The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-10-23
JESUS IN oerHseMANE.
International Sunday. school Lesson 4
October 20, 1890.

LESSON TExT-Luks a9:So-6a
GOLDEN TExT-A man Of sorrows and 90
quainted with grief--IsA 68:a
Tun-A. D. 30. Thursday evening, April 9,
about midnight, to about one o'clock Friday
morning, April Z. Immediately following the
discourses at the institution Of the Lords
Supper.
PLACE-Gethsemane garden on the west
ern slope OF the Mount Of Olives.
PARALLEL ACCoUNrs--Natt. %: $3.50; Mark
IA: $3.50; John 1s:9i0
JEsus-Thirty.thre and half years old.
The last day Of his earthly Life.
LESSON HINTS AND HELPS.
80. "And He came out" From the
upper room in Jerusalem, where He
had instituted His memorial supper.
Gas He was won't" Jesus oftentimes
resorted to this quiet retreat with His
disciples John 1922. "To the mount
of Olives" A place on it called Geth.
semane Matt. 28:se).
40. sand when He was at the
place." At the entrance Of the gar
den, where He left eight Of the
eleven disciples (Aiatt. 2e:3s, 81 as
an outer guard, while He went little
farther in with Peter, James, and John,
who became an inner guard Matt. 2e:S6,
80. HE said unto them, Pray" Their
best defense was prayer. "That .ye
enter not into temptation" Into the
spirit of temptation, so that 1t could over
come them.
Al. "And He was Withdrawn from
them." The three who were inner
guard. about. . stones casts" $50 to
200 feet. Jesus was intensely human.
as we'll as Divine. And while He must
tread the wine-press alone" It was
comfort to know that human friends
and sympathy were near at hand. "And
kneeled down and prayed" The nat
ural position Of earnest prayer
40. "Saying, Father, II Thou be will
ing" II it is right and wise in Thy
sight; II the work Of redemption can bs
accomplished thus. Remove this cup
from Me-" The sufierings were repre-
sented as bitter potion in . cup placed
to His lips to drink. Nevertheless,
not Ny will, but Thine be DONE" This
is not merely the language Of submits
sion, but OF petition; He does not mere
ly say, II, not As will, then - Thou
wilt, but do not what will rather what
Thou wilt.--Abbott. ~, .I.S,,.
-. "And there appeared an angel. -.
strengthening Him" Both physioally
and spiritually. 44.aS
A. "And being in an agony, He
prayed more earnestly" The participls
is OF the Greek verb ITO become" and
means, here, ''getting TO be in agony"
so that the thought is that, after he had
prayed, and had received angelic sucoor.
tho distress was allowed to increase,
and with 1t His prayer grow moro in
tense.-Bnss. "His sweat was as It were
great drops Of blood" Tho intense
agony caused the blood to oozs through
the pores and color the drops Of sweat
30 that they looked like drops Of bleed
In form and color. L
-. "And was come to His iisciples."
Luke cendenses into ONE tho threefeA
return Of Jesus TO His disciples (Matt
oe:4e-AA). "He found them sleeping for
sorrow." Luke es . physician gives The
cause Of their sleeping. the faot Of which
only is mentioned BY the ether evangsl-
ists.-P. .t .-...s
- "why sleep ysa" This is the Last
time whom ysu should sleep. Dsneess
unknown to you are close st hand.
"Rise (rouss yourselves), and pray" See
on worse -. According to Matthew,
Jesus makes partial apology for them
In the weakness Of the desh to which
the willing spirit suoeunbed.
Al. "And while Hs yet spske." On
His third return, while He was saying:
"Rise, let US be going, behold he is "a
hand that do<h h><v~~ N>0 MAJ
2s:4e). Behold multitude" Includ.
ing Roman officers and soldiers, ohief
priests and Phsrisees, armed with
swords and slaves and carrying lanterns.
Judas, one Of the twelve Zone Of His
most intimate band Of disciples), drew
near unto Jesus, to kiss Him." The
sign agreed upon, BY which in the night
the Officers could identify Jesus (Aatk
28:4s).
4s. Judas, betrayest thou" stc.
These words showed Judas that Jesus
understood him. They doubtless ~
vealed to himself tho wickedness OF hls
conduct.
-. Lord, shall we smits With the
sword7" Suggested by what Jesus sAA |
in our last lesson about the necessity Of
buying sword.
30. "And one Of them." It was Peter
(John 1910, - We would naturally ex-
pect. 'Smote." Without WAITING for
jesus answer to their question. 'SThe
servant OF the high priest" who may
have been ofacious in the arrest. HIS
name was Mslchus John 1s:lo.)
81. sand Jesus answered" Christ's
reply to Peters act, ss given in Matt.
26:62, SO is full of instruction. "And
healed him." he did all that was DOS
sible to avert the consequences Of
Peters rashness; and He showed His
loving, helping power even in this ter
rible hour.
80. "Be 70 come out as against
thief" A robber, to take . man who
has freely been among you unarmed
and defenssless. have shown no
marks Of q robber.
5s. "When was daily" etc. Qodet
explains this as meaning: 'It was
from cowardice that you did not arrest
me In the full light Of day." "13ut this
is your hour, and the power of dark
uosa You have ohosan foy vos,r N.~l-