The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-10-24

October %. 1890.
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| Gua!uted with grief lisa a3:a
TIxE-A- ID. - Thursday evening. April z
| about midnight. 20 about one o'clock Friday
morning. April T. Immediately following the
diseourses - tho institution q the Lords
1 Supper.
PLAcE-cethscmane eardtn on tho vest
/ ern slope Of the Monnt Of Olives
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JESUS hirsy-shree and . half yesn ola
I The last day Of his earthly life.
LESSON HINTS AND HELPS.
80. "And He came out" From the
upper room in Jerusalem. where He
I had instituted His memorial supper.
rcsortcd 70 this quiet retreat with His
disciples John 1921. ITO the mount
Of Olives" A place on It called Geth-
h scmane Matt 26:36).
/ 20. And when He was 1t tho
place" At the entrance Of the gar
I den. where lie left eight OF tho
eleven disciples Matt. 1886. $40 -
( an outer guard. while lie went little
4 farther In with Peter, James. and John.
! who became an inner ehard Matt. a6:36,
81. 'Iie said unto them, Pray" Their
best defense was prayer. THAT 20
/ enter not into temptation" Into the
/ spirit oftemptation. SO that II could over
como them.
81. And Ho was withdrawn from
/ them" The three who were inner
guard. about stones cast:" $50 to
I 200 feet. Jesus was intensely human.
- .~~Lt IL. go
''tread the wine-press alone" II was
comfort TO know that human friends
and sympathy were near at hand. And
I kneeled down and prayed" The nat
ural position OF earnest prayer.
a. Saying. Father. II Thou be will
ing II IL is right and wise in Thy
sight; II the work Of redemption can be
accomplished thus. Remove this cup
\ from Me. The sufYerings were repre-
, scented as bitter potion in cup placed
4 10 His lips % drink. Nevertheless,
not Ny will. but Thine be done" This
I Is not merely the language OF submis-
sion. but Of petition; He does not mere
7 " say. II not as ! will, then as Thou
Thou wilt.-Abbott
4s. And there appeared an angel. -.
strengthening Him." Both physically
and spiritually.
"a. And being in IN agony He
prayed more earnestly" The participle
Is OF the Greek verb ITO become" and
means, here. ''getting TO be in ngony;''
so that the thought is that. after he had
prayed, and had received angelic succor,
the distress was allowed to increase.
and with it His prayer grew more in
tense Bliss Ills sweat was as IL were
great drops Of blood" The intense
agony caused the blood TO ooze through
the pores and color the drops Of sweat
80 that they looked like drops Of blood
in form and color.
IS. And was come to His disciples"
Luke condenses into one the threefold
return Of Jesus to His disciples Matt
e6:4V-44). He found them sleeping for
SORROW" Luke IS = physician gives the
cause Of their sleeping, the fact Of which
only Is mentioned by the other evangel-
1sts.-P.
"a .why sleep yep This Is the last
timo when you should sleep Dangers
unknown to you are close 1t hand.
Rise (rouse yourselves). and pray" Sec
on verse co. According TO Matthew.
Jesus makes partial apology for them
in the weakness Of the flesh 70 which
the willing spirit succumbed.
~. And while he yet spake." On
His third return, while He was saying:
"R;se. let US be going. behold be is at
hand that doth betray Ne" Matt
26:46). Behold multitude" Includ-
ing Roman officers and soldiers, chief
priests and Pharisees, armed with
'words and slaves and carrying lanterns
Judas, one Of the twelve Zone Of His
most intimate band OF disciples), drew
near unto Jesus, 70 kiss Him." The
sign agreed upon. BY which In the night.
the officers could identify Jesus Matt
26:ss.
IS. Judas. bctrayest thou" etc.
These words showed Judas that Jesus
understood him. They doubtless no
vcaled TO himself the wickedness Of his
conduct.
80. Lord. shall we smite with the
sword?- suggested BY what Jesus said
in our last lesson about the necessity Of
buying sword
50. And one Of them" 1t was Peter
fJohn 1870. - we would naturally ex-
pect. "Smote." Without waiting for
Jesus answer to their question Tho
servant Of the high priest" who may
have been ofIicious in the arrest His
name was Malchus (John 1s:1O.)
81. And Jesus answered" Christ's
reply 70 Peters act. IS given in Matt.
26:5e. So is full Of instruction. And
healed him." He did all that was pos
siblc to avert the consequences Of
4 Peters rashncss; and He showed His
loving. helping power even in this ter
rible hour.
I SO. "Bc ye come out . against :
thief" A robber. 70 take man who
has freely been among you unarmed
I and defcnseless. have shown no
marks OF robber.
So sWhcn was daily" etc Godet
explains this as meaning: 1T was
\ I'm cowardicc that you did not arrest
In the full light Of day" 'But this
your hour, and tho power Of dark
ness" You have chosen for your dark
deed fitting hour, and are IN league
with the powers OF darkness. Jesus