The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-10-16
INTERNATIONAL LESSONS
NY REV. F. r. nARoREAvEs.
Lessons

Lessons. October 17th.
JEsUs DELIVERED TO BE CRUCIFIED,
John 10. i-i6. Golden Text. John 10 49,
Time, April 7th, A. d. SO. Placc-Pllate's
palace In Jerusalem.
Plates wife had a dream, and II made such
Il profound Impression ON her mind that she
sent for her husband and urged him to set
Jesus at liberty. This may account for the
hesitancy which he displayed throughout this
whole natter In the meantime Judas had
taken the blood money back to the Pharisees
when lie found out the probable result of his
treachery. They would not receive It back
again and so he threw IL on the temple floor,
and went out and hanged himself.
PLATE was so anxious 10 release Jesus that
he next ordered nlm to be scourgcd, hoping
that this would satisfy the people and that he
could then release Him. Scourging was in
itself terrible punishment, the scOurgc
usually being made OF thongs of lcit G.
loaded with lead. TWAS no uncommon thing
for scourging to result in the utter prostra-
ton Of the victim. Then the soldiers led Him
back again to the judgment hall where they
mockcd Him, weaving a crown composed OF
thorns. PLATE, still anxious TO release Him.
goes out again TO the people, but they insist
that He shall be crucAed. Plate again
declares that he finds no fault in Him, and
tells them to take Him and cruelty Him, lie
then went back to Jesus for Il further inter
view, but Jesus did not answer his question.
"SpeakeSt thou not unto ME?" he says. ~
have power to cruelty on or release you"
Jesus then told him that all the power he
had was derived from God. Going again to
the jews to try and convince them that Jesus
ought to be set at liberty he meets with a
new cry from the excited multitude. They
demand that Jesus shall be crucircd, and
claim that PLATE will not be Caesars friend
II he allows man to live who sets Himself
up Tor King. This was "A most powerful
argument with Plate. To be accused of
treason to the Roman emperor was almost
certain to be followed by trial and almost as
sure to result i'm death. PLATE did not want
to be accused at Rome of being unfrieudly TO
Caesar by admitting the claims of rival
king. SO, while the charge was not true, in
the Roman sense of rivalry, for Jesus never
claimed TO be n temporal king, 1t had its
effect ON Pilatc. lie went in and brought
Jesus out to the people. Sitting down in
Judgment seat outside the palace, he said to
them. "Beh0ld your king" This probably
incenSed them more than anything else
which had transpired. There stood Jesus in
the mock garments of royalty. and He IS
called their king. Their rage increases as
they cry. Away with Him, away with Him,
cruelty Him - Pllate asks them If they
would have their king crucified. He Keeps
thus representing Christ rs their king. and
urging them to be careful how they would in.
iure the royal head of their nation. In their
blind passion they seem TO forget their hatred
Of the Roman yoke, as they answer, "We
have no king but Caesar" Then PLATE
washed his hands IN water, to symholiselis
freedom from participation in the death of
Jesus, but he delivered Him up to be cruel
fed.
LESSON THOUGHTS.
/. DO not hesitate to do right.
p If we reject Christ lie VIII reject us. The
jews rejected Him aS their king.
3. All ages have been compelled to aCknow.
ledge that PLATE was right when he found no
fault in Jesus.
l. Observe how Jesus bore the trial and
follow His example.