El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-03
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON x, JUNE q. JOHN 1e;
1870.
Chief Text: THE Son of God Who
Loved Me and Gave Himself for Me-"
Gal. 2:IO-ChrIst CrucIfed the
Cross OF Calvary.


forth" From Pilates palace court, where
had been the solemn mockery of trial
and the jeSting mOckery of the soldiers.
Into place called the place of skull"
(See Place above.) ''Golgotha." a He
brew word meaning skull" like the Lat
in word Calvaria Calvary, and the
Greek word kranion (cranium).
1s- And two robbers with Him Rob
bers; probably with the Intention of Civ
ing the impression that Jesus was to be
clasSed with them. The motive may have
been malice, but more probably to
take away the imputation of having pun
ished an innocent man,
10. And Plate wrote a title" Ac
cordfpg to the Roman custom that the
criminal should have upon his cross the
nature of the crime for which He Suf-
fered. Plate himself saw to the title
In this case, in order by sarcasm to vent
his feelings toward the Jews, and give
at the same time honorable title to
Jesus. which proclaimed Him innocent
of any criminality.
20. In Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin
Ih1s title was written in the three lam
guages then in common use, that all
could read; in Greek, for the foreigners
ana visitors, Greek being the learned lam
guage of all nations; in Latin, for the Ro
mans; IN Hebrew, for the Jews. The
words are somewhat different in the diff
erent Gospels, probably because the title
was not in the same words in each Ian
guage, and some of the writers copied
from one, and others from another of the
languages.
Il. Then said the chief priests" Who
as representatives of the Jews, felt that
they and their nation were insulted by
the Roman governor.
p. What I have written 1 have writ
ten Plate refused to make the change.
Here again we see the divine overruling
purpose. What 1 have written 1 have
written he said but had he known.
he might almost have said, What 1 have
written God has written" So PLATE had
been an unconscious prophet when. point
ing to Jesus, he had said: Behold, the
man."
VI. Parting His garments'-vs. %, "a.
70 Then the soldiers who had charge
of the crucifixion of Jesus. The clothes
OF executed criminals were the perquisites
of the soldiers duty.-Cambridge BIZ
Bile. Took His garments" His
dals, gfrdle, outer robe, head-dress. etc
Schan- Also his coat: the coat was
without seam" More exactly, the tunic.
or under garment 1t reached from the
neck to the feet
"A. Let us not rend." For that would
make the garment useless. But cast
lots" Gambling was a favorite pastime |
of the Roman soldiers
That the Scripture might be fulfilled
The Scripture referred to is quoted from |
Psa- p: Is. Septuagint Version. These |
things therefore, Because embraced in |
the divine plan THE soldiers did, of |
their own free will, unconsciously fulfill
ing the Scripture. God does not control
free will, but He uses it,
20. Now there stood by the cross"
while the mockeries were going on. The
reference in Matt. xvii, 80, to these
same women "beholding from afar off,
belongs to the later period after the
death of Jesus. His mother" Mary
doubtless a widow at this time. His
mothers sister, Mary, the wife of Cleo
phas.". The Greek like the English
leaves us in doubt whether we here have
two women or one, whether altogether
there are four women or three. The for
mol he hob |
tive. Mary Magdalene." Probably so
called from Magdala in Luke vii. 80. but
had been cured by Jesus of demoniacal
possession, and thenceforth was one of |
those which ministered unto Him of ,
their substance" duke viii, 2, 81.
e. THE disciple standing by whom He |
loved" John, the author of this Cos
pei
The third word from the cross. "wom-
an. behold thy sonI Behold thy
The mother was to be comforted in her ]
bereavement by having her adopted 7
son the most loving heart among the dis
ciples; and he was to care for her as his | l
own mother. {
took her unto his own home" It is I'M :
certain whether John had a home in Je- {
rusalem or not, but wherever his home | I
was, the mother of Jesus shared it and q
was one of his family. "It is said by ira =
dition that they lived twelve years to- |
yether, and that he refused to leave the | [
city, even for the purpose of preaching S
the gospel, as long Mary survived" - +
Stalker. .
%. 'An things were now accom- I
olfShed. Finished, the same word as
n ". 30. TT is finished" THAT the Scrip @
ure might be fulfilled" Connect this not +,
With "I thirst but with the first part
If the verse. All that the Scripture had n
oretold was accomplished. There was
lothing left but to die Saith, 1 thirst" D
This pain, in the case of wounded =
oldiers, swallowed up all other agonies. u
This expression of personal desire, the II
My favor asked, was an example Of pa
fence, and of the right of expression of
UGH request Still all through humanity
Without the water of life goes up the
~. II thirst and we can satisfy :,
>hrist's thirst in giving them to drink. "
esus still thirsts for love, for prayer, for q
ervice, and give him to drink. is
20. "A vessel full of vinegar" Sour n
vine, the cheap, ordinary drink of the
oldiers. Upon hyssop." A stalk or reed p
f hyssop. And put it to His mouth" g
his slight refreshment would tend to re- ST
tore his natural forces.
The sixth word from the cross, 1t is Il
nished ". 800. a
This is one word in the Greek and it | c:
as been called 1.-The greatest single word y
yer uttered" What was finished? His :
fe on earth His life's work, the cup of IL
Offering, the atonement for the sins of | n
lie world, the old era and diSpensation. | a,
lie prophecies of Scripture. the darkness -,
the night 1T is first, the Workers a.
"a <A$tIAS' SiiiSiI, anu SeCOiidly, the | 80
ufferers Cry of Relief."-W. Robertson
icoll.
The seventh word from the cross fol-
wed close upon the sixth, Father. into
ly hands 1 commend my spirit duke 49,,
xiii, 49,. WI
This word teaches US how to die II as
as prayer 1t was from the Scripture al
inspired prayer. There are times when GA
lily Gods word will suffice.
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