Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-06-13
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
SUBJECT FOR sUXDAY, JUNE 1o
"Jesus CrucIfied." Mark 10: 2I.30
Golden Text; Phil. 2:S. Conn
m ntary.

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
this man and compel him to bear it after
Jesus Uu. xiii, 30. Consider His condi-
ton physically, after the agony and bloody
sweat OF Gethsemane, and the long night OF
bufeting and mockng; after His back had
been plowed by the merciless scourging; and
was 1t not a wonder that He could stand at
all, much less walk or bear His cross?
2. "And they bring Him into the place,
Golgotha." Matthew and John each give
the same name and the same significance to
1t, 'the place of a skull, T" while Luke calls it
Calvary, which is the Greek equivalent for
the Chaldee Golgotha, and signifies the same.
John xix, 20, says that it was nigh to the
city, and Rev. xi., 8, identifies it with the
city.
%. "And they gave Him to drink wine
mingled with myrrh, 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 a sour
kind of light wine, the usual beverage of the
Roman soldiers, and the word gall is used to de-
note anything bitter, therefore both accounts
perfectly agree, and there was fulillment
OF that which was written: 'They gave Me
also gall for My meat, and in My thirst they
gave Me vinegar to drink" Ps. Xix, 21.l
"a. "And when they had crucified Him.
Who can tell the agony contained in that
sentence? 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 to re-
ceive the foot of it. The cross was laid on
the ground, the person condemned to suffer
was stripped and was distended on it, and the
soldiers fastened the hands and feet. After
kEaNy hal Axrnl H., L.
they elevated the cross with the agonizing
sufferer on it, and in order to fix it more
firmly in the earth they let it 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. 1t was the most
ignominious and painful punishment known.
25. "And it was the third hour; and they
crucitied Him." That would be according to
our time about a. m. He was the true sacri-
fee, the fulfillment 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 make
atonement that can take away sin.
26. "And the superscription of His ac-
cusation was written over, The King of the
Jews" Thus was proclaimed to all the world
the truth yet to be made manifest to all
Nazarene is indeed the King of the Jews, who
as an Immortal man shall sit on David's
throne and reign over the House of Jacob
and at the same time be King over all the
earth.
81. "And with Him they cruelty two
thieves; the one on His right hand, and the
other on His left.n Jesus in the midst as if
He were the greatest criminal of the three;
how every possible indignity both in life and
could not do enough to incite men to mani
fest his and their hatred of this Holy and
spotless Lamb of God.
%. And the scripture was fulfilled which
saith: And He was numbered with the trans
gressors." Qsa. liii., ~. 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 for u.s. who knew no sin, that
we might be made the Righteousness of God
in Him. III Cor. ", 21)
20. "And they that passed by rallied on
Him" They use the words of some of the
false witnesses, a peryersion of some of Jesuss
words, and thus even In His sore distress they
revile Him; such is their conduct that it
seems as if hell itself was let loose upon Him,
end was it not even so?
30: Save thyself and come down from the
cross" Matthew adds: ''If thou be the Son
sired it, for all the soldiers in the world could
not take Him, nor all thu nails ever made
| hold Him on the cross, unless He was willing
! to be taken and held: but He chose not to
save Himself in order that He might save
US.
! 81. "Likewise also the chief priests, mock
| ing, said among themselves with the scribes,
| He saved Others Himself He cannot save."
| Perhaps they did not think what they were
| hat t1n
| others" "Oh, how many He had saved from
| suffering, disease and death, and from eternal
death; and He is still saving and will save
| until the earth is filled with His glory
! 80. ''Let Christ, the King Of Israel, descend
| now from the cross, that we may see and be-
heve" No, you shall not be gratified, for it
| is unbelief and hatred that asks it,; but the
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 look upon Him whom they have
pierced and see that it is Jesus.
''And they that were crucified with Him
reviled Him." So also says Matthew, but
| Luke says that one of the malefactors rallied
on Him; itwould seem that at first both did,
but afterward one repented, and Luke tells
fully the story of his conversion, confession
and assurance of salvation. What a trophy
of redeeming grace this man was and what q
|
| 49, "And when the sixth hour was come
there was darkness over the whole land until
the ninth hour.n That is from 10 to p M.
The mocking has ceased, this is no natural
| darkness, and solemn stiffness is upon all.
A-37. ''And at the ninth hour Jesus cried
with loud voice, = + = and gave up the
ghost After uttering these words Of verse
81. which are found in Ps. xii. l. He added
later II thirst" SIT is finished Father,
into Thy hands commend My spirit" The
seven sayings from the cross are found
| in the probable order in which they were ut
tered, in the following passages: Luke xiii,
: "a, 43; John xix, ~; Matt. xvii, 46; John
=. xix, 2S, 80; Luke xiii, 46; and direct our
| thoughts to His love for sinners, reception OF
penitents, care for our need, the depth OF bis
sufferings, His thirst for souls, completed
atonement triumph of faith; but as little do
we understand or appreciate these cries as
did they who thought that be called Tor
Elias.
I 3S. "And the veil of the temple was rent
| in twain from the top to the bottom.
Here we are taught that the veil was sym
boil of His body, in which the glory of His
being was concealed during His life of humili-
alton, but now that He has completed the
\ work of atonemenu the way is open for all
without any sacrifice except that which He
has offered once for all, even Himself.
4 SO. Truly this man was the Son OF God. =
Matthew says that in addition to the rending
Of the VEIL which would be seen only by the
priest officiating, there were other signs which
4 must have been known to all for 1.-THE eartt
4 did quake, and the rocks rent and the graves
were opened" Matt. xvii, 81, 52.) Whether
it was the cries of Jesus-all of them or only
the last one-or whether it was the cries anc
the accompanying signs, which led this sol
der to make this confession, we can only
hope that the light Of the glory Of God in ths