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Tvs. 1910. IS. "Pilate." Pontius
Plate belonged to an a1cient and
knightly Roman family. Called to-
gether." Plate summons the rulers
and the people. II. LAS one that
perverteth." AS one that has taught
doctrines injurious to your religion.
Having examined" At the first
trial he had heard all that could be
brought against Him. mo fault"
They had failed to prove a single
charge.
IS. Nor yet Herod." Christ had
travelled extensively in Galilee and
yet Herod brings no charge. He
sent Him back un-o US" (R. W This
Evolved a distinct acquittaI. "Is
done unto Him." Nothing worthy
of death hath been done by Him.
R. v.
16. "Chac:..e Him" John says
that Plate took Jesus and scourged
, Him; but this was not Gone until a
little later. And release Him
Plate hoI I'd that wien they saw
Jesus scourged they would be salts.
fed, but not SO; they were clamorine
for His blood, and nothing short of
Ill oh SiOoo Woulu SoIiSly IhOLus
II. Must release one" This
verse is omitted in the Revised Yer.
sion. But see the narallel accounts.
II. The clamo' g of the Jews Tvs.
1929. IS. They cried out" The
chief priests moved the people mark
15:11). "9arabbas." An insurrec-
zionist, q robber and a murderer.
10. "Sedition." I~nsurrection.
Matthew says he was a celebrated
prisoner. In some manuscripts he IS
called Jesus Baraboas.
20. "Willing to release Sssus." 1t
was probable at this time that the
Matt. 2i:19) urging the release OF
Jesus. Plate repeated the proposal
of verse 16.
81. Cruelty Him" Let Hin Tie
the most ignominious death possible.
Had the Jews executed Him according
te their law against false prophets
and blasphemers they would We
stoned Him, as they repeatedly at
tempted to do, and as they did With
Stephen. His prophecy of crucifxion
was practically a prophecy that He
should be put to death, as He actual
ly was, on a charge of high treason
against the Roman government. 1t
can hardly be supposed that these
people who were crying, Cruelty
Him." were the same people who had
brought Jesus into the city the Sun
day before with shouts of hosanna.
This was a Jewish mob urged on by
the authorities; that was no doubt
largely q Galilean crowd.
%. what evil hath He done"
How many and what various persons
bear testimony to the innocence Of
the Holy One - Plate, Herod, Pr
late's wife, the thief on the cross, and
the centurion at the crucif1ion. And
let Him Co." Plate Is laboring hard
to release Him; he could have ended
this whole matter with n word. It
was at this %juncture that PLATE
asked. What shall I do then with
Jesus, which is called Christ? This
is a question every person must an
swer. /. Every person must accept
or reject Him. Q. Rejecting Christ
is the great sin of the world. 8. If
we reject Him here we shall be re-
jected by Him hereafter.
20. Instant. Insistent, urgent
"Prevailed.' The reason why he fin
ally yielded seems to have been the
one given in John 1912, If thou. let
this man CO., thou art not Caesars
friend" But PLATE gained nothing
ever with Caesar, for he was soon
recalled, degraded and banished to
Gaui, where he committed suicide.
III. Plate pronounces the death
sentence Tvs. "a, 25). "a, Plate
gave sentence" Before PflAtelprO-
nounced the sentence he took water
and washed his hands publicly, thus
expressing in acts what he uttered in
words, II am innocent of the blood, OF
this just person; see ye to it, Matt
27:24). The people accept the re-
sponsibility and cry. "His blood beso
US, and on our children" That blood
was upon them, not as vengeance.
but as a natural consequence of theil
conduct. Within forty years the cit!
was destroyed amid scenes of cruelty
which defy description. No history
can furnish US with a parallel tosthe
calamities and miseries of the jews
at that time. There was rapine, mur-
uGT, lduliIlS, pSStliSuSS anu "isuS
horrors of war. The account givef
by Josephus is heart-rending. Plate
again ascends the judgment seat,
which was set up in a raised plac6ir
the open square, and delivers his Una
decree. 25. "He delivered Jesus tt
their will" Jesus is now mockedths
third time, about s O'Clock, Frida.
morning, in the court Of P~ilate'sspAl
ace. See Matt. 2~7:26-30; MARI rs
1919; John 1918. When Jesusi
brought out before them, PLAT
makes n last effort to release Hip
John 19:4-15). Now it is that b.
permits Jesus to be %scourged, hopini
that will satisfy them; but the cry
still, Cruelty Him." and He is take
back into the court and His CIV
clothes are put upon Him. Il wa
at this time that PLATE said, "Behof
the mani" And well may we sto
and behold Him. He was "a man &.
SORROWS, and acquainted with grief"
lisa. $3.50. In Him we sec a per-.
feet exhibition of meekness aud owe
and a perfect example for us to fol-
low. He a. the Goldman and as