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| our grief and carried our eorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afnicted.-Isa. 6a:4.
 N,.. sn,,.v n. ..x ,..u, ,,, ..,., I before Gentle power. Today's lesson 1 brings us to the central event of his | saving mission to men. We must read all four accounts of this event I attentively, reverently, humbly, for 1t cannot be treated even as other I events in the life of our Lord. 1 !. The Procession to Calvary, V. 2f. Twas physically exhausted Christ l that left the judgment hall. A night I of vigil, mocking, buffeting and with out food since the previous evening left him too weak to bear the cross. I Then 1t was that son of Africa. Simon of Cyrene, was impressed" to bear the burden. The Romans de- manded that the victim bear his own cross. He accepted the human help, but refused the aid of the drug, Matt. PISA. Luke gives us at this point the incident of the weeping woman. Mark 15:23 seems to indicate that Jesus had to be assisted to the place of the cross.
 On the Cross.
 ll. The Place, Calvary, W. 22-H. Here we see him, the brightness ol Gods glory and the express image of his person. the incarnation of truth. in whom dwelt the fullness of the God head bodily-"crucified." .Sin has done its worst The Scriptures are fulfilled, Ps. 22:16, Zech. 12:10. It was neces- sary for our salvation that he should die exactly as he did, Gal. S:10. 13; John 3:14; Deut. 21:23. Even the parting of his garments was prophe sled, Ps. 32:18. The presence of two malefactors had also been foretold. Isa. 53:9, 12.
 | lii. The Passers-by d calvary, w. 2s-32. The people and the priests joined in heaping scorn upon him. Even those that were crucifed with him "reproached him." Yet he loved them all. There seem to have been no gibes for the two thieves. John | l5:1s, II Tim. 8:12. The cry Of the mob now ,s Save thysslr (v. a0). sTwas sp0len 4n nnockefys but fhey spoke truth, nevertheless: 1t vas necessary for the good shepherd to ] give his life for the sheep. John 1O:11, ana by no means to use his power in saving himself They did not believe on him after the resurrection of LAza' rus; is 1t to be believed that they would have accepted him had he saved himself!" To have saved him. self would have been for him to take himself out of the hands of God--au act of disobedience.
 w. The Person on Calvary, w. s. 70. In the midst of this awful scene. in the confusion of the mingled cry of the mob. there Is sounded one note of triumph. AS Jesus was thus lifted up from the earth" (John 12:32), one | of those, his companions, ceased to revile him. and cried out, Art thou the Christi" and, to be literal, If %. save us." The other seems to have had his vision cleared, for he rebukes his fellow criminal by saying that their condemnation was a just reward for their deeds. Turning to Jesus he exclaims, Remember me in thy Kingdom" The answer was imme- diate and significant, To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise" This Is graphic illustration of tho whole meaning and symbolism of the cross. In his undying hour the Savior of men Soosed this sinner from his sins and granted him the right to fellowship with hin in the life bsyead. | Jesus hung upon the cross three hours,
 Bearing shame and scoffing rude. l In my place condemned he stood
 .,qe- Sealed my pardon with his blood.
 Halielujah swhata savior. | his Faith Triumphant | Then God drew the curtain, for even he could not look upon that scene tll Cor. 5:21; Hebs 1:13). We do not believe the eclipse theory. but rather that God caused the darkness, anoth- CT illustration of the closeness Of man and nature, Rom SEQ. 21 R. V. The dying cry, My God, my God, why hast t1ou forsaken me" was uttered whom | J9ou6 oeuSeu tue iuii euo SSAAAHsSs> 1 realization of being separated from the Father. Death Is not annihilaeforh but separation. and Jesus was sepss- rated from God the Father because our sins, Isa. 53:6. Yet in that terrF bIe moment his faith does not waver. for he cries, My God" Conscious of his personal innocence, but suffering for the sins of others. his faith is triumphant.
 This lesson suggests that all who study 1t yield themselves to search ing self-examination. Such a4mAnifes- tation of divine love should call forth our utmost confidence and our tn- questioned trust in our divine re4eem CT. The revelation of tho encrmaeEof mans sin as seen on Calvary pt to lll us, with an uncQad lg hatr6d of s1ia. Tho afo1y k yior:a suiGerinss ought tq tl9pek to cdllstant conflict wjkh nah::A
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