Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-06-02
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
rOR JUNE S.
Subject: Christ's Trial Before plate, Mark
xv., 1-15-Golden Text, Luke xiii, 4
-Memory Verses, 12, 13-Comme ntary
on the Davis LessOn

| subject: Christs Trial Before plate, Mark
xv., 1-15-Golden Text, Luke xiii, 4
-Memory Verses, 12, 13-Comme ntary
on the Days Lesson.
| |. Jesus before the Jewish Council ".
| u. l. "In the morning" Jesus had two
| trials. The first was before the Jewish
authorities, who brought in q charge
against Him, the punishment of which
was death. he second trial was before
the Roman procurat tor, PLATE, who had
| power to intlict the death penalty. "Chict
| priests" The heads of the courses and
Me eX-Ligh priests. elders" Men chosen
'Scribes." Teachers of the law. They
were educated in the literature of the
,hurch. "The whole council The San
hedrin, the highest Jewish council, com:
posed of seventy-one members 1t could
condemn to death, but the execution OF
the sentence rested with the Roman pro
curator.
ii. PLATE questioning Jesus Tvs. 2-5),
Z. And Plate Jesus was taken from
the regular meeting of the Sanhedrm to
the judgment hall of Plate (John 1928;
Luke 23:D, which was probably IN the
tower of Antonia just outside the north
west corner of the temple area" Verses
"a and Matt. 27:ll-l4 are an account OF
;he first trial before the Roman procura'
tor. art Thou" etc. This question pre-
.upposes that Jesus had reasonably
claimed to be a king. The Jews made
lhree principal charges against Jesus: l.
Nedition -pcrverting the people. =. For
ndding to pay tribute to Caesar. 81
Claiming to be a king. John shows (John
lS: 33.3S) how Jesus so explained Ills roy
Atty and His kingdom as to cause Plate
TO say, Il sand in Him no fault at an
Thou sayest it. An affirmative answer
which means, 1T is as thou sayest.'
3. The Jews refused to enter the, JudS
ment hall because their Jewish traditions
mot the law of God) declared them ccrc'
nouiallv unclean if they entered the house
If a Gentle during or gust before the Pass,
over feast" PLATE, therefore, went out
and had conference with them (luke
1872: John lS:2S32l. PLATE then entered
the Judgment hall and held a private con
ference with Jesus (Luke 23;3; John ~:
33,3S). after which he again went ont to
the Jews and publicly declared to theN
his belief that Jesus was innocent. Jesus
vas then brought out to the Jews to hrat
Ihcir accusations. Many things. All
,hev either wholly ial-ihcd or perverted
His statements so as to make it appear
that He was a comics criminal. An.
,wered nothing" He was conscious oi
Iii, innocence. He knew that they could
not prove their charges. They oiicrcu nc
testimony and therefore He was 'l'enti
,here was no need OF His replying. r
Asked Him again" plate was convinced
.hat Jesus was innocent, and yet he was
not ready to face the jews and give hls
2risoner His liberty. D. "MarvGlea
Plate was probably more surprised that
lie bore this 20 mcckly and did moi return
l,,t hat ~
,"t mp defense.
III. The Jews choose BarabhaS Tvs. 8.
III. In verses 6-lj we have an account OF
he second trial before Plate. THIS was
the third act in the proceedings against
Christ. g. Released etc. lhlS custom
va, in harmony with the nature OF the
;east and. however it originated, was so
,ompletelv established that Plate was
rblged to attend to it. See verse y;
'Barabhas." An insurrectlonlst, a robher
md il murderer. He was actually gulI'N OF
much worse crimes than they mad charged
against Jesus. iIc had short time before
,his evidently been a rngIcader IN an out,
break IN Jerusalem against the hon''h
Government. "With them The aSao'
,iates OF Barabhas were also, like h,m%2ii
mder arrest and in prison, 9, "NiI' We.
,tc. Plate is laboring hard to iIe.'aSe
Jesus, and vet he does not assert ms Hu'
thority, but constantly yields to the clam
oring Of the wicked Jews.
10 "Ue kncw--for envy He could not
doubt who were the ringjcadrlS IN the cn'
mutous scene now being enacted, or What
vas the motive that had prompted 'hem
10 bring the accused before his uIbunai-
nothing more or less than envy OF the IN,
auence he had gained and the 14vor ne nag
won throughout the land. fte hoped,
therefore. by appealing directly to the pro-
nlc. to procure our Lords release. II.
Moved the people" The word trans
l,tod moved only occurs here and IN the
narallel Luke 23:5. 1t denotes ~ to
,h,lr to and fro, to brandsh; l2) to make
threatening gestures; t@l to STIR up. or M
,tirate. Their efforts were succcH-luI' aNu
when Plate put the question the cry went
an. Away with this man-the hoy ana uh
1rfled whom they had lately welcomed
with hosannas into their clty-ahd I''eaSe
unto us Barabbas. This was the deepest
human dcgradaton-tu have the VlIeSI ol
mankind preferred to Him!
IL. Jesus delivered up to death Tvs
- "pilatc answered" 1t was probably
at this time, while the people were cIamor'
ing for His death so loudly, that the mes
senper came from Pilates wife Matt, II:
l9' urging the release of Jesus. and stat
;np that she had Just suffered many things
in a dream because of Him. How many
and what various persons bear testimony
to the innocence of the Holy One-llatc,
Herod, Pilates wife, Judas lscarot' the
thief on the cross and the centurion at the
crnrifyion, "What will ye," etc. Accord
ing to Matthew PLATE asked what ne
should do with Jesus, who was called
Christ? This is question every person
must answer. !. Every one must accept
or reject Him. 9. Rejecting Christ Is the
Great sin of the world. 3. If we reject
film here we will be rejected by Him here
after. l3. "Crucify Him" Let Him die
the most ignominious death possible; =.
IA. Why" PLATE makes another a.
rect appeal "Cried out the more There
were no questions to be considered ny
them; they were resol lved to nave Ills me-
Nothing else would satisfy them.
Il. wishing TO content (R.V) What
weak man Plate was; slave to the
opinions of the people. Before Plate pro,
nnunced 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 thi. just person I;
see We to it" Matt 27:2N. Then answered
all the people and said, His blood be on
us and on our children.
In less than forty years from tins eNcIa,
nation the Romans came. They cIucNhcd
such numbers of Jews that, according to
Josephus there was no more room to set
The crosses. No doubt some OF these very
persons, and certainly their children, dlcd
by this very death. 'Scourged Him. =
The scourge of leather thongs was loaded
with lead. or armed with spikes and bones,
which lacerated the back, chest and face.
plate hoped the scourgng would satisfy
the Jews.