The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-11-16

\ one and two O'Clock Friday morning 600
/ after sunrise April = A. -. 80
PLACE The palace % the high priest
! and the hall of the sanhearn at Jrr4-
salem.
Comment and Suggestive Thought
V. 81 They that had laid hold"
The Roman soldiers who still had no
arrested man in charge. Led him to
Caiaphas" To the apartment az re
acting highprie where. instead ~
in It's usual hall a hastily called meer
ing OF the Sanhedrm was held
Scribes and elders were assembled"
Chief priests also were there, as Mark
mentions (i4:53).
v 5S. Peter followed him afar M"
Peters trouble came through his u
lowing afar OF Sat with the seiy.
ants Cor oflicersl stood or Sat
among them as they clustered about
The fire in the open court. whence th.y
could see what was going on in Tie
council chamber
SO. Chief priests sought
false witness" II was the religious
leaders of the people who We're prime
movers in the trial Of Jesus Hut
what they sought was witness
against Jesus to put him 20 death
and they had to seek far for witness
against One who ever went about
doing good" Then. as now. only those
who knew him not could say anything
against him.
V. 60. Found none" II was no
easy matter to agree upon charge
against the blameless One Many
false witnesses came" interruptions
persons. by threats or money. could
be brought TO give such testimony as
the judges sought. But the trouble
was, the accounts OF such men did not
agree with one another Jewish law
required that at least two witnesses
must agree before one could be con-
victed Of capital offense (Deut. 17:6).
V. Gil Said. am able TO destroy"
etc. Read what Jesus had said early
in his ministry (John 2:19-2D. and
note how its whole spirit was altered
by this report.
V. CO The high priest arose"
Thus far every effort had utterly
failed TO bring TO light anything
against Jesus. Caiaphas. forgetting
his official dignity, and leaving his Of
fetal seat, stepped toward the Ac-
cused. exasperated by his silence, and
, determined to make him criminate
himself "Answerest thou nothing -
Jesus had maintained unbroken ST
lence. He endured the contradiction
of sinners against himself without
one word of self-defense. Here, as
, elsewhere he is our great example.
v GO Jesus held his peace" For
! perhaps an hour he listened in si-
lence. fulfilling lisa. 53:7 The high
! priest answered" lie responded 10
/ the situation into which he was forced
! by the persistent silence of Jesus I
adiurc thee by the living God" This
! was ;he ordinary formula OF admins
. terng an oath The action was ilaal
/ and Jesus at first protested aganr it
luke 22.67-70l. Tell us whether
thou be the Christ, the Son of God 20
/ The high priest asked Jesus under
I oath to testify concerning his claims
Grst as to his Messianic vocation ami
second. as TO his peculiar relation 10
the heavenly Father.
' V. GA. Thou hast said" That f.
s You have stated the truth. This was
3 equivalent to saying. as Mark renders
, It. Il am" Nevertheless More
9 than this, Hereafter shall We see -
+ etc This would call to mind a we'll
I known prophecy concerning the Mes
, siah dan. 7:13, 1G.
: V. 65 Rent his clothes" This had
7 been originally an involuntary express
:, sion of grief but it had now become
e a formal act, when one was found
guilty Of blasnhemy
l. V. sc. What think yer" Caiaphas
! appeals to the assembled Sanhedrlm
; for a verdict. He is guilty OF death. "
The verdict guilty was unanimous.
He was guilty of blasphemy. hence
worthy of death OLev. 2i16). The
council then adjourned TO meet at day
! break During the interim Jesus was
delivered to the care Of soldiers and
! servants of the Sanhedrim. who sub
jected him TO every form Of indignity
which their brutal instincts could de-
wise.
VS. 67, 6S. "Buffeted him Struck
him with their fists. "Prophesy unto
us" They first blindfoded him luke
22:6D, then called upon him to dis
! play his supernatural power by nam
= Ing the man who struck him
Practical Points.
! V. IS. We run into danger as soon
!, as we permi. the slightest separation
! between ourselves and Josus.--Jonn
/, 1874. 3.
a v. 80 The world today seeks Wit
ness of Jesus in the lives Of his pro-
n fessed followers.-Act lis.
i V. 60 A righteous character Is the
} unimpeachabe answer to calumny -
Pet 3:l6.
V. SO. Let us look to Christ for
grace TO bear reproach in silence
> Heb. 1873.
y V. Ga. There cone times when 10
" remain silent would be treason to the
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