The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-06-02

by the Rev. ID. M. StearnB.
copyright, 1899, by D. M Stearns.]
H. "And He, bearing His cross, went
forth. " The previous verse says that they
led Him, and outwardly so it seemed, but
the reality of it was that He went willing
~, of His own accord. 1t was on His
part all voluntarily done, and this was
typified in the burnt offering which a
man offered of his own voluntary will'
(Lev. i, 81. One has said tibet His being
crucified at the place of skull suggests
that apart from Christ crucifed all the
world is as empty as a skull and as good
for nothing
Is. sThey crucified Him. They had
scourged Him. and upon that torn and
bleeding back they laid the cruel cross.
Perhaps He stumbled; perhaps He
tainted. If so, was it any wonder? Who
can tell the agony? What wonder that
the daughters of Jerusalem wept for Him
as they beheld Him? Perhaps Simon the
Cyrenian did not appreciate the honor
conferred upon him as he was compelled
to turn about and bear tie cross after
Jesus duke xiii, 5000, but we may
hope that he has been thankful for it ever
since.
10. "Jesus of Nazareth, the King of
the Jews. Yes it is all true--as such
was He born, as such crucified and as
such will He come again in power and
great glory (Math ii, 2; Jer. xiii, 5, 81.
Then there shall be truly righteous King
who will reign over a righteous people,
and the capital city of their nation shall
be called city of truth, the throne of the
Lord lisa. xxi, /; TX, 81; Zech. viii, 3;
Jer. iii, ~.
20. ut was written in Hebrew and
Greek and Latin" 1t was for all the
world, and the King of the Jews shall yet
be seen to be King Of Kings and Lord of
Lords (Rev. xvii, IA; xix, 49, Let He
brew stand for religion, Greek for wis
dom and Latin Tor Romeo for power, and
we have the great truth that apart from
the King of the Jews, in His death and
resurrection, there is no true religion or
wisdom or power. Salvation is of the
Jews, and Christ is the wisdom and
power of God John iv, 22; Cor. i, 24).
Fl, 22 What l have written l have
written" Thus said PLATE to the chief
priests when they urged him to alter the
title on the cross. AS Herod and PLATE
and the Jews and Judas and the devil only
performed, all unintentionally and igno
rantly, that which the hand and counsel
of God had determined before to be done
(Acts iv, 2o) we may see in Pilates firm
ness in this matter an assurance that
Every purpose of the Lord shall be per
formed (Jer. Ii, 20; Isa. xiv, 24).
23. tThen the soldiers, WI hen they had
crucifled Jesus, took His garments and
made four parts, to every soldier a part.
These soldiers had no voice or will in
the matter; they must obey orders. For
these Jesus prayed, saying, Father, for
give them, for they know not what they
do duke xiii, 34). 1t seems incredibly
awful that literal nails should be driven
through the hands and feet of the Lord
Jesus But what shall we say of the love
that could thus pray for those who did it?
"a. "They parted My raiment among
them and for My vesture they did cast
lots. For the coat that was without
seam they cast lots, and thus was literally
fulfilled Ps. xxi, 49, The soldiers,
clothed with His clothing because of His
death, help us to remember that all be-
levers are clothed with the garments of
salvation, the robe of righteousness, by His
death and resurrection lisa. Xxi, 10; ii
Cor. V, 21). The five parts of His cloth
ing suggest the abundance of the provi-
sion He has made for us, Exceeding
abundant Il Tim. i, IA; Eph. Iii, 20).
20. "Now there stood by the cross of
Jesus His mother" BY comparing Math
xvii, 90, and Mark XIV, 40, with this
verse we conclude that His mothers sister
was Salome, wife of Zebedee, mother of
James and John. So there were at least
four women who were suffering with Him
as they watched His sufferings How
could they stand it? How could His
mother bear it? Was this part of the
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