The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-11-09
JESUS IN
GETHSEMANE
Sunday School Lessen Tor Nov.ll. 1906
Specially Prepared fer Thls Paper.

u ME,-Between midnight and one
I o'clock Friday morning. April :. A. d. o..
I The morning of the day ~ cruclnxion
y FLACE.-The garden 81 Gethsemane. on
the lower slope Of Mount OF Olives. OPP
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
/ Y. So Then" About midnight.
"Cometh Jesus with them. Jesus with
\ the eleven apostles. Judas having left
the company. "Gethsemane" APP
parently this garden was owned by
some friend OF Jesus. since we read
that Jesus ofttimes resorted thither
with his disciples Saith Sit
I We here Jesus left eight OF his
I friends near the garden gate. that
they might watch against surprise by
the enemy While / go and pray"
Prayer was the very atmosphere Of
\ Jesns' life
V. 81. Peter and the two sons OF
Zebedee." These three-Peter. James
and John-best understood Jesus. and
had been his chosen companions on
1 two earlier occasions Began TO be
sorrowful" Sore amazed Mark. Il
was as il he were stunned By extreme
Amusement.
v rs. Ny soul is exceedingly scr
rowful-" A proverbial expression Of
severe suffering. Even unto death"
That is. he feared the spiritual agony
would be too great for the physical
nature 10 end ure. -Tarry We here"
Jesus wished TO be alone with his Fa-
Their. yet was so truly human that he
longed for human sympathy Watch
with me" He would have them keep
awake from sympathy with him. watch
against any intrusion upon his COM
munion with his Father and also
watch against the danger which
threatened them as well as him
self
Y. 80. Went little further" Luke
says he went about a stones cast"
Fell on his face and prayed"
Kneeled TO pray: then in anguish OF
spirit, utterly Frustrated himself say.
ing" Compare the three records
Mark 1896; Luke. % ~. and the Les
son Text 20 my Father He ad.
dressed God as my Father. and
therein shows US the meaning and
the power OF prayer. If il be pos.
sible." II mans redemption can be
accomplished in any other way This
cup" A common fgurative expression
TO denote the lot or portion assigned
one by God. Not as l Will but
as thou wilt" He was not merely
willing 10 submit TO Gods will. but
prayed for il: heartily desired that
the all-wise. ALLOWING will be &C.
complished at any cost
V. 40. "Cometh unto the disciples
Came to the three whom he had taken
with him into the garden. "Findeth
them sleeping" Though they loved
him dearly. they could not enter into
his feelings sufficiently to overcome
drowsiness. Saith unto Peter" He
singled out the one who had been
spokesman when recently they all de
clared themselves ready TO die with
their Master. Matt. &c. $3.50 Gould
ye not watch with me one hour"
Jesus heart was sorely wounded. not
merely because they were so cold
toward him. but because Of the peril
into which they had drifted by yield
ing TO their drOwsiness.
V. Al Watch and pray" They. and
we. should watch because the great
adversary Of souls is very wise and
crafty. and should pray because in
our own strength we are poweTless to
resist him "Ye enter not into temp
tation" Juest before the disciples
was the great temptation TO deny and
desert Jesus.
V 40 Prayed. saying etc The
nlight change in the words he uttered
in his second prayer is noteworthy.
for il gives evidence that he has been
strengthened and is more calm.
Y. 4J sleep on now" The time
Tor watching and prayer was past.
v 46 Rise. let us be going" The
torches effectually reused
the slumbering disciples. and they
arose to go with Jesus. not to hide
from. but to meet. the company com.
ms against them.
v. A. a great multitude" a mixed
crowd. including a cohort OF Roman
soldiers and a squad OF the Levitical
temple guard with swords and
The soldiers bore swords.
others in the crowd carried clubs.
From the chief priests and elders"
Il was the religious leaders OF the
Jews who were leaders in this move.
ment
V. IS Gave them a sign" The
Roman soldiers were not acquainted
with Jesus by sight. hence the need Of
4 sign.
V. ~. Kissed him" The original
s a compound verb denoting repeat
"a and most affectionato salutation
V. so. Wherefore art thou Gomez
Better In Revised Version. do that
or which thou art come" The words
~ which Jesus addressed Judas here
translated friend" means COM an
on Judas sin was blacker because
le had been an intimate companion
u Jesus for three years.
Practical Points.
V. 81. II is our privilege 10 live in
nch intimate communion with Christ
hat we can be admitted into secrets
i'd from those who follow afar or.