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LESSON II.—SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1894.
THE DRAFT OF FISHES.
[NOTE.—The questions which follow are merely suggestive for the student on the leading points of the lesson; it is presumed that the thorough student will think of many more as he studies the subject. References, where verses alone are given, always refer to the lesson scripture printed above. All other references are given in book, chapter, and verse. The text printed is that of the Revised Version, not because it is especially preferred, but because it is not found in every family, as is the common version.]
Now it came to pass, while the multitude pressed upon him and heard the word of God, that He was standing by the lake of Gennesaret;
And He saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
And He entered into one of the boats, which was Simon's, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the multitudes out of the boat.
And when He had left speaking, He said unto Simon, Put out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draft.
And Simon answered and said, Master, we toiled all night, and took nothing; but at Thy word I will let down the nets.
And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes; and their nets were breaking;
And they beckoned unto their partners in the other boat, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.
But Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
For he was amazed, and all that were with him, at the draft of the fishes which they had taken;
And so were also James and John, sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.
And when they had brought their boats to land, they left all, and followed him.
Golden Text: "He taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes." Mark 1:22.
NOTE.—This was the beginning of the second year of Christ's public ministry, noted especially for the tours which he made around Galilee with his disciples, training them for their work. The place of the lesson is on the shores of the Sea of Galilee near Capernaum. Parallel accounts are found in Matt. 4:18-22 and in Mark 1:16-20.
Where was Jesus at one time preaching? Verse 1. Note 1.
What did he say as he was standing by the lake? Verse 2.
What were the fishermen doing?
What did Jesus do? Verse 3.
What did he ask of Simon?
What did our Saviour then do?
When he had finished speaking, what instruction did he give to Simon? Verse 4.
What reply did Simon make? Verse 5. Note 2.
What was the result of Simon's obedience? Verse 6.
What is said of the number of fish taken? Verse 7.
How did this affect Simon Peter? Verse 8. Note 3.
How were the others who were with Simon affected? Verses 9, 10.
Who were they?
What reply did Jesus make to Simon's prayer? Verse 10.
What did they do when they had brought their boats to land? Verse 11. Note 4.
NOTES.
1. Lake of Gennesaret.—This name is probably a modification of the old Hebrew word "Chinneroth." See Joshua 12:3. The word means harp, and is applied to the lake on account of its shape. But the rabbis derive the word Gennesaret from "Gennesarim," meaning "garden of the princes." The region of country on the western shore of the lake was very fertile. Four great roads communicated with the lake, and this made it a meeting place for men of many nations. Stanley calls this lake "the most sacred sheet of water which the earth contains." Josephus says that it might be called "the ambition of nature." Learned rabbis say, according to the Cambridge Bible, that of the seven seas of Canaan, it was the only one which God had reserved for himself. Its principal interest, however, to Christians is on account of the associations with the Master. Says Farrar: "Josephus, in a passage of glowing admiration, after describing the sweetness of its waters, and the delicate temperature of its air, its palms and vines, the oranges and figs, the almonds, pomegranates, and warm springs, says that the seasons seem to compete for the honor of its possession." The lake is of oval shape, from twelve to fourteen miles long, and about half as broad. It is really an expansion of the River Jordan, and is 653 feet below the level of the Mediterranean. In some places it is over 150 feet deep. In the time of Christ it is said that as many as 4,000 vessels were seen on the sea at one time, from ships of war down to fishing boats. The neighborhood of this lake was at that time the most thickly peopled and most prosperous part of Palestine.
2. "Master, we toiled all night, and took nothing."—Simon was evidently discouraged. Night has always been, from time immemorial, the best time for fishing. To Simon it did not look reasonable that their efforts would be crowned with success, now that it had come day; but he did not allow his feelings or his reason to prevail. He did what every Christian ought to do in time of perplexity and trial. "At thy word," he says, "I will let down the net;" and if by faith we do according to God's word, we may know that the same word which commands has power to supply. So it was in this case.
3. THE marvelous miracle that was wrought before Simon, brought him to a sense of his own lack of faith. He had before this been with Jesus, but for some reason or other had gone back to his old employment of fishing. Our Saviour comes again to Galilee, and finds his disciples engaged in their old work, and this miracle was evidently wrought to show to Peter that if he would follow him, and obey his commands, success would always accompany his labors. By the words, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord," Simon did not desire to have Christ leave him. It was simply his expression that he was not worthy of Christ's presence, for we learn a little later on that he left all and followed Christ.
4. "They left all, and followed him."—And yet they had not wholly learned the lesson which Christ designed to teach them. What he wished them to learn was that implicit faith in his word would ever meet with success. Evidently Peter and the disciples believed for a time; but when Christ was crucified and buried, and their hopes of a temporal kingdom were dashed to the ground, they returned in disappointment to their old occupation of fishing. Jesus again meets with them, and a similar miracle to the one on this occasion is wrought, and again the disciples are shown their lack of faith. This time it was permanent. By the lesson of the fishes, by doing according to Christ's word, Jesus taught them to catch men. There are thousands of human schemes and human devices; there are compromises and perversions of truth. These ways of men seem to win many times, but they do not convert souls. Souls can be gathered in only one way, and that is the way the disciples gathered in the fishes,—by Christ's word.
27. AND there came to him certain of the Sadducees, they which say that there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,
28. Master, Moses wrote unto us, that if a man's brother die, having a wife, and he be childless, his brother should take the wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
29. There were therefore seven brethren; and the first took a wife, and died childless;
30. And the second;
31. And the third took her; and likewise the seven also left no children, and died.
32. Afterward the woman also died.
33. In the resurrection therefore whose wife of them shall she be? for the seven had her to wife.
34. And Jesus said unto them, The sons of this world marry, and are given in marriage;
35. But they that are accounted worthy to attain to that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage;
36. For neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.
37. But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in the place concerning the Bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
38. Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.
39. And certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.
40. For they durst not any more ask him any question.
41. And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David's son?
42. For David himself saith in the book of Psalms,
The Lord said unto my Lord,
Sit thou on my right hand,
43. Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet.
44. David therefore calleth him Lord, and how is he his son?
45. And in the hearing of all the people he said unto his disciples,
46. Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love salutations in the market places, and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief places at feasts;
47. Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers; these shall receive greater condemnation.
THERE are three distinct topics in this lesson. Read the verses carefully, note the topics and the verses occupied by each, and see in how few words you can name each topic. Review the entire chapter, and then see how many of the particulars of each topic you can recall in their order.
In what two ways, as already learned in this chapter, did the chief priests and the scribes seek to entrap Jesus?
Who next sought to entangle him?
What was one peculiarity of the Sadducees?
What case did they lay before Jesus?
What was the problem which they asked him to solve?
Whose writings did the Sadducees profess to believe?
What did Jesus say to them? Of what were they ignorant?
What did he say about the marriage relation in the world to come?
Unto whom are the children of the resurrection equal? In what respect?
Whose writings did Jesus quote as teaching the resurrection of the dead?
Quote the scripture and tell where it is found.
Of whom does the Lord declare himself to be the God?
What did the scribes say to this answer?
What effect did these answers of Jesus have upon those who wished to entrap him?
What question did Jesus then put to his adversaries?
1. THE Sadducees rejected all the Scriptures except the writings of Moses. Jesus showed that they did not know and accept even his writings. If they had, they would have believed the resurrection. At one time he said, "Had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me; for he wrote of me." John 5: 46. Moses wrote the gospel, just as surely as did Luke and John.
2. "Now that the dead are raised," or, as in Mark 12: 26, "As touching the dead, that they rise," "even Moses showed at the bush." The Lord is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He called himself their God, many years after they were dead. That cannot be taken to mean that Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob were not really dead, for then they would not need a resurrection, and there would be no point in Christ's reference to it as proof of the resurrection. But God "quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were." Rom. 4: 17.
3. "Beware of the scribes," etc. The reason why they were to be avoided was because of their pride and selfishness. Therefore it was their characteristics rather than their persons that Jesus warned his disciples against. Consequently, we shall receive the most benefit from the Lord's words if, instead of being on the watch against persons with the character that he describes, we keep on our guard against such traits in ourselves.
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