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Chapter 46—He Was Transfigured This chapter is based on Matthew 17:1-8; Mark 9:2-8; Luke 9:28-36. Evening is drawing on as Jesus calls to His side three of His disciples, Peter, James, and John, and leads them across the fields, and far up a rugged path, to a lonely mountainside. The Saviour and His disciples have…

Chapter 45—The Foreshadowing of the Cross This chapter is based on Matthew 16:13-28; Mark 8:27-38; Luke 9:18-27. The work of Christ on earth was hastening to a close. Before Him, in vivid outline, lay the scenes whither His feet were tending. Even before He took humanity upon Him, He saw the whole length of the…

Chapter 44—The True Sign This chapter is based on Matthew 15:29-39; Matthew 16:1-12; Mark 7:31-37; Mark 8:1-21. “Again He went out from the borders of Tyre, and came through Sidon unto the Sea of Galilee, through the midst of the borders of Decapolis.” Mark 7:31, R. V. It was in the region of Decapolis that…

Chapter 43—Barriers Broken Down This chapter is based on Matthew 15:21-28; Mark 7:24-30. After the encounter with the Pharisees, Jesus withdrew from Capernaum, and crossing Galilee, repaired to the hill country on the borders of Phoenicia. Looking westward, He could see, spread out upon the plain below, the ancient cities of Tyre and Sidon, with…

Chapter 42—Tradition This chapter is based on Matthew 15:1-20; Mark 7:1-23. The scribes and Pharisees, expecting to see Jesus at the Passover, had laid a trap for Him. But Jesus, knowing their purpose, had absented Himself from this gathering. “Then came together unto Him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes.” As He did not…

Chapter 54—The Good Samaritan This chapter is based on Luke 10:25-37. In the story of the good Samaritan, Christ illustrates the nature of true religion. He shows that it consists not in systems, creeds, or rites, but in the performance of loving deeds, in bringing the greatest good to others, in genuine goodness. As Christ…

Chapter 41—The Crisis in Galilee This chapter is based on John 6:22-71. When Christ forbade the people to declare Him king, He knew that a turning point in His history was reached. Multitudes who desired to exalt Him to the throne today would turn from Him tomorrow. The disappointment of their selfish ambition would turn…

Chapter 40—A Night on the Lake This chapter is based on Matthew 14:22-33; Mark 6:45-52; John 6:14-21. Seated upon the grassy plain, in the twilight of the spring evening, the people ate of the food that Christ had provided. The words they had heard that day had come to them as the voice of God.…

Chapter 39—“Give Ye Them to Eat” This chapter is based on Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:32-44; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-13. Christ had retired to a secluded place with His disciples, but this rare season of peaceful quietude was soon broken. The disciples thought they had retired where they would not be disturbed; but as soon as…

Chapter 38—Come Rest Awhile This chapter is based on Matthew 14:1, 2, 12, 13; Mark 6:30-32; Luke 9:7-10. On returning from their missionary tour, “the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told Him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught. And He said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart…