The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-05-23

versss, 2B-a7 - Commentary on the
Days Lesson.
]. The journey to Calvary (v. III
H. Bearing Ills cross" All the prep1
arations having been made the sad pro-
cession started. On the way to the
i place of the crucifixion it Is evident
that Jesus became exhausted, becausa
| of what He had undergone during tha
/ night. and sank under the weight Of
/ His cross which lie was carrying. Tha
( soldiers then compelled a man from
4 Africa, Simon of Cyrene, who was
coming into the city, to assist Jesusl
Went forth" He now goes "even un1
to deatil'' Phil 2:8). "a skull" al
bold, round. skull-like hillock; probably
the ordinary spot for executions. "Gol4
! gotha" G0lgotha is the Hebrew word
and Calvary the Latin word.
Ii. The crucifxion ". 1S). 18I
"They crucified Him. 1t was o'clock
in the morning the hour of the usual
morning sacrifice OF which Jesus. the
Lamb of God, was the great Antitype1
Jesus was probably nailed to the cross
before it was raised. The feet of the
sufferer were only foot or two above
the ground-a fact of some weight, as
showing that Jesus suffered in the
4l1AtASb "a LIS RSIScCQlOISs IL WAS az
this time that they offered Christ wine
mingled with myrrh'' with view t0
producing stupefaction. He tasted It'll
but refused to drink, as it would OBJ
scure the clearness of His faculties
| Matt 27:34). Two others with Hip.sa
The two thieves crucified with Him
may have belonged to the band with
Barabbas They evidently knew sOme3
thing about Christ One m0cked the
other prayed.
III. The title of the cross Tvs. 1920
10. "Pilate wrote title" It was the
common custom to affix label to the
cross giving a statement of the crime
for which the person suffered. In this
case PLATE Himself attended to the
title. King of the Jews" Although
written by a wicked Roman rulera
probably as an expression of contempt
for the Jews If not for Jesus. yet it
told the exact truth-Jesus was "the
King of kings. " 20. Written in He1
brew" For the Jews Greek For
the foreigners and visitors Latin
For the Romans. Power culture and
piety in their noblest forms pay h0m1
age at the feet of Jesus. 81 Then
said.'' The chief priests felt that they
and their nation were being insulted
by the Roman governor.
%. What / have written" The ROi
man laws forbade the sentence to be-
alteieL when once pronounced.
~. "Christ's garments divided (vgI
%, pa %. THE soldiers They
were Romans, four In number. They
probably knew nothing about Jesusg
and We're acting merely as execution1
ers. "Took His garments" The
clothes of executed criminals were the
! perQuisites of the soldiers on duty.
"a "Rend" Which would of
course, ruin t,le garment "Cast lots. =
Gambling was a favorite pastime OF
Roman soldiers. 1.-THE Scripture" The
Scripture referred to is Pisa. 22lS.l
This is one Of the seven Messianic
Psalms. Fulfilled" What the soil
diers did was of their own free will,I
but in doing what they did they uncon7
sciously fulfilled the Scriptures. Cod
does not control free viii, but He uses
it. There were seven sayings Of Christ
spoken from the cross. His first say
ing was d prayer for His enemies
| duke 23:34). His second saying was
spoken to the dying malefactor.
v. Jesus provides for His motherI
| Tvs 25-27) 20. His mother" 1t isl
generally supposed that she was al
watching her Son and suffering with
Him. "Mother's sister," etc. 1t is un5
certain whether there are three or four
women referred to here. Wife of
Cleophas" Called also Alphaeus.
MARY Magdalene" She was the first
10 see Jesus after His resurrection,
26. saw His mother" He saw and
recognized His mother and arranged
for her future. "Disciple-He loved
This was John. the author OF this gosI
pei woman" This was a customary
form of address and was not spoken
with any lack of love. "Thy Son.1
Accept from Him the care and pr0tec1
ton that mother would expect from
a son. q. Thy mother" Establish1
ing a sympathetic bond. This was
Christs third saying from the cross.
vi. The closing scene Tvs. 2S-30J. 28.l
After this From the sixth hour
noon there was darkness over all the
land until the ninth hour e o'clock)d
Toward the close of the darkness Jesus
uttered His fourth saying from the
cross: MY God, My God, why hast
Thou forsaken MeY' Matt. 27:46). s'All
\ things accomplished He had the
full consciousness that His work was
completed. that the prophetic words
were fulfilled, and that He had now
only to surrender His spirit to God the
Father. Fulfilled Connect this
clause, not with j thirst. but with the
first part OF the verse" All that the
Scriptures had foretold had been ac1
complished. II thirst" His fifth ut1
terance from the cross. Another evil
dence of His humanity
90 Vinegar" Sour wine which
we are told was the common drink OF
the Roman soldiers Hyssop." The
sponge was fastened Oh hyssop stalk
80 Received the vinegar" The
first drink of vinegar and gall Jesus reI
fused, but this, iunmixed with any drug
was accepted 1T is finished" The
sixth saying from the cross. This isl
one word in the Greek and has been
referred TO as the greatest single word
ever uttered. The work which Christi
had come to do was now complete. Im7
mediately afterward came the seventh
and last ntterance, Father, Into Thy
hands l commend My spiritFi Cave
up the ghost "l4e dismissed His
spirit" He gave up His own life.
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