The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-03-14
THE SABBATH SCHOOL.
International Lesson Comments For
March II.
Subject: Jesus and Plate, Luke kill, i3.z6-.
Golden Text, Luke kill. 4--Memory
Verses. zc.z4--commentary on
the Days Lesson.

| Introduction left Jesus condemned
/ by an irregular meeting of the Sanhedrin,
hastily called together during the night,
1t the palace OF the high priest. The San
hedrin reassembled at daybreak Matt "a:
l.; Mark Is: /; Luke q: 66-7l), at their
| proper place of meeting in the council
| chamber near the temple gate. A formal
vote was taken and Jesus was taken to
| the Roman court before PLATE for the APP
proval of the sentence.
l3 "And Plate" His capital was at
Cesarea, but it was his custom to go to
| Jerusalem at the times of the great festi-
walls for the purpose of securing order.
Writers speak Of "his corruption, his acts
| Of insolence, his habit Of insulting the peo-
| pie, his cruelty, his continual murders of
people untried and uncondemned. The
Jews naturally expected that he would
willingly put Jesus to death without spe-
eial inquiry into His guilt. Plate greatly
| hated the Jews, but he was afraid of them
| lest they should report him to the EN-
peror at Rome; which they did six years
later, and he was deposed. "Called to-
| gether." Plate summons the rulers and
| the people and makes another strong ap-
peal to them in order to get their consent
| to release Christ. Instead of calling them
together he should have dispersed them
as riotous and seditious assembly.
| Ia. AS one that perverteth" AS one
that has taught doctrines injurious to your
religion, and also to the civil peace and the
Roman Government. Having examined"
At the first trial he had heard all that
| could be brought against Him. "No
tault. They had failed to prove single
charge.
| 10. "Nor yet Herod." Christ had trav-
eled extensively in Galilee and yet Herod
brings no charge that He had ever at.
| tempted to raise an insurrection among
the Galileans. "He sent Him back unto
u.s. (R. W This involved distinct ac-
quittal OF our Lord from every political
charge brought against Him. Had He in
any way been guilty of ~ perverting the
people, (2) forbidding to pay tribute. or
l3) claiming to be a king it would have
| been Herod's duty, and still more to his
interest, to punish Him. His dismissal of
the case was a deliberate avowal of His
innocence. "Is done unto Him" Moth.
| ing worthy of death hath been done by
| Him." r. V.
l6. "Chastise Him" John says that Pi.
late took Jesus and scourged Him, but
this was not done till little later. The
evangelists make it clear that the scoure-
ing was inflicted as a separate punishment,
in the hope that it would suffice, and not
merely as the usual accompaniment of cru
clhxlon." The scourge of leather thongs
was loaded with lead or armed with spikes
and bones. which lacerated the back, chest
and face till the victim sometimes fell
down before the judge a bleeding mass of
| torn flesh. Thus He was wounded for
our transgressions, He was bruised for our
iniquities, the chastisement of our peace
was upon Him, and by His stripes we a..
| healed" And release Him" PLATE
| hoped that when they saw Jesus scourged
| they would be satisfied, but not so thew
were clamoring for His blood, and nothing
short OF death on cross would satisfy
| them.
II. Must release one" This verse is
| omitted in the Revised Version. But see
the parallel accounts. This custom was in
harmony with the nature of the feast and,
however it originated, was so completely
established that Plate was obliged to at
tend to it,
Is. "rhey cried out all together" (R.
| " The chief priest moved the people
Mark l5: ~; they were like pack Of
| bloodthrsty wolves. "Barabbas" An in
surrectionist, robber and murderer
| he was actually guilty of much worse
crimes than they had charged against
Jesus.
~. 'lnsurrection made in the city, (R.
| W He had short time before this evi-
| IDENTIFY been ringleader in an outbreak in
Jerusalem against the Roman Govern
ment.
20. willing to release Jesus" 1t was
| probably at this time, while the people
were clamoring for His death so loudly
| that the messenger came from Pilates
| wife Matt. 81: l9), urging the release of
| Jesus, and stating that she had Just suf-
tered many things in a dream because OF
| Him.
81. Cruelty, cruelty Him" Or. W Let
Him die the most ignominious death pos
| sible.
! %. What evil hath He done?" How
many and what various persons bear testi-
mony to the innocence of the Holy One
| Plate, Herod, Pilates wife, Judas Isca-
riot, the thief on the cross, and the centu.
ron at the crucihxion. "And let Him 90.
Pllate is laboring hard to release Him; he
could have ended this whole matter with
one word. 1t was at this juncture that
Plate asked, What shall / do then with
Jesus, which is called Christy
%. Instant" Insistent, urgent. "Pre-
vailed The reason why He finally yield
ed seems to have been the one given in
John ID: IL, If thou let this man 90, thou
| art not Caesars friend; whosoever maketh
| himself king, speaketh against Caesar.
| "a. Plate gave sentence" Before Pi-
| late pronounced the sentence he took
water and washed his hands publicly, thus
expressing In acts what he uttered in
words, Il am innocent of the blood of this
Just fersonj see We TO It," Matt 27: "a
Plate again ascends the judgment seat
which was set up in a raised place in the
open square, and delivers his final decree
Jesus is now Knocked the third time. about
8 o'clock Friday morning, in the court of
Pilates palace. Matt. 81: 26.3O; Mark 10:
1913; John 10: 10 When Jesus is brought
out before them PLATE makes one last eff
Tor to release Him. John 10: AIS. Now
It is that he permits Jesus to be scourged.
hoping that will satisfy them, but the cry
ls still, Cruelty Him." and He is taken
back into the court and His own clothes
are put upon Him
20. Laid hold" Compelled. "simon
OF Cyrene' Or. W Cyrene was Il CITY sit.
uated in province of the same name
west OF Egypt on the Mediterranean Sea
There was q colony of Jews in Cyrene
and they had synagogue in Jerusalem
Acts o. 8. Coming out of the country ;;
Iheey We're taking Jesus out OF the civ
and they met this man. Bear II after
Jesus He assisted Jesus, who eyidentlv
was exhausted. Simon bore The hinder
parL, Jesus tine fore part.