael led to make? What blessed assurance did our Lord give him? .

Notes

1. I am not Elijah; that is, the personal Elijah for whom some of the Jews were looking. He was Elijah only in the sense of coming "in the spirit and power" of Elijah. . To this our Lord refers in . "That prophet" doubtless refers to a belief which the Jews held that the prophet of was not the Messiah, but His forerunner. This error was not, however, held by all. Others thought He was one of the old prophets raised from the dead.

2. John counts it the highest honor in simply being a "voice" for God. He is a type of the remnant church. Like John they should not seek earthly glory, but be happy in being simply a "voice" for Him in this generation.

Bible texts in this lesson

John 1:19-51 · John 5:33 · John 1:19 · John 1:24 · John 1:20 · John 1:21 · John 1:22 · John 1:23 · John 1:25 · John 1:26 · John 1:27 · John 1:28 · John 1:29 · John 1:30 · John 1:31 · John 1:32-34 · John 1:35 · John 1:36 · John 1:37-39 · John 1:40 · John 1:41 · John 1:42 · John 1:43 · John 1:45 · John 1:46 · John 1:47 · John 1:48 · John 1:49-51 · Luke 1:17 · Matthew 11:14 · Deuteronomy 18:15 · Deuteronomy 18:18

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