The Marshall republican., 1906-11-09
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.T1ME-Between midnight. q one
O'clock Friday morning. April =. a. ID. %.
The morning of the day Of crucihxion.
.PLACE.-The garden OF Gethsemane, on
the lower slope OF Mount OF Olives. OPP
posite Jerusalem.
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
v. 80. 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
ON friend OF Jesus. since we read
that Jesus ofttImes resortei thitber
with his disciples. Saith sit
ye here" Jesus left eight Of his
friends near the garden gate. that
they might watch against surprise by
the enemy. While | go and pray"
Prayer was tho very atmosphere "
Jesus life.
V. 81 Peter aud the two SONS of
Iebcdcc." These tbrec-Pcter. James
and John-boEt Understood Jesus. aud
had been his chosen companions ON
Two earlier occasions. Began Ia be-
sorrowful' Sore amazed MARK. II
was as II he were stunned by extreme
amazement.
v. IS. My soul In exceedingly sor-
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 tn endure. "Tarry yo here"
Jesus wished Ia he alone with his IA.
thor. yet was no truly human that he
lopged Tor human sympathy. Watch
NTH t,. [" m. ug..sIl H... gH,,u I,at,
awake from sympathy with him. watch
against n intrusion upon his CON.
munior With his Father. aud also
watch against tho danger which
threatened them as well as him.
self.
v. 20. Went a littic. further" Luke
says he went about n stones cast
Fell NJ his fac. aud prayed
Knoclcd To pray; then In anguish OF
spirit. utterly Frustrated himself. Say
Ing" Compare tho three records
Mark 1896: Luke. 90 ". and the Les
son Text. ~ my Father" lie ad.
dressed God AZ my Father and
therein shows ue the meaning and
the power 81 prayer. 10 " he poa-
HIbic." II mans redemption can bo
accomplished In any other way. This
cup" 4 common hgnrativc expression
Ia denote the lot or portion assigned
ono nv God Not M I will. hut
M thou wilt" 10 WA not merely
, willing To submit 10 Gods will, hut
prayed Tor "; heartily desired that
; the al.wisc. ALLOWING will DC ac-
, complishcd ut n cost.
v. 30. "Cometh unto the disclplca."
: Came IN tho three whom he had taken
With him into the garden. "fIndcth
them sleeping" Though they loved
him dearly. they could not enter into
A., his feelings sufficiently Ia overcome
drowsIness. Saith unto Peter" lie
singled out the one who had been
spokesman when recently they all de-
: clarcd themselves ready to die with
= their Master. Matt, &c 1885,. Gould
We not watch with m one hourg
Jesus heart was sorcly wounded. not
merely because they were 80 cold
toward him, hut because OF the peril
. into which they had driftcd by yield
II ing To their drowsincss.
v. II. Watch aud pray" They. and
we. should watch because the great
adversary of souls IL very wise and
crafty. aud should pray because u
% our own strength VIZ arc powerlcss t'
= resist him. We enter not into temp
. tation.' Jucst before the disciplei
= was the great temptation to deny and
desert Jesus.
V. AZ. Prayed. saying" etc. Tit
slight change In the words he uuerc'
l. I'm his second prayer is noteworthy
-. for n gives evidence that he has beei
strerethencd aud h. more calm.
It V. 40. sleep on now The tim
for watching and prayer was past.
Y. as. Rise. let us be going" tn
approacbiug torches e~nectually rouse
a, the sluml ering disciples. aud the
~ arose To go with Jesus, not to hid
- from hut to meet. tho company con
Ing against them.
+, v. AZ. "A great multitude A mike
u crowd. including IA cobort al Roma
tx soldiers aud a squad II the Levitic'
-. ,omplo guard. with swords an
slaves" The soldiers r SWORD
q others In the crowd carried club
From the chief priests aud elders
n was the religious ieaders on u
Jews yho yer leaders In this nov
,dv meat. -. -,
v. AZ. Gave them a sign II
re- poman soIdiers were not acquaint
re i with Jesus by sight, hence the need
10 u sign.
Vel ". ~. kissed him" The origin
X. Ia a compound verb denotins repe
II, nd aud most affectionate salutstion
". so. Wherefore art thou come
Better In Revised Version. Do u
for which thou art come" The VOL
h nv which Jesus addressed Judas N
err +, translated friend means comp
rAs Iudas' sin was blacker beca'