The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-05-30
SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
JUNE =.
Lesson Text: "Jesus Before tho
Council" Mark xiv., 55-05-
Golden Text; John xv., 20
Commentary.


arrest they bound Him and led Him away 20
Annas, the father-in-law of Caiaphns. tho
high priest and IL we accept the II. v. of
John xviii, "a, II would seem that the conyer-
sation and sniting Of Jesus recorded in John
xviii, 1923, took place before Annas. after
which he sent Him bound to Caiaphas, where
we now find Him in the presence of the
priests and council who are seeking evidence
against Him that they may have some plnusi-
ble reason for putting Him to death. A good
while before this they had determined 20 kill
Him Matt. xii, "a; John XII, So but lacked
opportunity because His hour had not come
John vii, 30; viii, 20; but now that His
hour had come (John xiii, | xvii, u and Ho
had suffered them TO take Him, they felt that
they must have somo scmblnnce of right in
what they were about 10 do. To find some
real evidence OF guilt on His part was tho
hardest work they over undertook, for Ho
was holy, harmless, undeflcd and separate
from sinners; His life and teaching had been
open TO all, and nothing inconsistent with His
public teaching had ever been said in secret
Heb; vii, %; John xviii, 2O. Every sacri.
fce had TO be without hlcmish and a. He is
about 10 become sacrifice for that nation,
according to tho very words Of Cainphas, un-
Willingly spoken John ri, 1859. they are
without knowing IL, proving Him 20 bc the
Lamb OF God without bbcnish and without
spot iit sacrifice for their sins and for tho
sins Of the world
SO Many bare false witness against Him,
but their witness agreed not together" This
also was foretold concerning Him for IL is
written in the Psalms: False witnesses ara
risen up against Me- and such as breathe out
cruelty and again. False witnesses did
rise up; they laid to NV charge things TINT
knew not.n tPs. xvii, ~ xxxv., III. II
we would bo His faithful followers we must
not be surprised II things are laid to our
charge that we know nothing about, and il
We sometimes have false witness borne
against us; but rather count such treatment
privilege and rejoice in being partakors ot
His sulrerings that when His glory s To-
yealed we may bc glad with exceeding Joy.
Il Pet iv., H. 49,. We are not told who
these false witnesses WERE but they may
have been some who had professcd at ono
time to he His followers; perhaps some of
those who went back and walked no moro
with Him. John vi, 6Gj There arc many
false witnesses in our time and we nccd not
go outside Of our church members to find
thom tho question for the reader is: "Am
l in all my daily life true witness for
Christi
81 And there arose certain, and haro
false witness against Him" Matt XVI, 60,
says: AT the last came two falSr wit
neSscS who remind us OF the two men, sons
of Bclinl, whom Jczebel caused to testify
ngaint Naboth that he might put to death
Il Kings xxi, 7-lI). II is the same principle
all through the Bible from the tays of Abol
dcvil is the author Of it, and he is still at
large, we may expect to find IL prevailing till
the Lord come and the devil is shut up and
sealed in the bottomlcySs pit
ho. I'VE heard Him say, I will destroy this
temple that is made with hands and within
three days | will build another made without
hands" Just what He did say was: Destroy
this temple and in three days | will raise IL
up" (John H., l9, and John says that Ho
spako OF tho temple of His body but they
make Him 90 say that lie Himself would de-
stroy the temple, which had at that time
been forty-six years in building, and in three
days built another They cast tine same
thing Mt Him as He hung upon the cross
MARX Nv, ~, not knowing that they were
then destroying the temple, and that in threo
days IL would bc raised up. Observe two
things here II we are members of His BODY,
let US not think IL strange II our words nro
ofttimos perverted and We are made To sny
things which we never said nor intended to
say, but rather let MS count IL another privi
lego or fellowship with Him in His suffer-
ings; then consider, as members of His
body the resurrection which awaits that
body when perhaps wcmay see in an actually
restor,d temple at Jerusalem some new light
upon Hos. Vi, g after two days will Here
vivous; in the third day lie will raise us up,
and wo shall live in His sight
50. Neither 20 did their witness agree to-
gother." The law said that n mau could not
Of one witness, but that il must bc 10y tho
testimony Of at least two or three witnesses
tDeut xvii, u; xix, 10; and yet up To this
time they cannot get two witnesses to agree,
30 they had no ease
90. "And the high priest stood up in thu
midst and asked Jesus, saying. Auswcrrst
Thou nothing What Is il which these wit
ness against Thee" The high priest thus
gives evidence of his feelings against the one
ON trial, which he has now allowed to over
come him and cause him Ia act and speak IN
this unjust way; hc know that according Ia
their own law there was no case against the
prisoner, for nothing had been really testified
inasmuch as no two Of the witnesses agreed.
Ol. "But He held His peace aud answered
nothing" Nothing being confirmed against
Him, there was nothing for Him to rcply to,
the law was on His side, and IN the presence
OF these furious, murdcrous hypocritcs, lie
majestically holds His peace "as n sheep bc-
fore her shearers is dumb, 50 He Spcncd not
His mouth
49, "And Jesus said, ann To keep 81.
fnce in the face of such question would Ia
10 deny that He was the Christ therefore lie
now replies in the momentous words of Ex.
ill.,, u. When Moses wished 10 know what
he would says Ia the children of Israel as to
who sent him, ho Vas instructed To say II
AM hath sent me unto YOU" concerning
which some one has written:
When God would teach mankind His name,
He calls Himself the great ~ AN"
And leaves a blank ---; believers may
supply those things for which they pray.
And yo shall see tho Son Of Man sitting
ON the right hand Of power, and coming in
the clouds of heaven What contrast this
will be. See Him in this lesson standing ap-
parontly helpless and friondloss before an un-
just judge, and think Of Him when lie shall
como in His glory, and sit upon the throne
Of His glory, and before Him shall bc gath
cred all nations Matt, XIV, 81, 32)
G3. Then the high priest rent his clothes,
and saith: What need Wa any further wit
nesscsp Apparently Jesus is guilty Of bias
phemy and this holy " high priest is full of
righteous indignation; but in the eyes of the
God Of Israel, Jesus, the Christ, tho Son of
the Blessed, the Son Of Man has spoken the
truth, and this rcnding Of garments and up.
parently holy wrath is all of the devil, under
the cloak Of religion and zeal for God.
~. "Ye have heard the blasphcmy; what
think YEP And they all condemned Him 60
bc guilty of death" Just rs lie Himself had
foretold and as God had before determined
Matt Xxx, lS; Acts iv., "a, 2Sl but that does
not in any way excuse thom nor tighten their
guilt.
90. And somo began 10 spit on Him. ana
to cover His face, and 10 buffet Him, and 10
say unto Him, Prophcsy; and the servants
did strike Him with the palms of their hands"
This also had been foretold for in lisa. l., q, it
Is written: 81 hid not My face from shame
and splitting" As we look upon Him meekly