The Globe-republican., 1896-06-11

o'clock FRIDAY morning. April Z. "a u W.
Place.-The high priests palace. The hall OF
the Sanhedrim Pilates pretOrium or juds-
ment hail. and Herod's palace.
Rulers.-Tiberius Caesar. emperor OF Rome:
Pontius PLATE governor Of Judea: Herod An
tipas. Of Caliiec; Caiaphas. the high priest.
To-day's lesson includes Luke 3: 33-tS Tbs
explanations are as follows:
g. The place called Calvary" Tho
skull. probably from its shape. q knoll in tbs
form Of \ skull Calvary is Latin and Col.
gotha Hebrew for skull. Scholars now tend
toward the belief that Calvary was the knoll
in which is the grotto of jeremiah. about 3a
feet beyond the north wall Of the city. They
crucihed him." Jesus was nailed to the cross
while IL was lying upon the ground. then II
was slowly raised with the sufferer upon 1t
The feet Of the sufferer were only foot o.
in most pictures.
s. Father forgive them" These frs
words from the cross were probably spoken 10
the height Of the agony. when the cross with
the victim upon it was dropped with \ sudden
wrench into its place in the ground. They
know not what they do They did not realizs
that they were numbering their Messiah. the
one who loved them with an infinite love. thu
Son Of God. Therefore. forgiveness was pos
sibls for them. and q change Of life They had
not passed the degree from which return Wa
impossible. And they" the guard OF
soldiers. parted his raiment" those parts
which could be fairly divided among them.
casting lots" for his inner coat or tunc,
which was woven in a single piece.
81. And the people and the rulen
also with them, derided him." scoffed at him
There was an unruly. turbulent crowd. shout
ing scofing. mockins. He saved others: le'
him save himself" which Of course he could
do IL he were the Christ" the Messiah. They
implied that he was a cheat. mere trickster
who had deceived the people. unless he proved
his power by using 1t to save himself from
crucfiXiOn. But he did not come down. in
order that he might save others, and because
he was the Messiah.
30. The soldiers Also took part in tn,
mockery. 1t seemed absurd that this dying
man was a king. yet by this act he was be-
coming king a wider realm than Rome
ever knew.
50. And a superscription also was written
over him." The white tablet nailed upon the
cross above the head Of the victim. to declare
the crime for which he cruciicd. In
letters Of Greek the language Of literaturs
and culture. read in all cultured circles vi
the world. Latin. for the Roman soldiers. the
language Of law and power. And Hebrew
the language Of the Jews. the language OF re,
ligiOn. ..One Of the malefactOrs." called else
where robbers" Probably Jewish fanatics.
who made Instruction against the Roman
power. and used this a pretext for rapirs
and murder. Rallied on him. in his agony.
wondering why Jesus did not exert his power
IL he had any Pain does not necessarily make
ono better. If thou be Christ" the Messiah.
as Jesus confessed before the high priests.
90 THE other rebuked him." II "
quite possible that he had heard Jesus. and
seen his miracles and had witnessed the trial.
II. We indeed JUSTLY" showing his peni-
tence.
~. Lord remember me when thou CONTEST
into thy kingdom" This implies that thu
robber had heard of some Of the teachings Of
Jesus The robber showed that he believed
D in Christ the Son OF God; ~ in his love
C3D in his power to save; a. in the immor-
tally OF the soul; ~ in the kingdom OF
heaven.
q. To-day" not in the far future. shalt
chou be- with ME in paradise" word signify
ing pleasure ground park. and designating
the place Of the happy dead.
"A. 1T was about the sixth hour" u O'Clock
Darkness over all the EARTH rather. with
revised version. the land. THE ninth hour. -
) O'Clock p. M. the hour Of the daily evening
| sacrifice.
45 THE veil Of the temple was rent" This
was the veil that hung between the holy place
and the holy Of holes into which the high
priest entered once year. II was 60 feet long
and 30 feet wide. and as thick the palm Of
| the hand. At this time uttered tn.
fourth. nth, sixth and seventh words from the
cross. Of which the last was. Father. into thy
hands I commend my spirit. Gave up the
! ghost" or spirit. Literally. breathed out his
| life. None Of the eyangelsts use the common
word for dying. but all. some form Of ex-
\ preston denoting voluntary yielding up Of
! his life. As Jesus died there was an earth
| quake. which rent rocks and opened graves
| (Matthew g: ~. and the whole scene deeply
impressed the people. and even the Roman
centurion declared. Truly. this the Soa
| OF Cod