Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-11-26
CHRIST BEFORE PLATE
LESSON TX, FOURTH QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, NOV. 20.

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|. "rhen PLATE therefore took Jesus and
kcourged Him"
PLATE finding no fault in Him xviii, 9S)
desired to release Him. but they insisted
upon the releaso OF Ratabbas, a no bber and
murderer How like those who now pre-
fer the devil. It murderer from the begin
ming, to Jesus, the Prince of Life.
2. And the soldiers plated crown Of
thorns and put it on His head, and they
put on Him Il purple robe"
3. "And said, HAIL King of the Jewsl
and they smote Him with their hands"
4. "pilate therefore went forth again
and satin unto them, Behold, bring Him
forth to you hat ye lnuy know that find
no fault in Him "
His second testimony to the innocence Of
Jesus (sce his third in verse g. Compare
the testimonies to His Innocence and holt
ness given by Judas, Pilates wife, the
thief on the cross and the noman CEN
turion (Math. xvii, 1, 10, Lake xiii. Al,
40 He was indeed a lamb Without blem-
ish and without spot: holy, harmless, I'M
dcllled ana separate from sinners q Pet. i,
10, Heb vii, @0).
b. "rhcn came Jesus forth, wearing the
crown Of thorns, and the purple robe.
And PLATE saith unto them, Behold the
man"
Concerning the first king over Israel we
are told that when Samuel saw Saul the
Lord said unto him, Behold the man"
Il Sum. TX, ~. Saul, however, was a great
=
Zcch vi, II, Is. Behold the man whose
name is the Branch. He shall
build the temple Of the Lord, and He shall
bear the glory snd shall sit and rule upon
His throne" 'rae Jews recognized Him
not as lie stood before them with scourged
back. and thorn crowned head, and blood
stained face; but they shall see Him again
to their great sorrow tXech. xii, 10).
g. When the chief priests therefore and
officers SAW Him, they cried out, saying,
Cruelty Him, cruelty Him"
:. "'rhe Jews answered Him, We have a
law, and by our law He ought to die, be-
cause He made Himself ;he son Of God"
Their accusations were that lie said God
was His Father making Himself equal
with God, and that He, being a man, made
Himself God tchapter V, Is; Y, 3d. His
works had clearly proved that He was
what He said He was, for who but God
| could cleanse the leper, open the eyes Of
Que born blind and raise the dead. He
| called attention to these saying, "The
works which he Father hath given Me to
| finish, the snr,e works that J do bear wit
ness of Me that the Father hath sent Me"
| (chapter V, So
S. "When PLATE therefore heard that
saying he was the more afraid"
"a a ;,,t : ba i,Ir a,t
hall and saith unto Jesus, Whence art
| Thou? But Jesus gave Him no answer"
Jesus knew when to SPEAK, aud just
what to say, and when to be silent. If we
are true believers Christ is in Ms v;hy then
should we not know Just when 10 speak
and when to he siipat
10. Then saith riinte uu'o linn, Speak
est Thou not unto ne? knoWest Thou
| not that have power ~ cruelty Tuec, and
have power 10 release TbecY'
So it seemed to Plate, but he like other
rulers Of whom we read in Scripture knew
not that "Tho Mos High ruleth in the
kingdom of men. and lclEptn H. to whom.
soevcr I1e will, ana setteth up over it the
| basest IF men" dan, ~. ~
H. ",lesus answered, Thou COuldst have
no bower nj all against Me, except 1t w re
given thoe from above; therefore ne that
| delivered Ne unto thee hath the greater
sin"
Even the devil could not lay a finger on
Job, the servant Of God, ithout Gods per
mission dob i, u; ii, g.. How much less
could PLATE touch the Son OF God without
permission from Cod. But permission from
God does not lessen the guilt Of the sinner.
II. And from thencoforth plate sought
| to release Him: but the Jews criad out,
saying, If thou leo this man go tho,, art
rot C;t,sar's friend; whosoever malieth
himself king spcateth against Caesar"
lilate knew Him to be innocent and
had three times testified to that fact; he
had JUS. ackuowleuye to Jesus that he
had power to 7cleasa Him, he knew that
that was the right thn- TO do, and yet he
hesttates to do it. We cannot say good
word in favor 1T his fear to do right
10 tNVLac I1ilota harnf,ra heard RI mr.