Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-05-13
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON WI, SECOND QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES MAY IA.


Comments by VIVA. X. Fisher-suhject
Christ Betrayed and Arrested, John Is:
1-I4-Goiden Text: He Il Despised and
Rejected of Men, Isa- 81: 3. Commit
Verses 81
When Jesus had spoken these
words. he went forth with his disci-
pies over the brook Cedron. where
was a garden. into which he entered
and his disciples"
| Ii is supposed that this was be-
tween II and / o'clock Friday morn
ing. These words were 1.-THE dis
course and the prayer at the supper
In the upper room"
Eidersheim says: "The streets
could scarcely be said to be deserted,
for from many house shone the fes-
tive lamp, and many a company may
still have been gathered: and every
| where was the hustle of preparation
for going up to the temple, the gates
4 of which We're thrown open at mid
night
And Judas also, which betrayed
him, knew the place; for Jesus oft
times resorted thither with his disci-
ples.'
Eidersheim says: at was a quiet
resting place, for retirement, prayer
perhaps sleep, and trysting place al
so, where not only the twelve. but 9TH
ers also may have been wont to meet
the Master
Judas then, having received band
of men and officers from the chief
priests and Pharisees. cometh hither
with lanterns and torches and wea-
| pons."
| f<xJxt L.
| lieve their first move was to the house
where the supper had been celebrated
Learning that Jesus had left it with
His disciples. Judas next directed the
| band to the spot he knew so well--to
| Gethsemane. A kiss was agreed upon
! as the signal to mark the person they
were seeking. As the band reached
| the garden, Judas went somewhat in
advance of them duke %: 40. and
| reached Jesus just as He had aroused
| the three disciples on guard after his
third season of prayer. and the final
victory. He saluted Him, Hail. Rab-
BIZ" so as to be heard by the rest, and
not only kissed Him, but covered Him
with kisses, kissed Him repeatedly,
loudly, effusively Matt. 20; 40,
trained kisses upon Him. A clearer
picture of depravity could not be
drawn. Dante has placed Judas in
the lowest circles of the damned, as
the sole sharer of Satan himself of the
very utmost punishment"
Jesus being not only God, but also
man, felt the great trial He was to go
through, and He looked to the Father
for help and strength. and so got the
victory. and was ready to ask those
whom He knew had come to find Him,
"Whom seek yep
The answer they made to Jesus DIR.
| Schaff says may reveal the light in
| which Judas had represented Jesus to
| the Roman authorities-.of Nazareth,
a Galilean, prone to revolt"
"As soon then as He had said unto
| them. | am He. they went backward
| and fell to the ground
1t has been suggested that this going
! backward and falling to the ground
| may have been caused by manifes-
| tation of superhuman power from
Jesus, or, acting with the terrors of
the night, and the greater terrors of
| guilty conscience, the fact that they
were in the presence of the great mir
acle worker may have caused them to
! fear that He was about to exert on
them His power over life and death.
| GeIOuDpI SINS. Tie dSktu lut1u
| again. Whom seek We. TO emphasize the
reasons for this exhibition of power,
and to show that He surrendered him.
| self willingly to Gods plans and not
to mans power"
| In the eighth verse Jesus not only
| shows the characteristics of a good
| shepherd in wanting His sheep to be
allowed to go. although His life was
10 hn foly hnt allowed tI6pl-
| lty of His disciples to be tested, in let
| ting them show show closely they
would. of their own accord, cling TO
| Him in His hour of trouble
''That the saying might be fulfilled,
which He spake, OF them which thou
gavest me have | lost none.'
1t is a comfort to know that this
was not complete fulfillment of
these words. but one instance of their
fulfillment. and that they still refer
to our bodily safety as well as our
| spiritual salvation"
"Then Simon Peter. having sword
| drew it and smote the high priests
servant and cut off his right ear. The
servants name was Malchus."
"The cup which my Father hath
given me. shall / not drink it?"
l. w. n. Clarke says: I'm Luke this
scene is very beautiful, the Lord saw.
| ing, Suffer We thus far that is. Per
NIT me thus far the use of my hands,
| and touched the ears with healing
power" Glover says: 1.-THE healing of
The smitten ear is of interest as
Christ's last miracle: full of gentle
ness, mercy forgiveness"
DR.. Clark SAYS: "Jesus was led first
to Annas. because this old man had
formerly been high priest, and, though
deposed by the foreign power THAI
ruled .Judea, was still the legitimate
high priest according to the law of
Moses. the office being for life
"Now Caiaphas was he, which gave
counsel TO the Jews. that it was ex-
pedient that one man should die for
The people"
One commentator says that this fact
was probably referred to perhaps to
show why they took him TO Caiaphas,
as one committed to condemn Jesus,
| since he was willing to destroy even