The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-11-29
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON CON
MENTS FOR DECEMBEI:
Subject: Jesus Before Plate, Luke
xiii, 13-25-Golden Text, Luke
xiii, 4-Memory Verses, 20, FL
Commentary,

A0At'' 10. 9llaCe. POnt1uS
Plate belonged to an c.7cient and
knightly Roman family. Called to-
gether." PLATE summons the rulers
and the people. IA. AS II that
perverteth." As one that Sas taught
doctrines injurious to your religion.
Having examined" At~the first
trial he had heard all that could be
brought against Him. "No fault"
They had failed to prove i single
charge.
Is. Nor yet Herod.' Christ had
Travelled extensively in Galilee and
yet Herod brings no charge. HE
sent Him lack un'0 us" (R. W This
j volved a distinct 4cquittal. IL
done unto Him." Nothing worthy
of death hath been lone by Him.
r. ".
16. Cha e Him." John says
that PLATE took Jesus and scourged
Him; but this was not done unit! a
little later. And release Him"
PLATE hoI ID that wien they saw
fed, but not so; they were clamoring
for His blood, and nothing short of
{ tn on a cross would satisfy them.
II. Must release one" This
verse is omitted in the Revised Yer
sion. But see the parallel accounts.
II. The clamo-s of the Jews Tvs.
1929. IS. They cried out" The
chief priests moved the people mark
15:11). "9arabbas." An insurrec-
zionist, 4 robber and a murderer.
10. "Sedition." Instruction.
Matthew says he was a celebrated
prisoner. In some manuscripts he IS
called Jesus BarabDas.
90. Willing to release uesus." 1t
was probable at this time that the,
me -~rSer caIne from Pilates wife
Matt. 2!:19N urging the release of
Jesus plate repeated the proposal
of verse 16.
21. Cruelty Kim" Let Him tie
the most ignominious death possible.
Had the Jews executed Him according
tc their law against faIse prophets
and blasphemers they would we
stoned Him, as they repeatedly at
tempted to do, and as they did With
Stephen. His prophecy of c~rucifxion
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. It
can hardly be supposed that these
people who were crying, Cruelty
Him." were the same people who had
brought Jesus into the city the Sum-
day before with shouts of hosanna.
This was a Jewish mob urged on by
the authorities; that was NJ doubt
largely a Galilean crowd.
%. "What evil hath He done"
How many and what various persons
bear testimony to the innocence of
the Holy One - PLATE, Rerod, Pr
late's wife, the thief on the cross, and
the centurion at the c~rucif1xion. "And
let Him CO." PLATE is laboring hard
to release Him; he could have ended
this whole matter with one word. 1t
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. I. Every person must accept
or reject Him. 2. Rejecting Christ
is the great sin of the world. 3. If
we reject Him here we shall be re-
jected by Him hereafter.
%. Instant" Insistent, urgent.
prevailed" The easo why he fin
ally Welded seems to have been the
one given in John 1912, "If thou let
this man go, thou art not Caesars
friend" But PLATE gained nothing
even with Caesar, for he was soon
recalled, degraded and banished to
Gaul. where he committed suicide.
III. PLATE pronounces the death
sentence Tvs. "a, 25). "a. "Pilate
gave sentence" Before Plate pro-
nounced the sentence he took water
and washed his hands publicly, thus
expressing in acts what he uttered in
words, CT 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 be on
us, and on our children" That blood
was upon them, not as vengeance,
but as a natural consequence of their
conduct. Within forty years the city
was destroyed amid scenes of cruelty
which defy description. No history
can furnish us with a parallel to the
calamities and miseries Of the Jews
at That m There was rap1ne, MUIR
der, famine, pestilence and all the
horrors of war. The account given
by Josephus is h~eart=reDding. PLATE
again ascends the judgment seat,
which was set up in a raised place in
the open square, and delivers his final
decree. 25. "He delivered Jesus to
their will" Jesus is now Knocked the
third time, about 8 o'clock, Friday
morning, in the court of Pilates pal
ace. See Matt. 27:26-30; Mark Is:
1919; John 1918. When Jesus is
brought out before them. PLATE
makes one last effort to release Him
(John 19:4-15). Now it is that he
permits Jesus to be s%courged, hoping
that will satisfy them; but the cry is
still, Cruelty Him." and He is taken
back into the court and His own
clothes are put upon Him. 1t was
at this time that'Pilate said, Behold
the mani" And we'll may we stoT
and behold Him. He was "a man Of
sorrows. and acquainted with grief
lisa. $3.50. In Him we see a per
feet exhibition of meekness and love
and a perfect example for US to fol
|. low. He was the Goldman and as
such made the great atonement fol
the redemption of mankind. +,