The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-06-16
Lesson in the International Series for
June 10, 19O4-Christ
Risen.
THE LESSON TEXT.
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NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Jesus died about the middle of the aft
ernoon Of Friday, April Z, and two prom
inent men. Joseph of Arimathaea and
Nicodemus. who had always esteemed
Jesus highly, but who had never reused
themselves to do for Him till It was too
late, saw to His burial that same after
noon In a new rock -hewn sepulcher.
The resurrection occurred ION the third
day." or after three days" We must
remember that our narrators were Jews
and that the Jews always counted each
part OF day as day. The last part of
Friday afternoon was counted as one
OF the three days, the sabbath (Satur-
day., which began at sunset Friday
night, was the second, and from that
time on till Sunday mornin,, when Jesus
rose, the third.
"As 1t began to dawn toward .he first
day OF the week" Jesus had beeN hast
lily buried on Friday because II ,ould
not be done after sunset. when the great
Sabbath of the feast was supposed to
begin. Even those who loved Jesus re-
mained away from the tomb during
that day, but came with the dawning
| light OF Sunday. Mary Magdalene:"
Who owed Jesus a great debt OF graft
tude. THE other Mary" The mother
OF James the Less and Joses. Other
women also came with them. or at least
all met at the same place on the same
errand. They brought spices for the
final embalming. There was a great
earthquake" ETC.: The fact OF the re-
surrection Is one Of the best attested
facts OF history; the manner OF It will
always remain a mystery. THE watch
ers:' The guard stationed at the tomb
at the request Of the chief priests tc
guard against imposture Matt 27:62.
66).
Fear not ye:" We have only tC
imagine ourselves in the places of thes,
women to realize that the reassurins
words were necessary. Come. see thu
place." At such time as this, If ever
one would want to see with his own eyes
The women saw: "And go tel
His disciples:" Mark adds. land Peter.
Remember Peters desertion Of the Mas
ter, his profane denial and also his bit
ter sorrow. What he believed to be I'm
dying remorse had settled upon him
This message was to make a change il
his life. "He goeth before you init
Galilee; there shall ye see Him"
|, was in Galilee that Jesus had found Hi
disciples Think of the reunion there
with the struggle past and the victor,
!, won!
with fear and great joy" Almos
stunned by what they had seen an,
heard. and not knowing whether the,
were dreaming or awake. but excite,
by news almost too good to be true
Tell My brethren: II was the rise,
Son OF God who was speaking. and tn
word He used to these ordinary weaI
men was brethren. Jesus thought now
, as ever before. was for others. Hekney
that His friends were dumb with despai
: over what seemed to be the end bot
Of their hope and their faith.
When the startling and wholly I'm
. tNptCIcu NEWS TcdCHeu the CUleI DTleSts
hurried meeting of the Sanhedrin wa
called. II anyone had questione
whether the religious machine" ma
not perhaps have been misguided. bu
still doing what 1t believed to be in tn
interest Of true religion. this scene sci
ties II. "They gave much money unit
the soldiers:" What a spectacle! Thes
pious men. the defenders OF what wa
left Of Israel's religion. bribing guar
OF Roman soldiers to lie about what ha
: happened at the tomb. Stole Him ava
while we slept" "The report to be Sc
abroad assumes that there Is a fac
to be explained-the disappearance {
the body The lie is suicidal
one half destroys the other. Sleepin
sentinels could not know what had hal
pened."-Bruce. 'If this come to tn
governors ears. we will persuade him:
The chief priests knew the power both {
money and Of political opposition.
A Fountain of Evil.
Noyar triAa with one sin n 10 M,