The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-05-31

NNffIff iL@f IVY AT ~ fh"t
cause.-juhn 1879.
CENTRAL TKrrn-Innoccncc acting nobly
In tie presence OF enemies.
TiAr-April =. A. y. 30. Early morning,
bcswccn two and three o'clock.
Fi.AcE-1hc palace Of Calaphas, the high
priest. in Jerusalcm.
PAnsLirL Ac,or~rs Matt. 2i:59-Gs. With
\. a. Luke assa 81: John is:i5as.
OKpEL on Eyr>Ts- ID TRIAL before In
foru.al meeting az Tie Sanhcdrim. calaphas
presiding. f) Peter denies Christ during
The trial. % Adjournment till daylight,
because II was not lawful 70 condemn any
one ~ death in the night. 90 Mockery ny
the jews.
CiRu nSr.>crs-This lesson begins with
the trial before caiapilas' referred 70 N the
last verses Of Tho iast lesson.
Hfirs OVER HARD PiAeEs-s0. conmc1'
the Jewish Sarncdrim, or court. Tnis was
not "a regular meeting. because they could
nof,awfnlly meet til sunrise. 10 death; not
10 ascertain the truth. but 70 kill Him, o. 4
snni doss,ou He had not said so; see John
2..e. 60 Hiyh priest. Caiaphas. 81. He'd ms
1xacc: because IL was useless 10 cxpsaln 70
those who were determined 70 pcrvert
every thing he said. Said unto HIM sec
Matt. Cos. lie put Him under oath ana
compelled Him 10 crimlnatc Himself Son ~
fhe Brssei: /. 81. Son OF God. O2 And Jesus
srs1. am. to be silent now would he toieny
the truth. .Sni,ng on the right hand ~ POUR:
omnipotent. having ali power under Ills
control. Coming IN nc e'o'ris ~ Eearen; as
promised in Matt. 1921, Is, should take
place in that generation, and hence occur
ring a: tue destruction Of Jerusalem. Also
and more fully on the Judgment Day. at the
END OF the world. - Rent His clousea; see
2kings II 49,. Originally a natural outourst
Of grief, bat later IL became q mere form
regulated by law. a. Blasphemy; had he
rot been the .ucssiah IL 1ouid have been
biasphemy. Condemned Him: the execution
Of the sentence belonged TO the Roman Gov
ernnlent. G. rsuplcsy; !. e., tell US while
b!inefoldea who struck thee. ,See Luke
- :Cf XII The trial Of Jesus before an IT.
regular meeting OF the Saghcdrim lcon-
tinu,d from last week, vs.. . q. Palace OF
Calaphas. Between two and three o'clock
FRIDAY morning
TnE Corxr-Thc court convened 10 try
Jesus Christ was the Sanhcdrim. 1t con
sisted of chief priests. that is, the heads OF
tie twenty-four pricstly classes. scrioes,
that is. rapbis learned in the literature OF
tine church.: and elders, who were chosen
from amongst the most influential Of the
lAlfy. Jewish tradition puts the number
Of members at seventy one. The high
priest usually presided; the vice president
sat at his right hand. The other councillors
were ranged in front II these two in the
form OF a scmicircle. Two scribes or
clerks attended, who on criminal trials
registered the votes. one for acquittal, the
other for condemnation. XIII. The three
denials Of Peter. Palace OF Caiaphas-
Two 10 three o'clock Friday morning Matt
.G-nl75: Mark liCG7s: Luke 2o:55 G2
v.t. 1S.frf- Or p-l Vlts 49, xub,la fba
trial q Jesus was proceeding.
OBSERVE a. the depth and intensity OF
Peters repentance. t) Contrast it with
the false repentance Of Judas. 49, After
a season Of bitter sorrow Peter was fully
pardoned and restored John ~ :l5-l7l. "a
Peter was permanently changed for tbs
better. q The sincerity OF his repentance
was proved by a long life Of devoted serv
ice 10 his Master. See, for instance, Acti
as: 1919. XIV. Mockcry Of Jesus b.
the officers and others. v. G. In thu
court of Caiaphas' palace. From thrceto fiv.
o'clock Friday morning. Matt 1867, s.
Luke - :63-65). When the preliminary cx
animation was through, and the informa
meeting had adjourned. there was aperios
II waiting for ut least two hours before TIL
formal meeting OF the Sanhcdrim couls
take place; for they could not pass q sen
fence till after sunrise. Tn mockery oc
CURED during this interval.
COMMENTATORS Lord was tried thre
times by the Jews. Two trials were ia
formal. and one Official. John gives the IN
formal trial before Annas: Matthew an
Mark. the Informal ore before Caiaphas
Luke. the official trial before the San
hearim. In all OF these trials the charge
were religious. But when they came b.
fore Pilot. a Roman Governor, they change
.-l ..4 slA I.rx xA,l.t t..
since the Governor would decline 10 COZ
denim any man 70 death on charges mcrcl
theological. The trial OF Jesus before tn
council was a wicked farce. Those me
had made up their minds which way 10 vot
long before any witness opened his lip'
No AMOUNT Of testimony in favor Of Jcsu
could nave had any weight with them. b.
cause they were fully determined to col
dcmn hum at all hazards.
Suppose thar Il proclamation had been h
sued 10 the effect that any who wanted
testify in favor Of Jesus should come 10
ward, What a mighty host Of formerly dl
elsed persons would readily have testihe
10 His centlcncss and HIS healing powc
Three. especially, would have been read,
and their testimony would have shown,
least. that the prisoner was as treat . ma
NJ Elijah the Prophet. Lazarus, the son
the widow OF Main, and Jairiis' daught'
could nave witnessed 70 His power ov,
death as well as over disease. Had they'd
sired testimony with regard to His pr
ptletic knowledge. they need only have SCI
for the woman Of Sarnaria, who was quiz
20 recognize this. For specimens Of II
teaching they could have called upon Me
dcmus. Had they wanted anydocumcn;al
evidence. they might nave searched Il
Scriptures more carefully. and not ha'
swept all that away with the wretch,
search aud look, for out
Galilce ariseth no prophet tJohn 7: 52).
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS
I. Jnbcl,evers TRY 70 lind. not the tru'
about tine Bible. but some fault in II.
.. 10 DO this tacy pervcrt and distort /
truths.
B. The worst of lies are those which a
sugar-coaicd with truth; which are carrie
lures and distortions 81 the truth.
4 II is wise 10 be silent under false acc
sa,ions before those who are determine
20 pcrvcrt every thing said. DO not "a
pearls before swine.
D There is "A time coming xhcn the tr
causcs and reforms, now weak. shall