The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-06-03

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Jesus Agony ......--...........M Matt -''s'-so
/ Jesus Agony .................-..Ma Mark 4t.4- a.
Jesus Agony .................-..I Luke - os-4s
! Betrayal and Matt h'i7-os
| Betrayal and Mark 1852
/ Betrayal ana Arrest Luke 2. y
\ Trial Before JeW.sh Authorlties....-...
.-. ..-.......................M Matt b.ss-N &c
/ Trial Before Jewish Authorities.
! ............................ Mark 1881.
Trial Before Jewish Authoritles..--...-
4 --.....-.....-.-......-..... Luke 2-.A-9l
I Trial Before P.late.............M Matt. -l.ll-5i
/ Trial Before Plate. Mark l9l--g
/ Trial Before Plate ..-...........Luke z..l--s
TIME -Early morning
PLACE Tower OF Antonia. adjoining
The temple
NOTES AND COMMENTS
I'm the morning the chief priests !.
held a consultation" An illegal trial
had been going on before the Jewish au-
thorities during the latter part OF the
night Though they had the trial in the
night. they were careful not TO pro-
nounce tentence till after sunrise, that
its legality might not be questioned.
Even the sentence thus pronounced was
Illegal. for the law forbade passing
death sentence till the day after the
trial Furthermore their law forbade
the trying Of criminal cases on the day
before the Sabbath This was Friday,
the day before the Jewish Sabbath. De-
livered Him up to Pilate:" The Sanhe-
drin in the time OF Christ had no power
to infiict the death penalty Their Ro-
man conquerors would not permit II. so
their action was practically only a rec
incubation. Pontius PLATE had been
procurator OF Judaea for four or five
years. al this time under commission
from Tiberius Caesar. Read at this point
John 1729-32. which shows that the
chief priests tried 10 get PLATE TO ratify
their action without looking into the
matter. PLATE would have nothing %
do with such procedure and insisted
upon a charge. The Sanhedrin had con-
demned Jesus for blasphemy. but that
Is not what they told the Roman gov
ernor They told him that the charge
was Of conspiring against Rome. art
thou the King OF the Jews" A plain
question. Guilty or not guilty ?"
Thou sayest:" Yes. am the King"
This was a summary Of Jesus answer.
The full conversation. ia which He ex-
plains 10 + ate what He means by being
a King. is found In John is. 1888
After this plate pronounced Jesus not
guilty.
PLATE was not man wicked beyond
any that have lived since He had pro-
nounced Jesus innocent; he wanted to
rave Him set at liberty. But he did not
want 10 bring upon himself the enmity
0f the angry priests for there was no
denying that they were still very pOE-
erful In Judaea. II occurred TO him that
he could avoid the decision entirely by
sending Jesus. who was a Galilaean. to
Herod. the governor OF Galilee. who
happened 10 be in the city. Herod was
glad TO see Jesus, for the interview
would bring him new kind of diver
sion. But in that encounter Jesus was
king and Herod clown. Herod realized
Il, and in chagrin sent Jesus back TO
PLATE. in mock state. but uncondemned
Read the account OF Luke 23:s-12.
Luke 23:13-l6 tells OF Pilates formal
acquittsl Of Jesus He should have re
leased Him. but instead He takes an
other step in the way Of compromise: ne
will scourge Him 10 pacify them. and
then release Him TO pacify his own con-
science. The priests would not hear 10
u. The question had finally come to
this. whether be would save Jesus or
save himself" He would save Jesus IL
he could; he must save himself fin any
case. II was trial OF strength between
PLATE. in Jesus behalf. and the chief
priests against him. "Barrabas:" "A
notable prisoner" (Matt. 27:16). who
for a certain insurrection made in the
city and for murder" duke 29:19). was
lying bound with them that had made
insurrection." He was a robber or
brigand John IS. 40). "will We that
release. the King OF the Jews"
An attempt 10 get the crown mot the
priests) on his side PLATE knew that
Jesus had a good deal Of hold on the
the common people and that that was
one reason the priests hated him. Read
here Matt 27:l9, the dream Of Pilates
wife.
The chief priests stirred up the mul
titude:" There are not words in the
English language with which to ade-
quately cha<acterize the spirit OF these
champions Of orthodoxy, and IL need not
be done. But think Of the state or re-
ligion in the land when such men were
its official leaders, what then shall
I do F. unto the King OF the Jews"
PLATE was yielding by inches. There
are some matters on which men have
no business TO ask advice Conscience
told PLATE what he ought TO do with
Jesus. That should have been the end Of
IL. The words IF thou release this |
man. thou art not Caesars friend were
a threat. and il was that that finally
broke the opposition of PLATE.
BARRED ARROWS.
Virtue for wage is a first cousin to |
vice.
a man in the hand is worth two BY
the car.