Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-06-01
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson In the International Series for
Juno 5, leo4--christ's Trial
Before PLATE.
THE LESSON TEXT.
MARK l5:l-l5)

| S'SeS HSoHy ........e....s.... Luxe xxsSS-$V
betrayal and Arrest. Matt. ss:i7-6s
betrayal and Arrest......... Mark N:t3-62
betrayal and Arrest. Luke 22:47-53
Trial Before Jewish Authorities...
| OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Matt %:5I-9:10
Trial Before Jewish Authorities.
| ..'....................... Mark H:b2-u
| Trial Before Jewish AIthorities........
| '''''.'.s................. Luke 22:N-1i
Trial Before Pilate.... Matt T:l1-sl
| Trial Before plate. Mark l5I-20
Trial Before plate. Luke 23:i-25
TlME.-Early morning.
PlACE.-Tower OF Antonia. adjoining
the temple
NOTES AND COMMENTS
In the morning the chief priests
held 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 TIL after sunrise, that
Its legality might not be questioned.
Even the sentence thus pronounced was
Illegal. for the law forbade passing a
death sentence till the day after the
trial. Furthermore their law forbade
!
before the Sabbath. This was Friday,
the day before the Jewish Sabbath. DE
livered Him up to Plate" 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 rec
ommendation. Pontius PLATE had been
procurator OF Judaea for four or five
years. at this time under commission
from Tiberlus Caesar. Read at this point
John 17:29-32. which shows that the
chief priests tried to get PLATE to ratify
their action without looking into tho
matter. PLATE would have nothing to
do with such procedure and insisted
upon 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 tho King"
This was summary OF Jesus answer.
The full conversation. in which He ex-
plains to PLATE what He means by being
a King. Is found in John 18:33-38.
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
have Him set at liberty. But he did not
want to bring upon himself the enmity
! or the angry priests, for there was no
denying that they were still very DOW
erful In Judaea. II occurred to him that
he could avoid the decision entirely by
sending Jesus. who was Galilaean. to
Herod, the governor OF Galilee. who
happened to be in the city. Herod was
glad to see Jesus, for the interview
would bring him a 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 23:3-12.
Luke 23:13-16 tells OF Pilates formal
acquttal OF Jesus. He should have re-
leased Him, but instead He takes an
other step In the way OF compromise: h,
VIII scourge Him TO pacify them. and
then release Him to pacify his own con-
science. The priests would not hear to
IL. The question had finally come to
this, whether he would save Jesus or
save himself" He would save Jesus III
he could; he must save himself I'm any
case. II was a trial OF strength between
PLATE. in Jesus behalf. and the chief
priests against him. 'Barrabas: "a
notable prisoner" Matt. 27:16). who
for certain insurrectlon maze I'm the
city and for murder" duke 29:19). was
lying bound with them that had made
instruction" He was n robber or
brigand John 18:40). "will we that
release. the King OF the Jews"
An attempt to get the crown mot the
priests) on his side. PLATE knew that
Jesus had good deal OF hold on the
the common people and that that was
/ one reason the priests hated him. Read
/ here Matt 27:19, the dream OF Pilates
/ wife.
THE chief priests stirred up the null
/ titude:" There are not words I'm the
/ English language with which to ade-
/ quately characterize the spirit OF these
/ champions Of orthodoxy. and II need not
| be done. But think OF the state OF re-
\ llgion in the land when such men were
/ its official leadersl What then shall
w e. UNIV '"S hihS vi 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 20 do with
Jesus. That should have been the end OF
IT, The words: IF thou release this
man. thou art not Caesars friend !" were
threat, and II was that that finally
broke the opposition of PLATE.
BARBED ARROWS.
Virtue for wage is a first cousin to
vice