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JESUS IN COURT.
LESSON VI, FOURTH QUARTER, IN
TERNATlONAL SERIES, NOV. 9.
Text of the Lesson, Luke xiii, I-12.
Commit Verses 11-12-Goiden Text
Luke xiii, 4-Commontarv by tho
Rev. ID. NJ. Stearns.

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1. "And the whole multitude of them
arose, and led Him unto PLATE" It is
written in Ps ii, 1, 9, that the Gentiles
rage and the kings of the earth set them
selves and the rulers take counsel together
against the Lord aud against His anunted;
40 that to fulfill the Scriptures Jesus had
to pass through the hands Of Gentiles as
well as Jews. Aud there we find Him in
this lesson.
>. And they began to accuse Him, say
| ing We found this fellow perverting
the nation, and forbidding TO give trib-
ute to Cesar, saying that He Him
self is Christ King" Thus the rulers of
the jews accused Jesus before PLATE.
What an accusation Two lies and one
truth in that which is here written
3. And PLATE asked Him saying, Art
Thou the King OF the Jews And He an
swerrd him, and said. Thou sayest it,"
The accounts in Matthew and Mark agree
with this, but Johu gives the additional
information that Jesus said to Plate,
'Sayest thou this thing of myself, or did
others tell it thee of Me-" (.Iohn xviii. ~
!. Then said PLATE to the chief priests
and to the people, find no fault in this
man according TO the account in John,
| plate said these words three different
/ times tIohn xviii, -; NIX. {. e., thus giving
1 a threcfOd direct testimony to the limo
ceuce of Jesus And this from the Roman
! governor, vino was certainly supposed 10 be
! capable of forming n somewhat correct
! judgment coucerniuga person guilt or in
! nOccnce.
! ,. And they were the more fierce. cay
| ing, He -tirrcth up the people. teaching
throughout all IeWry, beginning from Gal
lice to this place" Afraid of losing their
prey, they lie more vrhemently concerning
Him
i, when PLATE heard of Galilee, he
| asked whether the man were a Galilean'
He saw himself in n difficult position aud
was glad Of the possibility of escape from
it. lie had before nm an innocent man,
and also cruel and bloodthirsty people
crying for the death If that innocent man.
How could it be tina; from tiailee To ,IeIli-
salem all the people were stirred upagainst
Caesar by this mans teaching and the Ro-
man governor newer have heard of it,.
Pilate secs Low foolish aud ungrouMdcI
this accusation i and he pay, no hre. 80 it.
!I- !, only anxious for some way out Of his
iilhcultv
E And as soon ~ he knew that lie he
op4ed unto Hcroi'S jurisdiction. he sent
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