Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-07
JESUS ON THE
CROSS
Sunday School Lesson for Dec. 9. 1906
Specially Prepared for This Paper.

LESSON TExT.-Luke 2s;ss-4s' Mem
GOLDEN TExT.-"Father fossIvs
them; for they know not what they DO.
TiME.~Friday. April Z. from nine a. M
PLACE.ECaivary (Golgotha). just out
side the city. Of Jerusalem, probably Ne
the north, 200 yards from the Damas
PARALLEL ACCoUNTs.-Matt. T's-
66; Mark ~l5:21-47; johns 1s:l6-i2
Comment and Suggestive Thous".
". 33. They" the Roman soiuiS
and their victim. "They crucified MIN
Roman soldiers performed the aeN CO...
they were only instruments ton
rying out the decree of Plia.e' :
to appease the bitter hatred VI -
Jewish rulers. 1t was more truly
Jews who cruciied Jesus. as
tors.n Eyil-doers. Another acco
calls them thieves. ,,.
v. "a. "Father, forgive them. ihis
was the first of Jesus seven saylnss
from the cross. Know not what tney
a." The soldiers were executing or
ders and did not know the character
of the one they crucified. Plate ana
The Jews knew that they were put
ting to death an innocent a
v. 35. THE people stood behold
ing" Jerusalem was thronged win
visitors at this the Passover eason
Rulers derided him" jewish
rulers, probably members OF the san,
hedrin, were anxious that all shouiu
know that they repudiated the one
who was being crucified as "hlng u
the Jews HE saved others oar
castically implying a disDeiiei ~
his miracles of healing. Let MN
save himself" Or, as recorded by Mat
thew: "Himself he cannot save.
Thus was uttered in jest an eternal
and universal truth. Jesus could not
save himself, and yet saved men.
v. Sc. Knocked him . oHering
him vinegar" They took, probably,
some of the sour wine they had
brought to refresh themselves, ana
pretended to offer it as a festive cup
to the kingly victim.
v. 81. IF thou be king" To the
Gentle soldiers Christ's claim that he
was a king seemed most absurd, and
so they TESTED about this.
v. SO. "Superscription." On a white
tablet made of wood coated with gyp--
sum, was written in black letters the
accusation for which he suffered. Pf-
late had this superscription written
in three languages-in Hebrew for
the Jews, in Latin for the Romans,
and in Greek, that strangers and for
eigners might read.
v. 80. "Malefactors which were
hanged" Perhaps these men were
tied to their crosses by cords.
Rallied on him." This one joined in
hooking Jesus.
v. 40. "The other rebuked him"
Perhaps it was the meekness Jesus
showed, or his prayer for Mis- murder
ers, or his confidence in calling God
Father" or his whole bearing, that
convinced the one malefactor that
Jesus was not only innocent, but that
he was what he claimed to be-Lord
of men.
V. Al. "We indeed justly" He &C
knowledged that his own sentence
/ was just. We believe that he was
truly penitent for his sins. Hiatt
: done nothing amiss! We do not know
: how much he had known about Jesus
, before this time, but at any rate he
was convinced that Jesus was al in
3 nocent man.
V. AZ. Lord, remember me-" He
, believes in Jesus love and feels His
ability to save.
V. 40. To-day shalt thou be with
me in paradise" The man had prayed
for a blessing in a far distant day, but
Jesus grants him what shall be rea
lized to-day.
: V. A. Sixth hour ninth hour
{ From noon until three p. M, a miraeu'
lous darkness enveloped Judea, as II
the sun hid his face from beholdine
the wickedness of men.
V. As. Sun was darkened." This
explanation endorses the testimony OF
astronomy that an eclipse of the sun
at the time of full moon was impossi
BILE 1.-THE Passover was celebrated al
full noon, hence the darkness must
have been supernatural. THE veil OF
the temple was rent This rendine
signified that the way of access into
the very presencefof God was opened
by Christ.
V. As. When" At the moment Je
sus felt that he was about to lose con