The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-05-11

Especially Adapted from Peloubst's Notss.l
GOLDEN TExT.-Hc 10 despised and re.
jected of men.-Isa. 53:3.
PARALLEL ACCOUNTs-Matt. Mao-
n; Mark I:26-72; Luke f2:Se-06
TTME.-From near midnight TIL any.
break. Friday morning. April Z. A. D. "a
PLACE.-rhe Garden Of Gsthsemane. on
the Mount OF olives. and the palace Of the
high priest In Jerusalem.
RULERs.-Tiberius Caesar. emperor Of
Rome (seventeenth year,. Pontius Plate.
governor Of Judea (ifth); Herod Autipas.
priest.
EXPLANATORY.
I. Gethsemane. v. /. From II to
o'clock Friday morning, April7. when
Jesus had spoken these words:" The
discourse and the prayer at the sup
per In the upper room. Into the
which He entered, and His disciples:"
From the other evangelists we learn
that, leaving eight Of the disciples near
the gate as guard, Jesus took Peter,
James and John further into the gar
den. Again leaving them, he went Q
short distance beyond, and prayed in
an agony that caused Him to sweat, as
II were, great drops Of blood.
II. The Betrayal.-Vs. 2, 3. About one
o'clock Friday morning, Apyil 2, at
Gethsemane. 2. Judas =. knew the
place." This statement is made to show
how 1t was that Judas could find Jesus.
"Jesus ofttimes resortcd thither:" 1T
was quiet resting place, for retire
ment, prayer, perhaps sleep, and
trysting place also where not only the
I>.,< !.
won't to meet the M;.s:er."-Edersheim
3."Judas then, having received band:"
or cohort, usually consisting of 400 to 600
Roman soldiers from the tower of An
tonia. From the chief PRIESTS" Who
had obtained them from the Roman an-
thorities.
IN. The Meeting Of Jesus with Those
Who Would Arrest Him.--Vs. 40. 4.
"Jesus knowing" Nothing came
to Jesus as surprise. He was vol
untary sacrifice. "Went forth" from
the" shady retreats of the garden and
from the company of disciples, and
faced the Roman soldiers, and asked
them, Whom seek ye?" 5. Jesus of
Nazareth" The answer may perhaps
reveal the light in which Judas had rep
resented Jesus to the Roman author
ities-of Nazareth, Galileean prone to
,revolt.-Schaff. Judas also stood
with them:" This is mentioned to show
that he, too, though badly bold by being
possessed of Satan, fell backward to
the ground with the others, conscience
stricken and afraid. 8. "If, therefore,
70 seek Me, let these go their way:"
Jesus, the Good Shepherd, seeth the
wolf coming, and fieeth not, because He
careth for the sheep. He would save
the disciples; for they would need to
carry on His work. 0. '"That the say
ing might be fulfilled:" The saying is
quoted from Christ's prayer John II:
12). This was not the complete full
fillment of these words, but one in
stance Of their fulfillment, and shows
that they still refer to our bodily safety
as well as our spiritual salvation.
Nv. Peters Rash Courage.-Vs. 10, II.
Between one and two o'clock Friday
morning. 10. "Then Simon Peter:" The
act was characteristic, impetuous, and
bold. Having sword drew it," First
the disciples asked Jesus II they should
defend Him with the sword Ouke %:
49). But Peter, without waiting for
an answer, begins the defense. "Prob-
ably he wished by this blow to prove his
readiness to risk his life for his Lord,
and to fulfill his vow mark 14:27-31y;
in all probability it was also his de-
sign to give a signal to the friends and
the Lord Himself to rise in arms against
the foe."-Lange. From the other evan
gelists we learn that Jesus did all He
could to repair the injury done by Pc
ter's rash act; He healed the wounded
man. I'm Luke the scene is very beau
tiful, the Lord saying, Suffer We thus
far. e., probably, Permit Me thus
far the use of My hands, and. touching
the ear with healing power."-W. N.
Clarke.
v. The Arrest.-V. 10. "Then the
band took Jesus:" Some of the
more eager ones had taken hold of Je-
s,,s Lefore the attempt Of Peter (Matt.
26:60); now the guard took possession
OF Him, pinioned Him, and led Him
away. Jesus protests against their vio-
lence, as II they were taking some brig
and chief of lawless band, while His
whole life was opposed to this view
mark 14:48-49).
vi. The Disciples All Forsake Their
Lord (Matt. 26:56; Mark 14:50). At
this time not only Peter, but all the
disciples forsook their Master and fed.
They were forbidden to defend Him; 30
far as they could see they could only
quietly yield themselves up with him,
or escape In the darkness. They were
encouraged to do this by Jesus request
to the officers to let them go ". 81. And
yet 1t was disappointment.
VII. The Procession to the Palace of
the High Priest.--Vs. l3, IA. 13. "And
led Him away to Annas frst:" Jesus
was led first to Annas, because this old
man had formerly been high priest, and.
though deposed by the foreign power
that ruled Judea, was still the legiti-
mate high priest according to the law
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