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 LESSON kBy E. o. SELLERS, Director Sunday School Course, Moody Bible Institute. (Shfcapol
LESSON FOR OCTOBER 25
JESUS AND JUDAS.


 JESUS AND JUDAS. LESSON TEXT-Matt. 2s:14-2s H-6o; Y: s-10.
 GOLDEN TExT-woe unto that man through whom the Son of Man is be- trayed. Matt 26:2 R. V.
 No literature has more terrible story than that of Judas. Matthew gives us perhaps the fullest account of his last acts and the part he had in those final hours of the suffering and death of Jesus.
 Marys act of anointing, by Jesus commended, and by Judas condemned, caused the latter to fare forth for his final act of faithless infamy. Con- trasted with the odor of her good deed. we here have the stench of an evil deed.
 |. The Bargain, w. 14-25. CD The Price, w. 1416. Disappointed in his hopes that Jesus would establish an earthly kingdom wherein he should hold high position. stung by the re- buke of w. 1913 (cf. John 12:4-8) and moved by cupidity, Judas hurries to the enemies of Jesus (see John 13: 27). He saw no further opportunity to profit through holding the bag" John 1929, and so got what he could from the rulers. He estimated his worth at 30 pieces of silver about sev- ,enteen or nineteen dollars, or the value of a slave: see Ex. 21:22 and Phil. 2:7, also the prophecy of Zechar- 1ah 11:12-13 Hate. envy. disappointed ambition, and cupidity drove Judas with relentlessness in his final act of infamy. Verify, whatsoever man ,soweth, that shall he also reap" Gal. 6:7. (2) The Penalty, w. 17-25. As we read the various accounts of that tragic last night we note that being warned and singled from among the other disciples in no wise moved Judas no repentance. The conspiracy. see Matt. 26:1-5, 14-16, had been consum- mated before that last meeting in the upper room.
 Must Be Born Again. Even grace cannot save us in our sins All of his gifts, his nearness to the Son of God, his knowledge, first handed of those marvellous teachings of Jesus, did not grip his heart. Head knowledge alone never saved anyone. Ut is not enough even to be numbered among the disciples. There must be a new creation, We must be born again. John ar. In verse "A we read the sinal warning and John tells us (13:2D that following these words he Is com manded to "go out quickly"
 II. The Betrayal, w. 47-6o. There are four stages in this episode: CD In the house of Simon at the amounting of Jesus by Mary: (2) The one just con sidered and which took place in the Upper room" in connection with the Passover feast; (3) The third is the subject of his paragraph and took place in the Garden following the events of last weeks lesson. This picture has been painted so often a to be familiar to us all. The Son of Man, the advancing apostate disciple, the mob; what an appalling scene. Judas had probably led first to the house whence he had left Jesus. Find ing Jesus and the disciples had de- parted (v. 30) he knew where in all probability, he would find the Master. it was a familiar resort for Jesus and his disciples. John 18:2. 3. Judas had often sat under these same olive trees and listened to him who taught as never man taught" It was also a place sacred to prayer. How things are changed. Judas had allowed Satan no enter his heart (John 1927, see also Uames 4:7) and with eager feet he lcrosses the brook Kedron. past the disciples and into the presence of Jesus to betray him with kiss. |. The Final Stage. IIi. "He Went and Hanged Him. seif' 27:3-fo. The fourth and final stage is reached when. seeing that Desus is condemned and about to be executed. Judas, filled with remorse, carried back the 80 pieces of silver to NuC Sulci pAicoto anu tuo clucTb. w udt ian exhibition of hypocrisy they evi. tdenced, not to take the price of blood, ltforsooth! Judas did not really repent The word here used for repent" ia rather that he suffered remorse, and that does not necessarily involve re- pentance as we all know. Had he truly repented he would not have hanged himself and he would have been saved even as the repentant thief was saved
 There Is no necessary contradiction between this and the account given in Acts IS. If he hanged himself in the field of blood and the rope broke the account given in Acts would naturally follow"
 The Teaching. As We recall these final things in the life of Judas we must remember that they are not the beginnings of his defection. The de- velopment of the lives of Judas and Peter are profoundly different. Both looked for a temporal kingdom and both were out of sympathy with the teachings of Jesus as to the necessity of his death. One, for personal gain. betrayed. and the other, for self-pro-