The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-06-11
AE SABBATH SCHOOL LESSON.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOc
JUNE IL.
Lesson Text ".Iesus CruciGed," Luke
kill, 33-i6-G olden Text.
Cor. XIV, 3-Com-
mcntary.


can measure It? Then the events trtwrrr
the passover and supper oi the evening bp-
fore and this last and crowninc event; Getr.
semane, the BETRAYAL and arrest, Peters ss.
nial, the long and weary and Hw.ul uispt
aud morning before the council. AMI Hero a.,
and Pilate; the morkery and the stourstn, /.
and now the crucinxiou, aud THAI tp;wppn
two malefnctors rs Il Hr. zoo. was one.
Truly He was numbered with the transgrcs.
sors. an He complained nos. On. my soul,
Il was all FOR thee! What thinkc-t thou ~
i;. and OF Him who was crucinel on thy a..
count?
"a. "Father, forgive them. Tor they know
not what they do" THIS was His Arstuitor
ance from the cross. Il we take th' seven
in order as we flud them here un IN verse
49, then John XIX. 1927. Mpth xvii. 46
John XIX, 2s. 80. luke Sxui.. A.. we have
suggested To- Us the great tHt, of forgive.
ness. glory. oil that we need between Tor.
givcness and glory. His being forsakcn that
we might never h'. His thirst aud all that js
implied in it. His nnisned work and then III.
exit front The body to His Father
IS. "lic saved others. Let HIN save " I'm.
self II lie be Christ. the chosen OF Cod
Thus the people and thr rulers dcridrd Him.
They were natural men. they understood
not. therefore they tu,kel fp0hshlv. lie
couIl have saved Himself. for He said. 'Nc
man tpketh MY life from Ne. / lay Ii down
ot Myself Johu X, lS). but lie could uo'
save Himself and saw" others too. H. lHil
down His life voluntarily that lie might
save others.
36. 81. az Thou be the King ~ the Jews.
ave ThyselL" Tnu~ the soldiers ais.
uocSod Him. not knowing whai they -ti
Ir would not save himself. hut H. woul,
ave them IL they would let HIM, for hao
.to not uTavcl Tor them even a. they drove
the nails into His hands, Let ~ lay tC
Ieart His words. ole thut s1veth his 30,
shall lose It. bu: he that lo-rth his ljfc for Ny
sake. the SumO shall say" 1t OLuSe iN., "a.
-. "This isthr King OF th" Jews Thu
plate caused II O. b' written over HIN n
the languages of the world. Gree, and Latin
and Hebrew, and he would not utter II ever
tn please the Jews This was dUuh,ios- %
God. FOR the time will come when all tn,
world shall SEQ and acknowledge that this
s me Jesus. once crIDiN"i M IN" place ol .
skull. is the King of the Jpw-. Then shal
He also be King ot Kinys an Logi OF Lords
without Him all the things ot earth are ~
empty as n skull. nothing 90 thnW. uii vanit,
and vexation % spirit. bat ia Him AMI wtt
Him all is peace and rishtCousu"--
30. And one OF th' mulcArtdrs which
were hanged rallied on Him. SAVING. n Thou
be Christ, save InysHif ana US Both Mat
thew aud Mark say that the thir,r. rryiIr,
Him. Luke does nO; cnutruli', that. Tor 1
both at first did It. hc is correct ~ sayiug
that one OF them did SO, and be- doubtlc-.
refers 10 the one who persisted iu doing 80
70 suyc Himself uul them was imrUssiblr
but % give His lie In orderto save them was
what He was doing.
80. "Dost not thou fear Col. seeing thou
art in the same c0nlcWuati0us' When o.
malcfactor turns preacher something has
happened TO him, and IN short space ui
;lmc something remarkable mas con" to th',
chief His eyes have been oupue 60 .'r that
Inc Ono in the mi'st is more than lIr ap.
pears to be. AMI he has air,Iiy lu his hrml
Jelieycd upon HIN and received Him as
Lord.
Al. "And we indeed Justly, for we receive
As Gde reward % 0GT Grris, out tbis ,.lD
lath dore nothing aniiss." Here j. evidence
Cd. the new birth. III" condemns himself and
iastilcs the Lord. whereas III" carual niud,
which j. enmity against God. ulways iU-t.
iis- itself AMI con t"mns God lEom. viii. Z.
Luke xvi. lj}. He cpnios>e- ui~ -,u- AMI
acknowledges that h. is suffering only whu.
ne justly deserves, wh!.' ut the suuc time
he tcstiiles to the holiness ui the one in th,
midst. This Is the WORK %. tac Sriri. .!
Gai.
~. "Aul he said unto Jesus, Lord r..
member mp when ThDu cou'-t into IHy
kingdom" No muu can ~ay that jesus D..
tine Lord, but 10y the Holy spirit q Cor.
Si.. -. Soc, then. th" Spirit work iu this
mans ncart. He believes that Jesus. Though
crucincd rs an evil d1rr. J. the Lord OF
glory and that He has kingdom.
i3. "Aui Jesus said unto him. Nrrli" !
say unto thr', to-day shalt thou Doe with VI"
in pauiisr.' What joy tp tae pruilyaj
thief. his sins all gone. his bodily -Uarrg 81
80 soon to be over. aHl that very dpv ,u
glory with his Lord, Let Us not modify or
seek 10 alter the precious WDri.. ll"y Ur.
in Teries. accord with other wHr's a. iu'
book concerning the death oi tine righteous.
"rp die i gain "Ip depart aud bee with
Christ Is tar better" Absent from the
body. pre-, ut with the Lorl' tPml l.. p
%; II Cor v, s.. but. says one. Jr-u, bad
not assembled t. the Father when H. met
Mary Magialenr on the morning 1i the rr.
surrection John TX. ~. therefore now
could the thie' he with HIM IN para l,sr
tnat daNI He spote To- Mary %, H. ascend.
iug TO the Father IN Hi, risen holy, uu. u-
10 His Spirit He WIS surely In para lis, %.
soon rs He dioi.
"A. "And Il wds Hh1u. the sixth hour. Gni
there was u dartne-- over AL the earth Uu'il
the ninth hou-." H. was cruriNel A. the
thirl honr (Mari wv, 2j). or in the morn.
in-, aud from noon till . p. ~. there waS
this awful darkness, for the prince ui dark
ness was doing his worst. u WAS his h0ut
ani the power OF darsue,s.
-. "And the sun was darkencl, ana the
veil Of the temple was rent In the midst. VI
When the Son Of Righteousness WAS suffer
Ing for the sins OF the world. II Wa, surely
meet that tine sun In the heavens should re.
.use to shine just before He comes in llis
glory the sun aud moon shall hoth bee durS.
"nel in the day of His wTa'h (Alath, NNtv..
%. 30) Tne veil In thattuule WAS symbp.
oi His body, FOR Tie hath oprue for us Il new
aud living way through 10" yciO-lhlt il 10
sny, His flesh deb. 81. 20. The ycil was
worSei iull ot cneupim. aud when il Wa
rent the cherubim We're rent also When lie
died. all who believe in Him died.
4G. "Fa her into Thy nHnds / commend
Ny Spirit These were His last words
uIrre with louI voice, so That He may be
said 20 have died in His full strength Th'y
did not take His life. he gave II up unl lie
went ont to God. Wueu stephen died. he
said, "Lord Jesus receive my spirit" (Ac,s
WI 5J), and he went out TO be- with his
Lori. more alive than he ever was before.
~h'o kind hands lNId his hoIy away til
Jesus c9mvs.--Lass0n Helper