The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-10-31

JESUS ACCUSED.
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TrxE- Early Friday morning. April :. A. D.
-: between one O'Clock and sunrise
PIAcz-Jerusal~m. In tho paiaeeo f caiaphsA
PAnArirL Accorsrs-Msst s:ssp; MARI
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Lesson HINTS AND HELPS
81. Then took they Him tarrested
Him al Gcthsemane) and brought Him
into the high priests house" The pal
ace o. Caiaphas. who was then high
priest.
| S. And when they had kndled
| fire In the midst Of the hail. the court.
which was surrounded BY the buildings
| IL was cold in tho early morning Pc
Ter sat down among them" amcng the
| officers and attendants After cautiously
/ standing awhile John is:lsl. he ven
I turcd To sit down among them He
/ entered into temptation.
l SO. but a certain maid" The por-
/ trcss who let them In John iS:i7) BE
held him as he sat" Looked steadfastIy
at him. in the pickering light OF the
1 Ere. This man was also" Also" -
well as John. point preserved In all
the accounts. although three Of them
say nothing OF the presence OF John
| Rev. Com. with Him" She had seen
him with Jesus in their daily Journeys
around the city.
ST. And he denied Him. saying:
Woman. I know Him not This was
falsehood and treason to his master and
friend
IS. And after little while" When
he had gone into the porch tMatt-) 70
escape the light OF the fire and the ques-
tioning- Another lmasculine). A
man. Matthew and Mark say "a maid
Doubtless both, with others, took part
in the questioning, for John says
.-they- Thou art also Of them" lie.
she most forward Of the disciples, must
have often been seen with Jesus Man.
] am not" The denial was accom- panied
with an oath Matt
50. And about the space OF one hour
after This must have been near the
close % the informal trial before tho
Sanhedrim. Another confidently a.
frmed-~ This was kinsman OF MAI
chus whom Peter had attacked in the
garden sJohn 1926 He remembered
seeing the striking face Of Peter there.
..For he is Galilean." As his speech
revealed Mark; very common way Of
identifying person
l 60 MAN. know not what thou say
est" know nothing Of the man. or Of
the matter. Then Peter began 70 curse
and to swear. trying to uphold lie BY
profanity. And Immediately, while be
yet spake. the cock crew." Reminding
him Of his sin. since that was the sign
Jesus had given to him.
81. ..And the Lord turned and looked
upon Peter Jesus must have looked
on His erring apostle either from the
> chamber in which lie was being tried.
or else At the moment when the trial
! was over. s.And Peter remembered
. In his excitement and terror he had for
: gotten all about the warning Jesus had
given
= 81. And Peter went out" Of the pal
: ace, into the night And wept bitter
! w." He had fallen % low. be had acted
+ % contrary % his expectations Of him
self; his sins rose up before him like I
! mountain
g. '.And the men that held Jesus.
who were His guard, and should have
sheltered Him from insult and injury
Knocked Him." Made sport Of Him
1 And smote Him." No less than Nv
: forms OF beating are referred 70 BY TIL
; evangclists in describing this pathesi'
scene
"a. ..Prophesy. who Is Il that smosl
Thee?- II He could not tell 80 little I
y thing IS this. what became Of III
claims to BE- prophet?
= 6s. .sAnd many other things blasphe
mously spake they Speaking evil Q
!. the Son Of God whom He had sent y
take away the sins Of the world Itwa
2 mockery 81 God and Of His goodness an
|. love. But Jesus kept silence. ''Whe1
o He Was reviled He reviled not again.
. Il pet 2-ss).
2 &C. ..And as soon - Il was day" tn
Y first possible moment after SUNRISE
4 The elders. ETC.. came together" II
y : regular meeting Of the Sanhcdriu
. called for the purpose, to ratify formal
! ly what had been done informally an'
z illegally before. in the night ''Thei
q council" synedrion, the Sanhedrim
= and probably in their regular place Q
= meeting. near the temple
Dc q. Art Thou the Christi" tn
,. Messiah. the expected Prophet an
g King. III 4 tell you. ye will not b
Z lieve-- He refused 70 least pearls b
. fore swine or to give that which
z holy TO dogs"
!" 0s III also ask you" II plead NJ
% cause. and ask you questions about tn
q Messiah which will prove My claims,
- will do no good. for you have alread
q prejudgcd Ny casa, and are determine
n 70 kill Me-
Co. Hereafter shall the Son Of ma
sit on the right hand Of the power .
God" A sharer in omnipotence. havin
y all power a. His control; in contras
u with His present apparent weakness.
10 20. Then said they all, Art Tho
g then the Son Of God?~ Do you reall
. mean to claim what your words imply
n ..Yc say that am" Hebrew way {