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SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
DECEMBER G..
Lesson Text: "Christ Crucifed,a
John XIX, 17-3O-Golden
Text: 1 Peter ill.,, IS
documentary.


II. Sand He, bearing His cross, went
forth into a place called the place Of q skull.
which is called in the Hebrew, Golgotha."
The other gospels tell US Of n Simon, a
Cyrenian, who was compelled to bear the
cross. but it is evident from this'account
that Jesus started for the place OF cruciixiou
carrying it Himself.
IS. 'iWhere they cruciaed Him, two
others with Him, on either sd ana
meaning Of the words 'sThey crucifed Him."
make It all as real to your mind as II you
saw it. see the nails driven through His
auivering flesh into the wood, note the In
tense pain, and yet you cannot realize q hthe
of it. People now rejoice to have found
what they consider a painless way ofexecut-
ing criminals by electricity-what a contrast
to the awful cruelty of crucif1Iion:
10. Sand PLATE wrote a title and Putlton
the cross. And the writing was, Jesus OF
Nazareth the King Of the jews Pllate once
whether intentionally or not he wrote tne
truth when he wrote this title.
On. suThis title then read many OF the
Jews: for the place where Jesus was cruci-
fed was nigh to the city; and 1t was written
in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin" Ihese
three languages represented the wnole
known world, and thus it was indicated that
the fact that this crucihed one was the KING
of the Jews was also a matter OF interest 70
the whole world. This also the propnets nao
foretold. "And the Lord shall be king over
all the earth-in that day shall there De ono
lord and Els name one" "Andi 1t shall come
to nass that every one that is left Of all the
nations which came against Jerusalem q
even 20 up from year to year to worsnlp tne
king. the Lord Of Hosts. andto keep thefeast
OF tabernacles.n Zach. xiv, 9, 18.
81. s'Then said the chief priests OF the
.Jews to Plate. Write not, The King OF b
Jews. but that He said. I am King OF the
,Jews,n That He said he was the king OF the
Jews, they were willing to have acknowl-
edged. for His crucifixion as q malefactor
would be proof Of the folly. OF His saying.
But IL BE really was the King Of the Jews
them His crucifxion at their instigatior
would prove their rebellion against and re-
lection of their KING, and this they were not
Willing to acknowledge. 1t is not what we
say that amounts to anything, but what we
% .Pilate answered, What Ihave writ
Ten I have written" This reminds US OF the
words of Ahasuerus: 1.-THE writing which is
writtenin the kings name, and sealed with
the kings ring may no man reverse" sEss.
viii, 81, as in Dan. vi. s. The law OF tne
Modes and Persians altereth not" Ii tnls
be the character OF the words OF mere men
what shall be said Of the words OF Him VINO
saws: 81 am the Lord. I change not" Ana
how firm a foundation for all who trust in
Him and in His words Of which we read;
ssForever, o Lord, Thy word is settled IN
Heaven"
es. 'sThen the soldiers, when they had
cruciaed Jesus, took His garments n made
four parts, to every soldier a part, and also
His coat: now the coat was without seam,
woven from the top throughout" sinners
dividing among themselves the results or sIr
for what sin ever committed on EARN eoula
compare with this! But observe also that
ali The clothing which we wear reminds US OF
Adams sin, and that we are sinners In him,
for there can be no doubt that man made in
the image of God was ere the fan ciotned
with light as with a garment.
"a. .They said therefore among them
selves, Let vi not rend 1t, but cast lots for 1t
whose it shall bes that the Scripture might
be fulfilled which saith, They parted My
raimeant among them, and for My vesture
they cid cast lots. These things therefore
the soldiers did," See this prophecy In rs.
xii. 1S: remember that it was written about
1000 years before its fulfllment, and bow
down and humbly worship God, to whom all
things are known from the foundation OF the
world lActs xv., 49,; who declares the end
from the beginning, and from ancient times
the things that are not yet done lisa. XVII.
1O. Observe also how literally the prophecy
was fulfilled, even to one piece OF His cloth
ing, for which they cast lots; then see IN rs.
xii, 81, 2S, how the same person so lll-
treated shall yet be the ruler Of all nations,
and all the world shall worship Him. Elk
pect as literal a fulfllment OF all this.
. I'M xlo~, e%ool hu tho arOcc ~ .IpS1Io
His mother and His mothers sister, Mary
the wife OF Cleophas, and Mary Magda-
lene."
26. ssWhen Jesus therefore saw His moth
er. and the disciple standing by, whom he
loved, He saith unto His mother. woman,
beholdt thy sonn AS in the upper room with
the apostles at the passover, with SUFFERING
ENOUGH before Him to overwhelm Him, de
forgot Himself and sought to comfort them;
so now in indescribable agony OF BODY ana
soul He can yet forget Himself enough 70 70
His mother, and give her a new son VINO "m
in some measure take His place.
q. ''Then saith BE to the disciple, benoid
thy mother! And from that hour that dis
ciple took her unto his own home" II his
mothers sister was Salome, the mother OF
John and James and wife Of Zebsdee, as we
would infer from Math. xvii, 90; Marx
CIV, 40; then she stood by and heard the
charge OF Jesus concerning bis mother.
Happy John to have the privilege OF being q
SON to Mary instead Of Jesus. Happy Sal.
ONE to welcome such a sister to her nome, u
,John still made his home with her. But
! neither son nor sister could fill the aching
void in Mary's heart-resurrection n re-
union in gloruied bodies is the only cure
iii then it must be faith and patience.
e8. AFTER this, Jesus knowing that all
tbjnos were now accomplished, that the
| Scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst"
| The three hours' darkness from the sixth to
the ninth hour would seem to intervene be-
tween the last verse and this, during which
He probably uttered the cry, MY God. my
| God why hast Thou forsaken Me-" And
now the end has come, but there is yet an
other Scripture to be fulfilled, for till heaven
nnd earth pass away, one jot or one little
shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be
fulfilled (Math. ", 49,. ,
90. "Now there was set a vessel full OF
vinegar, and they filled a sponge with vine
gar. and put it upon hyssop, and put It TO
his mouth" Thus was fulfilled Ps. Xix,
81. sin My thirst they gave Me vinegar to
drink" But while we read this and see us
fulfllment, let us not forget the broken
heart because Of reproach and heaYlness,
and the vain search for pity and m
comforters (Ps. Xix, 2N.
so. "When Jesus therefore had received
the vinegar, He said, 1t is finished; and He
bowed His head and gave up the ghost"
His very last word is found in Luke kill;
46, Father, into Thine hands l commend
! Nv spirit" But it is noticeable that John
! seems carefully..to.omit all His sayings except
such as might fall from Him as Son of God,
equal with the Father. Let the great word,
ut is finished" remind you Of Gen. H., l
and point YOU onward to Rev. IL, 16. Sex
also rs. xii, 81, R. v, last clause. Resi
not BY any works Of yours to add to it.; bu'
rather by good works show your apprecla