other side of the Lake of Gennesareth. Matt. viii. 38, 39.v. 35. 25. Did they obey him? Yes; When they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was, into the ship.-v. 36. 26. Was our Lord accompanied in his passage by any other vessels? A. Yes; there were with him other little ships, carrying persons who were still anxious to hear his doctrines. Matt. viii. 48 to 55 inclusive.-v. 37 to 41 inclusive. CHAPTER V. 1. WHEN they were come over unto the other side of the sea where did they land? A. In the country of the Gadarenes.-v. 1. 2. By whom was our Lord met1? A. There met him (coming) out of the tombs, a man with an unclean spirit, who had his dwelling among the tombs.—v. 2, 3. 3. Why was he not bound and thus prevented from going at large? A. No man could bind him, no not with chains, because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces, neither could any man tame him.—v. 4. 4. Where did he spend his time? A. Always, night and day, he was in the mountains and in the tombs crying and cutting himself with stones.-v. 5. 5. How did he address our Lord? A. Matt. viii. 58-60. 6. Why did he say this? A. For Jesus had said unto him, Come out of him, thou unclean spirit.-v. 8. 7. What question did our Lord ask him? A. What is 1 St. Matthew, in his account of this circumstance, mentioned that there were two persons possessed with devils. It is probable that one was of greater note than the other, or was more remarkable on account of the effects of the unclean spirit: on which account St. Mark and St. Luke both omit the mention of the other. Matt. viii. 28. Luke viii. 27. thy name? and he answered saying, My name is Legion, for we are many1.—v. 9. 8. What request did the evil spirit make of our Lord ? A. And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country (into the deep). Vide Luke viii. 31.-v. 10. 9. Where did the devils solicit to be sent after they were cast out of the man? A. Matt. viii. 61 to 67.—v. 11. 10. How many were in the herd? A. About 2000.—v. 13. 11. When the inhabitants heard it, what did they do? A. They went out to see what was done.—v. 14. 12. Did they find the man who had been possessed? A. Yes; when they come to Jesus they see him which was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting and clothed, and in his right mind.— -v. 15. 13. What effect upon them had their seeing this, and their hearing what had happened to him that had been possessed? A. They were afraid. 14. What request did they make of our blessed Lord ? A. Matt. viii. Quest. 68.—v. 16, 17. A. Because 15. Why did they wish him to depart? they feared lest they should suffer any further loss through his means. So far were they from being influenced in a proper way, by witnessing this great miracle, that, like many others, they were more anxious about things temporal than about things eternal. 16. When our Lord had returned to the ship, what request did he out of whom the devils had been cast make of him? A. He prayed him that he might be with him.—v. 18. 17. Did our Lord suffer him? A. No; he said, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.-v. 19. 18. Did he obey him? A. Yes; he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him, and all men did marvel.-v. 20. 19. Why did our blessed Lord, upon this occasion, seem to act in opposition to his general principle, of commanding those whom he had healed to tell no man? A. On account of its great distance from Judea, there was not the same 1 The Roman legion consisted at that time of about 6000; the term was used by the Jews to express a great number. danger arising from his miraculous powers being known, and his thus being exposed to the machinations of the Scribes and Pharisees before his mission was completed. He also in his mercy wished to leave one messenger amongst these obstinate people who had rejected him, to call them to repentance. 20. When our Lord had passed over to the other side, who came to him? A. Much people gathered unto him to hear his doctrines.- -v. 21. 21. Was there any remarkable person came to make a request of him? A. Yes; Behold there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him he fell at his feet, and besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death, I pray thee come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed, and she shall live. Matt. ix. 58 to 60.-v. 22 to 24. 22. What miracle did he perform on his way to his house? A. Matt. ix. 61, 62.-v. 25. 23. Had she ever before endeavoured to get herself cured? A. Yes; she had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse.v. 26. 24. In what manner was she healed? A. Matt. ix. 63. -v. 27, 28. 25. What was the consequence of her touching him? A. And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague. -v. 29. 26. When our Lord perceived that she had touched him, what did he do? A. Knowing in himself that virtue was gone out of him, he turned him about in the press and said, Who touched my clothes?- -v. 30. 27. What did his disciples answer? A. They said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me ?-v. 31. 28. Was Jesus satisfied with this answer? A. No; He looked round about to see her that had done this thing.v. 32. 29. When the woman perceived this, what did she do? A. She, fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.-v. 33. 30. What did our Lord say to her? A. Matt. ix. 65.— v. 34. 31. What great proof of her faith did she give? A. Her having such confidence in the miraculous power of our Lord, that she supposed, though she had been for twelve years under the care of physicians without effect, that her merely touching his clothes would accomplish that which had been considered impossible. 32. While our Lord was yet speaking, what message did the ruler receive? A. There came certain from his house which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the master any further ?—v. 35. 33. When Jesus heard these words, what did he say? A. He said unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.—v. 36. 34. Did he suffer all his disciples to accompany him? A. No; none save Peter and James, and John the brother of James.—v. 37. 35. When he came to the house, what did he see the people doing? A. Matt. ix. 66 to 73.-v. 38 to 41. 36. How old was the damsel? A. She was of the of twelve years.—v. 42. age 37. What effect had this miracle upon the people? A. They were astonished with a great astonishment. 38. What injunction did he give them? A. He charged them straitly that no man should know it.—v. 43. 39. Why did he give them these directions? ix. 81. A. Matt. 40. Why did our Lord command, that something should be given her to eat? A. To show that she was perfectly restored. CHAPTER VI. 1. After leaving Capernaum where did our Lord go? A. He came into his own country (Nazareth) where he had been brought up.—v. 1. 2. By whom was he followed? A. By his disciples. 3. How did he employ himself on the next Sabbath day? A. He began to teach in the Synagogue.-v. 2. 4. What effect had his preaching upon the people? A. They were astonished. 5. What did they say? A. Matt. xiii. 114 to 121 inclusive. v. 3, 4. 6. Did he perform many miracles in his own country? A. Matt. xiii. 19 to 22. Quest. 122, 123.—v. 5. 7. How was he affected at their conduct? A. He mar velled because of their unbelief. He was astonished at the extreme hardness of their hearts, after the various opportunities which they possessed of being convinced of the truth of his divine mission--v. 6. 8. When our Lord had left them, how did he employ himself? A. He went round about the villages teaching. 9. What is the next act of our Lord recorded by St. Mark? A. He called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two, and unclean spirits.v. 7. gave them power over 10. What did he command them to take for their journey? A. Matt. x. 14 to 17.-v. 8, 9. 11. When they entered into a city, were they to go from house to house? A. No. Our Lord says, In what place soever ye enter into an house, there abide till ye depart from that place. v. 10. 12. Why did he tell them not to change their residence? A. Lest they may be tempted to remove from one place to another, for the purpose of being better entertained. 13. If they were not received or listened to while preaching the Gospel, what were they to do? A. Matt. x. 23 to 26. v. 11. 14. When our Lord concluded his instructions to them, what did they do? A. They went out and preached that men should repent.—v. 12. 15. What miracles did they perform? A. They cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them'.-v. 13. 1 From this circumstance we may perceive that the anointing of the sick, alluded to by St. James, was not intended merely for the soul, as is falsely asserted by the Roman Catholic Church, but as a preparatory step to their being restored to health. Oil in those hot countries was constantly used as a medicine, and miraculous cures accompanied the anointing when done by the apostles and their successors in those early days of the Church. Indeed if we compare what St. James says with the other parts of Scripture, we shall discover his meaning to be very different from the modern practices of the Church of Rome. |