Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1901-02-27
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson In the International serie,
for March ;. 1eoI--Je~ss
betrayed.
prepared by H c. Lenington.l
THE LESSON TEXT.

!. When Jesus had spoken these words
re went forth with His disciples over the
the which He entered. and His disciples.
= And Judas also. which betrayed Him.
hne" the place: for Jesus ofttiues resorted
thither with His disciples.
. judas then. having received a band OF
men men and officers from the chief priests and
fnSrisees, cometh thither with lanterns
anu torches and weapons.
Jesus therefore. knowing all things
.,at should come upon Him went forth.
s1a said unto them: Whom seek ye?
.. They answered Him. Jesus OF Mana
reth. Jesus said unto them: i am He.
Anu Judas also, which betrayed Him.
stood with them.
D. As soon as He had said unto them,
am He. they went backward. and fell 10
the ground.
a. Then asked He them again: Whom
seek We? And they said: Jesus OF Naza-
S. Jesus answered: have told you that
am ne; II. therefore, ye seek me- let these
go their way:
>. That the saying might be fulfilled.
which He spake: OF them which thou
savest me have / lest none.
III. Then Simon Peter. having a sword.
drew IL, and smote the high priests serv-
ant. and cut of his right ear. The servants
name was Malchus.
IL Then said Jesus unto Peter: Put up
my sword into the sheath: the cup which
my Father hath given me. shall not
drink 81:
H. Then the band and the captain and
oncers of the Jews took Jesus. and bound
Him.
Is. And led Him away to Annas first: for
ne was father-in-law to Caiaphas. which
was the high priest that same year.
II. Now Caiaphas was he, which gave
counsel TO the Jews. that IL was expedient
mat one man should die for the people.
GOLDEN TENT.-The Son OF man IL
betrayed into the Inn m al n of .iunerx-
Matt. 20i4J.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The present lesson is n study of the
story OF the betrayal and arrest of
Jesus. This is contained in all four
of the Gospels, as follows:
John 1914.
Matt. 20 :i7-56
Mark l4:43-52.
Luke 22:47-a
From these four accounts we get the
following incidents:
Judas leads band OF men to the garden.
Jesus betrayed with "A kiss.
OHcers hesitate to make arrest.
refer cuts off servants ear.
Jesus bound and led away.
Jesus forsaken by His disciples.
Peter follows "afar on"
Judas Leads Band of Men Into the
Garden.-lt is n striking contrast that
Is presented in the first three verses
| OF the lesson. Jesus comes into the
garden of Gethsemane after having
spoken the words of comfort and Of
1erlng that notable prayer, all of
which is recorded in the Immediate
| ~ preceding chapters of John. Jul
das "cometh thither with lanterns
ana torches and weapons" Jesus had
just SAID: My peace / leave with
you. Judas came into the sacred
presence with the implements of
strife. We may note, in passing. that
John has entirely omitted any ac-
count Of the agony of Christ in the
| garden. He was the disciple nearest
TO Jesus, and was with him at that
trying hour. Perhaps the incident was
too sacred a one in his memory for
MN to venture its narration. and the
end was fulfilled by allowing Matthew.
Mark and Luke each TO tell it.
Jesus Betrayed with "A Kiss.-This
is another of those striking contrasts
that makes this story stand out above
oil others. 1t is the PROCLAMATION Of
the dearest token of friendship and
love in the basest act of treachery in
all the history Of the world; it is the
contrast Of Christ the Goldman ex-
employing Divine love and Judas the
traitor eXsmplifying and making
Ioathsome the vice of human hatred.
Peter Cuts or Servants Ear.--The
scene presented is that OF Jesus and
| His disciples on one side. Judas, the
officers and representatives of the
| priests on the other. 1t was mo-
OIL
Jesus Himself was in perfect control
81 the situation. but the impetuous
| Peter thought the first blow would
decide the contest. In "a moment he
had whipped out his sword. and tax
| ing rs his opponent the man nearest
| him, he struck at the servant OF the
| high priest. Jesus knew this was n
contest that couId not he decided with
| the sword. Twelve legions of angels
were His AZ word. but the only way
| TO win this event was to face TIE
| whole matter through. 10 drink the
| cup even TO its bitter dreps. The
| Christ way IS beautifully illustrated
| by the fact that Jesus according 10
| Lukc) touched the servants ear and
healed H.
Jesus Bound and Led Awav--Jesus'
| Divine power was fully evident But
| the fears Of the hand of men were
! curious blending Of awe and fear Of
some unrealized physical force. which
| the Master might have oven If he had
rot exhibited IL before So they
| bound Him. the one who had been
daily with them in the temple. openly
on the roads in and out OF Jerusalem
and who had Just declared Himself
rs the one they sought
Jesus Forsaken. The story is com
| pIete with the two touches. the first
| furnished DIV John. the other bv Mark
| On the arrest Of Jesus the discioles
fed precipitately and forsook Jesus
| Peter, too. fled. but. rs Mark tells ne