The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-13
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Jesus CruciHed." Mark 10; $3.50
-Golden Text: Phil. 2;5. Com>
m ntary.

DCdf1nR Ills cross, went 1Ort1' xix, lt
would appear that Jesus Himself bore His
own cross as they started forth for Calvary,
but either ON account Of His giving evidence
Of fainting under It. or on account OF His
moving too slowly for them because OF weak
ness through suffering, they lay hold upon
Jesus Q4u. xiii, 26. Consider His condi-
ton physically, after the agony and bloody
sweat Of Gethsemane and the long night of
buffeting and mockng; after His hack had
been plowed by the merciless scourging; and
was IL not a wonder that He could stand at
oil, much less walk or bear His cross2
%. And they bring Him into the place,
Golgotha.' Matthew and John each give
the same name and the same significance TO
II, ''the place Of n SKULL while Luke calls it
Calvary, which is the Greek equivalent for
the Chaldee Golgotha, and signifies the same.
John xix, 90 says that IL was nigh 10 tho
city, and Rev, xi., 9, identifies ii with the
city.
%. "And they gave Him 10 drink wine
mingled with myrrh, but He received il mott
Matthew says that IL was vinegar mingled
with gall, and that when He had tasted He
would not drink. As the vinegar was n sour
kind Of light wine, the usual beverage OF tho
Roman soldiers and the word gall is used TO de
note ything bitter, therefore both accounts
perfectly agree, and there was n fulfllment
Of that which was written; They gave Me
also gall for MY meat, and in My thirst they
-. "And when they had crucifed Him.
Who can tell the agony contained in that
sentence2 The following description is from
Mimpriss's Gospel Treasury After the
criminal had carried the cross TO the place of
execution hole was dug in the earth 10 re-
ceive the foot of IL. The cross was laid on
the ground the person condemned 10 suffer
wns stripped and was distended on IL, and the
soldiers fastened the hands and feet. After
they had fixed the nails deeply in the wood
they elevated the cross with the agonizing
sufferer OH il. and in order TO fix il more
firmly in the earth they let IL fall violently
into the hole which they had dug to receive
1t. The crucified person was then suffered to
| hang, commonly, till pain, exhaustion, thirst
and hunger ended his life IL was the most
ignominious and painful punishment known.
25 "And it was the third hour: and they
crucified Him" That would be according TO
| our time about o a. m. He was tho true sicri-
| fee the fulfillmcnt Of all the morning and
evening and other sacrifices that ever had
been offered: one drop Of His blood is more
than all the blood that had ever been shed by
] sacrifice; His is the only blood that can mako
atonement, that can take away sin.
20. "And the superscription Of His ac-
| cusation was written over, The King of tho
| Jewsn Thus was proclaimed to all the world
/ the truth yet 20 be made manifest 10 all
nations, that the despised and cruciied
| Nazarene is indeed the King of the Jews, who
| hf hn uluDbilsii Snail SIT oi IuNlu ,
| throne and reign over the House Of Jacob
and at the same time be King over all tho
earth
81 "And with Rim they cruelty two
! thieves; the one ON His right hand, and the
| other on His leftn Jesus in the midst ms IL
He were the greatest criminal of the three;
how every possible indignity both in life and
death was heaped upon Him as IL the devil
could not do enough TO incite men to mani
fest his and their hatred of this Holy and
spotless Lamb of God
2s. And the scripture was fulfilled which
saith And He was numbered with the trans
gressorsn lisa. ill.,, ~. In the eyes OF men
an evil doer, and apparently suffering as such,
while in reality He was suffering for trans
gressors bearing their sins. God hath made
Him TO be sin us, who knew no sin, that
we might bc made the Righteousness of God
In Him. I'll Cor v, 21)
20. "And they that passed by rallied OF
Him" They use the words of some of the
false witnesses, n perversion of some of Jesus
words, and thus even in His sore distress they
revilc Him; such is their conduct that II
seems as IL hell itself was let loose upon Him
end was IL not oven soy
30 "Sayc thyself, and come down from tho
cross.n Matthew adds; "lf thou be the Sor
of God" He could save Himself had He de
sired il, for all the soldiers in the world coulc
not take Him, nor all ths nails ever mad'
hold Him on the cross unless He was willing
save Himself in order that He might saw
Us.
81. Likewise also the chief priests, mock
ing, said among themselves with the scribcs
He saved others: Himself He cannot save.
Perhaps they did not think what they wer
saving when they confessed that ale savc'
others ''Oh, how many He had saved frou
suffering disease and death, and from eterna
, death; and He Is still saving and will saw
until the earth is filed with His glory.
32. LET Christ, the King of Israel, descen
now from the cross that we may see and b'
{ lieve." No, you shall not bc gratifled, for
is unbelief and hatred that asks it, but Ill
time will come when this same Jesus sha
descend from heaven in power and grea
! glory, and then shall Israel weep and mour
! ns they look upon Him whom they hav
pierced and see that IL Is Jesus
4 "And they that were cruciiied with Hin
reviled Him" SO also says Matthew, bu
Luke says that one Of the malefactors raile
! ON Him. IL would seem that at first both did
but afterward one repented and Luke tell
! ! fully the story Of his conversion, confessio
: and assurance of salvation. What troph
J ! of redeeming grace this man was and what
.. ! refreshing to Chr st at this time.
49, "And when the sixth hour was com
! | there was darkness over the whole land unit
! the ninth hour" That is from IL TO p.
The mocking has ceased this is no natur;
darkness and a solemn stiffness Is upon al
: with a loud voice = = and gave up I'll
ghost After uttering these words OF vers
: "a. which are found in Ps. xii. !. He adde
! later II thirst at is finished "Fathe
. into Thy hands commend My spirit" III
seven sayings from tho cross are four
ia the probable order in which they were u
tered, in the following passages: Luke xii
=, "a, -; John xix, "a; Matt. xvii, 40; Jol
~ xix, ~, 30; Luke xiii, 46; and direct o'
thoughts 10 His love for sinners, reception
r pei,itents, care for our need, the depth OF ii
: sufferings, His thirst for souls, complet,
u ntonement, triumph OF faith; but as little {
n we understand or appreciate these cries
is did they who thought that He called f
. Elias.
rs. "And the veil of the temple was re
:, in twain from the top to the bottom
= Here we are taught that the veil was syI
- Dol Of His body, in which the glory of II
q being was concealed during His life of huml
!, alton, but now that He has completed d
work of atonement the way is open for q
without any sacrifice except that which
> has offered once for all, even Himself.
y 30. "Truly this man was the Son OF God
u Matthew says that in addition TO the rendiI
le of the veil, which would be seen only by q
+ priest officiating, there were other signs whit
. must have been known TO all, for 'the ear
u did quake, and the rocks rent, and the grav
were opened" (Matt. xvii, 81, 52l Wheth
a IL was the cries Of Jesus-all OF them or on
10 the last one-or whether 1t was the cries al