Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-11-21
JESUS Is CRUCIFIED.
LESSON VIII, FOURTH QUARTER, IN
TERNATlONAL SERIES, NOV. 20.


Commit Verses SO, 34-Golden Text
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Stearns.
Compiled from Lesson Helper Quarterly by per
mission of II. S. Hoffman, publisher, Philadel
phia.
80. "And when they were come to tn
place. which is called Calvary there the
crucified Him, and the malefactors, one OF
the right hand and the other on the left
Our last lesson left Him in their hands +
do their pleasure with Him; and after tn
scourging and hooking we see the eros
laid brutally on that torn and bleedin;
back, and He goes forth bearing His eros
John xix, 10. While it is not said tina
He tainted under it, the fact that the
turned Simon the Cyrenian about, AM
compelled him to bear it after Jesus (vers
26), looks as if He may have sunk beneath il
or perhaps stumbled through weakness q
loss of blood. Then hear Him as He say
to the women who follow, "Weep not for
me- but for yourselves and your children
Verse PSI. And see the two malefactors eacl
bearing his cross Thus follow to Calvar
or Golgotha, the place of skull Matt
xvii, 33). And now see the three crosse
each bearing its living, dying, agonizin;
burden; on either side an evil doer suffer
ing justly, but in the midst the Holy Je
sus suffering the just for the unjust.
"a. Then said Jesus, Father forgip
them; for they know not what they d.
And they parted His raiment and cast lots. ,
Can you see Him stripped of his raimen,
laid down upon the cross, the nails driver
through His quivering flesh, and then hea'
Him pray, Father, forgive them"
3d. And the people stood beholdinI.
And the rulers also with them deridel
Him, saying, He saved others, let Him sap
Himself, if He be Christ, the chosen If
God" Their cruelty knows no bound;
they have now done their worst; they haze
crucified Him, but they cannot cease; AMI
as He hangs in greatest physical agoy
upon the cruel cross they deride Him. Ee
could have saved Himself if He had
wished. Not all the power of men or devils
could have harmed Him unless He had
permitted it. Hear His own words: 81 liy
down my life that l might take it again
No man taketh it from me, but | layit
down of myself. l have power to layit
down, and / have power to take it again
This commandment have | received of my
Father John X, II, 49,
80. "And the soldiers also Knocked Him
coming to Him and Offering Him vinegar.
The sutferings and death of Christ tell gu
the hearts of all classes of men-the tru
children of God who in trial forsake Him
the professor only, who, being tempted
sells Him; those highest in religious things
who, being only hypocrites, hate reality
those highest in temporal power, VIII
know nothing of eternal realities and car
only to please people; the irrcligious Ga
these soldiers, who care for none of thes
things, and the offscourng of the cart
suffering just punishment for their crime
all have their hearts revealed by the eros
of Christ.
81. And saying, If tnou be the King q
the Jews save myself" They could nd
understand a king who had no follower
and seemed to have no power.
Is. And IA superscription also was writ
ten over Him, in letters of Greek and Lati
and Hebrew, This is the King of the Jews.
/ The chief priests objected to this, an
wished PLATE to write, He said, | ar
King of the Jews" (John xix, 2l); but p
late insisted on keeping it as he had wit
ten it.
80 "And one of the maefactors Wild
were hanged rallied on Him, saying [
thou be Christ save thyself and US" Rul
ers, soldiers and malefactors all utter tn,
same taunt, Save myself"
40. But the other answering, rebuket
him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, see
ing thou art in the same condemnation?
Hardened indeed, must have been tn
heart of this condemned man, who, know
ing that he must very soon meet Goo il
the spirit world, rallied even to the last.
A. "And we indeed justly; for we re-
ceive the due reward of our deeds; ol
this man hath done nothing amiss." An
other testimony to the innocence of Til
Man We have heard it from Judas. iron
PLATE, from Pilates wife, indirectly fIon
Herod, and now from this thief on tn
cross.
AZ. "And he said unto Jesus, Lord, e
member me when Thou contest into Ia
kingdom" This is grand. Not only dee
he confess himself justly punis he'd wicke
man, but ne confesses that the man at hi
side is an innocent man suffering unjust
ly; that Notwithstanding all that has bee
done to Him and said to Him He is real
a king and has kingdom; and he humbl
asks to be remembered in that kingdom.
40. And Jesus said unto him, Verify
say unto thee, today shalt thou be wit
Me i'll Paradise" What a trophy TO
Christ to display among the redeemed!
A. And it was about the sixth hOul
and there was darkness over all the cart
until the ninth hour" He was cruciie
at the third hour Mark XIV, 25), whc
would he about O'clock At the sixt
hour or IL O'Clock this darkness Sc
in, which continued till He died IT
o'clock. The sun refused to shine lolge
upon such a scenes earth put on mourn
ing.
45. And the sun was darkened, and tn
veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
The veil was a symbol of His body or desl
As in tabernacle and temple. the veil cor
cealed the glory of God; so during all IL
stay on earth the mortal body of Chris
concealed within it the glory of God.
40. And when Jesus had cried with
loud voice, He said. Father, into Thy hand
commend My spirit; and having said thu
He gave up the ghost" This is the last {
His seven sayings on the cross. For I'll
Others in the order of utterance st
verses "a, 43; John XIX 25-2T; Mat
xvii, 40; John xix, IS, 30. They tell
forgiveness, Paradise, provision for OF
need while here and the infinite cost
which all has been purchased. This La
confirms the fact of life apart from I'll
body or conscious existence after dealt
Compare Stephens Lord Jesus receiN
my spirit Acts vii, so, and by the VOL
Of God hpconp 81 fullV perSuaIpu of the,