The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-05-30
JESUS ARRAIoNED.


International sunday-y -ychool Lesson for
june 2, 1859.
Especially arranged from 8. 8. Quarterly.l
LESSON TExT-Mark IL :6l-66.
GOLDEN TExr-They hated Me without Q
cause.--John 1915.
CENTRAL TRUrH-Innocence acting nobly
in the presence Of enemies.
TNE-April z, A. d. 80. Early morning,
between two and three o'clock.
PLAcE-Tbe palace Of Caiaphas, the high
priest, in Jerusalem.
PARALLEL ACCOUNTS Matt. 26:59-6S. With
v. o., Luke % 2:63-65; John 1S:1527.
ORDER OF EvESTs-Q) Trial before in
formal meeting of the Sanhedrim, Caiaphas
presiding. (2) Peter denies Christ during
the trial. (9 Adjournment till daylight,
because 1t was not lawful to condemn any
One to death in the night. a. Mockery by
the Jews.
CIRCUMsTANCEs-This lesson begins with
the trial before Caiaphas, referred to in the
last verses Of the last lesson.
HELPS OVER HARD PLA6Es-65 Council,
the Jewish Sanhedrirn, or court. This was
not regular meeting, because they could
not lawfully meet till sunrise. TO death. not
to ascertain the truth, but to kill Him. 50.
sctl Destroy He had not said SO; SEQ John
2:10. co High priest: Caiaphas. 81. Held H1s
peace. because II was useless to explain TO
those who were determined to pervert
every thing he said. Said unto Hfm see
Matt. 28:68. He put Him under oath and
compelled Him to criminatc Himself. Son Of
tho Blessed: 1. O., Son Of God. 90. And Jesss
said, am: to be silent now would be to deny
the truth. SITTING on the right hand Of po,csv.
omnipotent, having all power under His
ks.<r ~ - - -
promised In Matt. 1877, 28, should take
place In that generation, and hence occur.
ring at the destruction Of Jerusalem. Also
and more fully on the Judgment Day, at the
ond Of the world. 90. Rent Ris clothes: see
Kings 1s 49, c Originally natural outburst
Of grief, but later 1t became q mere form
regulated by law. "a. Blasphemy: had He
aot been the Messiah It would have been
blasphemy. Condemned Him. the execution
OF the sentence belonged to the Roman Gov
ernment. 65. Prophesw l. O., tell US while
blindfolded who struck thee (See Luke
22:64) XII The trial Of Jesus before an ir.
regular meeting Of the Sanhedrim (con-
tinued from last weekly VS.. IS "a. Palace of
Caiaphas. Between two and three o'clock
Friday morning.
The CoURT-The court convened to try
Jesus Christ was the Sanhedrim. It con.
sisted of chief priests, that is, tho heads of
the twenty-four priestly classes; scribes,
that is, rabbis learned in the literature Of
the church; and elders, who were chosen
from amongst the most influential Of the
laity. Jewish tradition puts the number
OF members at seventy-one. The high
priest usually presided; the vice president
sat Mt his right hand The other councillors
were ranged in front of these two in the
form Of semicircle. Two scribes or
clerks attended, who on criminal trials
registered tho votes, one for acquittal, the
other for condemnation. XIII. The three
denials Of Peter. Palace Of Caiaphas.
Two to three o'clock Friday morning Matt
26:69-75; Mark 14:66-72; Luke 22:5562;
John 1S:15-17, 25-27) This was while the
trial OF Jesus was proceeding.
OBSERVE W the depth and intensity of
Peters repentance. (2) Contrast 1t with
the false repentance of Judas. (8) After
q season of bitter sorrow Peter was fully
pardoned and restored John u :15-1T). a.
Peter was permanently changed for the
better. (D The sincerity Of his repentance
was proved by long life Of devoted serv-
ice to his Master. See, for instance, Acts
AS; 1919. XIV. Mockery Of Jesus by
the officers and others. v. 65. In the
court Of Caiaphas' palace. From threet to five
o'clock Friday morning. (Matt. 26:57, 5S;
Luke % 2:63-65). When the preliminary ex-
animation was through, and the informal
meeting had adjourned, there was period
Of waiting for at least two hours before the
formal meeting Of the Sanhedrim could
take place; for they could not pass sen.
tence till after sunrise. The mockery oc.
CURED during this interval.
CoMMENTs-Our Lord was tried three
times by the Jews. Two trials were in.
formal, and one official. John gives the in.
formal trial before Annas; Matthew and
Mark, the informal one before Caiaphas
Luke, the offlcial trial before the San
hedrim. In all Of these trials the charges
were religious. But when they came be-
fore Pilot, Roman Governor, they changed
their tactics and made the charge political
since the Governor would decline to con
denim any man to death on charges merely
theological. The trial Of Jesus before the
council was q wicked farce. Those mer
had made up their minds which way to vots
long before any witness opened his lips
No amount Of testimony In favor Of Jesus
could have had any weight with them, be
cause they were fully determined TO con
denim him at all hazards.
suppose that q proclamation had been Is
sued to the effect that any who wanted Il
testify in favor of Jesus should come for
ward. What O mighty host Of formerlydis
eased persons would readily have testiAet
to His gentleness and His healing power
Three, espe cially, would have been ready
and their testimony would have shown, q
least, that the prisoner was a. great ma,
as Elijah the Prophet Lazarus, the son o
the widow Of Main, and Jairus' daughte
could have witnessed to His power owe
death as well as over disease Had they de
sired testimony with regard to His pro
phetic knowledge, they need only have sen
for the woman Of Samaria, who was quicl
TO recognise this. For specimens Of HI
teaching they could have called upon Moo
demus. Had they wanted any documentar.
evidence, they might have searched th
Scriptures more carefully, and not hav
swept all that away with the wretche,
statement: "6earch and look, for out o
0alilee sriseth no prophet John z: 6O.