Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-16
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson Vl!I.-Fourth Quarter, For
Nov. 20, 1910.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text of the Lesson. Matt. XVI, &C. SIS
Memory Verses, SO. S9-Goldsn Text
Matt. XVI. IS - Commentary Pre-
pared by Rev. D. M. Stearns.

Ii may have been. AZ some think. not
far from midnight when Jesus wenr
forth with His disciples over the brooE
Hedron on His way to GethSpmanc
We think or another night which IN
souc small measure fOrcShadowcd TINS
one. when the king of Israel fed for
his life across this same brook. accom-
panied by a few faithful followers. he
cause of the rebellion of his son Absa
LON. In our lesson we see the true
King OF Israel about TO he put to death
by His frstborn ZEN. iv. 22l and about
to enter into an aSony the like OF which
was never before seen by men or an
gels on this earth. Possibly He had
spoken the words of John XIV and xvi
on His way 10 the garden and had
prayed the prayer of chapter xvii after
reaching the garden. or this we can
not be certain. But now He leaves the
eight disciples somewhere in the gar.
den. and. taking Peter and James and
John. He was withdrawn from the 9th
ers about Il stones cast and began t.
be sorrowful and very heavy. sayint
unto them. My soul Is exceeding sor
rOwful even unto death: tarry We here
and watch with Me" Then. leaving
the three. He went little farther amt
kneeled down and fell ON His face OF,
the ground and prayed the prayer o.
verse 80. Luke says that an ange.
from heaven appeared 10 Him anG
erf1 hnf in,
agony, He prayed more earnestly, am
His sweat was AZ IL were great drop.
of blood falling down to the ground
He came 10 the disciples and found
them asleep and said To Peter. What
could We not watch with Ne one hour"
Watch and pray tverSeS III. Al. IA
went away the second time and praye !
the same prayer Then lie came n:,ai'
10 them ANA found them asleep sgai
and went away the third time an
prayed the same words Then Il
came the third time Ia His disciple
and said unto them. Sleep On now ana
take your rest: behold. the hour * M
hand. and the son az N.Hn * betrayed
into the hands of sinners" Luke xxi.
10 the eight lie found them asleep also
and said to them: Why sleep ye? Rise
and pray lest Va enter into tempta-
ton" We can read il and write il and
mediate upon IL. hut who can under
| stand It:
What was the cup from which He
asked il possible To be delivered and
yet in the drinking of which He sub
mittCd wholly To the Fathers will:
Was IL the SariP cup as that of John
| xviii. II. concerning which lie said.
''The cup which my Father hath given
me. shall not drink liz" 1t looks as
If the devil did not know what he was
doing when lie killed the Lord Jesus.
for il is written in Heb. Ii. -. that
Jesus took body GA flesh and blood
that through death He might destroy
him that had the power OF death-that
is. the devil. We know that he tried
to kill him at His birth. an possibly
he tried TO drown Him I'm that storm
on the sea. Perhaps he thought that
If he could Kill Him before he reached
the cross he would Illustrate the whole
plan Of redemption. If that be so anC
we can consider GethSemane as the
devils attempt to Kill Him in the gar
den. then the Saviour's prayer may
have been prayer that He might no
die in the garden and leave His grea
work unfinished. but that lie nigh
have victory in the garden and go OF
to Golgotha and finish His work o
atOnemcnt for sin. That would ex
plain the reason why an ange
strengthened Him. If we are right Fl
this supposition. then His willingness
to die in the garden. If His Fathe
should so will II. and leave His worl
unfinished In very sight OF the goa
IS the greatest instance Of Submissio
on record. 70 he willing not To su.
coed with success In sight-who eve
heard of such a thing?
But the cup OF diving in the garJr
passed from Him. and he was strength
ened Superuaturally ana went on CHAD
~ TO drink the cup which His Fathe
had prepared for Him In that ligl
listen to Heb v. 4. "WhO III the day
of His flesh. when He had offered Il
prayers and SupplicatiOnS. with StrOn
crying aud tears. unto Him that WI
able 10 save Him from death and Wa
heard in that lie feared In job
V. IL. II il written. IF we know th'
lie hear us whatsoever we ask W
know that we have the petitions tn;
we desired OF Him" He prayed
Him who was able to save Him fro
death. and he WIS heard: therefor
= He was saved from death In the "a
Gen in order that re might finish III
work of atonemeut by dying on u
cross for our sins. II these though
are wrong may the Lord forgive