The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-05-17
III SUNDAY SCHOOL.


lnsernAtiona Lesson for May ~. 1905
Jesus Tefore Pilate-Mark 16:1-l6.
Especially Arranged from Peloubet's Notes.l
GOLDEN 1~ExT.-Iut Jesus yet answered
nothing 30 that PLATE marveled Mark 1873
THEsEcrioS includes Mark Il; i-i0I Matthew
"a i-3o Luke q: Les John is:cs-so; is:i-id
TIxE-Early Friday morning. April 7. A. d
30. the day Of the crucihxlon-
HARNoSy is OF great advantage here. for
we study the whole story OF the trial OF Jesus
as found in the combined account given by all
four Gospels
LESSON NOTES.
/. The chief priests held a consulta-
ton" etc. This meeting OF the San
hedrim was for the formal ratification
| Of the result reached in the meeting of
the council described in our last lesson,
which could not give a legal sentence
before sunrise. And delivered him to
PLATE"
The accusation they brought was
threefold, involving the charge Of trea-
son, the greatest crime known to Ro-
man law. % Scditious agitation; 90
prohibition Of the payment of the trib-
ute money; and 81 the assumption Of
the suspicious title of King Of the
Jews luke %: 2)-Maclear. .Of the
three points Of accusation, co was ut
.erly false; % and S), though in q sense
true, were not true in h sense in
tended."-A. Carr.
First. PLATE holds an interview with
the Jews outside the judgment hall.
About six o'clock a. IN. John 10: IL,
which refers TO the beginning Of Pr
late's trial, and is according to the Ro-
man notation, like the modern, and not
the Jewish.) Jesus within the judg-
ment hall luke %: 2; John IS: 2s--32).
Second. Plate holds a private con-
ference with Jesus within the pr@tor-
ium. .. And PLATE asked him." going
within the courtroom. Art thou h
king of the Jews?" as these Jews &C
cuse you of claiming. Thou sayest it,"
Jesus answer of defense John Is: 81
3s) is that lie is a King, but that His
Kingdom is not Of this world, there
fore lit is inferred) the "p~erversion Of
the people" was not a rebellion that
threatened the Roman government.
Third. A second conference of PLATE
with the Jewish leaders is held, outside
the Judgment hall. lie publicly de
cldTcS Tic lhnDttICc "a OCsuo. AhA St
he fears to offend the Jews by releas-
ing him. 3. And the chief priests ac-
cused him Of many things" They re-
peated their charges and put forth
every possible argument. Jesus seems
to have been brought out to the Jews
to near their accusations. 8. But Je-
sus yet answered nothing" Reply
would be useless to those who had de
termined to kill Him, no matter what
lie said. (See last lesson $50 that
PLATE marveled." Matthew says mar
veled greatly" How could lie be calm
and silent amid this storm of accusa-
tons? 1t was a silence only possible to
an exalted nature full of self-control.
At this point PLATE makes a second eff
fort To release Jesus, his first, the dec
laration of Ills innocence. having failed
with the Jews. Hearing Galilce men
toned as a part of the country where
Jesus had stirred up the people, Plate
next attempts to escape from his per-
plexity by delivering Jesus up to Herod,
the tetrarch Of Galilee, who was then
visiting in Jerusalem. Herod questions
Him at length, but Jesus refuses to say
"a word. Then Herod and his men of
war mock His claims to be king, and
array Him in royal robes, and send Him
pack to PLATE. So this effort of Plate
ends in failure.
o. Now at that feast he released
twas accustomed to ~relcase) unto them
one prisoner, whomsoever they de-
sired" The choice lay with them.
Z. There was one named Barabbas
lay bound in prison, with them that
had made instruction" Matthew
says he was q celebrated prisoner.
8. "And the multitude crying aloud. .
Do as he had yer done" That Is, re-
lease the prisoner they had asked. Now
was Pilates opportunity for a third
effort for a release of Jesus.
Q. .Will We that l release unto you
the King of the Jews?" This express
sion was probably an attempt to enlist
the patriotic feelings of the multitude"
10. The reason why PLATE appealed
to the people directly is now given.
PLATE knew that the chief priests had
delivered tJesus) for envy on account
Of His influence with the people which
threatened their own power.
IL Inc cnleI priests moNcu tnc pco-
pie" The leaders caused an u%phcaval
of opinion, appealing to the fears, preju-
dices and passions Of the people. We
learn from Matthew 81: 81, John IS: 40,
hat the people made a distinct choice
of Barabbas.
IL. And Plate answered: What will
We then that l shall do unto Him whom
We call the King of the Jews PLATE
asked this question where he had no
right to. He should nave asked 1t Of
his conscience, Of Justice, of right, OF
truth, OF honor, not Of an excited mob.
ID. And they cried out again: Cru
city Him." A tumultuous shout ITO
the cross! to the crossl"
IL. why, what evil hath he done?"
What excuse Is there for crucifying
Him? But II was all in vain. They
only ''cried out the more exceedingly:
Cruelty Him."
The Jews insisted on the crucifxion,
because they said TO PLATE that by
their law He was guilty Of death, hav-
ipn c1o;po1 q, IN t1o Con ~ Cod Th;s