P.1698 – §1 The story of the cure of Amos,
the Kheresa lunatic, had already reached Bethsaida and Capernaum, so that
a great crowd was waiting for Jesus when his boat landed that Tuesday forenoon.
Among this throng were the new observers from the Jerusalem Sanhedrin who
had come down to Capernaum to find cause for the Master’s apprehension and
conviction. As Jesus spoke with those who had assembled to greet him, Jairus,
one of the rulers of the synagogue, made his way through the crowd and,
falling down at his feet, took him by the hand and besought that he would
hasten away with him, saying: “Master, my little daughter, an only
child, lies in my home at the point of death. I pray that you will come
and heal her.” When Jesus heard the request of this father, he said:
“I will go with you.”
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convict, 정죄하다 |
P.1698 – §2 As Jesus went along with Jairus, the
large crowd which had heard the father’s request followed on to see what
would happen. Shortly before they reached the ruler’s house, as they hastened
through a narrow street and as the throng jostled him, Jesus suddenly
stopped, exclaiming, “Someone touched me.” And when those who
were near him denied that they had touched him, Peter spoke up: “Master,
you can see that this crowd presses you, threatening to crush us, and
yet you say `someone has touched me.’ What do you mean?” Then Jesus
said: “I asked who touched me, for I perceived that living energy
had gone forth from me.”
As Jesus looked about him, his eyes fell
upon a near-by woman, who, coming forward, knelt at his feet and said:
“For years I have been afflicted with a scourging hemorrhage. I have
suffered many things from many physicians; I have spent all my substance,
but none could cure me. Then I heard of you, and I thought if I may but
touch the hem of his garment, I shall certainly be made whole. And so
I pressed forward with the crowd as it moved along until, standing near
you, Master, I touched the border of your garment, and I was made whole;
I know that I have been healed of my affliction.”
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jostle, 밀치다, 다투다
scourge, 채찍질하다, 괴롭히다.
hear of, 누구의 소문을 듣다 |
P.1698 – §3 When Jesus heard this, he took the woman
by the hand and, lifting her up, said: “Daughter, your faith has
made you whole; go in peace.” It was her faith and not her touch
that made her whole. And this case is a good illustration of many apparently
miraculous cures which attended upon Jesus’ earth career, but which he
in no sense consciously willed. The passing of time demonstrated that
this woman was really cured of her malady. Her faith was of the sort that
laid direct hold upon the creative power resident in the Master’s person.
With the faith she had, it was only necessary to approach the Master’s
person. It was not at all necessary to touch his garment; that was merely
the superstitious part of her belief. Jesus called this woman, Veronica
of Caesarea-Philippi, into
P.1699 – §0 his presence to correct two errors which
might have lingered in her mind, or which might have persisted in the
minds of those who witnessed this healing: He did not want Veronica to
go away thinking that her fear in attempting to steal her cure had been
honored, or that her superstition in associating the touch of his garment
with her healing had been effective. He desired all to know that it was
her pure and living faith that had wrought the cure.
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누구의 손을 잡다, take the woman by the hand.
malady < male (ill), 질병
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1. AT JAIRUS’S HOUSE – P.1699
P.1699 – §1 Jairus was, of course, terribly impatient of this delay
in reaching his home; so they now hastened on at quickened pace. Even
before they entered the ruler’s yard, one of his servants came out, saying:
“Trouble not the Master; your daughter is dead.” But Jesus seemed
not to heed the servant’s words, for, taking with him Peter, James, and
John, he turned and said to the grief-stricken father: “Fear not;
only believe.” When he entered the house, he found the flute-players
already there with the mourners, who were making an unseemly tumult; already
were the relatives engaged in weeping and wailing.
And when he had put
all the mourners out of the room, he went in with the father and mother
and his three apostles. He had told the mourners that the damsel was not
dead, but they laughed him to scorn. Jesus now turned to the mother, saying:
“Your daughter is not dead; she is only asleep.” And when the
house had quieted down, Jesus, going up to where the child lay, took her
by the hand and said, “Daughter, I say to you, awake and arise!”
And when the girl heard these words, she immediately rose up and walked
across the room. And presently, after she had recovered from her daze,
Jesus directed that they should give her something to eat, for she had
been a long time without food.
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The Raising of Jairus’ Daughter, Gabriel Max (1840-1915), 1878, Montreal Museum of
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P.1699 – §2 Since there was much agitation in Capernaum against
Jesus, he called the family together and explained that the maiden had
been in a state of coma following a long fever, and that he had merely
aroused her, that he had not raised her from the dead. He likewise explained
all this to his apostles, but it was futile; they all believed he had
raised the little girl from the dead. What Jesus said in explanation of
many of these apparent miracles had little effect on his followers. They
were miracle-minded and lost no opportunity to ascribe another wonder
to Jesus. Jesus and the apostles returned to Bethsaida after he had specifically
charged all of them that they should tell no man.
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agitate < agere (drive), 흥분시키다. 선동하다.
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P.1699 – §3 When he came out of Jairus’s house, two blind men led
by a dumb boy followed him and cried out for healing. About this time
Jesus’ reputation as a healer was at its very height. Everywhere he went
the sick and the afflicted were waiting for him. The Master now looked
much worn, and all of his friends were becoming concerned lest he continue
his work of teaching and healing to the point of actual collapse.
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P.1699 – §4 Jesus’ apostles, let alone the common people, could
not understand the nature and attributes of this God-man. Neither has
any subsequent generation been able to evaluate what took place on earth
in the person of Jesus of Nazareth. And there can never occur an opportunity
for either science or religion to check up on these remarkable events
for the simple reason that such an extraordinary situation can never again
occur, either on this world or on any other world in Nebadon. Never again,
on any world in this entire universe, will a being appear in the likeness
of mortal flesh, at the same time embodying all
P.1700 – §0 the attributes of creative energy combined with spiritual
endowments which transcend time and most other material limitations.
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P.1700 – §1 Never before Jesus was on earth, nor since, has it been
possible so directly and graphically to secure the results attendant upon
the strong and living faith of mortal men and women. To repeat these phenomena,
we would have to go into the immediate presence of Michael, the Creator,
and find him as he was in those days–the Son of Man. Likewise, today,
while his absence prevents such material manifestations, you should refrain
from placing any sort of limitation on the possible exhibition of his
spiritual power. Though the Master is absent as a material being, he is
present as a spiritual influence in the hearts of men. By going away from
the world, Jesus made it possible for his spirit to live alongside that
of his Father which indwells the minds of all mankind.
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| 2. FEEDING THE FIVE THOUSAND – P.1700
P.1700 – §2 Jesus continued to teach the people by day while he
instructed the apostles and evangelists at night. On Friday he declared
a furlough of one week that all his followers might go home or to their
friends for a few days before preparing to go up to Jerusalem for the
Passover. But more than one half of his disciples refused to leave him,
and the multitude was daily increasing in size, so much so that David
Zebedee desired to establish a new encampment, but Jesus refused consent.
The Master had so little rest over the Sabbath that on Sunday morning,
March 27, he sought to get away from the people. Some of the evangelists
were left to talk to the multitude while Jesus and the twelve planned
to escape, unnoticed, to the opposite shore of the lake, where they proposed
to obtain much needed rest in a beautiful park south of Bethsaida-Julias.
This region was a favorite resorting place for Capernaum folks; they were
all familiar with these parks on the eastern shore.
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by day, 낮에는
furlough, 휴가
resort, 휴양지 |
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P.1700 – §3 But the people would not have it so. They saw the direction
taken by Jesus’ boat, and hiring every craft available, they started out
in pursuit. Those who could not obtain boats fared forth on foot to walk
around the upper end of the lake.
P.1700 – §4 By late afternoon more than a thousand persons had located
the Master in one of the parks, and he spoke to them briefly, being followed
by Peter. Many of these people had brought food with them, and after eating
the evening meal, they gathered about in small groups while Jesus’ apostles
and disciples taught them.
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craft. 배, 비행기, 선박
fare (verb), 해 나가다, 견디다.
on foot, 걸어서
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P.1700 – §5 Monday afternoon the multitude had increased to more
than three thousand. And still–way into the evening–the people continued
to flock in, bringing all manner of sick folks with them. Hundreds of
interested persons had made their plans to stop over at Capernaum to see
and hear Jesus on their way to the Passover, and they simply refused to
be disappointed. By Wednesday noon about five thousand men, women, and
children were assembled here in this park to the south of Bethsaida-Julias.
The weather was pleasant, it being near the end of the rainy season in
this locality.
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P.1700 – §6 Philip had provided a three days’ supply of food for
Jesus and the twelve, which was in the custody of the Mark lad, their
boy of all chores. By afternoon of this, the third day for almost half
of this multitude, the food the people had brought with them was nearly
exhausted. David Zebedee had no tented
P.1701 – §0 city here to feed and accommodate the crowds. Neither
had Philip made food provision for such a multitude. But the people, even
though they were hungry, would not go away. It was being quietly whispered
about that Jesus, desiring to avoid trouble with both Herod and the Jerusalem
leaders, had chosen this quiet spot outside the jurisdiction of all his
enemies as the proper place to be crowned king.
The enthusiasm of the
people was rising every hour. Not a word was said to Jesus, though, of
course, he knew all that was going on. Even the twelve apostles were still
tainted with such notions, and especially the younger evangelists. The
apostles who favored this attempt to proclaim Jesus king were Peter, John,
Simon Zelotes, and Judas Iscariot. Those opposing the plan were Andrew,
James, Nathaniel, and Thomas. Matthew, Philip, and the Alpheus twins were
noncommittal. The ringleader of this plot to make him king was Joab, one
of the young evangelists.
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P.1701 – §1 This was the stage setting about five o’clock on Wednesday
afternoon, when Jesus asked James Alpheus to summon Andrew and Philip.
Said Jesus: “What shall we do with the multitude? They have been
with us now three days, and many of them are hungry. They have no food.”
Philip and Andrew exchanged glances, and then Philip answered: “Master,
you should send these people away so that they may go to the villages
around about and buy themselves food.” And Andrew, fearing the materialization
of the king plot, quickly joined with Philip, saying: “Yes, Master,
I think it best that you dismiss the multitude so that they may go their
way and buy food while you secure rest for a season.” By this time
others of the twelve had joined the conference. Then said Jesus: “But
I do not desire to send them away hungry; can you not feed them?”
This was too much for Philip, and he spoke right up: “Master, in
this country place where can we buy bread for this multitude? Two hundred
denarii worth would not be enough for lunch.”
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Roman soldier’s annual salary = 225 denarii
evocati (20 year, veteran): 5000 denarii + land in the conquered region, but land was not so desirable.
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P.1701 – §2 Before the apostles had an opportunity to express themselves,
Jesus turned to Andrew and Philip, saying: “I do not want to send
these people away. Here they are, like sheep without a shepherd. I would
like to feed them. What food have we with us?” While Philip was conversing
with Matthew and Judas, Andrew sought out the Mark lad to ascertain how
much was left of their store of provisions. He returned to Jesus, saying:
“The lad has left only five barley loaves and two dried fishes”–and
Peter promptly added, “We have yet to eat this evening.”
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P.1701 – §3 For a moment Jesus stood in silence. There was a faraway
look in his eyes. The apostles said nothing. Jesus turned suddenly to
Andrew and said, “Bring me the loaves and fishes.” And when
Andrew had brought the basket to Jesus, the Master said: “Direct
the people to sit down on the grass in companies of one hundred and appoint
a leader over each group while you bring all of the evangelists here with
us.”
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P.1701 – §4 Jesus took up the loaves in his hands, and after he had
given thanks, he broke the bread and gave to his apostles, who passed
it on to their associates, who in turn carried it to the multitude. Jesus
in like manner broke and distributed the fishes. And this multitude did
eat and were filled. And when they had finished eating, Jesus said to
the disciples: “Gather up the broken pieces that remain over so that
nothing will be lost.” And when they had finished gathering up the
fragments, they had twelve basketfuls. They who ate of this extraordinary
feast numbered about five thousand men, women, and children.
P.1702 – §1 And this is the first and only nature miracle which
Jesus performed as a result of his conscious preplanning. It is true that
his disciples were disposed to call many things miracles which were not,
but this was a genuine supernatural ministration. In this case, so we
were taught, Michael multiplied food elements as he always does except
for the elimination of the time factor and the visible life channel.
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3. THE KING-MAKING EPISODE – P.1702
P.1702 – §2 The feeding of the five thousand by supernatural
energy was another of those cases where human pity plus creative power
equaled that which happened. Now that the multitude had been fed to the
full, and since Jesus’ fame was then and there augmented by this stupendous
wonder, the project to seize the Master and proclaim him king required
no further personal direction. The idea seemed to spread through the crowd
like a contagion. The reaction of the multitude to this sudden and spectacular
supplying of their physical needs was profound and overwhelming. For a
long time the Jews had been taught that the Messiah, the son of David,
when he should come, would cause the land again to flow with milk and
honey, and that the bread of life would be bestowed upon them as manna
from heaven was supposed to have fallen upon their forefathers in the
wilderness.
And was not all of this expectation now fulfilled right before
their eyes? When this hungry, undernourished multitude had finished gorging
itself with the wonder-food, there was but one unanimous reaction: “Here
is our king.” The wonder-working deliverer of Israel had come. In
the eyes of these simple-minded people the power to feed carried with
it the right to rule. No wonder, then, that the multitude, when it had
finished feasting, rose as one man and shouted, “Make him king!”
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to the full, 배가 터질 때까지
then and there, 그때 그 자리에서
stupendous < stupere (~에 놀라다), 엄청나게
contagion < con +tangere (touch), 전염되다
overwhelm, 잠기게 만들다, 압도하다
gorge, 게걸스럽게 먹다
unanimous < unus (one) + animums (mind), 한 가지 생각, |
P.1702 – §3 This mighty shout enthused Peter and
those of the apostles who still retained the hope of seeing Jesus assert
his right to rule. But these false hopes were not to live for long. This
mighty shout of the multitude had hardly ceased to reverberate from the
near-by rocks when Jesus stepped upon a huge stone and, lifting up his
right hand to command their attention, said: “My children, you mean
well, but you are short-sighted and material-minded.” There was a
brief pause; this stalwart Galilean was there majestically posed in the
enchanting glow of that eastern twilight. Every inch he looked a king
as he continued to speak to this breathless multitude:
“You would
make me king, not because your souls have been lighted with a great truth,
but because your stomachs have been filled with bread. How many times
have I told you that my kingdom is not of this world? This kingdom of
heaven which we proclaim is a spiritual brotherhood, and no man rules
over it seated upon a material throne. My Father in heaven is the all-wise
and the all-powerful Ruler over this spiritual brotherhood of the sons
of God on earth. Have I so failed in revealing to you the Father of spirits
that you would make a king of his Son in the flesh! Now all of you go
hence to your own homes. If you must have a king, let the Father of lights
be enthroned in the heart of each of you as the spirit Ruler of all things.”
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stalwart, 튼튼한 |
P.1702 – §4 These words of Jesus sent the multitude
away stunned and disheartened. Many who had believed in him turned back
and followed him no more from that day. The apostles were speechless;
they stood in silence gathered about the twelve baskets of the fragments
of food; only the chore boy, the Mark
P.1703 – §0 lad, spoke, “And he refused to be
our king.” Jesus, before going off to be alone in the hills, turned
to Andrew and said: “Take your brethren back to Zebedee’s house and
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4. SIMON PETER’S NIGHT VISION – P.1703
P.1703 – §1 The apostles, without their Master–sent
off by themselves–entered the boat and in silence began to row toward
Bethsaida on the western shore of the lake. None of the twelve was so
crushed and downcast as Simon Peter. Hardly a word was spoken; they were
all thinking of the Master alone in the hills. Had he forsaken them? He
had never before sent them all away and refused to go with them. What
could all this mean?
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P.1703 – §2 Darkness descended upon them, for there
had arisen a strong and contrary wind which made progress almost impossible.
As the hours of darkness and hard rowing passed, Peter grew weary and
fell into a deep sleep of exhaustion. Andrew and James put him to rest
on the cushioned seat in the stern of the boat. While the other apostles
toiled against the wind and the waves, Peter dreamed a dream; he saw a
vision of Jesus coming to them walking on the sea. When the Master seemed
to walk on by the boat, Peter cried out, “Save us, Master, save us.”
And those who were in the rear of the boat heard him say some of these
words.
As this apparition of the night season continued in Peter’s mind,
he dreamed that he heard Jesus say: “Be of good cheer; it is I; be
not afraid.” This was like the balm of Gilead to Peter’s disturbed
soul; it soothed his troubled spirit, so that (in his dream) he cried
out to the Master: “Lord, if it really is you, bid me come and walk
with you on the water.” And when Peter started to walk upon the water,
the boisterous waves frightened him, and as he was about to sink, he cried
out, “Lord, save me!” And many of the twelve heard him utter
this cry. Then Peter dreamed that Jesus came to the rescue and, stretching
forth his hand, took hold and lifted him up, saying: “O, you of little
faith, wherefore did you doubt?”
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apparition, 유령 |
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P.1703 – §3 In connection with the latter part of
his dream Peter arose from the seat whereon he slept and actually stepped
overboard and into the water. And he awakened from his dream as Andrew,
James, and John reached down and pulled him out of the sea.
P.1703 – §4 To Peter this experience was always real.
He sincerely believed that Jesus came to them that night. He only partially
convinced John Mark, which explains why Mark left a portion of the story
out of his narrative. Luke, the physician, who made careful search into
these matters, concluded that the episode was a vision of Peter’s and
therefore refused to give place to this story in the preparation of his
narrative.
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5. BACK IN BETHSAIDA – P.1703
P.1703 – §5 Thursday morning, before daylight, they
anchored their boat offshore near Zebedee’s house and sought sleep until
about noontime. Andrew was first up and, going for a walk by the sea,
found Jesus, in company with their chore boy, sitting on a stone by the
water’s edge. Notwithstanding that many of the multitude and the young
evangelists searched all night and much of the next day about the eastern
hills for Jesus, shortly after midnight he and the Mark lad had started
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P.1704 – §1 Of the five thousand who were miraculously
fed, and who, when their stomachs were full and their hearts empty, would
have made him king, only about five hundred persisted in following after
him. But before these received word that he was back in Bethsaida, Jesus
asked Andrew to assemble the twelve apostles and their associates, including
the women, saying, “I desire to speak with them.” And when all
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P.1704 – §2 “How long shall I bear with you?
Are you all slow of spiritual comprehension and deficient in living faith?
All these months have I taught you the truths of the kingdom, and yet
are you dominated by material motives instead of spiritual considerations.
Have you not even read in the Scriptures where Moses exhorted the unbelieving
children of Israel, saying: `Fear not, stand still and see the salvation
of the Lord’? Said the singer: `Put your trust in the Lord.’ `Be patient,
wait upon the Lord and be of good courage. He shall strengthen your heart.’
`Cast your burden on the Lord, and he shall sustain you. Trust him at
all times and pour out your heart to him, for God is your refuge.’ `He
who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the
shadow of the Almighty.’ `It is better to trust the Lord than to put confidence
in human princes.’
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bear with, 을 참다
deficient < deficere (fail), 부족하다
singer, 찬미하는 자 (Moses)
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P.1704 – §3 “And now do you all see that the
working of miracles and the performance of material wonders will not win
souls for the spiritual kingdom? We fed the multitude, but it did not
lead them to hunger for the bread of life neither to thirst for the waters
of spiritual righteousness. When their hunger was satisfied, they sought
not entrance into the kingdom of heaven but rather sought to proclaim
the Son of Man king after the manner of the kings of this world, only
that they might continue to eat bread without having to toil therefor.
And all this, in which many of you did more or less participate, does
nothing to reveal the heavenly Father or to advance his kingdom on earth.
Have we not sufficient enemies among the religious leaders of the land
without doing that which is likely to estrange also the civil rulers?
I pray that the Father will anoint your eyes that you may see and open
your ears that you may hear, to the end that you may have full faith in
the gospel which I have taught you.”
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to the end, 어떠한 목적으로 |
P.1704 – §4 Jesus then announced that he wished to
withdraw for a few days of rest with his apostles before they made ready
to go up to Jerusalem for the Passover, and he forbade any of the disciples
or the multitude to follow him. Accordingly they went by boat to the region
of Gennesaret for two or three days of rest and sleep. Jesus was preparing
for a great crisis of his life on earth, and he therefore spent much time
in communion with the Father in heaven.
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P.1704 – §5 The news of the feeding of the five thousand
and the attempt to make Jesus king aroused widespread curiosity and stirred
up the fears of both the religious leaders and the civil rulers throughout
all Galilee and Judea. While this great miracle did nothing to further
the gospel of the kingdom in the souls of material-minded and halfhearted
believers, it did serve the purpose of bringing to a head the miracle-seeking
and king-craving proclivities of Jesus’ immediate family of apostles and
close disciples. This spectacular episode brought an end to the early
era of teaching, training, and healing, thereby preparing the way for
the inauguration of this last year of proclaiming the higher and more
spiritual phases of the new gospel of the kingdom–divine sonship, spiritual
liberty, and eternal salvation.
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6. AT GENNESARET – P.1705
P.1705 – §1 While resting at the home of a wealthy
believer in the Gennesaret region, Jesus held informal conferences with
the twelve every afternoon. The ambassadors of the kingdom were a serious,
sober, and chastened group of disillusioned men. But even after all that
had happened, and as subsequent events disclosed, these twelve men were
not yet fully delivered from their inbred and long-cherished notions about
the coming of the Jewish Messiah. Events of the preceding few weeks had
moved too swiftly for these astonished fishermen to grasp their full significance.
It requires time for men and women to effect radical and extensive changes
in their basic and fundamental concepts of social conduct, philosophic
attitudes, and religious convictions.
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inbred, 타고난, 동계 교배 |
P.1705 – §2 While Jesus and the twelve were resting
at Gennesaret, the multitudes dispersed, some going to their homes, others
going on up to Jerusalem for the Passover. In less than one month’s time
the enthusiastic and open followers of Jesus, who numbered more than fifty
thousand in Galilee alone, shrank to less than five hundred. Jesus desired
to give his apostles such an experience with the fickleness of popular
acclaim that they would not be tempted to rely on such manifestations
of transient religious hysteria after he should leave them alone in the
work of the kingdom, but he was only partially successful in this effort.
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fickle, 변덕스러운
hysteria, 광분 |
P.1705 – §3 The second night of their sojourn at
Gennesaret the Master again told the apostles the parable of the sower
and added these words: “You see, my children, the appeal to human
feelings is transitory and utterly disappointing; the exclusive appeal
to the intellect of man is likewise empty and barren; it is only by making
your appeal to the spirit which lives within the human mind that you can
hope to achieve lasting success and accomplish those marvelous transformations
of human character that are presently shown in the abundant yielding of
the genuine fruits of the spirit in the daily lives of all who are thus
delivered from the darkness of doubt by the birth of the spirit into the
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P.1705 – §4 Jesus taught the appeal to the emotions
as the technique of arresting and focusing the intellectual attention.
He designated the mind thus aroused and quickened as the gateway to the
soul, where there resides that spiritual nature of man which must recognize
truth and respond to the spiritual appeal of the gospel in order to afford
the permanent results of true character transformations.
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quicken, 재촉하다 |
P.1705 – §5 Jesus thus endeavored to prepare the
apostles for the impending shock–the crisis in the public attitude toward
him which was only a few days distant. He explained to the twelve that
the religious rulers of Jerusalem would conspire with Herod Antipas to
effect their destruction. The twelve began to realize more fully (though
not finally) that Jesus was not going to sit on David’s throne. They saw
more fully that spiritual truth was not to be advanced by material wonders.
They began to realize that the feeding of the five thousand and the popular
movement to make Jesus king was the apex of the miracle-seeking, wonder-working
expectance of the people and the height of Jesus’ acclaim by the populace.
They vaguely discerned and dimly foresaw the approaching times of spiritual
sifting and cruel adversity. These twelve men were
P.1706 – §0 slowly awaking to the realization of
the real nature of their task as ambassadors of the kingdom, and they
began to gird themselves for the trying and testing ordeals of the last
year of the Master’s ministry on earth.
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impend, 다가 오다, 임박하다
conspire < con + spirare (breathe), 음모를 꾸미다
gird, 허리띠를 두르다, 준비하다 |
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P.1706 – §1 Before they left Gennesaret, Jesus instructed
them regarding the miraculous feeding of the five thousand, telling them
just why he engaged in this extraordinary manifestation of creative power
and also assuring them that he did not thus yield to his sympathy for
the multitude until he had ascertained that it was “according to
the Father’s will.”
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7. AT JERUSALEM – P.1706
P.1706 – §2 Sunday, April 3, Jesus, accompanied only
by the twelve apostles, started from Bethsaida on the journey to Jerusalem.
To avoid the multitudes and to attract as little attention as possible,
they journeyed by way of Gerasa and Philadelphia. He forbade them to do
any public teaching on this trip; neither did he permit them to teach
or preach while sojourning in Jerusalem. They arrived at Bethany, near
Jerusalem, late on Wednesday evening, April 6. For this one night they
stopped at the home of Lazarus, Martha, and Mary, but the next day they
separated. Jesus, with John, stayed at the home of a believer named Simon,
near the house of Lazarus in Bethany. Judas Iscariot and Simon Zelotes
stopped with friends in Jerusalem, while the rest of the apostles sojourned,
two and two, in different homes.
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P.1706 – §3 Jesus entered Jerusalem only once during
this Passover, and that was on the great day of the feast. Many of the
Jerusalem believers were brought out by Abner to meet Jesus at Bethany.
During this sojourn at Jerusalem the twelve learned how bitter the feeling
was becoming toward their Master. They departed from Jerusalem all believing
that a crisis was impending.
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P.1706 – §4 On Sunday, April 24, Jesus and the apostles
left Jerusalem for Bethsaida, going by way of the coast cities of Joppa,
Caesarea, and Ptolemais. Thence, overland they went by Ramah and Chorazin
to Bethsaida, arriving on Friday, April 29. Immediately on reaching home,
Jesus dispatched Andrew to ask of the ruler of the synagogue permission
to speak the next day, that being the Sabbath, at the afternoon service.
And Jesus well knew that that would be the last time he would ever be
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