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The Raising of Lazarus The miracles, as well as the parables, have wonderful spiritual lessons. In our treatment of "The Raising of Lazarus," we are letting physical death and resurrection type the spiritually dead and raised. The sinner is dead in trespasses and sins, and when we are saved we are raised with Christ to … Continue reading “0301. The Raising of Lazarus”

Four Days Dead "Then when Jesus came, He found that he had lain in the grave four days already" (Joh_11:17). There are three whom Christ raised from the dead. 1. He raised the daughter of Jairus. This dear child was just dead. When her father left home in search for Christ, she was at death’s … Continue reading “0302. Four Days Dead”

The Longings at Home "And when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him" (Luk_15:20). These words are enough. They mean much. Beneath the surface lie worlds of truth. They suggest that the father had long been watching the road that led toward home, anticipating the coming of his wayward son. How … Continue reading “0299. The Longings at Home”

The Welcome Home "The father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. "Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet; and bring hither the fatted calf, and let us kill it; and let … Continue reading “0300. The Welcome Home”

The Home Longing "How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, but I perish with hunger" (Luk_15:17). 1. This longing for home began when the prodigal had spent all, and when he was left to "feeding swine." When he began to be in want, those who had treated him so … Continue reading “0297. The Home Longing”

The Home Coming "I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against Heaven, and before thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants" (Luk_15:18-19). 1. We find in this youth a new determination: "I will … Continue reading “0298. The Home Coming”

The Home Leaving "And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country" (Luk_15:13). It is not difficult to get the scene before our minds. 1. There was the "gathering of his goods together." The packing and the taking stock of his new possessions. How rich … Continue reading “0295. The Home Leaving”

The Home Forgetting "And took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living" (Luk_15:13, l. c.). 1. This journey into the far country took more than a day. There was the first night away from home, before there was the second and the third. When the shades of evening … Continue reading “0296. The Home Forgetting”

The Prodigal Son There are different ways of treating this wonderful parable. First of all there is the dispensational lesson. This is the primary truth. Treating the lesson thus, the prodigal son is a type of the publicans and sinners, the Jewish common people, held in more or less contempt by the scribes and Pharisees. … Continue reading “0293. The Prodigal Son”

The Home Spurning "Give me the portion of goods that faileth unto me" (Luk_15:12). The first thing we see in the story of the prodigal son, is his despising his own home. He was ill at ease. Some fanciful stories of the "far country" had come to his ears. He was tired of being tied … Continue reading “0294. The Home Spurning”