The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-06-14
LESSON xI, SECOND QUARTER, IN
TERNATIoNAL SERIES, JUNE 1e.

under it, or en- account of His moving too |
slowly for them because of weakness through
suffering, they lay hold upon this man and
compel him to bear it after Jesus.
%. ''And they bring Him into the place,
Golgotha." Matthew and John each give
the same name and the same significance to
it, 'the place of q skull, - while Luke calls it
Calvary, which is the Greek equivalent for
the Chaldee Golgotha, and signifies the same
city, and Rev. xi, 8, identifies it with the CITY,
Luke is the only one who makes any men
ton of the walk from Pilates judgment hall
to tho place of crucifixion, and he tells us of
great company of people and women who
followed, bewailing and lamenting, and that
Jesus spoke to them, saying that there was
moro occasion to weep for themselves than
for Him, because of the judgments about to
fall on their city and nation. Luke also
mentions the two others as being led with
Him to be put to death. duke xiii, 27-32)
23 "And they gave Him to drink vino
mingled withmyr but He received it not
Matthew says that it was vinegar mingled
with gall, and that when He had tasted He
would not drink. As the vinegar was sour
kind of light wine, the usual beverage of tho
Roman soldiers, and the word gall isused ode-
note anything bitter, therefore both accounts
perfectly agree, and there was fulfilment of
that which was written: ".They gave mo also
me vinegar to drink Ps. Xix, 21) 1t may
be that this drink was a stupefying potion
mercifully given to lessen the sufferings, but
if So it is manifest that Jesus would take
nothing to tighten in any way that which He
came to endure
24. "And when they had cruciied Him.
Who can tell the agony contained III that
sentence? Let every teacher make it as real
as possible both to himself and to his
scholars
20. "And the superscription of His accusa-
tion was written over, The King of the Jews"
John gives tho title in full as Jesus of Naza-
reth, the King of the Jews, and says that it
was written in Hebrew and Greek and
Latin; and that although the chief priests
found fault with it, Plate insisted on keeping
it as he had written it, Thus was proclaimed
to all the world the truth yet to be made
manifest to all nations, that the despised and
crucified Nazareno is indeed the King of the
jews who as an immortal man shall sit on
Davids throne and reign over tho House of
Jacob and ct the sanlo time be King over all
the earth. duke i, So, So 335; Zcch. xiv, 9.)
81 "And with Him they cruelty two
thieves; the ono Oh His right hand, and the
other on His left" Jesus i'll the midst as if
He We're the greatest criminal of the three;
how every possible indignity both in life and
death was heaped upon Him as if the Devil
could not do enough to incite men to mani
fest his end their hatred of this Holy and
spotiess Lamb of God and now He is by
these surroundings pointed out as q fit CON-
lanion of nlurdeEers and thieves
2S 'And the scripture was fulfilled which
saith, And He was numbered with tho trans
grcssors."
60 ''And they that passed by rallied on
Ein.' They use the words of somo of tho
false witnesses, apelversion of some of Jesus
words, and thus oven in His sore distress they
revile Him; such is their conduct that it
seems as il hell itself was let loose upon Him,
and was it not even SO?
so. s'Save thyself, and como down from tho
cross.'' Matthew adds: ''If thou be the Son
of God" He could save Himself had He de-
sired it, for all the soldiers in tho world could
not take Him, nor all the nails ever made
hold Him Oh tho cross, unless He was willing
to bo taken and held; but he chose not to
save Himself in order that He might save u.s.
81. "Likewise also tho chief priests, mock
ing, said among themselves with the scribes,
| He saved others; Himself lie cannot saven
Perhaps they did nct think what they wero
saying when they confessed that sHe saved
others.n
3d. sLet Christ the King Of Israel descend
now from the cross, that we may SEQ and be-
lieve" No, you shall not be gratifed, for it
is unbeief and hatred that asks it; but tho
time will come when this same Jesus shall
descend from Heaven in power and great
glory, and then shall Israel weep and mourn
as they leo: upon Him whom they have
pierced and So That it is Jesus.
33 ''And when the sixth hour was como
there was darkness over the whole land until
the ninth hour.n That is from 10 to 8 p. IN.
The mocking has ceased, this is no natural
darkness and a solemn stiffness is upon all.
1t reminds us Of the darkness of Cen j, 9,
and tho three days darkness in Egypt that
couldsbe felt.
s4-5l. 'sAnd at tho ninth hour Jesus cried
with a loud voice, a s. s and gaveup the
ghost.n After uttering these words of verse
81, which are found in Ps. xxi, l, he added
later 81 thirst,n st is Finished" "Father,
into Thy hands commend my spirit" Tho
seven sayings from the cross arc found in the
probable order in which they were uttered
in the following passages: Luke xiii, 81, 43
John xix, 81; Matt. xvii, IS; John xix, 2S
80; Luke xiii, 46; and direct our thoughts
to His lovo for sinners, reception of peni
tents, care for our need, the depth of His
SuIerlngS, LIS thirst for souls, completed
atonement triumph of faith; but as little de
We understand or appreciate these cries o.
did they who thought that He called fol
Elias.
IS. 'And tho veil of the temple was rent i.
twain from the top to tho bottom" "Hav
ing therefore, brethren, boldness to enter int
the holiest by tho blood of Jesus, by u new
and living way which Ho hath consecratet
2 for us through the veil, that is to say, Hi
: flesh, let us draw near with true heart, il
full assurance of faith" Neb. X, 1922.
Here we are taught that tho veil was sym
bol of His body, in which tho glory Of Hi
t being was concealed during his life Of humili
alton, but now that He has completed til
work of atonement the way is open for all.
a So iTruly this man was the Son of God.
Matthew says that i'll addition to the rendin
of the veil, which would be seen only by tn
{ priest officiating, there were other signs whic
4 must have been known to all, for "the cart
:, . did quake, and the rocks rent, and tho grave
i were opened" AIatt. xvii, 81, 52) Whethe
a it was the cries OF Jesus-all OF them or onl
tho last one-or whether it was tho cries an,
/ the accompanying signs which led this SO
/. dicr to make this confession, we can onl
!. hope that tho light of the glory of God in th
faco Of Jesus Christ really daW'ned in his sou
l. and that bis confession meant allegiance