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 REV. JAMES W. SHEARER 
 
 ST. LOUiS. MO. 
 1000. 
 
PREFACE. 
 
 This booklet pictures to the eye the Journeys 
 of Jesus in the order of occurrence. Alternate 
 pages give fuller descriptions and explanations. 
 
 A critical discussion of harmony will be found 
 in "The Harmony of the Gospels", the first 
 division of the author' s ' * Bible Harmony' ' . The 
 same maps are dropped into the text of each 
 Gospel in "The Harmonized Pronouncing Para- 
 graph Testament". Similar maps locate events 
 throughout the historical portions of "The Har- 
 monized PronouncingParagrapnOldTestament' ' . 
 
 The child who once commits the brief poem 
 descriptive of the books of the Bible will fix in 
 his mind their order and the central thought of 
 each. Parents will find the questions on the 
 last page useful in testing the study of each map. 
 
 References beside each map correspond with 
 the local sections of the above mentioned test- 
 ament. 
 
 The groupings of Miracles, Parables and 
 Names of Jesus given in outline are fully shown 
 together with many similar groupings through- 
 out the gospels in "The Harmonized Gospel 
 Question Book. " 
 
 Copyright 1900 by James W. Shearer. 
 
OUTLINE OF CHRIST'S LIFE. 
 PART I. THE EARLY LIFE. 
 
 § 1. Introduction Par. 1-10 
 
 I 2. The Flight into Egypt " 11-13 
 
 I 3. The Return to Nazareth " 14 
 
 I 4. The Bovhood of Jesus " 15 
 
 PART II. THE PREPARATORY PERIOD. 
 § 5. Ministry of John the Baptist ....Par. 16-19- 
 I 6. Temptation in the Wilderness... " 20-21 
 
 I 7. The Proclamation at .lordan "' 22-23 
 
 § 8. Journey by Cana to Capernaum " 24-25 
 PART lil. THE JUDEAN MINISTRY. 
 
 § 9. The First Passover " 26-27 
 
 I 10. Baptizing in Judea " 28-29 
 
 I 11. Through Samaria to Galilee " 30:31 
 
 I 12. Rejection at Nazareth " 32-34 
 
 I 13. Removal to Capernaum " 35 
 
 PART IV. EARLY GALILEAN MINISTRY. 
 ^ 14, First Sojourn and First Circuit " 36-48 
 § 15. Second Circuit to the Mount .... " 49-51 
 
 I 16. Third Circuit, General " 52-64 
 
 § 17. Fourth Circuit, to Gergesa " 65-70 
 
 lis. Fifth Circuit, General " 71-75 
 
 PART V. THE LATER GALILEAN MINISTRY. 
 
 ^ 19. Sixth Circuit to Jerusalem " 77-78 
 
 I 20. Seventh Circuit, 5000 Fed " 79-83 
 
 I 21. Eighth Circuit, 4000 Fed " 84-87 
 
 \ 22. Ninth Circuit. Transfiguration " 88-97 
 §23. Final Departure fromCapernaum" 98-100 
 
PART VI. THE PEREAN MINISTRY. 
 
 ? 24. Circuit, Perea to Tabernacles..Par. 101-118 
 
 I 25. Journey to Dedication " 109-121 
 
 I 26. Jesus retired to Bethabara... " 122-128 
 
 I 27. Journey to Ephraim " 129-132 
 
 I 28. Final Journev to Bethanv " 133-145 
 
 PART VII. BETHANY to JERUSALEM. 
 ? 29. Triumphal Circuit, Sunday... '• 146-149 
 I 30. Cleansing Circuit, Monday.. '' 150-153 
 § 31. Teaching Circuit. Tuesday ... " 154-170 
 ^.32. TheLord'sSupper, Wednesday '• 171-181 
 PART VIII. ARREST AND CONDEMNATION. 
 
 § 33. The Agony and Betrayal " 182-184 
 
 I 34. Jesus before Annas " 185-186 
 
 § 35. Before Caiaphas '' 187-189 
 
 I 36. The Council Condemns Jesus " 190 
 PART IX. THE DEATH AND BURIAL. 
 
 ? 37. Jesus before Pilate '' 191-193 
 
 I 38. Jesus before Herod " 194 
 
 § 39. Jesus again before Pilate " 195-197 
 
 'i 40. The Death on Calvarv " 198-204 
 
 I 41. Jesus in the Tomb. 3 Davs.. " 205-206 
 PART X. RESURRECTION, APPEARANCES. 
 I 42. Rises and appears to Women " 207-213 
 I 43. Near Emmaus, and to Peter. " 214 
 I 44. Two Appearances to Apostles " 215-216 
 § 45. Two Appearances in Galilee.. " 217-218 
 I 46. Last Appearance, ascension" 219-222 
 
INTRODUCTION— EXPLANATION OF MAPS. 
 
 The tracings on the maps of this Booklet cor- 
 respond with the forty-six Sections in the 
 authors " Harmonized Pronouncing Paragraph 
 Testament" based on the forty-six journeys, or 
 important movements of Jesus from birth to 
 ascension. The names of the ten Parts given in 
 the right hand upper corner cover the ten natural 
 divisions of Jesus' life, "The Early Life," etc. 
 
 Below this are given the names of thefouror 
 five sections, embraced in the Part, each covering 
 one journey traced on the map. The dotted line 
 in each map represents the journey described in 
 the Section and named in the yellow strip. The 
 date of each Section is given at the top, the har- 
 mony of events at the bottom, and full references 
 to the part in each Gospel embraced in this Sec- 
 tion at the right of the map. 
 
 Only the sections are here represented. The 
 whole Gospel story is divided into 222 para • 
 graphs, numbered according to the order of oc- 
 currence. These, given consecutively in each 
 Gospel, make a complete harmony on the basis 
 of that Gospel by cross reference. 
 
 Notes on alternate pages explain certain points 
 in the Section represented on the opposite page, 
 or show the connection and harmony more fully 
 than in the brief outline beneath the map. (See 
 No 8 for further explanation.) 
 
HARMONY, 
 
 Li;ke 1 : 1-2 : SS. 
 Mat. 1:1-17 {Cara:,) 
 Mat. 1 : lS-25^ 
 
 1. PRESENTATION of Jesus tu the temple 
 
 at 40 days of age. 
 
 PREVIOUS HISTORY. Annunciation to Zach- 
 arias in the tetnple. and to Mary at J^azaretJi by 
 Gabriel. Mary visits Elizabeth. Birth, circumci- 
 sion and naming of John. An angel appears to 
 Joseph. Mary and Joseph go to be taxed. Birth 
 of t/esiis at Jiethleheni. Angels announce it by 
 night to shepherds. Circumcision and naming of 
 Jesus. Simeon and Anna prophesy. 
 
1. HISTORY PREVIOUS TO PRESENTATION. 
 
 The first Section covers the Gospel record up 
 to the Presentation in the temple. Gospel history 
 begins with the annunciation of the birth of 
 John about Oct. B. C. 5. 
 
 Joseph and Mary had gone from Nazareth to 
 Bethlehem to be taxed. There Jesus was born on 
 Dec. 25, B.C. 4, as recorded in the archives at 
 Rome. These records, Chrysostom tells us, 
 caused the Eastern church to change the festival 
 "NativitasChristi" from Jan. 6th to the 25th of 
 Dec. in his day. This time, Dec. 25th. A. M. 
 3996 (B. C. 4) , seems to be definitely settled so 
 as to fulfill the sevenfold requirements of secular 
 history, Bible statements, prophetic announce- 
 ment, Old Testament calendar requirements, 
 typical fulfilment as to Jubilee release, the testi- 
 mony of the fathers, and astronomical motion*. 
 
 In the " fulness of time " at baptism the 69 
 weeks (483 years) to Messiah of Dan. 9:25, 
 counted from the first official command to rebuild 
 Jerusalem intheJthofArtaxerxes A.M. 3543, cul- 
 minated inA.M. 4026 (A. D. 27-28) simultan- 
 eously with the tenth Post-Exilic Jubilee, '"the 
 acceptable year of the Lord." 
 
 Bethlehem agrees in temperature with Florida , 
 and Dec. 25 is often one of the most pleasant 
 seasons of the year,* 
 
 *See the author's "Harmony of the Bible." 
 
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 \RJ.Y LIFE. 
 
 ^. EGYPT. By divine cotntnand Joseph tind 
 
 Mary flee with the.child Jesus from Hethlehem to 
 Egypt to escape the wrath of Herod. 
 
 COrCXECTION. "Wise men follow the star of 
 nativity from the East. They inquire at Jerxisa- 
 Icui and are sent by Herod to liethleJietn. They 
 present gifts, and worship. Warned hij God they 
 return home another way. Flii^ht into Egypt. 
 Herod murders the children of TictJileheni under 
 two years, seeking to destroy the child Jesus. 
 
2. THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT. 
 
 Wise men from the East guided by some sign 
 in the heavens, the last trace we have of true 
 astrology, came to Jerusalem seeking the infant 
 '.'born King of the Jews." Herod the Great 
 sent them to Bethlehem with instructions to re- 
 port to him. Directed of God they returned 
 home another way and Herod, angered, slew the 
 children of Bethlehem from two years old and 
 under, according to the time given by the wise 
 men. 
 
 But Joseph and Mary, warned of God, fled 
 with the child into Egypt. Soon after Herod's 
 death they were instructed to return to their 
 home. 
 
 The residence in Egypt could not have ex- 
 ceeded a few months for they returned soon 
 after Archelaus began to reign in Judea. This 
 time is definitely fixed by an eclipse recorded by 
 Josephus about the time of Herod's death. All 
 accords with the intimation of the Magi that 
 Jesus was in his second year at the time of 
 their visit. This is natural. Some time must 
 have elapsed after seeing the star for these 
 wise men to consult together, decide the matter, 
 make their concerted arrangements, and ac- 
 complish the long journey to Jerusalem. We 
 may well believe, as they intimated to Herod, that 
 Jesus was in his second year on their arrival. 
 
About Tan. E, C. 1. 
 
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 3. NAZARETH. Joseph and Mary remain with 
 the child in I^gypt until instructed by God. Aftt. 
 Herod's death they returned and dwelt in yazaretJi . 
 
 (Herod's death occurred about March 28th, 753 of 
 the Roman Era, Counting back and allowing some 
 60 days from birth to flight, we get the true time ol 
 the Christian Era, about ^larch 25th, 75Q, or B. C. 4, 
 since Dionysus reckoned from the conception, com- 
 mencing with 754 instead of 750 of the Roman Era.) 
 St-e "Shearer's Harmony cf the Gospels." 
 
3. THE RETURN FROM EGYPT. 
 
 Of the early life of Jesus spent at Nazareth 
 we know but little. Seven character sketches 
 describe it well. He was obedient to parents, 
 diligent in business as he wrought at the car- 
 penter's trade, strong in spirit, full of wisdom 
 and of the Holy Spirit, the grace of God was 
 upon him, and he grew in favor with God and 
 man as he grew in years. These give us a 
 sufficient outline to form a correct idea of the 
 life based upon it. 
 
 He was trained up in the synagogue, with 
 strict family government and religion according 
 to the spirit of the times. We find later that he 
 went into the synagogue and stood up to read, 
 '•according to his custom" (Ui. 4:16). This 
 shows that he was accustomed to take public 
 part in the meetings of the synagogue in his 
 early life. He sets an example of early conse- 
 cration and faithful, obedient performance of 
 duty, personal, social and public, worthy of 
 imitation. At twelve we find him attending 
 upon full religious duty. 
 
 Nazareth was a place of ill repute, so that 
 the question was asked, '"Can any good come 
 cut of Nazareth?" Surely God hath chosen 
 "the base things of the world and things that 
 are despised to bring to nought the things that 
 are, that no flesh should glory in his presence." 
 
4.^ BOYHOOD, We know but little of the boy- 
 hood of Jesus, except that he lived at Xnznreth, 
 worked at the carpenters trade, was obedient to 
 parents, and grew up in favor with God and man. 
 
 At twelve he attended the Passover with his par- 
 ents. Returninj^ they missed him, and found him 
 after three days, sitting with the doctors in the 
 temple, hearing and asking questions. He here 
 shows the first consciousness of his Divine mission. 
 
4. EARLY VISIT TO THE TEMPLE. 
 
 Only one incident of Jesus' early life is given. 
 At twelve he went up with his parents to Jeru- 
 salem and publicly took upon himself the vows 
 of a Son of the Law. All were astonished at 
 his understanding, and his answers to the doc- 
 tors in the temple. This shows his faithfulness 
 as a Bible student at home. In his reply to the 
 chiding of his mother, ""Wist ye not that 1 must 
 be about my father's business," there is an 
 intimation of a consciousness of his divine mis- 
 sion at this early age. 
 
 Returning with his parents he remained sub- 
 missive in the home circle, working quietly at 
 the carpenter's trade until thirty. Meanwhile 
 he was an earnest student of the Scriptures, as 
 shown by his ready quotations at different 
 times. 
 
 We have records of seven visits of Jesus to 
 Jerusalem, first, when presented at the temple 
 at forty days old, here at twelve, at the first 
 and the last Passovers of his ministry, the feast 
 of Johns, and at the feast of Tabernacles and 
 Dedication of his last year. 
 
 But it is probable that as a good Jew he at- 
 tended other regular feasts before and during 
 his ministry as well as those mentioned only 
 by John, for he is often traveling with crowds 
 about the time of the annual feasts. 
 
5. BAPTISM. At 30 years Jesus goes to. Joj-ar.-u 
 and is baptized of John. As he prayed the heavens 
 are opened and the Spirit descended upon him as a 
 dove. A voico from heaven proclaimed hira "The 
 son of God." John had lived meantime in the v/il- 
 derness clothed with camel's hair, and eating locusts 
 and wild honey. He be^^an preaching repentance 
 and baptizing about June A.D. 2''^, attended by 
 crowds. His first testimony to Jesus. The genea- 
 logical tables. 
 
5. THE BAPTISM OF JESUS. 
 
 At thirty years of age about the 25th of Dec. 
 A. D. 27 (A. M. 4026), Jesus left Nazareth 
 and went to Bethabara and was baptized by 
 John. 
 
 We accept the upper Bethabara first, because 
 the whole narrative indicates that John began 
 his ministry and baptism at the lower Jordan, 
 and ascended, being later found at Enon; and 
 secondly, because the earlier fathers accepted 
 this older location. 
 
 John began his ministryin the 15th of Tibe- 
 rius Caesar, whose reign began at the death of 
 Augustus, Aug. 29 A. D. 13. Fourteen years 
 later would make the fifteenth of Tiberius begin 
 with the 29th of Aug. A. D.- 27. The date of 
 the death of Augustus Caesar is definitely 
 located on the line of time by two eclipses, one 
 an annual eclipse of the sun recorded by Dio 
 Cassius and Eusebius,now definitely fixed as 
 occurring Apr. 28, and the other an eclipse of 
 the moon occurring early in ihe night of Oct. 7, 
 shortly after the death of Augustus, recorded 
 by Dio Cassius and Tacitus. These fix the 
 date of John's ministry to A. D. 27, and conse- 
 quently the birth of Jesus to B. C. 4. With 
 this all other statements agree. The next year 
 Christ said, "The time is fulfilled;" and he 
 called it "The acceptable year of the Lord." 
 
Dec. 25 to Feb. 5 
 A- D. 28. 
 
 THE 
 PRErARATORY 
 
 1 Value ol Card ol Set 2 Is period. 
 
 JOURNEYS Vdf CHRIST CapeSiiauni 
 
 TE3IPT.4TIO>: 6 
 
 Proclaiuatirm 
 Caper 11 aui 
 
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 HARMONY, 
 Mat. 4:1-11. 
 Mark 1 : 12-13. 
 Luke 4 : 1-1:3. 
 John 1 : l'J-23. 
 
 6. TEMPTATION. Immediately after baptism 
 Jesus is driven of tiie Spirit into the ivildcrncss of 
 fJtidea, and is tempted of the devil, fasting forty 
 days. He overcame bi/ the tvord in three tempta- 
 tions — to mistrust Providence, to presumption and 
 to worldliness. After Satan left an angel ministered 
 unto Jesus. 
 
 John's second testimony to Jesus, borne at lietha- 
 hara to Jews sent from Jerusalem during Jesus' 
 absence, to inquire if he were indeed the Christ. 
 
6. THE MINISTRY OF ENDURANCE. 
 
 Immediately after baptism Jesus was tempted 
 of the devil in the wilderness. He resisted 
 the devil by arrows from the quiver of God's 
 word. This teaches us the importance ot hav- 
 ing the mind well stored with the word of truth 
 to check similar temptations of Satan to-day. 
 
 The ministry of angels to Jesus after tempt- 
 ation is one of the seven appearances of angels 
 during the incarnation. Angels announce the 
 birth of Jesus to shepherds, an angel tells 
 Joseph to flee to, and to return from Egypt, 
 angels minister to Jesus after temptation and 
 succor him in Gethsemane, angels appeared to 
 the women at the resurrection, and two angels 
 announced the mode of Christ's secon'd coming 
 at his ascension. 
 
 John bore a sevenfold testimony to Jesus as 
 the Messiah. First, "The kingdom of heaven 
 is at hand." Second, as he baptized the 
 crowds, the third at the baptism of Jesus, the 
 fourth, to Jews sent from Jerusalem to enquire 
 if he were the Messiah, the fifth and sixth on 
 successive days at Bethabara as "The Lamb of 
 God", and the seventh to his disciples when 
 questionings arose between them and the Phar- 
 isees. This we call the Ministry of Endurance 
 because Jesus endured the temptation of Satan, 
 and overcame where Adam fell. 
 
„ wj February A. D. 28. ^^lE 
 
 YaiuecICaiao oISet2i period. 
 
 PROCLAMATION 7 
 
 Baptism a 
 
 Temptation fi 
 Capernaaia 8 
 
 HARMONY. 
 
 Johnl:29-:.l# 
 
 Copyright, 1802, 
 
 by 
 
 Ret. James W. Shearsk. 
 
 7, PROCLAMATION. After temptation Jesus 
 returned to BetJiabara where John was still bap- 
 tizing. Seeing Jesus approach he proclaims him. 
 on two successive days, " The Lamb of God which 
 taketh away the sin of the world." 
 
 Two of John's disciples follow Jesus. Andrew 
 first sought his brother Simon and brought him to 
 Jesus, who named him Cephas. The third day Jesus 
 went to Galilee, where he called Philip, who also 
 brought Nathaniel. 
 
7. DISCIPLES CHOSEN AT BETHABARA. 
 
 On his return from temptation to where John 
 was baptizing, on two successive days John 
 pointed his own disciples to Jesus as "the 
 Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of 
 the world." John spake with no uncertain 
 voice concerning Christ and afterward received 
 the highest commendation from Jesus when he 
 sent messengers to him from prison. The Jews 
 acknowledged John as a prophet and Jesus re- 
 buked them for not receivinghis testimony con- 
 cerning himself, adding, "i know that the 
 witness which he witnessed of me is true." 
 The five disciples here first called were James^ 
 John, Simon, Andrew and Nathanael. 
 
 Andrew, of whom we hear little, did a great 
 work in bringing Peter to Christ. These dis- 
 ciples seem to have gone with Jesus to Cana, 
 Capernaum and Judea, and to have temporarily 
 returned home when Jesus returned to Nazareth 
 before his first rejection in that city. They 
 seem to have joined him again at the renewal 
 of the call when fishing by the sea (Matt. 4:- 
 18-22; Mk. 1:16-20), and having returned 
 again to their fishing during Jesus' short re- 
 tirement after the healing of the leper on the 
 first general tour in Galilee, they were recalled 
 in Luke 5:1-11. Thenceforth they seem ta 
 have followed him constantly. 
 
S. CAPERNAUM. Three days later Jesus at- 
 tended a wedding at Cana of Galilee with his 
 Mother and his disciples, where he turned water 
 into wine ; his first miracle. Thence they went to 
 Capernaum. This visit seems to have been pre- 
 paratory to removal, as this city was henceforth the 
 centre of Jesus' labors until he left Galilee. 
 
 The time and incidents given between baptism and 
 the first Passover indicate that Jesus was baptized 
 just at 30 years of age. 
 
8. THE FIRST MIRACLE. 
 
 From Bethabara Jesus went with his mother 
 and disciples to Cana where he turned the 
 water into wine. Afterward he spent a few 
 days in Capernaum. This is the only recorded 
 incident of this brief stay in Galilee and it can- 
 not be considered a distinct division of our 
 Savior's Ministry. 
 
 Jesus attends a marriage feast. So may 
 Christians enjoy social meetings if they have 
 Jesus with them and be careful to do nothing 
 that he would disapprove. 
 
 FURTHER EXPLANATION OF MAPS. 
 
 The page of questions given at the close will 
 assist a parent or teacher in testing a child's 
 knowledge of each map and the Section covered. 
 by it. 
 
 The study of one map Page, or Section, each 
 week will carry a child through the life of Jesus 
 within a year with six Sundays to spare. If a 
 Sabbath school use the forty six cards of the cor- 
 responding game for attendance, giving the first 
 card on the first Sunday of the year, and the 
 next the second etc., each child can get the 
 whole set before Christmas. Every family of 
 the congregation may thus be intensely inter- 
 ested in studying a journey each week, and 
 watching for the next. 
 
Mar. 28 to Apr. Vl^ 
 A. D.23. q 
 
 L 
 
 THE 
 
 JUDEAN 
 
 MINISTRY. 
 
 PASSOVER 
 
 I Baptizing 19 
 
 Samaria 1 1 
 
 Rejection 12 
 
 RemoTal 13 
 
 HARMONY. 
 
 John 2:13-3:21, 
 
 Copyright, 1892, 
 
 by 
 
 Ret. James W. Shearer. 
 
 9. PASSOVER. From Ca2iernnuni Jesus went 
 up to fJertisnletn to attend the First Passover of 
 his Ministry. He began his Juflcan ministry by 
 cleansinj the Temple. He explains to Nicodemus 
 the necessity for the Xetc birth since all (ire cnn- 
 (I'-nined ill read;/; and declares the love of God 
 whereby nil irJto hdiere in rle.sus nififj he 
 s'irrd from sin. just as the bitten Israelites were 
 healed, who looked to the brazen serpent. 
 
9. THE JUDEAN MINiSTRY. 
 
 This period begins with the first passover 
 of Christ's ministry. It opens with the clear 
 statement to Nicodemus of the necessity for the 
 new birth, since all are condemned. Yet none 
 shall be lost who look by faith unto Jesus. 
 
 The Judean ministry seems to have lasted 
 about five months until Jesus returned to his 
 native city near the close of the year of Jubilee 
 A. M. 4026. In the synagogue at Nazareth 
 the book of Isaiah was given him and he read 
 from it the great Messianic prophecy in chap- 
 ter 61, the regular scripture reading for the fif- 
 tieth Sabbath of the civil year, and declared 
 that it was that day fulfilled in himself as the 
 antitype of Jubilee release. The Jews took of- 
 fence and tried to kill him. But escaping to Ca- 
 pernaum, Jesus first recalled his disciples, and 
 afterwards wrought the miracles of the first 
 great Sabbath in Capernaum, and taught the 
 crowds on the way to the feast of Tabernacles. 
 
 A false exegesis of John 4: 35, which makes 
 the time when Jesus spake to the Samaritan wo- 
 man December, or four months before harvest, 
 has led to an extension of the Judean ministry 
 until the second year. Dean Alford rightly 
 says that the Greek of this passage cannot re- 
 fer to the time when spoken as four months be- 
 fore harvest. 
 
10. BAPTIZING. Jesus continues his ministry 
 in tTtidea with his disciples, who baptize many, 
 while John baptizes at Enon. 
 
 John's last and strongest testimony to Jesus, in 
 reply to complaints of his own disciples that Jesus 
 was baptizing, caused by discussions with designing 
 Jews, which seem lo have involved the relative 
 authority of Jesus and John to baptize. It indicated 
 that the Jews were watching Jesus and seeking op- 
 portunity against him. 
 
10. A SUCCESSFUL MINISTRY. 
 
 This ministry in Judea seems to have been 
 quite successful for Jesus' disciples there bap- 
 tized more than John at Enon. John seems to 
 have continued his ministry about twelve 
 months baptizing and preaching repentance. 
 
 About this time John was imprisoned in the 
 castle of Machaerus, east of the Dead Sea. 
 
 The arrival of Jesus at Nazareth near the 
 end of this Jubilee year, and his statement, 
 "This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears,' 
 locates the time just prior to the feast of Taber- 
 nacles in the begining of the next A.M. year 4027. 
 The old Jewish and Bible year began with the 
 autumnal equinox. This is the natural creation 
 point when fruits stood ready for sustenance of 
 man and beast. The eclipse cycles work ex- 
 actly on this natural year but will not work on 
 our year, regulated by legal enactment to begin 
 in mid winter without regard to astronomical 
 fitness. 
 
 We know but little of the extent of this min- 
 istry. Jesus, most probably attended the feast 
 of Pentecost while in the vicinity of Jerusalem 
 as well as other feasts mentioned only by John. 
 The first three Evangelists, like John, seem to 
 group their records around the four great feasts 
 of the year when Jesus was attended by multi- 
 tudes on their way to and from Jerusalem. 
 
Aug. A. D. 28. 
 
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 THE 
 
 JUDEAN 
 
 MINISTRY, 
 
 SAMARIA 
 
 Passover 
 Baptizing' 
 Rejection 
 Removal . 
 
 HARMONY. 
 Mat. 4:12. 
 Mark 1 : 14(a) 
 Luke 4 : 14 («) 
 John 4 : ^-44. 
 
 11. SAMARIA. Leaving Jiulea because of the 
 danger thus indicated and confirmed b)' hearing of 
 the imprisonment of John, Jesus pa.sses through 
 Samaria, and instructs a woman at tfacob's 
 tvvU, near Sijchar. Many believe. After two 
 days Jesus departs into Galilee. 
 
 (Parenthetical account of John's imprisonment, 
 Mat. 14 : 5-5 ; Mark 6 : 17-20 ; Luke 3 ; 19-20.) 
 
11. INCIDENTS IN SAMARIA. 
 
 Leaving Judea because of John's imprison- 
 ment and threatened dangers, Jesus departed 
 for Galilee through Samaria whose inhabitants 
 had no dealings with the Jews, and worshiped 
 in Samaria instead of at Jerusalem. He reveals 
 himself to a Samaritan woman at Sychar near 
 to Jacob's well, between Mts. Ebal and Gerizim, 
 the famous mountains of blessing and cursing. 
 
 The date of this visit is not located by the 
 "four months" toharvest. This figurative lan- 
 guage relates rather to the length of waiting to 
 secure grain after sowing. Jesus teaches that 
 we need not in the Spiritual harvest wait any 
 definite time but expect immediate fruit as he 
 had already reaped from the spiritual seed sown 
 in the heart of the Samaritan woman while the 
 disciples were gone for food. This he spoke 
 for our encouragement. He stands ready to 
 give spiritual blessings whenever we ask in 
 faith. 
 
 At Samaria a false religion had been set up 
 by Jeroboam II. After the carrying away of Is- 
 rael by Shalmaneser to Assyria this section had 
 been settled up by strangers who worshiped not 
 Jehovah. Jesus reveals his Messiahship more 
 fully to this Gentile woman than he had pre- 
 viously done to the Jews, or even to his own 
 disciples. 
 
HARMONY. 
 Mat. 4 : 13-17. 
 Maikl:14(:r)-l.-,. 
 Luke4:15(^)-G0. 
 
 12. REJECTION. In Cana of Galilee Jesus 
 heals the son of a nobleman sick at Capernaum. 
 
 He entered the sj-nagogue at Xazareth on the 
 Sabbath, as was his wont, and receiving the book, he 
 read the great Messianic prophecy of Isaiah 63 : 1-3, 
 and applied it to himself. The people first bear wit- 
 ness to his gvacioits irords and then taking 
 offence attempt to kill him by casting him headlong 
 from the brow of the hill. But he quieth' escaped. 
 
12. THE EARLY GALILEAN MINISTRY. 
 
 At this point begins the actual Galilean min- 
 istry, but the Galilean ministry proper commen- 
 ces with the removal to Capernaum and the 
 commencement of the nine sojourns in, and 
 nine circuits from Capernaum as a centre. 
 
 At Cana Jesus showed his great power over 
 disease by healing by a word the Nobleman's 
 son, who was 16 miles distant. After some five 
 months spent in Judea Jesus returned for a time 
 to his home at Nazareth. His disciples also 
 went to their homes near Capernaum and seem 
 not to have joined him again until recalled while 
 fishing by the sea. At Nazareth the people were 
 not ready to receive one of their own townsmen 
 as the Messiah. They unwittingly illustrated 
 the truth of Christ's proverb, "A prophet is 
 not without honor save in his own country." 
 
 They treated his gracious words with courte- 
 cy until incensed by his applying their great 
 Messianic prophecy to himself, they attempt to 
 throw him over the brow of the hill, but he es- 
 caped out of their hands and removed perma- 
 nently to Capernaum. This was toward the 
 close of the first year of Jesus' ministry. Ca- 
 pernaum was his home and the centre ol his la- 
 bors for about 24 months, 15 during the Early 
 Galilean Ministry and about 9 during the Later 
 Galilean Ministry. 
 
13. REMOVAL. Rejected at Nazareth Jesus 
 removes to Capernaum. He called four disciples 
 as he walked by the Sea of Galilee. He cured 
 Peter's wife's tnother of a fever, and at evening 
 healed many. He healed a demoniac in the syn- 
 a^jiHjuo, He went out early to praj^. When sought 
 he declared it necessary to visit other cites also. 
 
 (Cards 12 and 13 really belong \.o the Galilean 
 Ministry, but for convenience we begin it with the 
 Nine Circuits from Capernaum.) 
 
13. REMOVAL, FIRST SOJOURN. 
 
 Having recalled his disciples when fishing by 
 the sea, Jesus entered Capernaum, On the 
 Sabbath he taught in the synagogue and per- 
 formed notable miracles. A demon acknowledges 
 him and his fame was spread abroad. 
 
 He departed to other cities after a season of 
 prayer early on the next morning. This is the 
 first of the recorded seasons of private prayer 
 at night. When sought Jesus avoided publicity 
 by departing to other cities. These three sea- 
 sons of prayer in retired solitude are: first, here 
 just before his departure on the first general 
 tour in Galilee when all men sought him: sec- 
 ond, the night before the selection and appoint- 
 ment of the twelve as disciples; and third, 
 just after the feeding of the 5000. 
 
 The Lord's Prayer , improperly so called, is 
 not a prayer of Jesus but a form of prayer giv- 
 en us by Jesus. The Lord's special prayer is 
 found in the 17th chapter of John. The seven 
 recorded prayers of Jesus are a prayer of 
 thanksgiving in Galilee (Matt. 11: 25-26); 
 thanksgiving at the grave of Lazarus (John 11: 
 41-42) ; a prayer for strength to glorify God 
 (John 12:27-28) ; for submission, thrice repeat- 
 ed in Gethsemane (Matt. 26:39-44); for his 
 murderers (Lu. 23:34); and a prayer of sub- 
 mission on the cross (Matt. 27:46.) 
 
HARMONY. 
 
 Mat 4 1 >,-:-, 
 
 Mat. 
 
 Mat. 9 : 2-13. 
 
 Mat. 12 : 1-21. 
 
 Mark 1 : 39-:'. : li'. 
 
 Luke 4 : 44-'-. : 1 1 
 
 14. FIRST CIRCUIT from C<t2)C')-itaiim 
 through Galilee. Jesus recalls Peter at the Lake. 
 A leper healed. Short retirement. Jesus heals 
 a paralytic at Caj)ernantn. Open opposition. 
 Levi's call and feast. Reply to Pharisees' objections ; 
 their questions about fasting. 
 
 Jews find fault at rubbings out of corn. Jesus' 
 defence. Pharisees conspire with Herodians. 
 At seashore Jesus heals many. Devils acknowl- 
 edge Jesus on the second Sabbath of first month 
 
14. FIRST CIRCUIT AND SECOND SOJOURN. 
 
 The early Galilean ministry begins when 
 Jesus took up his abode at Capernaum after his 
 first rejection at Nazareth. It includes five cir- 
 cuits from, and five sojourns in Capernaum. 
 Matthew, or Levi, the publican, gave a feast the 
 night after his call , where Jesus ate with his sin- 
 ner friends. Thenceforward Matthew seems to 
 record as a personal witness, making three 
 groups in this ministry: 
 
 1. With the first miracle he witnessed, the 
 healingof the centurion's servant, he groaps the 
 two miracles previous to his call recorded by 
 him. This group he records in Matt. 8:2-15. 
 
 2. He does not record his call and feast until 
 his return from Gergesa, and groups with it the 
 healing of the paralytic and the reply to the ques- 
 tions of John's disciples about fasting, in lieu of 
 the similar question asked by the Pharisees at 
 his feast. Matt. 9:2-17. 
 
 ■ 3. In Matt. 11:2-13,53 he groups in order 
 the incidents of his third sojourn , the third circuit 
 by Nain, and the fourth sojourn with the first 
 series of parables in the break between the early 
 and later Galilean ministries. 
 
 These being local divisions, indicate that 
 Matthew records in order when present as a 
 personal witness, and groups when not present 
 with Jesus. 
 
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 Luke 6 : 12-7 : 10. 
 
 Copyright, 1892, 
 Ret. James W. Shearer 
 
 15. SECOND CIRCUIT from Capernaum. 
 Jesus spends the night in praj-er, goes to the moan- 
 tain, chooses and ordains twelve apostles, and de- 
 livers The Sermon on the Mount, in which he 
 gives Tnstructions concerning blessedness, the law. 
 prayer, fasting, treasures. Providence, censorious 
 judgment, false profession, the gospel invitation, the 
 Golden Rule, judgment scene.s, and wise and foolish 
 builders. At Capernaum he heals the Cen- 
 turion's serrant. 
 
15. SECOND CIRCUIT, THIRD SOJOURN. 
 
 Near the middle of his ministry Jesus went 
 out to the Horns of Hattin . south-west of Caper- 
 naum, and selected twelve disciples, whom he 
 instructed for eighteen months. His appro- 
 priate ordination sermon, delivered to apostles 
 and people, is nalurally divided into seven heads : 
 
 1. The characteristics of a Christian, with 
 nine beatitudes. Luke adds four woes. Chris- 
 tians are compared to light, the emblem of puri- 
 ty, knowledge, activity, piety, beauty, life and 
 happiness, and to salt which seasons and pre- 
 serves. Matt. 5:3-16. 
 
 2. The Christian's obedient life, with inci- 
 dental statement of the perpetuity and spiritu- 
 ality of the law. Matt. 6:1-18. 
 
 3. Christian worship both spiritual and prac- 
 tical in alms, prayer and fasting. Matt. 6:1-18. 
 
 4. The hope of the Christian, not in earthly 
 rewards but heavenly. Matt. 6:19-34. 
 
 5. The Christian's conduct towards others, 
 charitable yet cautious. Matt. 7:1-6. 
 
 6. The duty of earnestness. The golden rule. 
 Strive to enter the straight gate. To profession 
 add service, doing God's will. Matt. 7:7-23. 
 
 7. The Christian's reward sure, because built 
 on the only solid foundation. Matt. 7:24-28. 
 
 The people are astonished, for he taught as 
 one having authority and not as the scribes. 
 
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 HARMONY. 
 Mat. 11 : 2-30. 
 Mat. 12 : 22-13 : o3. 
 Mat. 8 : 18-22. 
 Mark 3 : 19 (^)-4 : X,. 
 Lake 7:11-8:2-2, 
 
 16. THIRD CIRCUIT by Aff «/t througli (inl- 
 iJee. The trUfow's son raised. Message to John. 
 First anointing, l*nvttble of tti'o debtors. Not- 
 able women follow. Blind ami diini^t detnoniac 
 3ii Cnpernanm. Brethren aim to restrain. Phar- 
 isees charge Satanic influence. Sign refused. Reply 
 to mother and brethren. J^firables of Soirer, 
 Tares, Mustard Seed and J^eaven at se<fside. 
 Of Hid Treasures, fearl of Great Prieeand 
 HouseJtolder. Two disciples seek to follow. 
 
16. THIRD CIRCUIT AND FOURTH 
 SOJOURN. 
 
 The First Major Series of nine parables was 
 given by the sea of Galilee nearly eighteen 
 months before the crucifixion and soon after 
 Jesus had selected the twelve apostles. In the 
 exposition of the parables of ''The Sower" and 
 "The Tares," Jesus teaches how to expound 
 all parables. 
 
 The main teaching of this First Major Series 
 is the mode of development of the truth in the 
 heart, and of the kingdom of God among men. 
 The first three, The Sower, The Tares, and the 
 Seed Springing up imperfectly, teach external 
 development and responsibility. The second 
 three. The Mustard Seed, The Leaven, and The 
 Candle, show its internal development and 
 manifestation; and the last three, The Treasure 
 Found, The Precious Pearl, and The Dragnet, 
 show the search for, and the gaining of the 
 spiritual prize. 
 
 At Capernaum Jesus is accompanied by many 
 notable women, greatly touched by the raising 
 of the widow's son, and he is pressed by 
 crowds. A demon which Jesus casts out in the 
 synagogue, acknowledges his authority, and 
 leading Pharisees charge collusion with Satan. 
 His mother and brethren think Jesus insane 
 and seek to arrest him. 
 
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 Mat. 9 : 14-34. 
 Mark4:3<V 
 Luke S : -I-l 
 
 43. 
 
 17. FOURTH CIRCUIT from seashore near 
 Cdpertinumto GfrffCMti. Tempest stilled. tTesns 
 JteaJs tiro possessed men. The devils permitted 
 to enter a herd of swine perish in the sea. Requested 
 lo leave. Jesus commissions tlie healed to make liim 
 known and goes to Cape run inn. Replv to John's 
 disciples about fasting. He healed an invalid woman, 
 raised tlnirns^ danffhter, healed two blind 
 men, a}id east oat a danib devil. Pharisees 
 chargre collusion with Satan. 
 
17. FOURTH CIRCUIT AND FIFTH SOJOURN 
 
 Charged with collusion with Satan in casting 
 out demons, Jesus accepts the challenge and 
 goes immediately across the sea to deliver the 
 worst possessed man on record, in whom was 
 a legion of demons. There came upon the boat, 
 where he lay asleep, a storm which frighlened 
 the old seamen, but Jesus arose and rebuked 
 the winds and the sea. Ere he came near the 
 possessed man in the graveyard at Gergesa 
 the demons cried out "We know thee, who thou 
 art, thou holy one of God. Art thou come to 
 torment us before the time?" Gaining permis- 
 sion they entered into a herd of swine which 
 ran violently down a steep place and perished 
 in the sea. 
 
 These Gergesa Jews engaged in raising 
 swine to sell to the Gentiles urged Jesus to de- 
 part from their coasts. Are not they who con- 
 tinue to prosecute business known to be wrong 
 for the sake of gain, likewise asking Jesus to 
 depart from them? Jesus left and we have no 
 record of his ever again visiting Gergesa. 
 
 On his return to Capernaum after other mir- 
 acles Jesus casts out a dumb devil and is again 
 charged with casting out devils through Satan- 
 ic influence. Jesus showed the folly of this 
 charge since Satan's kingdom would come to 
 nought if arrayed against itself. 
 
HARMONY. 
 
 Mat. 13 ; 5U-58.:, 
 Mat. 0:35-11:1::: 
 Mat. 14:]-12(«) 
 .^lark (3 : 1- 
 Luke : 1-9. 
 
 18. FIFTH CIRCUIT from iaperununi to 
 y<tznret]i where, again rejected, Jesus makes a 
 getieral eifciiit of Galilre. Seeing fields white 
 to harvest he sends out his disciples by twos to the 
 Jews with special instructions. 
 
 He continued his journeyings while the disciples 
 prosecute this mission. Herod hearing of Jesus says, 
 "it is John whom I beheaded." Incidental account 
 of John's imprisonment. His death. John's disciples 
 go and tell Jesus of it probably at (apmiauui. 
 
18. FIFTH CIRCUIT AND SIXTH SOJOURN. 
 
 John's disciples visit Jesus and ask about 
 fasting. Jesus starts out on his fifth circuit, a 
 general tour by Nazareth, where he is rejected 
 the second time. On this circuit Jesus in- 
 structs and sends out his disciples two and two 
 to the Jews, with instructions not to go into 
 the way of the Gentiles, nor enter into any 
 city of the Samaritans. 
 
 Great excitement prevailed as the six com- 
 panies went everywhere preaching, healing, 
 and casting out devils, and Jesus himself con- 
 tinued to teach and preach (Matt. 11:1). Herod 
 declared that John, whom he beheaded, had 
 risen from the dead. John's disciples bury his 
 body and go and tell Jesus. 
 
 At this point, at the great break between the 
 Early and Later Galilean Ministries, Matthew 
 places in order, naturally grouped in ch. 11: 
 2-13,58 the events of the local periods bmttted 
 by him at their proper points when not present 
 with Jesus. This group shows that Matthew's 
 record is governed by the element of personal 
 testimony, and the whole theory of the "patch- 
 work" origin of this Gospel falls. From this 
 point Matthew's order is regular. Soon after 
 his call he seems to have returned to close up 
 his tax business, spending as much time as 
 practicable with Jesus. 
 
lU. SIXTH CIRCUIT. Having heard this whilst 
 his disciples continued their mission to the Jeivs, 
 Jesus attends a feast of the Jews at Jerusalcnt, 
 probably Dedication, about the anniversary of his 
 baptism. He healed the hn potent in an at Jie- 
 the.itla. Questioned by the Jews Jesus declared 
 himself the son cf God. Tills caused the first at- 
 tempt to kill him. 
 
 Having returned to Capernainn his disciples 
 meet him and make report of their mission. 
 
19. SIXTH CIRCUIT TO DEDICATION. 
 
 Having heard of John's death, Jesus seems 
 to have gone alone to Jerusalem to attend the 
 feast of Dedication, as recorded in the fifth 
 chapter of John. He delayed his public min- 
 istry and preaching in Galilee until John's 
 ministry ceased by imprisonment, so now he 
 seems to have delayed his public testimony to 
 his Messiahship until John's death. 
 
 At this feast Jesus healed the impotent man 
 and when questioned by the Jews boldly de- 
 clared himself the Son otGod. He claimed to 
 be one with the Father. He appealed to the 
 testimony of the Scriptures, of Moses, of the 
 Spirit, of the Father by the threefold voice from 
 heaven, of John, of his works, and now adds 
 his own testimony as the seventh, to his mis- 
 sion and Messiahship. The Jews, incensed by 
 these claims, seek to kill him. He escaped and 
 returned to Capernaum where his disciples meet 
 and report the success of their mission. He 
 asks them to go aside across the lake to rest. 
 
 Thenceforth his enemies are ever active and 
 Jesus avoids them either by remaining in the 
 territory of Philip, who had not yet broken with 
 him, or by going with the crowds, where he 
 was safe. This was the height of Jesus' pop- 
 ularity and the people believed on him. The 
 leaders were deterred through fear of the people. 
 
'JO. SEVENTH CIRCUIT from Cnprrnaum 
 across the lake, seeking rest. Ke feetls 3000 
 
 who followed on foot desiring to make him king, 
 and sends them away. After prayer he walks on 
 the sea to his disciples, rescues sinking Peter, lands 
 at (ieuesaret and heals their sieh. 
 
 At Capernnum the next day he declares himself 
 the bread of heaven. Many forsake him. Peter's 
 testimony. Jesus explains defilement. lie avoids 
 Judea, and does not attend the S.-co.\d PAsrcjvEK. 
 
20. SEVENTH CIRCUIT AND EIGHTH SO- 
 JOURN. 
 
 About Passover time (Jno. 6:4). one year 
 before the crucifixion, Jesus with his disciples 
 crosed the sea seeking rest in a desert place, 
 near Bethsaida. The crowds on their way to 
 the Passover followed on foot desiring to make 
 him king on the wave of popular impulse. He 
 taught and healed all day and his disciples be- 
 sought him to send them away; but he said 
 •'Not so, lest they faint by the way," and he 
 wrought a miracle of creation by feeding five 
 thousand men besides women and children from 
 five loaves and two small fishes. 
 
 After sending away the multitudes and spend- 
 ing some time in prayer Jesus joined his dis- 
 ciples, walking on the sea. They were fright- 
 ened supposing that they had seen a spirit or 
 ghost. He quieted them by saying, "It is I be 
 not afraid". Peter asked permission and 
 walked on the water like a God but his faith 
 failing he sank and cried, "Lord save or I per- 
 ish". At Gennesaret Jesus healed many. 
 
 The next day in the synagogue he proclaimed 
 himself the bread of life. From this time, 
 through the influence of opposing leaders, many 
 forsook him. Peter gives his first testimony. 
 Jesus seems not to have attended this feast 
 because of the opposition of Jewish leaders. 
 
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 21. EIGHTH CIRCUIT from Caitcrnauni \.o 
 the borders of Tyre and Sidon and to T>ecapoli.s. 
 To avoid publicity Jesus goes towards Tyve, but 
 could not be hid. He heals the daughter of a Syi-o- 
 2>Jienician wotuan. At J)eea2)oUs he cui'fs a 
 man with an impediment in his speech and heals 
 multitude:. He miraculously feeds 4000 men. 
 He takes ship to JFfi{/d<iIa. Pharisees and Saddu- 
 cees deliberately tempt him seeking a sign, probably 
 at CayyernfiKJii,. He denounces their h3'pocrisy. 
 
21. EIGHTH CIRCUIT TO SIDON 
 AND DECAPOLIS. 
 
 Jesus departed toward the coast of Tyre jnd 
 Sidon seeking to avoid publicity as his time had 
 not yet come. But he could not be hid. ASyro- 
 Phenician woman earnestly presses her suit 
 and her daughter is healed. Jesus opens the 
 door to this Gentile woman just when Jewish 
 leaders were officially checking him and the 
 people were deserting him because of their in- 
 fluence. 
 
 Having spent the summer in the mountain 
 country, Jesus proceeded through Decapolis, 
 probably attending the feast of Pentecost. He 
 healed multitudes and taught, and afterwards 
 feeds 4000 men near the south east coast of 
 the Sea of Galilee fromsevenloaves and a few 
 little fishes. 
 
 We have no record of Jesus' return through 
 Capernaum but he would naturally return by 
 his home after an absence of several months as 
 he passed from Magdala to Bethsaida. On 
 shipboard his warning against the "leaven of 
 the Pharisees", indicates that he had again 
 just experienced their treachery in Capernaum 
 before leaving for his next tour into Northern 
 Galilee. From this time open opposition of 
 leaders becomes more intense and all were in 
 expectation of some important event. 
 
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 John 7 : 2-0. 
 
 
 
 ^'■i. NINTH CIRCUIT. Taking ship to Bt^th- 
 saida Jesus warns his disciples of Pharisaism. A 
 blind iHau healed. Peter's second testimony 
 near Cesarea Philippi. First prophecy of Jesus' 
 death. What discipleship means. Transfifftira- 
 tion. A. devil cfist out which withstood dis- 
 ciples. Prying scribes. Instructions about his king- 
 dom. Dispute about preeminence on the way to 
 (Jftpertinutn. Tribute money. Sundrj"- discourses. 
 Ambitious counsel of brethren rejected. 
 
2l. ninth circuit, transfiguration 
 and ninth sojourn. 
 
 Jesus healed a blind man at Bethsaida. On 
 the journey toward Ceserea Philippi Peter re- 
 news his testimony to Jesus and special bles- 
 sing and privilege is given to the disciples. 
 Afterward Jesus gives the first of five specific 
 prophecies of his betrayal, death and resurrec- 
 tion. At the transfiguration on the mount, Moses 
 and Elias show their interest in his work, as 
 they talk of the decease which he should accom- 
 plish at Jerusalem. On descending the mount- 
 ain Jesus casts out a devil which baffled his 
 disciples and replied to prying Scribes. 
 AtCapernaum he again foretells his death, gives 
 special instructions about his kingdom and de- 
 livers sundry practical discourses on true 
 greatness, humility, fasting, offenses forgive- 
 ness and promises to two or three agreeing in 
 prayer, called forth by the dispute of his dis- 
 ciples by the way as to who should be the 
 greatest. Peter mistakes as to Christ's duty 
 to pay tribute and he paid it with money taken 
 from a fish's mouth as directed. As Lord of 
 the temple he was not subject to the tribute 
 tax. 
 
 Jesus rejects the ambitious counsel of his 
 unbelieving brethren to manifest himself at Je- 
 rusalem and remains a while at Capernaum. 
 
LATER 
 GALILE^IK 
 MINISTRY, 
 
 TTFrnrmrr 
 
 ^Mh CIrenit 
 
 ' 7th CiKult 
 
 8tli Oreiiit 
 
 0th Circuit 
 
 HARMONY. 
 Luke 9:51-10:li'. 
 
 Copyright, ISK, 
 
 by 
 
 Rev. Jambs W. Sheaee;;. 
 
 23. DEPARTURE. Jesus leaves Galilee fi- 
 nally. A Snntftritan village would not receive 
 him, because his face was set toward Jerusalem. 
 Indigruation of Jamesand John. The course changed. 
 Jesus* reply to three men who desire to foUov/ him. 
 He instructs and sends forth the seventy on their 
 igeneral mission. Woes against C'ljterndian and 
 Jother citiej which had tinally rejected him. 
 
23. FINAL DEPARTURE FROM CAPERNAUM. 
 
 On leaving Capernaum finally, shortly before 
 the feast of Tabernacles, Jesus taught unready 
 disciples the searching requirements of disciple- 
 ship. Peter and John are rebuked for desiring 
 to call fire from heaven upon a Samaritan vil- 
 lage which would not receive them. On this 
 journey Jesus sent out the seventy disciples 
 with special instructions. They report as he 
 neared Jerusalem. 
 
 At this point when the sin of Capernaum 
 was full from failure to improve the great 
 privileges it had enjoyed for fifteen months 
 with Jesus in their midst, he denounced 
 great woes against her and the adjacent cities. 
 Having been exalted to heaven in point of priv- 
 ilege without improvement,he declared that they 
 should be cast down to hell. He but declared 
 the great law of retribution for neglected priv- 
 ileges and opportunities which in due time • and 
 in his own way God will visit upon offenders. 
 
 Are not the privileges of those born and 
 reared in this land of religious and civil liberty 
 with the perfected word and the presence of the 
 Holy Spirit equal to those of Capernaum? The 
 responsibility is laid upon us and all must 
 meet it. Let us so improve the opportunities 
 given in a Christian land that it may not be 
 worse for us than for the men of Capernaum. 
 
HARMONY. 
 3[at. I'J : 1-2. 
 Mark 10: 1. 
 Luke 10:17-10:21. 
 : 10-10:: 
 
 24. TABERNACLES. The seventy report. 
 The {/nod Satnarita}i. Mary's choice approved 
 at Hcthtiny. Teaching in the tr'inple where he 
 left off nine months before. Nicodemus' defence. 
 Enemies convicted. IHukI tnan Jiealcd and 
 blessed when excommunicated. Allegory of the 
 Slteepfold and Good Sftcjihei-il. 
 
 Continued ministry in Perea. How to pray, -i 
 dumb devil. Sign refused. Discourses Host con- 
 demned. Woes. Jiic/i Fool. Discourses on Jud-:^- 
 ments. liarren J'h/free. Woinan hetiled on 
 Sahlmth : Defence. Musturd Seed «ni(f l.etrvrn. 
 
24. PEREAN MINISTRY, FIRST STAGE. 
 
 The Perean ministry is given chiefly by Luke 
 with incidental visits of Jesus to Jerusalem and 
 Bethany recorded by John. It is stated com- 
 prehensively in one verse by Mark (ch. 10:1), 
 and in two verses by Matthew (ch. 19:1-2), 
 but Luke records it at length in some seven 
 chapters (ch. 9:51 to 17:10), and John in five 
 (ch. 7: 10 to 11:34). 
 
 It may be conveniently divided into Four 
 Stages separated by the feasts of Tabernacles, 
 and Dedication and the raising of Lazarus. 
 Section 24 covers the incidental visit to Jeru- 
 salem from Perea to attend the feast of Taber- 
 nacles. As he passed through Bethany, his 
 first visit so far as we know, Jesus approves 
 Mary's better choice rather than Martha's 
 much serving. In Jerusalem, by the allegory 
 of the Sheepfold and the Good Shepherd he re- 
 buked the Jews and proclaimed his Messiah- 
 ship. When they attempted to kill him Jesus 
 returned to Perea and continued to teach. To 
 this period belongs, the second minor group of 
 parables including those of The Rich Fool, The 
 Servants Who Waited for Their Lord, the Bar- 
 ren Fig Tree, the Mustard Seed and the Leaven. 
 
 In this new ministry among a new people 
 Jesus naturally repeats many things found in 
 the early Galilean ministry. 
 
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 HARMONY. 
 Mat. I'J : -2. 
 Mark. 10:1. 
 
 ,uke 13 : 2-2-1!.".. 
 
 nlin 10:22-31;'. 
 
 25. DEDICATION. Still journeying and teach- 
 ing in Pcrea, Jesus again started toward Jerusalem. 
 Asked if few be saved he enjoins earnest sincerity, 
 since many shall be deceived. His repl}'^ when 
 warned against Herod. He weeps over Jerusalem. 
 Questioned as to his Messialiship, as he walked in 
 Solomon's forch at Ttetlication, he reiterates 
 his claim and declares his oneness with the Father. 
 They take up stones, but he escapes their wrath, 
 
25. SECOND STAGE OF PEREAN MINISTRY. 
 
 Luke continues the teachings of the Perean 
 ministry until in December Jesus started to at- 
 tend the feast of Dedication mentioned in John 
 10:21. As he journeyed in Perea certain per- 
 sons tell Jesus of Herod whom he denounced as 
 a fox and started for Jerusalem to attend the 
 feast. As he neared the city Jesus laments 
 over it, the first of three laments. The second 
 was on the triumphal circuit, and the third just 
 before he finally left the temple with his disci- 
 ples. 
 
 In the temple Jesus feiterated his Messiah- 
 ship and his oneness with his father. The 
 Jews again took up stones against him. but he 
 escaped out of their hands and fled to Bethab- 
 ara where he continued to teach and preach. 
 The attendance of Jesusupon the feasts of Tab- 
 ernacles and of Dedication is recorded only by 
 John, but the three synoptics agree thereto. 
 
 This feast in Luke's record belongs when he 
 is mentioned as journeying toward Jerusalem 
 (Lu. 13:22). The synoptics show Jesus trav- 
 eling with crowds at the time of Ihe other 
 feasts indicating that, as a good Jew. Jesus 
 attended other feasts during this ministry as 
 well as those mentioned only by John ; and that 
 they, like John, record chiefly things grouped 
 about the leading feasts of the year. 
 
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 HARMONY. 
 Mat. 10 : -2. 
 Mark 10 :1. 
 Luke 14; 1-17 : 10. 
 John 10 : ■40-42;. 
 
 •JO. BETHABARA. Jesus retired to Jictha- 
 bara and taught ; many believed. Whilst dining 
 with a chief Pharisee he Jteals a ittan of dropsi/ 
 on the Sabbath and defends it. He teaches humility 
 and feasting the poor, who cannot repay. Parable 
 of Tlic Grrat Supper. Counting the cost. Par- 
 ables of The T.ost Sheep, Lost Coin, Lost Sou, 
 Unjust Steu'ufd and Dires and Lazarus. 
 Discourses about offences and forgiveness. Disci- 
 ples ask increase of faith. 
 
26. THIRD STAGE OF PEREAiN MINISTRY. 
 
 After his flight to Bethabara, where John at 
 first baptized , we find Jesus teaching extensively 
 in Perea. Here he gives the second Major 
 Series of Parables showing the great love of 
 God for man. In the parable of Dives and 
 Lazarus Christ teaches that the souls of believ- 
 ers do at death enter immediately upon a state 
 of happiness or misery, and declares that there 
 is no possibility of a state of probation beyond 
 the grave, because of the great fixed gulf over 
 which none can pass. 
 
 Some writers and harmonists ha\-e entirely 
 overlooked the Perean ministry and considered 
 much of this part of Luke as synchronous or 
 parallel in time with the Sermon on the Mount. 
 The teachings are given in different order and 
 under different circumstances, which shows that 
 it was the natural repetition of the same gen- 
 eral truths among a new people at a different 
 time. 
 
 Some have considered this period a Judean 
 ministry because of the teachings at the feasts. 
 It was, however, as stated by Matthew 19:1 
 and Mark 10:1, a continued Perean ministry 
 with incidental visits to the feasts of Taber- 
 nacles and Dedication, and to Bethany when 
 sent for by the sisters of Lazarus, so that it 
 is rightly included in the Perean ministry. 
 
27. EPKRAIM. Because Lazarus v^'as sick his 
 sisters send for Jesus. After three da5's he goes to 
 Jiethany with his disciples, braving danger. He 
 raises Z,azf(rus. The Jews seek his life. Counsel 
 of Caiaphas. Jesus retires to EpJiraitti in Xorth- 
 crti iJtiden, and remains privately with his disci- 
 ples until he could join the caravan of pilgrims to 
 the Passover, b^- going north and passing along the 
 borders of Satnarlit and Galilee. 
 
27. PEREAN MINISTRY AND RAISING OF 
 LAZARUS. 
 
 Jesus received the message of Martha and 
 Mary that their brother was sick, in Perea east 
 of the Jordan. He remained there two days, 
 and his disciples were surprised when he pro- 
 posed to go into Judea where the Jews had so 
 lately sought to kill him. 
 
 On his arrival at Bethany Jesus wept in 
 sympathy with his friends in affliction, and 
 raised Lazarus who had been dead four days. 
 This was the third person he raised from the 
 dead, the widow's son, Jairus' daughter and 
 Lazarus. This wonderful miracle, witnessed 
 by crowds, created great excitement so that 
 the Jews determined to kill both Jesus and 
 Lazarus. Therefore Jesus retired to Ephraim, 
 and the Jews commanded that any person who 
 knew where he was should make it known that 
 they might take him. 
 
 No man would reveal his place of refuge and 
 Jesus remained quietly at Ephraim until just 
 before the last passover. Then he went north- 
 ward and along the borders of Samaria and 
 Galilee, and crossing the Jordan, joined the 
 caravan of pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem. 
 
 On this Journey he taught the people many 
 things, practical and parabolic, as they crowded 
 thickly upon him. 
 
'JS. BETHANY. From IJphtaitn Jesus pro- 
 ceeds with the pilgrims through I'erctt. He heals 
 ten lepers. Replies about his kingdom. Parable of 
 Importunate Widotr, and l*harisee and 
 I'liblican. Forbids divorce. Greatly displeased 
 with disciples. Blesses children. The rich young 
 Ruler. Parable of L<iborers. Final prophecy of 
 death. John and James request position. Iiiind 
 men JicdJcd near ,TcricIiO. ZarcJirun con- 
 verted. Pareihle of pounds. Ariivesni Hethatii/. 
 
28. FOURTH STAGE OF PEREAN MINISTRY. 
 
 On the journey down the Jordan valley Jesus 
 gave the third Minor Group of Parables, The 
 Unjust Judge, The Pharisee and Publican, 
 and The Laborers in the Vineyard. He recog- 
 nises the privilege and duty of bringing children 
 to him, and is greatly displeased with his dis- 
 ciples who forbade it. He said, "Suffer the 
 little children to come unto me and forbid them 
 not for of such is the kingdom of heaven." 
 
 He teaches that the great danger of riches 
 consists in setting the heart on them, and not 
 in the possession. James and John are re- 
 buked for their ambitious request for the first 
 position in his kingdom, since humility as a 
 child is demanded of those who would be 
 greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 
 
 Bartimeus receives his sight and Zaccheus is 
 converted at Jericho. The first parable of the 
 last Major Series is given just before Jesus 
 arrives at Bethany, six days before the pass- 
 over. He arrived on Friday and spent the 
 Sabbath (Saturday) quietly with his Bethany 
 friends. John mentions the feast in which 
 Mary anoints Jesus for his burial naturally at 
 this point in connection with his last mention of 
 Bethany, but the synoptics place it in due 
 order and use temporal particles which locate it 
 on Tuesday night of Passion week. 
 
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 HARMONY. 
 Mat. 21 : 1-11. 
 Mark 11 : 1-11. 
 Luke 19 : 20-44. 
 John 11::3-12:1*: 
 John 12:0-36. 
 
 fiir TRIUMPHAL. Jesus arrives rridaj- night 
 and spends Saturday at liCfhaur/. Man3' came to 
 see Jesus and Lazarus. The chief Priests take ad- 
 verse counsel because many believe. On Sunday 
 Jesus rends two disciples for an ass' colt on whic'.: 
 he r'.dcs trininijhautJij into tTerusaleiii. llo- 
 sannas and strewn garments. He refuses to rebuke 
 participants. V.'ceps over the city. Pharisees" 
 watch. Jesus looks around the temple and returns 
 to Jiethany. after the visit of the Greeks. 
 
29. THE TRIUMPHAL CIRCUIT. 
 
 The crowd, hearing of the arrival of Jesus in 
 Bethany, went out to meet him on Sunday 
 morning, the first day of the week, crying, 
 ''Hosanna! blessed is the King of Israel that 
 Cometh in the name of the Lord." Jesus had 
 meanwhile started to Jerusalem accompanied 
 by crowds from Bethany. 
 
 When he met those from Jerusalem he sent 
 his disciples for an ass' colt on which he rode 
 triumphantly into Jerusalem while the people 
 cast their garments before him. He went 
 directly into the temple. He replied to Greeks 
 who asked to see him, showing the death he 
 should die, and a voice from heaven came, say- 
 ing, "1 have both glorified" "and will glorify 
 it again." The Jewish people publicly es- 
 corted Jesus with great honor to the temple on 
 this tenth day of Nisan, on which the Paschal 
 lamb should be selected, and God seems to 
 have approved the selection by the voice from 
 heaven. 
 
 When the Jews asked Jesus to rebuke his 
 disciples who ascribed hosannas to him he 
 said, "If these hold their peace the very stones 
 would cry out." 
 
 Having looked around in the temple and 
 viewed the pollutions there practiced Jesus re- 
 turned to Bethany and spent the night. 
 
f-IkCUlTS 
 FROM 
 
 Mbudav :\Iar. 26 
 jL (Nisaa 11) A . r>. 31. 
 
 Value cl Card 2 1 ol Sei 7 1 bethVn v. ^ 
 
 HARMONY. 
 2Iat. n : 13-19. 
 :iat. 21:12-17. 
 :iark 11:12-19. 
 Luke 19-9:45-48. 
 
 SO. CLEANSING. Circuit iroci JBethany to 
 the Temple and return. On the way to Jerusalem 
 Jesus was hungry and sought fruit on a fig tree and 
 round none. He curses the tree. He cleaneth the 
 Temple a second time of traders. He healed the 
 lame and hUnd, and taught in the Temple. 
 Children praise him cs predicted. 
 
 Jews seek to kill him but fear the people. Re- 
 turn to Sethany. 
 
 Copyright. 1892, by Ret. Jamss W. Shbarer. 
 
30. THE CLEANSING CIRCUIT. 
 
 As Jesus returned to the temple early Monday 
 morning an hungered he sought a fig tree, and 
 finding no fruit, cursed it. The next morning 
 the disciples were surprised that it had so soon 
 withered away. Matthew does not draw this 
 distinction but mentions the cursing and with- 
 ering away without reference to the day of its 
 occurrence, while Mark and Luke are more 
 specific. The barren fig tree was typical of 
 the Jewish nation of whom God had a right to 
 expect fruit, and the curse to be pronounced a- 
 gainst them because of a failure. 
 On this day Jesus the second time with royal 
 authority cleansed the temple of traders and 
 brokers, who in their zeal for gain had brought 
 their business of selling lambs and exchanging 
 the money of foreigners into the very precincts 
 of the temple as had been predicted. He said 
 unto them, "It is written. My house shall be 
 called the house of prayer, but ye have made 
 it a den of thieves."' 
 
 The Jews again seek to kill Jesus but his 
 safeguard again was the public favor. After 
 a day spent in healing all who came unto him 
 Jesus returned and spent the night in Bethany. 
 This seems to have been the home of Jesus 
 during the last week. Before this we have an 
 account of only two visits of Jesus to Bethany. 
 
TKA(HIXO 31 
 
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 HARMONY. 
 
 Mat. L'l : •2()-2r> : 40^ 
 Markll:20-l;l:37^ 
 Luke ->0: 1-21 ::;^.: 
 John 12 : :i7-:.U* 
 
 Si. TEACHING circuit to Jerusalem. The 
 
 withered fig: tree. Jews demand authority. Parable 
 of Two Sons, Wicked Hushritultnan, Weil- 
 ding Garment, and 3Iarriaffe ofKiuff '* Snn. 
 Herodians, Sadducees and a lawyer question Jesus. 
 He silences them. Warns against Pharisees. Woes. 
 The widow's mite. Leaves temple finall}-. Reflec 
 tions. Prophecies on Mount Olivet concerning 
 last times and second advent. Parable of Ten J'ir- 
 gins and Talents. Judgment scenes. 
 
31. THE TEACHING CIRCUIT. 
 
 On Tuesday Jesus returned to the city. The 
 withering of the fig tree at this juncture was 
 typical of the blasting judgment of Goda- 
 hout to descend upon the Jews. This is fur- 
 ther shown in the last Major Series of parables 
 spoken on that day, The Two Sons, The Wick- 
 ed Husbandman, The Wedding Garment, The 
 Ten Virgins, and The Talents. This was pro- 
 bably one of the busiest days of Jesus' life. 
 It is filled with persecutions, parables, ques- 
 tionings, warnings, woes, commendations, pro- 
 phecies and instructions. 
 
 The Jews seek to entrap Jesus by subtle 
 questions concerning the resurrection, giving 
 tribute to Caesar, and the great commandment. 
 He silences them with a counter question con- 
 cerning the Messiah, His last act before fin- 
 ally leaving the temple was the approval of the 
 widow's mite. He declared, " This poor 
 widow hath cast more in than all they which 
 have cast into the treasury; for all they did 
 cast in of their abundance, but she of her 
 want did cast in all that she had." 
 
 His prophecies uttered on Mt. Olives begin 
 with the destruction of the temple, the city and 
 the Jewish dispensation, and look forward to 
 the end of time, the second coming of Jesus 
 and Judgment scenes. 
 
Tuesd. & Wednesd.f 
 Mar. 27&28A. D,31.| 
 
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 rlRCUlTS 
 
 FROM 
 BETHANY. 
 
 tKHARIST 
 
 Triumphal *1» 
 Cleansing SO 
 
 Tejifhiii;.' SI 
 
 HARMONY. 
 
 Mat. 2(5 : 1-29. 
 Mark 14:1-25. 
 Luke 22:1-38. 
 John 12 : 2-8. 
 John 1:3:1-17:26: 
 Luke 22 : 19-20. 
 Luke 22 : 2U-S0. 
 
 32. EUCHARIST. Wednesday spent in retire- 
 ment at Bethnny. Mary anoints Jesus at Simon's 
 feast. Judas rebuked. He bargains to betray his 
 Lord. Thursday Jesus sent two of his disciples to 
 Jerusalem to prepare the Passover and followed 
 in the evening. Dispute among disciples. He washes 
 their feet and points out the traitor who retires. In- 
 stitution of the iof»/'.s 6' »7>/>^"r. Warnings. Proph- 
 ecy of Peter's denial. Final words of comfort. 
 Intercessory prayer. 
 
32. WEDNESDAY, PREPARATION. 
 
 Jesus returned to Bethany Tuesday night af- 
 ter the prophecies on Mt. OUves and attended 
 a feast in the house of Simon the leper. John 
 mentions this naturally in connection with his 
 last mention of Bethany, but Matthew and Mark 
 both use temporal particles locating it at this 
 point. Luke says also thai Satan entered into 
 Judas because of his covetuousness at the sup- 
 posed waste. John writing later mentions 
 Lazarus and his sisters, prudently omitted by 
 the synoptics. 
 
 Wednesday seems tc have been spent in re- 
 tirement. Towards evening he sent two disci- 
 ples to make arrangements for the twelve during 
 the Passover. On the way they met a man 
 bearing a pitcher of water. This locates the 
 time as Wednesday night the beginning of Nisan 
 14th when the head of each house went for 
 water to mix the unleavened bread. This was 
 the first meal of the feast, at which after wash- 
 ing Peter's feet to teach humility, and rebuking 
 their squabble for the best place, Jesus insti- 
 tuted the Lord's Supper. 
 
 The traitor is pointed out, Peter's denial 
 foretold, and final words of comfort given to the 
 sorrowing disciples. Tradition locates the guest 
 chamber on Mount Zion but having no certainty 
 we place it where most convenient for tracings 
 
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 HARMONY. 
 Mat. 2(5 : ".0-56. 
 Mark 14 : 2t3-.j-_'. 
 Luke 22 : 3i)-.3:-. 
 Johu 18:1-11. 
 
 33. GETHSEMANE. After singing they went 
 out to Gethsetnane. On the way Jesus again 
 foretells his death and resurrection, and Peter's 
 denial. Crossing the brook CedroH, Jesus left the 
 three chosen disciples to watch while he retired 
 thrice to pray. The agonjf in the garden. An 
 uHffel supxioi'ts Jesus. Judas betrays him with 
 a kiss. He protects his disciples. Peter uses a 
 sword. Jesus Jieals JlalcJuis' ear. They all 
 forsake him and flee. Jesus upbraids the Jews. 
 
33. THE BETRAYAL AND APPREHENSION. 
 
 On the way to Gethsemane Jesus foretells 
 his desertion by all the disciples as well as Pe- 
 ter. The three privileged disciples, Peter, 
 James and John, are selected to watch with 
 him during the agony. Thrice Jesus went away 
 and prayed, chiding them on each return for 
 sleeping. He failed to receive the sympathy 
 and communion for which his soul seemed to 
 yearn in this hour of trial. 
 
 Bearing the great burden of sin for man, his 
 human nature must have sunk under the load 
 but for the angel sent to sustain him. 
 
 When the betrayer approached with a mixed 
 multitude. Jesus asked, "Whom seek ye"? 
 They answered. ''Jesus of Nazareth". He re- 
 plied boldly, "1 am he", and they fell before 
 him. Having repeated the question and 
 received the same answer his response 
 showed his great care for his disciples in his 
 hour of darkness, "If ye seek me let these go 
 away". Peter, true to his promise to die with 
 Jesus, struck with his sword and cut off Mal- 
 chus' ear, and it seems as if the whole fright- 
 ened band might have been repulsed had not 
 Jesus checked Peter, who was thereby tempor- 
 arily demoralized. They bound Jesus hand and 
 foot and led him away. His disciples forsook 
 him and tied. 
 

 Wednesd, night Mar. 
 34 Ti 29(Nisanl4)A.D.31. 
 
 ARREST 
 AND 
 
 Value cf Card of Set 4 hcoNPEMXATiox, 
 
 AXXAS 
 
 34 
 
 Oethsemane 83 
 Caiaphas 35 
 
 €oxiBcil 86 
 
 HARMONY. 
 Mat. 26 : 57-5S. 
 Maf.S6:69-70^:^ 
 Mark It : 53-54. 
 Mark lU: 66-68^,, 
 Luke -I'l : 54-57. 
 Joliii IS : 12-18. 
 
 34. ANNAS. Havinof bound Jesus they led him 
 away to the Hif/h friest's House where ^liiiKts. 
 the rightful, and Caiaplias. the legal High Priest, 
 lived together. Annas first examined Jesus. Peter 
 and John follow afar off. John gains admission for 
 Peter. Meantime a maid at the door, seeing Peter 
 as he sat with the servants in the hall, charged him 
 with being with Jesus, but he denied that he knew 
 him, and going into the porch, the cock crew. 
 
34. THE FIRST TRIAL BEFORE ANNAS. 
 A PRELIMINARY TRIAL. 
 
 Annas was the rightful High Priest at this 
 time. He dwelt with Caiaphas, his son in law, 
 who was, by Roman appointment, the acting 
 High Priest. Tradition locates the high priest's 
 house,towhich Jesus was led, on Mt. Zion in the 
 southwestern part of the city. But as no one 
 knows its location we place it in Ophel as more 
 convenient for tracing. 
 
 In this hour of demoralization and fright, when 
 questioned by a maiden at the door, Peter de- 
 nied his Lord, and again a little later when ap- 
 proached a second time, and still an hour later 
 when accused of being with Jesus, he violently 
 denied that he ever knew the man. 
 
 The crowing of the cock forcibly reminded 
 Peter of his over confident assertion. The look 
 of Jesus, as he went from the room of Annas 
 where he was detained while they called the 
 Sanhedrim together in the room of Caiaphas, 
 awakened his conscience, and he went out and 
 wept bitterly. Luke and John record the de- 
 nials of Peter in the order of occurrence but 
 Matthew and Mark give first the trial of Jesus 
 and then the denials of Peter as simultaneous 
 events. Peter denied his Master in the face 
 of danger, but the rest descried him when dan- 
 ger threatened. 
 
AND 
 CO NDEMJv^^^lOa 
 
 (AIAPHAS 
 
 IJethsemane U3 
 Annas :;4 
 
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 HARMONY. 
 
 Mt. 2(3 :59-t5S (card :h) 
 Mt. 20: 71-75, 
 
 Mk. 14:55-t5u (CardS^) 
 
 Mk. 14:C9-72:K 
 Luke 22 : 58-<;.'. 
 John IS; 10-27. 
 
 S5. CAIAPHAS. Jesus is led to Calajthas' 
 room. Peter denies his Lord the second and third 
 time. Jesus looked upon Peter who went out and 
 wept bitterly. Caiaphas examined Jesus as to his 
 disciples and doctrine, while the Sanhedrim is assem- 
 bling. No charge could be proved before them. 
 Caiaphas asked on oath if he were the Christ. On 
 his confession they condemn him and adjourn till 
 morning to confirm the sentence. Meantime Jesus 
 is mocked by the Jewish mob. 
 
35. SECOND TRIAL BY CAIAPHAS AND 
 THE COUNCIL. 
 
 Caiaphas first questioned Jesus and he is 
 then arraigned, before the Sanhedrim. No 
 charge could be substantiated for the witnesses 
 disagreed among themselves. They condemn 
 Jesus on his own statement and adjourn to the 
 council room in the temple at daybreak to rat- 
 ify this decision illegally given at night. 
 
 This was early on the morning of Thursday, 
 the 14th of Nisan. The assumption that the 
 Greek translated "The Passover" means the 
 Paschal Lamb has caused many to believe that 
 the crucifixion was on Friday the 15th of Nisan. 
 This term is used twenty-nine times in the Nev/ 
 Testament and generally refers to the whole 
 feast. The assumption that Jesus ate the 
 Paschal Lamb has led to serious error as to the 
 date of the crucifixion. The argument is this. 
 Jesus ate the Paschal Lamb. He would not 
 celebrate the passover at the wrong time. The 
 proper time was on the night of the 14th, the 
 beginning of the 15th of Nisan. 
 
 On this assumption is based the date which 
 practically denies that Jesus was our Passover 
 because not offered on the 14th of Nisan. There 
 is no room for the three nights in the tomb, nor 
 could Sunday be the "third day after" Friday. 
 
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 COIXIL 
 
 36. COUNCIL. At daybreak the Sanhedrim 
 formally assemble in the Council chamber in the 
 temple and condemn fTesns to death, without 
 trial, on his own confession that he is the Christ. 
 
 They bind and lead him awaA' to Pilate. (Mean- 
 time at the sight of Jesus led away a condemned 
 man from the temple, Judas, seized with remorse, re- 
 turned the mone}^ to the Jewish leaders, and went 
 and hanged himself. With the money they buy the 
 potter's field.) 
 
36. CONDEMNATION BY THE COUNCIL. 
 
 Jesus is formally condemned at daybreak and 
 the Jews lead him bound to the Pretorium to 
 have their sentence confirmed by Pilate. They 
 bring seven false charges against our Savior, 
 that he would destroy the temple in three days, 
 the general charge of blasphemy on his own 
 confession of being the Messiah, of being a 
 malefactor, of perverting the people and for- 
 bidding to give tribute to Caesar, of claiming 
 to be a temporal king, of stirring up sedition 
 in Galilee, andof calling himself the son of God. 
 
 Pilate adopts seven expedients to escape 
 passing sentence. He told the Jews to judge 
 him themselves, he sent him to Herod, he pro- 
 posed to crucify Barabbas and release Jesus, 
 to scourge him and let him go, he repeatedly 
 declares his innocence and emphasizes this by 
 washing his hands, he brings him forth wear- 
 ing the bloody crown, and he tells the Jews to 
 take and crucify him themselves. 
 
 Pilate yielded through fear of the Jews and 
 delivered Jesus to be crucified, after he had 
 scourged him. 
 
 Meanwhile seeing Jesus delivered up. Judas 
 seized with remorse returned the betrayal 
 money to the Jews and hanged himself. With 
 this money they bought the potter's field to 
 bury strangers in. 
 
Thurs. morn' g Mar { 
 29 m. 14) A. D- 31. 
 
 YaluecfCard2|crsell2X 
 
 JERUSALEM 
 
 IPilate 
 
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 40 
 
 +1 
 
 HARMONY. 
 
 Mat. 27:2-14. 
 Mark 1.-. : l(a)-r>. 
 Luke 23 : !-'>. 
 John IS : 2S-::s. 
 
 37. PRETORIUM. On bringing Jesus to 7^/- 
 7a fe, to confirm their sentence, the Jews went not in- 
 to the Judgment hall, or J'rctorium, lest they be 
 defiled. Judas hangs himself. Pilate tells them to 
 judge tTesiis tJietnselves. They object, because 
 they have no power to take life, and charge sedition. 
 Pilate examines their claims. Jesus says his king- 
 dom is not of this world. Pilate goes out and pro- 
 nounces Jihn innocent. They are more clamor- 
 ous for his death, and charge sedition in Galilee. 
 
37. JESUS AGAIN BEFORE PILATE. 
 
 During the trial, Pilate seven times declared 
 the innocence of Jesus. There were three trials 
 of Jesus; Three Denials by Peter; Three Refus- 
 als of Jesus, he refused to answer the High 
 Priest, Herod and Pilate; Three Mockings, by 
 the Jewish rabble, by Herod and his soldiers, 
 and by the Roman soldiers; three witnesses 
 testify to Jesus' Innocence, Herod, Pilate and 
 Pilate's wife; thrice the people cried "Crucify 
 him;" and his Kingship was thrice declared, 
 once before the Sanhedrim, once before Pilate, 
 and Pilate so declared him before the Jews. 
 
 Jesus states that his kingdom is not of this 
 world and Pilate is the more afraid. The council 
 chamber was the regular meeting place of the 
 Saiihedrim, or body of seventy Jewish elders, 
 the ruling body of the Jews. The Pretoriumwas 
 the judgment hall, or court of Pilate the Roman 
 governor. 
 
 The fact that the Jews "would not enter the 
 judgment hall lest they defile themselves" in- 
 dicates that the time for the Paschal feast had 
 not yet arrived. 
 
 There was no need that Christ's disciples 
 should this year partake of the Paschal Lamb 
 for ere the time of its slaying Jesus the anti- 
 type had fulfilled its requirements in his death 
 and had substituted the memorial supper. 
 
DKATir 
 
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 BURIAL. 
 
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 "^t 
 
 j PretoriuKi o7 
 
 Pilate Ci» 
 
 Calvary 401 
 Tomb 
 
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 HARMONY. 
 
 Luke 2:::<-iJ. 
 
 fopyrisht, 2^32, 
 
 P.ZV. /AXrS v. CHEAF-En 
 
 S«. HEROD. Hearing that Jesus was a Galli- 
 lean, Pilate sent him to He roil, who was at this time 
 in the cit3\ He was glad of the opportunity to rec 
 Jesus, hoping to see some miracle wrought by him. 
 But Jesus answered nothing to his much questioning. 
 Then Herod and his soldiers ari-ni/cd him in <: 
 gorgeous robe atidmocK-ed Jiiut and sent him 
 back to I'ilate, without judgment, implying inno- 
 cence. Ilerod and Pilate r.re made friends the s::me 
 
38. JESUS BEFORE HEROD. 
 
 One of the expedients of Pilate to avoid sen- 
 tencing Jesus was to send him to Herod, who 
 was at his palace on Mt. Zion, on hearing 
 that Jesus was from Galilee, then a portion of 
 Herod's jurisdiction. This was Herod Antipas, 
 whom John the Baptist reproved. Herod re- 
 ceived him gladly hoping to gratify his curiosity 
 by seeing some miracle wrought, but Jesus 
 would not gratify his royal curiosity. He was 
 silent. Then Herod joined with the soldiers in 
 heaping indignities upon him and sent him back 
 to Pilate clad in gorgeous robe. 
 
 That day Herod and Pilate were made friends, 
 uniting in their opposition to Jesus just as men 
 who differ in other things often unite in their 
 opposition to religion. This occupied some 
 time of Thursday morning so that it was near 
 nine o'clock when Jesus was crucified. The 
 Synoptic Gospels give Jewish hours reckoned 
 from sunset and sunrise, while John uses Roman 
 hours counted from midnight and noon. 
 
 The arrest, trial, sentence and death were 
 hurried through, according to a prearranged 
 plan, dictated by mad jealousy, and contrary 
 to all the requirements or Jewish and Roman 
 law. But his time had come and Jesus gave 
 himself up a sacrifice for sin, according to his 
 covenant with God, as man's surety. 
 
DEATfl ; 
 
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 BURIAL. : Tj 
 
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 rn^ATK :!;;»' 
 
 Pretorium 3?j 
 
 Herod 3s! 
 
 Calvary 40i 
 
 Tonil) 
 
 41 
 
 HARMONY. 
 Mat. 27 : 15-30. 
 Mark 15 : 6-i '.». 
 Luke 23: 13-25. 
 .Tohnl8:39-19:l''-(c 
 
 39. PILATE. Pilate thrice declares Jesus in- 
 nocent. His tvife's testimony. Three more 
 expedients. First, to release tfesus andcrncifu 
 Barabhas. The people clamor. He washes his 
 hands. Second,tocJiastise?ii}n. Soldiers scrtj<jv/r 
 and nioek him. Third, he brings him an object of 
 pity, saying, " Behold your King.'' Jews charge 
 blasphemy, and Pilate is more afraid. They threaten 
 to report him for disloyalty to Caesar. He yields, 
 and they strip off the royal yarnients. 
 
39. FURTHER INCIDENTS BEFORE PILATE. 
 
 Human subserviency is. strongly illustrated 
 in Pilate. He found no groundof fault in Jesus 
 yet he finally yielded to the clamor of the lead- 
 ers through fear. Scourging was needlessly 
 added to the sufferings and indignities of Jesus 
 from Pilate's desire to satisfy the people and 
 still release Jesus. In vain he washed his 
 hands of the crime it was his duty to avert. 
 The Jews readily assume the guilt and it has 
 since lain at their door. The Jews denied the 
 royal claims of Jesus yet in his trial and even 
 in his death he was published to the world 
 "King of the Jews" in the three great lan- 
 guages of the age. Pilate brought him oui a 
 bleeding victim and appealed to the Jews, "Be- 
 hold your king." But they said, "We have 
 no King but Caesar," repudiating their Messiah. 
 
 The Jews desire Pilate to change the super- 
 scription and write, "He says he is King of the 
 Jews," but Pilate refused and it was so writ- 
 ten, confirming his royal claim among men. 
 
 Striking indeed is the sad end of Herod, 
 Pilate, Caiaphas and many of the leading 
 actors in this last drama at the cross. God's 
 judgment upon Herod because he accepted the 
 worship of the people is recorded in Acts 12: 
 20-23. Many of the people who cried "crucify 
 him! "were converted on the day of Pentecost- 
 
Thursday Mar. 29 
 (Nisan 14)' AD. 31. 
 
 Value oICard4 Of Setl2 
 
 I)1-:a I i[ 
 
 AN!) 
 
 in-RiAL. 
 
 (ALVAir 
 
 JO 
 
 ;; Pretorinm "Sf 
 
 I IIP!o<l :)H 
 
 I Pilate 3§3 
 
 Tunih 41^ 
 
 HARMONY. 
 Mat. •_'7::;i -:.(;. 
 Mark 1.5:20-41. 
 Luke 2.3 : 2*i-4C'. 
 John 19 :lG-o7. 
 
 40. CALVARY. On the way Jesus sank, and 
 the}' compel Simon to bear the cross. Comforts 
 women . Xailed to the cross between two 
 thieves. Refuses stupef\'ing drink. Railing. Pilate 
 refuses to modify the Supei'scription, L,ots c<tst 
 for robe. Sex'en snyin(fs on the cross. Dark- 
 ness, earthquake, dead arise, veil rent. 
 Centurion's testimony. People return amazed. Jews 
 request that bodies be taken down. tTesas already 
 (lead. 9 Hones not hntkrn. Side pit^rced. 
 
40. THE CRUCIFIXION ON CALVARY. 
 
 Thus delivered up Jesus was carried away 
 bearing his cross. When he fell exhausted 
 Simon a Cyrenian was forced to carry it on to 
 the place of execution. 
 
 Noticeable during the crucifixion were the 
 three victims, the threefold inscription over the 
 cross, and the threefold testimony to the inno- 
 cence of Jesus from friends, enemies and na- 
 ture itself. 
 
 While Jesus hung upon the cross there were 
 seven significant sevens. The seven sayings of 
 Christ, the seven acts of Jesus, the seven say- 
 ings of others, the seven acting parties who 
 did either three or seven things, the seven 
 scoffs, the seven prophecies specially declared 
 to be fulfilled, and the seven wonderful occur- 
 rences. In the minutest particulars all the 
 prophecies concerning the death of Christ were 
 fulfilled. The three hours of darkness culmi- 
 nated just before Jesus yielded up his spirit 
 "between the evenings," the hour for killing 
 the Paschal lamb, of which Jesus was the 
 great antitype. 
 
 The people were amazed and shook their 
 heads and smote upon their breasts as they 
 returned into the city, and the Roman centur- 
 ion as he witnessed these things gave as "his 
 testimony, "Surely this was the Son of God." 
 
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 41. TOMB. Joseph of Arimathea requests ot 
 Pilate the body of Jesus. He takes it down and lays it 
 in his oicn new tomb in the gartJeu. Nicodemus, 
 who came to Jesus by night, assists him in preparing- 
 it for the grave. Women watch, and go to prepare 
 spices, waiting till the Sabbath be past. The Jews 
 seal the sepulchre and place a guard, to keep it rure 
 till three days be past. 
 
 (Some place Calvary and the tomb at the Grotto of 
 Jeremiah. We accept the traditional site.) 
 
41. THE BURIAL IN THE GARDEN. 
 
 After the twelve had scattered, Joseph of 
 Arimathea, assisted by Nicodemus, two secret 
 disciples, begged the body of Jesus and buried 
 it in Joseph's new tomb in the garden. The 
 faithful women wait and watch over the Sab- 
 bath of the feast on Friday and the weekly 
 Sabbath on Saturday. The fifteenth of Nisan, 
 which fell that year on Friday, was always a 
 great Sabbath. 
 
 The Jewish leaders with Pilate's permission 
 place a guard and seal the sepulchre in pre- 
 tense of preventing his disciples from stealing 
 the body. 
 
 Tradition places the site of Calvary near 
 the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The "Grotto 
 of Jeremiah" without the third wall has been 
 advocated as the location of the crucifixion be- 
 cause in shape like "a skull," but the Greek 
 means "the place of skulls," rather than in 
 appearance like a skull. Others have supposed 
 it east of the city. We see no stronger reason 
 for another location than for the traditional 
 one. It seems hardly possible that the place 
 of this important world drama should have 
 been entirely lost. The destruction of the city 
 was total, but the location remained and many 
 were left who had a vivid recollection of the 
 scene. 
 
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 Mark 16 :1-11. 
 Luke -24 : 1-12. 
 Juhn 20:1-18. 
 
 42. WOMEN start early to the tomb with 
 spices. The Resurrection. Earthquake. They find 
 the stone rolled away. Aur/els. Mary runs to tell 
 Peter and John. Angels direct the other women to 
 tell the disciples. Peter and John arrive and see the 
 clothes and angels. Mary returns. Jesti.s appeurs 
 to her, tJien to the other wotnen. Disciples be- 
 lieve not the women. Soldiers report as requested, 
 that the disciples stole away the body while ^hey 
 slept. 
 
42. THE APPEARANCES TO WOMEN. 
 
 Well attested both by friends and enemies 
 are the facts of the resurrection. The ten ap- 
 pearances, twice to women, to Peter, to two 
 disciples, to the ten disciples on the day he 
 arose, to the eleven seven days later, and after- 
 ward to four hundred on a mountain in Galilee, 
 to seven disciples by the sea, to James and to 
 the twelve at the ascension, force the accept- 
 ance of the resurrection upon friends who had 
 given up hope. 
 
 The impossibility of a resurrection was so 
 strongly believed that the disciples would not 
 accept this promise of Christ until compelled. 
 The earthquake, the angels and the vacant 
 tomb were startling events. Jesus appears 
 first to Mary, who was first at the sepulchre, 
 and next to the faithful women. Peter, who 
 followed him closest, was the first man to whom 
 he revealed himself. 
 
 The Jewish leaders confess their belief in the 
 resurrection when they bribed the Roman sol- 
 diers to say that the disciples came by night 
 and stole away his body while they slept. 
 Death was the penalty for sleeping on post. If 
 asleep, as claimed, their testimony is worthless. 
 
 Out of their own mouths the Jewish leaders 
 are condemned. The suborned testimony of 
 the soldiers is worthless. 
 
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 Disciples 44 
 
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 Ascension 46 
 
 HARMONY. 
 
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 Luke 24:13-r,:.. 
 (1 Cor. 15:5.) 
 
 43. EMMAUS. The third appearance was to 
 two disciples going to T^tntnans on Sunday- after- 
 noon after the resurrection. Jesus joins them, ex- 
 pounds the scriptures, is entertained and known in 
 breaking of bread. They hasten to rTertt.salt'm, 
 find the excited disciples saying that Jesus had risen 
 and appeared to fetev. But they would not be- 
 lieve their report when they told what things were 
 done in the way, and how Jesus was seen of them. 
 
43. APPEARANCES TO PETER AND TO 
 TWO DISCIPLES NEAR EMMAUS. 
 
 Jesus appeared to Peter first of all the dis- 
 ciples, who had followed him the closest under 
 persecution. The same afternoon he appeared 
 to two disciples who had given up all hope 
 and were departing from Jerusalem to Emmaus. 
 Suddenly Jesus joins them, is entertained and 
 expounds in all ihe Scriptures, the things con- 
 cerning himself as the Messiah. They call it the 
 third day since the crucifixion. This locates it 
 on Thursday. Sunday cannot be the "third day 
 since" Friday. Jesus reached Bethany Friday, 
 "six days before the passover", John 12, 1. 
 Six days can reach only to Thursday, and there 
 were only the two nights, Matt. 12, 40, of Fri- 
 day, the feast Sabbath, and Saturday, the 
 weekly Sabbath. 
 
 When Jesus departed they returned to the 
 disciples in Jerusalem, and found them greatly 
 excited, saying, "Jesus is risen indeed and hath 
 appeared unto Simon." 
 
 Some contend that the Jews always count 
 the day of beginning and ending. Gospel state- 
 ments concerning the transfiguration is opposed 
 to this. Matthew and Mark say '"after six 
 days," and Luke "about an eight days after" 
 referring to the same time, two to one in favor 
 of counting only the intermediate days. 
 
HARMONY. 
 
 .Mark li) : 14. 
 Luke 24 : ::i;_4;;. 
 John 20 : 10-:;L: 
 
 44. DISCIPLES. Whilst they were speaking 
 'Testis (ippeaved to thou. Thomas, being absent, 
 declared he would not believe except he thrust his 
 hands into the wounds of Jesus. 
 
 A week later, *it fTerusa lent, Jesus appeared 
 affain to the eleven assembled with closed doors, 
 and asked Thomas to thrust forth his hand and test 
 and see that it was he. Thomas said. •• Lord. I be- 
 lieve.'" and worshipped him. 
 
44. APPEARANCE IN JERUSALEM. 
 
 While the disciples were discussing these 
 matters with great interest, behind closed 
 doors for fear of the Jews, Jesus suddenly ap- 
 peared in their midst and said, '"Peace be unto 
 you." They were greatly affrighted believing 
 that they had seen a spirit. He appealed unto 
 them to test and see, "A spirit hath not flesh 
 and blood as ye see me have." They were 
 amazed and believed and he taught them further. 
 
 Thomas who was absent would not believe. 
 He said, "Except I shall see in his hands the 
 print of the nails and put my finger in the print 
 of the nails and thrust my hand into his side 1 
 will not believe." One week later as the eleven 
 with Thomas were gathered for worship with 
 closed doors Jesus appeared again unto them. 
 He appealed to Thomas, who said, " My Lord 
 and my God," and he worshipped him. 
 
 All doubt is removed from the minds of the 
 disciples and henceforth they accept Jesus as 
 the risen Savior and become more bold and 
 active in their work and worship. Such un- 
 willing testimony is the more convincing. There 
 is no possible doubt of the great fact of the 
 resurrection. 
 
 Jesus rose the first fruits from the dead. Laz- 
 arus and others resuscitated died again, but 
 the resurrected man will die no more. 
 
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 45. GALILEE. The disciples having gone to 
 Galilee as appointed, Jesus appears to seven 
 ofthem whilst fishing at the lake. After a miraculous 
 draught of fish, he ate with them and commanded 
 Peter to feed his flock. Later he appeared to the 
 eleven on a inonntahi in Galilee, and now 
 probably to the fire Jntndretl, since Matthew says 
 some did not believe, and we know that at that 
 time all the apostles believed. 
 
45. TWO APPEARANCES IN GALILEE. 
 
 Jesus appears twice to disciples in Galilee 
 where they had gone in obedience to the com- 
 mand sent by the women. First he appears to 
 seven disciples fishing by the sea of Tiberias, 
 the later name for the sea of Galilee. He di- 
 rects them to a second miraculous draught, of 
 153 great fishes after which he ate with them 
 and gave Peter special instructions to feed the 
 flock. 
 
 A little later he appeared to over 500 at 
 once on a mountain in Galilee together with 
 the disciples. Matthew says at that time 
 "some doubted," i. e. some of the five hun- 
 dred, for at that time all of the disciples had 
 been led to believe in the resurrection. Whether 
 the five hundred were all believers in the 
 teachings of Christ we know not. We only 
 know that some up to this time believed not, 
 but all were then convinced of the resurrection, 
 if not of the truth, and henceforth were wit- 
 nesses to the great fact. 
 
 Paul tells us (1 Cor. 15:9) that the greater 
 part of these were alive and continued as wit-- 
 nesses to his day. The testimony to the res- 
 urrection of Jesus was very great in Paul's 
 day for over two hundred and fifty were still 
 alive who had seen Jesus afterthe resurrection. 
 
 We have stronger testimony to no fact. 
 
46. ASCENSION. Appearance to »7«mp.v; and 
 afterwards to the eleven at Jevusaleni, forty daj-s 
 after the resurrection. He teaches his disciples con- 
 cerning himself, gives the Great Cottimission^and 
 tells them to wait at Jerusalem for the Spirit, He 
 then leads them forth to Ttethany to the Mount of 
 O/irf^s, and ascends with open arms, dispensinff 
 hles.sinf/. A cloud receives him. Angels declare 
 he will come again in like manner. The dis- 
 ciples wait, preach and worship. John's conclusion. 
 
46. APPEARANCE TO JAMES AND AT THE 
 ASCENSION. THE SECOND COMING. 
 
 The last two appearances were to James (1 
 Cor. 15:7), and afterwards to the eleven at 
 Jerusalem just before and preparatory to the 
 Ascension. At this time Jesus instructed the 
 disciples fully in the Scripture concerning him- 
 self, gave the Great Commission to go into all 
 the world baptizing in the name of the Father 
 and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost, promis- 
 ing to be with them even unto the end of the 
 world. 
 
 He then led them out to the Mount of Olives 
 where he ascended before them, a cloud re- 
 ceiving him out of their sight. He ascended 
 with outstretched arms dispensing blessings. 
 We still look to him dispensing blessings on 
 his throne of grace. The promise of his next 
 appearance is at his second coming in glory 
 with the holy angels. The angels declared to 
 the watching disciples, "This same Jesus 
 which is taken from you into heaven, shall so 
 come in like manner as ye have seen him go 
 into heaven." 
 
 He went dispensing blessings. We look for 
 him to bless the earth. Meanwwhile we are 
 commanded to carry the Gospel to all the 
 earth. Let each remember this command and 
 let none prove recreant to the great trust. 
 
THE BIBLE BOOKS. 
 Their Names, Themes and Divisions. 
 In Genesis we have creation; 
 In Exodus the Hebrew nation. 
 Leviticus the law unfolds, 
 And Numbers all the tribes enrols. 
 In Deuteronomy once again 
 We have God's law for sinful men. 
 These first five books by Moses all, 
 "The Pentateuch," or "Law," we call. 
 Joshua the promised land regained; 
 And then o'er Israel Judges reigned. 
 We have the direct line in Ruth 
 To David, the "ruddy, goodly" youth. 
 In Samuel First Jews ask a king, 
 Which proved in Saul a wicked thing. 
 In Samuel Second David succeeds, — 
 The very king whom Israel needs. 
 First Kings gives Solomon's glorious reign. 
 And Israel's kingdom rent in twain. 
 In second Kings the double nation 
 Is brought to grief and desolation. 
 In Chronicles First, the lineal tree, 
 And David's reign once more we see. 
 Whilst Second Chronicles doubly brings 
 Review of First and Second Kings. 
 
Next Ezra captive Jews recalls, 
 
 And Nehemiah builds the walls. 
 
 Last Esther appears in this connection, 
 
 Saves her race and ends this section. 
 
 The history, fall, return and fate 
 
 Of Abram's seed these twelve relate. 
 
 In Job God vindicates his ways, 
 
 And David sings in Psalms His praise; 
 
 The Proverbs teach us to be wise, 
 
 And Ecclesiastes next apprise 
 
 Of vanity. These five with Solomon's song. 
 
 To books poetical belong. 
 
 Isaiah tells of the Messiah. 
 
 While wails of woe mark Jeremiah. 
 
 In Lamentations he mourns the fall 
 
 Of the Hebrew nation, city and all. 
 
 Ezekiel then with mystery rings, 
 
 And Daniel speaks of prophetic things. 
 
 By the greater prophets these five were written, 
 
 Who for their faithfulness were smitten. 
 
 The Lord in Hosea calls to repent; 
 
 In Joel this call with mercy is blent. 
 
 Amos declares how God will require 
 
 Sure judgement 'gainst sin, and so Obadiah, 
 
 In Jonah a type of Christ we may see. 
 
 And Micah tells where his birth should be. 
 
 Nineveh's fall Nahum reveals, 
 
 And Chaldea's doom Habakkuk seals. 
 
 Zephaniah tells of Judah's sinning. 
 
And Haggai of temple building. 
 Then Zeciiariah and Malachi, 
 Of Ciirist and John do prophecy. 
 So then we see in the Old Testament, 
 Which God to sinful man has sent, [phets: 
 Three Fives, — Law, Psalms, and Greater Pro- 
 Two Twelves, — History and Minor Prophets: — 
 Books thirty-nine in all we find, 
 Their names and themes to bear in mind. 
 The fourfold Gospel of Jesus the Son, 
 In Matthew, Mark, Luke and John is one. 
 Matthew narrates the story for Jews; 
 Whilst Mark his actions as servant construes. 
 Luke writes it as history for the race, 
 And in John the inner life we trace. 
 Luke continues the story in Acts; — 
 These five contain the historical facts. 
 Paul shows in Romans the sin of the race, 
 Then gives as the cure the doctrine of Grace, 
 in Corinthians First he replies to complaints, 
 In Corinthians Second instructs the saints. 
 Galatians treats of faith alone, 
 And Grace sublime in Ephesians is shown. 
 Philippians triumphs in joy and love, 
 And Colossians shows all fulness above. 
 In Thessalonians First and Second, 
 Christ's coming and the end are reckoned. 
 Timothy First and Second reveal 
 Fitness for office and pastoral zeal; 
 
Which Paul again in Titus enforces, 
 
 While Philemon Christian friendship engrosses^ 
 
 Hebrews shows Christ prefigured in all, 
 
 Completing the fourteen books of Paul. 
 
 James warns of covetous desire. 
 
 And shows that faith doth works require. 
 
 While Peter First and Second commend 
 
 To duty in view of the coming end. 
 
 First John lays down the tests of love, 
 
 And this both his Second and Third approve. 
 
 Jude shows to wicked men their fate, 
 
 So too the next. And these make eight, — 
 
 Revelation also treats of heaven, 
 
 And New Testament Books are twenty-seven. 
 
 But all the books are sixty-six, 
 
 To which the seal of God is fixed. 
 
 Though written in various times and places. 
 
 They show the same great truths and graces. 
 
 The books combined "The Bible" we call, 
 
 Intended by God for one and all. 
 
 A WORD TO TEACHERS AND PARENTS, 
 Few are able to locate at once any book of 
 the Bible, The poem once well committed will 
 locate the books permanently in the child's 
 mind. It gives a]<i0 the mjin thought of each 
 book, the general divisions, the number and 
 names of the books in each division, and often 
 the author. 
 
SIGNIFICANT GROUPINGS. 
 
 Seven names of Jesus indicate his Origin, 
 
 seven his Character, seven his Relation to the 
 
 Father, seven refer to his Work, seven are Per- 
 
 :2.onal, seven National and seven Official Names. 
 
 The Thirty-two Chief Parables of Jesus. 
 
 The three Major and the three Minor Groups. 
 
 I. First Major Group, spoken by the sea. 
 
 In three smaller groups, instruction. 
 
 1. Three denote External Development. 
 
 2. Three denote Internal development. 
 
 3. Three, the prize gained. 
 
 II. Second Major Group, in Perea. 
 
 Three smaller groups, instruction, warning. 
 
 1. Two denote Humility. 
 
 2. Three, Loss, Search and Recovery. 
 
 3. Two, Present Faithfulness, Future Reward. 
 
 III. Third Major Group, the last week, Inthree 
 smaller groups, Responsibility, warning. 
 
 1. Two, Probation and Responsibility, 
 
 2. Two, Warning and Invitation, 
 
 3. Three, Responsibility and Danger. 
 
 1. First Minor Group. Beginning in Perea. 
 Three, Forgiveness and Brotherly Kindness. 
 
 2. Second Minor Group. Second stage, Perea. 
 Three, Warning, Watchfulness, Repentance. 
 
 3. Third Minor Group. Fourth stage, Perea. 
 Three, On Faithfulness and Unfaithfulness. 
 
THE 36 SPECIFIC MIRACLES OF JESUS. 
 
 I. Seven groups of 3 each show supreme power: 
 
 1. Three miracles of creation: Feeding 5000, 
 feeding 4000, turning water into wine. 
 
 2. Three over natural forces: Stilling the sea, 
 ■walking on water, withering the fig tree. 
 
 3. Three over Inhabitants of the Sea: The two 
 miraculous draughts and the tribute money. 
 
 4. Three over Bodily Organs: The eye, the ear, 
 and organic structure in healing a cut. 
 
 5. Three show perfect control over the body: 
 Impotent man, infirm woman, boy at a distance. 
 
 6. Three over leprosy,the type of sin: one leper, 
 ten lepers, and Simon the leper. 
 
 7. Three over death: the widow's son, Jairus' 
 daughter, and Lazarus. 
 
 II. Three Groups of 7 each show Specific Power. 
 
 1. Power over the seven classes of disease, 
 Fever, Leprosy, Paralysis, Palsy, The withered 
 Hand, Blood issue. Dropsy. 
 
 2. Seven specific cases of demons expelled 
 show perfect power over Satan's host. 
 
 3. Seven specific cases of sight-giving show 
 perfect control as "The Light of the World". 
 
 III. OtherGroupings:!. Seven recorded by John, 
 2. Seven beforeLevi's call, 3.SevenonSabbath. 
 
 rv. Three early miracles before Jesus Ministry. 
 Three later miracles of Christ's Ministry 
 Three miracles wrought on Jesus' body. 
 
THE SEVEN THREES AND THREE SEVENS 
 DURING THE TRIAL OF JESUS. 
 
 I. THE SEVEN THREES. 1. Three Trials 
 before the High Priest, Jno. 18:12-16,19-24 
 before the Sanhedrim. Mt. 26:59-66, Lu. 22 
 66.71; and before Pilate, Mt. 27:2, &c. 
 
 2. Three Denials bv Peter: In the High Priest's 
 house, Mt. 26:69,70; a little later, Lu. 22: 
 58; an hour later, Lu. 22:59. 
 3. Three Mockings: by the Jewish rabble, 
 Mt. 26:67.68; by Herod and his soldiers, Lu. 
 23:11; by the Roman soldiers, Mt. 27:27-30. 
 
 4. Three Cries of the People: '"Crucify him! 
 Crucify him!" thrice repeated, Mt. 15:11-14; 
 Jno. 23:13-23. 
 
 5. Three Refusals of Jesus to answer: the 
 high priest. Mt. 26: 62-3; Jno. 18: 19-23; Her- 
 od, Lu.23:9; and Pilate, Jno. 19:8-10. 
 
 6. Three Witnesses testify to the Innocence 
 of Jesus: Herod, Lu. 23:13; Pilate's wife, 
 Mt. 27; 19; and Pilate as given below. 
 
 7. Three Declarations of Jesus' Kingship: to 
 the Sanhedrim, Mt. 26:23.24; to Pilate. Mt. 
 27:11.12; and Pilate calls him King, Mt. 27:7. 
 
 II. THE THREE SEVENS:1. The Seven Charges 
 brought against Jesus: of claiming ability 
 to destroy the temple and build it in three 
 days. Mt. 22:61, &c. ; of blasphemy, Mt.26: 
 66, &c.: of being a malefactor, Jno. 18:30; 
 
of perverting the people, Lu. 32:2.: of claim- 
 ing royal power, Jno. 19:12.: of sedition, 
 Lu. 23:5. and of claiming Sonship, Jno. 19:7. 
 
 2. The Seven Expedients of Pilate to avoid 
 passing Sentence: he tells the Jews to judge 
 him, Jno. 18:31: he sends him to Herod, 
 Lu. 23:6,7: he declares his innocence, Lu. 
 23:14, &c: he offers to substitute Barabbas, 
 Jno. 18:39,40: he scourges Jesus, Lu. 23: 
 16: he appeals to their sympathy, Jno. 19: 
 4,5: he tells them to crucify him, Jno. 19:6; 
 
 3. Pilate's Seven Declarations of his inno- 
 cence: "I find no fault in him," thrice re- 
 peated, Jno. 18:38; Jno. 19:4; Jno. 19:6; 
 nor Herod, Lu. 23:13, '"! have found no 
 cause of death." Lu. 23:22; he calls him 
 this just person," Mt. 27:24: and in his 
 last appeal, Jno. 19:14,15. 
 
 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS IN RHYME. 
 •'Thou Shalt have no other gods but me. 
 Before no idol bow the knee. 
 Take not the name of God in vain, 
 Nor dare the Sabbath day profane. 
 Give both thy parents honor due. 
 Take heed that thou no murder do. 
 Abstain from deeds of lust and greed, 
 Nor steal though great may be thy need; 
 Nor make a wilful lie, nor love it, 
 What is thy neighbor's dare not covet." 
 
THE THREE THREES AND SEVEN SEVENS 
 WHILE JESUS HUNG ON THE CROSS. 
 
 I. THE THREE THREES:— each double. 
 
 1. Three crosses with three victims. 
 
 2. Three inscriptions in three languages. 
 
 3. Testimony of friends, enemies and nature. 
 
 II. THE SEVEN SEVENS: 
 
 1. Seven Sayings of Jesus: prayer for ene- 
 mies, Lu. 23:43; words to penitent thief, 
 Lu. 23:43; care for his mother, Jno. 19: 26,27; 
 "I thirst," Jno. 19:28; "It is finished," 
 Jno. 19:30; commending his spirit to God, 
 Lu. 23:46. 
 
 2. Seven Sayings of Others: of soldiers, Jno. 
 19:24; of rulers, Jno. 19:21; of Pilate, Jno. 
 19:22;mockings of rulers, &c., Mt. 27:42&c.; 
 request of penitent thief, Lu. 23:42; concern- 
 ing Elias, Mt. 27:49; of centurion, Mt. 27:54. 
 
 3. Seven Acts of Jesus: refused drink, Mt. 
 27:34, &c. ; saved the thief, Lu. 23:43; cared 
 for mother, Jno. 19:25-27; called on God in 
 agony, Mt. 27:46, &c. ; accepted vinegar, Jno. 
 19:30; cried aloud, Mt. 27:50; committed 
 his spirit to God, Lu. 23:46. 
 
 4. Seven Acting Parties do Three or Seven 
 things: Pilate, rulers, the people, malefactors, 
 friends and the risen dead are said to have 
 done three, and the soldiers seven things. 
 
 5. Seven Scoffs: two by soldiers, Lu, 23:36, 37; 
 
one by malefactors, Mt. 27:44; two by peo- 
 ple about temple building. Mk. 15:29,30; and 
 claiming to be Son of God, Mt. 27:39; and 
 three by rulers, at his supposed weakness, 
 Lu. 23:35; at his claim to be King of Israel, 
 Mk. 15:32; and the Son of God. Mt. 27:43. 
 
 6. Seven Prophecies Fulfilled: numbered with 
 transgressors, Mk. 15: 27, 28; garments parted, 
 Mt. 27:35, &c.; vinegar given.Jno. 19:28,29; 
 not a bone broken, Jno. 19:36; side pierced, 
 Jno. 19:37; prophecies of his own death, Lu. 
 18:33; "Lilted up" as the serpent, Jno. 3: 14. 
 
 7. Seven Wonders: thief saved, Lu. 23:43; 
 darkness, Mt. 27:45; earthquake, veil rent, 
 graves open, dead arise, Mt. 27:51,53; Mk. 
 15:38; Lu. 23:43; God forsook his son for 
 man's sake, the greatest of all, Mt. 27:46. 
 
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 cational books. The map series consists of 
 four large wall maps 38x56 inches, one contain- 
 ing the journeys of Jesus, another the journeys 
 of Acts, and eight Old T. maps 19x28 form the 
 other two. The same tracings of journeys 
 dropped into the text in small maps, throughout 
 the Bible series, locate events. 
 
 The Old Testament maps show journeys of 
 the Patriarchs Abraham, Isaac and Jacob &c., 
 the wanderings in the wilderness, the journeys 
 of the conquest of Canaan, movements of the 
 ark, a picture of the invasions and deliveran- 
 ces by Judges, the Journeys of Saul, Samuel, 
 David, Elijah and Elisha, and incursions dur- 
 ing each period. 
 
 The series besides "The Harmonized Old and 
 New Testaments," already described, contains 
 at present the following books: 
 
1. The Critical Harmony of the Bible. 
 
 2. A Companion to Bible Harmony-corroborations 
 
 3. The Combined Gospel Story. 
 
 4. The Child's Gospel Question Book. 
 
 5. The Harmonized Gospel Question Book. 
 
 6. The Outline of Old Testament Topics. 
 
 7. The Outline of New Testament Topics. 
 The last two are a separate publication of 
 
 the new part, section and paragraph headings to 
 give the harmony until the Bible can be published. 
 
 8. The Pictured Outline. 9. Game of Harmony, 
 These are already issued. The rest will 
 
 follow as soon as practicable. 
 
 Books of the Educational Series now complete: 
 l.The Anglophone Dictionary. 
 
 2. Anglophone, or The Science of Alphabetics. 
 
 3. The Combination Speller. 
 
 The last is issued. Pronouncing Readers. 
 Geographies, etc., will perfect the educational 
 series to simplify English study. 
 
 The Dictionary has many new features such as -- 
 
 1. The exact pronunciation of every syllable. 
 
 2. The last definition gives in Italic the mean- 
 ing of prefix, suffix and root. 
 
 3. Primitive words begin with capitals and words 
 properly so written , other words with small letters 
 
 4. Onomatopoetic words, double English roots, 
 and words from proper names are distinguished. 
 
 5. Index of prefixes, suffixes, and main roots. 
 
A GUIDE FOR PARENTS AND TEACHERS. 
 
 1. References on consecutive maps offer sys- 
 tematic daily readings on Gospel sections. 
 
 2. The names of sets in order give a child a 
 general outline of Gospel history. This is en- 
 larged by learning the names of the maps of 
 each set. 
 
 3. A fuller outline of Christ's life is acquired 
 by naming the sections from 1 to 46. 
 
 4. The tracings impress the memory, and 
 furnish a local thread on which to string the 
 facts oi Gospel history. 
 
 5. For a critical examination of reasons for 
 the order adopted we refer to the author's 
 "Harmony of the New Testament." 
 
 6. The same divisions and tracings are used 
 in the author's Bible, Testament and Gospel 
 Series. 
 
 7. "The Harmonized Pronouncing Paragraph 
 Testament." shows in each Gospel how every 
 part of each of the other three fits into its 
 narative. 
 
 "The Combination Gospel" unites the four 
 Gospels in one story, with full references, 
 showing the source of every clause and word. 
 
 "The Harmonized Gospel Question Book" 
 covers the life of Christ with simple questions 
 and answers, embracing date, place and har- 
 mony as well as incident. 
 
QUESTIONS ON EACH SECTION OR MAP. 
 
 A. What is here said of an angel or apostle? 
 
 B. What blessing is sought, or bestowed? 
 
 C. What words of comfort or censure? 
 
 D. What date, doctrine, duty, discourse or 
 
 danger? 
 
 E. What example of sin or holiness? Its lesson? 
 
 F. What feast? What fault? What is forbidden? 
 
 G. What grace is taught? Guilt contracted? 
 H. Harmonize any differing Gospel statements. 
 I. What institution ordained? Its design? 
 
 J. What journey? What of Jesus? 
 
 K. What key to duty or correct living? 
 
 L. What evidence of the love of Jesus? 
 
 M. What malady? Miracle? On whom? Its effect? 
 
 N. What names are given to Jesus? Meaning? 
 
 O. State the order of events? Whatopposition? 
 
 P. What parable? Its lesson? What proph- 
 ecy or promise? 
 
 Q. What quotation from Old T? Where found? 
 
 R. What request? Review journeys, periods. 
 
 S . What sin mentioned ? What sect ? Its teaching 
 
 T. What testimony is here borne and by whom? 
 
 U. What peculiar usage or custom is mentioned? 
 
 V. What violence is here attempted? 
 
 W. Where did this occur? What woe or warning? 
 
 X. What do you here learn of Christ? 
 
 Y. What most interests you in this section? 
 
 Z. What zeal appears? By whom and for what? 
 

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