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Subject: Jesus on the Cross, Luke
xiii, S3-46-Golden Tex, 1uke
xiii, s4-Memory Verses
43-Commentary. i
/. Jesus crucifed (y. $50. 3d..
they were come" a great
company Of PEOPLE and Of women fol;
lowed Jesus to the cross. who ALSO
bewafled and lamented Elm Thes
three Marys we're there: Mary the:
mother OF Jesus; Mary.rthe wife Of
Cleopas;r and Mary Magdalene, With
several other friends tY. AL .eCals
vary" Calvary is the Latin, and
.Golgotha the Hebrew word With thet
same meaning. It is just outside thea
city OF Jerusalem. They crucidedt
Him" His hands and feet we're
nailed to the Cross luke 24:3gns4gtj
and then it was lifted and sunk tntN
the ground with a sudden shock prof
ducing great pain. THE malefaciis
tors" Two thieves were crucffe6
with Jesus, one on the right handJ
and the other on the left.
II. The knocking crowd Tvs 34j
37). "a. Father, forgive them.
There were seven sayings OF Christ
while on the cross. This, the fTst
,one, is a prayer for His murderers..
Parted His raiment. The four sok
diers divided among themselves His
outer robe, head-dress, girdle ana
sandals, but for His Coat that Isl
His tunic or under garment, whicM
was without seam and which would
have been ruined II; divided, theyaeast
lots (John 1923, 24). Cast lots. s
See Pisa. 22:18.S What picture! 3d.
.t'The people stood beholding. Vast
crowds were in Jerusalem TO attend
the feast of the Passover. "ThetrulHs
ers." The dignitaries and members
Of the Sanhedrin. "Derided Him.
The crowd Knocked Him from Still
IL o'clock. The women were last at
the cross and first at the grave. SEet
Him save Himself They Thought
that If Jesus were the Messiah, surely
He could deliver Himself from the;
Roman cross.
S.. Vinegar" The soldiers pre-
tend to treat Jesus as king. to
whom the festive cup is presented-
III The superscripti0n y. S3l.s
nSuperscription. The white tablet
nailed upon the cross, above the head!
of the victim, to declare thescrime Tor
which He was crucifed. WAS WritS
ten." PLATE wrote this superscripr
ton evidently in deffs6n tJohHs1s5
10y. king Of the Jews" The words
are somewhat different In the diners
ent gospels, probably because some
of the writer's copied from oneIslan-s
guage and some from another
". The robbers conversion vs.
39-43). SO. Rallied on Him
The two thieves scrucfied with
Him may have belonged Ito the
band with Barabbas. Save Thyself,y
etc. Prove your claim to the Mes
siahship by delivering yourself and
US from death. 40. rDost not thor
fear God" Whatever the reckless
crowd may do, thou art near death
does this have NO effect upon youA
Al. "We--justly. He is true,
penitent, %confessing his sins. Moth,
ing amiss." He may have heard and
e much of Jesus at 1.-THE trial.
49,. Lord The very use OF
the word implies faith: Thy king
DOM" He thus recognized Christ as
a real~King.
AZ. To-day" This was the secs
ond saying of Christ on the cross
Paradise. This is a word of..Pers,
sian origin, denoting a beautiful park
v. The supernatural darkness tys.l
"A, 45). IA. Sixth hour Noon
DARKNESS The darkness continued
three hours, from noon till 8 o'clock
cover the whole, land" (R OF;
Palestine. This darkness was typi-
cal of the moral darkness that filed;
the land. This was a miraculous 2
s~currence, showing. the amazemelt OF
at the wickedness Of the cruel,
fxion of Him who is the light OF the,
world and the sun of righteousness.
"The ninth hour" The hour Of the
offering of the evening sacrifice. DUR
ing the darkness occurred Christ's
fourth utterance on the cross: sMy
God, My God, why hast Thou for
5aken Me?" Matt. 27.46l. The fifth
saying was, st thirst" (John 1929.
45. 'nrhe veil" The great veil OF
the temple that hung between the
Holy Place andthe Holy of Holes, 40
cubits GO feetf long. and 1880
feet) wide, of the thickness Of the
palm Of the hand, and wrought In ~
squares, which were joined together.
These wells were very heavy. Was;
rent" It's rending typifed that the
veil that shut out the vision OF hoE-.
ness from the hearts OF the people
had been taken away" e. Cor. 3:14-a
16). cts rendfng was emblemattcat
I and pointed out that the separation
between Jews and Gentiles was now.
abolished, and that the privilege OF
the high priest was now communicate
ed to all mankind"
vi. Our Lords death ". 46): 49,;
with a loud voice" AS It were the
triumphant note of a c%onqueror.
What He =, i'd first at this tfIaetis re-
corded in John 1890, and was His.
sixth saying on the cross. 1T Is fn1
ished." Father" etc. This was His
seventh saying. 1.-THE word Father,
shows that His soul has recovered
full serenity" Not long before this
when struggling in the darkness He.
call.I to His Cod" now the dark
ness is gone and He sees God as a
loving Father" 81. commend My
spirit" I deposit My soul in Thy
hands. Here is another proof of the
immortality of the soul, and of its
separate existence after death. Gave
I'D the ghost" ".He dismissed the.
spirit" He Himself willingly gave
up that life which it was impossible
for man to take away. AS Jesus gave
up His spirit there was an earthquake:
of such power as to rend the rScks
and open the tombs (Matt. 27:51-'
So.