The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-11-27
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM.
MENTS FOR DECEMBER
Subject: Jesus Before PLATE, Lake
xiii, 13-25-Golden Text, Luke
xiii, 4--Memory Verses, 70. -
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xiii, Memory Verses, 20, -
Commentary.
:. plate endeavors to release .Iesua
Tvs. 1910. 49, ''Pilate. Pontima
Plate belonged to an ancient and
knightly Roman family Called to-
gether Plate summons the rulers
and the people. L. LAS one thar
perverteth." AS one that las taught
doctrines injurious to your religion
Having examined /" At the firsi
trial he had heard all that could Ia
brought against Him. 'sNo fault =
They had failed to prove a single
charge.
IS. Nor yet Herod.o Christ had
Travelled extensively in Galilee ana
yet Herod brings no charge. ssHs
sent Him back un > u.s. (R. VI This
j yolved q distinct acquittal tsIs
done unto Him. Nothing worthy
OF death hath been done by Him. '--s
r. ".
IS. "Chas iza Him. John saws
that PLATE took Jesus and scourged
Him; but this was not done until
little later. And release Finn
PLATE HOP I'd that waen they saw
Jesus scourged they would be satiss
fed, but not so; they were clamoring
for His blood, and nothing short Of
tn on cross would satisfy them.
IT.. Must release one This
verse is omitted in the Revised YER
sion. But see the parallel accounts,
II. The clamos of the Jews Tvs.
1929. IS. They cried out The
chief priests moved the people (Mark
15:1I. Barabbas. An insurrec-
zionist, robber and murderer.
10. Sedition Insurrection.
Matthew says he was a celebrated
prisoner. In some manuscripts he Is
called Jesus BarabOas.
20. Willing to release Jesus It
was probable at this time that the
me 0uGer came from Pilates wife
Matt. 2l:19) urging the release Of
Jesus. PLATE repeated the proposal
of verse 16.
81. Cruelty Him" Let Him Li4
the most ignominious death possible
Had the Jews executed Film according
tc their law against false prophets
and blasphemers they would sv9
stoned Him, as they repeatedly at,
tempted to do, and as they did With
Stephen. His prophecy of crncifixioI
was practically a prophecy that He
should be put to death, as He actuaE
ly was, on charge of high treason
against the Roman government II
can hardly be supposed that thesd
people who were crying, Cruelty
Him. were the same people who had
brought Jesus into the city the Sum
day before with shouts of hosannas
This was Jewish mob urged on bs
the authorities; that was no doubt
largely Galilean crowd.
%. What evil hath He donee
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 crucifxion 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 / do then with
Jesus, which is called Christ? This
is a question every person must ans
swer. /. Every person must accept
or reject Him. 2. Rejecting Christ
is the great sin of the world. 8. If
we reject Him here we shall be re-
jected by Him hereafter
23. instant" Insistent, urgent
Prevailed The reason why he fin-
ally yielded seems to have been tho
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.
Ill. 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, II am innocent of the blood of
this lust person; see We 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 parallel to the
calamities and miseries of the Jews
der, famine, pestilence and all the
horrors Of war The account given
by Josephus is heart-rending. 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. I" Jesus is now Knocked the
third time, about 8 O'Clock, Friday
morning, in the court of Pilates pal.
ace. See Matt. 2726-S0; Mark Is:
1913; 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 scourged, 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. It was
at this time that PLATE said, Behold,
the MANI And we'll may we stop
and behold Him. He was "a man Of
sorrows, and acquainted with grief
Elsa. 53s3) In Him we see 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 for
the redemption of mankind.
There's a deal of difference be-