The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-17
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson MIl.-Fourfh Quarter, For
49, Nov. 20, 1910.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text of the Lesson, Matt. XVI, 1885.
Memory Verses, SO. 39-GoIden Text,
Matt. xvi, as Commentary Pre-
pared by Rev. D. M. Stearns.

Watt. XVI, 10 - commentary RE-
pared by Rev. D. M. Stearns.
1t may have been. as some think. not
far from midnight when Jesus went
forth with His disciples over the brook
Kedron on His way to Gethsemane-
We think of another night which in
some small measure fOreShadowed this
one. when the king Of Israel fled for
his life across this same brook. accom-
panied by few faithful followers, be-
cause of the rebellion of his son Absa-
lom. In our lesson we see the true
King of Israel about to be put to death
by His firstborn lex. iv, 22) and about
to enter into an agony 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 to the garden and had
prayed, the prayer of chapter xvii after
reaching the garden. Of 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 withdraw from the 9th
ers about a stones cast and began to
be sorrowful and very heavy, saying
unto them. MY soul is exceeding sor-
rowful even unto death; tarry ye here
and watch with Me-" Then. leaving
the three, lie went little farther and
kneeled down and fell on His face on
the ground and prayed the prayer of
verse 80. Luke says that an angel
from heaven appeared to Him and
strengthened Him. and, being in an
agony, He prayed more earnestly. and
His sweat was as it were great drops
of blood falling down to the ground.
He came to the disciples and found
them asleep and said to Peter. What.
could ye not watch with Me one hour?"
Watch and pray verses 40. AL He
went away the second time and prayed
the same prayer. Then He came again
10 them and found them asleep again
and went away the third time and
prayed the same words. Then He
came the third time TO His disciples
and said unto them. sleep on now and
take your rest; behold. the hour is at
hand. and the Son of Man is betrayed
into the hands of Sinners Luke xxi,
40, 46, looks as if when He returned
to the eight He found them asleep also
and said 10 them: why sleep ye? Rise
and pray lest We enter into tempta-
ton" We. can read it and write it and
mediate upon il, but who can under
stand il -
What was the cup from which He
asked if possible TO be delivered and
yet in the drinking, of which He sub
mitted wholly to the Fathers will?
Was it the same cup as that of John
xviii. II. concerning which lie said.
THE cup which my Father hath given
me. shall ! not drink it," 1t locks as
Il the devil did not know Wliat he was
doing when he killed the Lord Jesus.
for it is written in Heb. ii. 10. that
Jesus took body o. 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. and possibly
he tried TO drown Him in that storm
| on the sea. Perhaps he thought that
if be could kill Him before he reached
the cross he would Illustrate the whole
! plan of redemption. If that be so and
we can consider GethSemane rs the
devils attempt to kill Him in the gar
den, then the Saviour's prayer may
have been q prayer that He might not
| die in the garden and leave His great
work unfinished. but that He might
have victory in the garden and go on
| to Golgotha and finish His work of
atonement for sin. That would ex-
plain the reason why an angel
strengthened Him. If we are right in
this supposition. then His willingness
to die in the garden. if His Fathef
should so will 1t, and leave His work
unfinished in very sight of the goal
| is the greatest instance of submission
on record. TO be willing not TO sue
coed with success in sight-who ever
heard Of such IL thing?
Bet the cup of dying in the garden
passed from Him. and he was strength
| cneG systematically and went on glad
ly TO drink the cup which His Father
had prepared for Him. In that light
listen TO Heb. V. Z. "Who in the days
Of His flesh. when He had offered up
prayers and supplications. with strong
crying and tears. unto Him that WIS
| able 10 save Him from death and was
heard in that He feared" In | John
V. 10. it is written. IF we know that
He hear us whatsoever we ask we
know that we have the petitions that
we desired of Him." He prayed TO
Him who was able to save Him from
death. and he was heard; therefore
He was saved from death in the gar
Gen in order that He might finish His
work of atonement by dying on the
cross FOR our sins. If these thoughts
arc wrong may the Lord forgive us
for daring to tolerate Them. but if
they are of Him may He bless them
and grant us victory TO do His will
and perfect submission to il. Now see
the agent "a the devil daring To kiss
our Lord. and behold our Lord sub
hitting fO II knnwin0 him 20 ho who