The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-10-02
INTERNATIONAL LESSONS.
BY REV. f. b. HARaREAvEs.


Lesson 1, Fourth Quarter, October Sd.
JESUS BETRAYED.
John is, LID. Golden Text, Mark IA,
Al. Time, April 9TH, A. D. 80. Places
The Garden of Gethsemane and
the palace Of the high priest in Jerusa-
lem.
We come now to the closing scenes in
the life Of the Master and we hnd them
full of thrilling interest. The evening
spent in the upper room has drawn to II
close, and Jesus with His disciples.
leaves the house, crosses the KedroR
valley and passes on to the Garden of
Gcthsemane on the Mount of Olives
Here He spends some time IN secret
supplications with the Father. His dis
ciples are left to keep watch. The locat-
ion was one Of exceeding beauty. Pres
emily band of men approaches. The
darkness is illumined by the glare of
torches and the men are evidently In
search Of some one. They look enquir-
ingly into the shadows and move
cautiously forward as though in eager
quest of some fugitive. Jesus steps for
ward and confronts the crowd, and asks
them, "Whom seek ve?" They answered
Him, Jesus Of Nazareth He acknow-
ledges that He is the one they are looking
for, when straightway they fall back,
and to the ground. Palsied with fear
before the inellable majesty ofthe Son of
God they are unable to stand in his pre-
sence. Again lie asks them the same
question, and receives the same answer.
Then, recovering their presence of mind,
they advance again. Peter, in his impetu-
Gus way, takes Il sword and cuts off the
ear of one of the servants of the high
priest, but the Savior rebukes him, and
permits Himself to be led away captive.
The procession moves slowly down the
hill to the city and hastcrs finally along
the streets to the high priests house,
Peter following in the rear. Our Lord
is first given hearing before Annas,
but he soon sends Him to the high priest,
Caiaphas. his son-in-law, who was the
high priest that year. Here the
Master has an informal trial before the
Sanhedrim. 1t is about two or three
o'clock in the morning. The scene must
have been singularly weird and impress
sive. The excitement rams high. The
feeling is intense. Out in the hall, Peter
and John are sitting by fire which has
been kindled to take off the chill Of the
early morning. While there, woman
charges Peter with belonging to the
party of disciples which followed Christ.
Peter denied it. A little later another
came that way and accused him of being
a follower of Christ. Again he denied
it. About an hour later another made
the same statement, and then Peter got
up with vehement passion and utterly
denied all knowledge of the Man. Just
then the sound of cock growing out
side could be distinctly heard in the
clear morning air. "And the Lord
turned and looked upon Peter. And
Peter remembered the word ofthe Lord,
how He had said, Before the cock crow
thou shalt deny me thrice. And he
went out and wept Utterly" This triple
denial by Peter forms striking picture
which has oft engaged the attention of
the world.
LESSON THOUGHTS.
l. In the conflict of Gethsemane seek
hell ofyour Father.
9. Do not follow Jesus afar off.
3. The first step to denial is easy. BE
careful howyou take it.
4. Has Jesus turned and looked upon
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