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LESSON
~. ". SELLERS, Acting Director of
ue un, sunday School Course OF the Moody
Bible Institute.) N'
SopyrIsht. 1917. Western Newspaper Union
LESSON FOR JUNE 3
JESUS BETRAYED AND DENIED.

placed upon the dramatic scene in the
shrueh or Gethsemune, and Peters de.
MAJ at the fire. In some of tho ,nto,-
mediate classes the scholars micht ho
"sNeo 10 write short, one-mnute es-
says ueScriDihg the scene us though
they' themselves, were present For
the adult classes Of course tbr central
'heihe Is the way that Christ's follow
ers neglect him today even ms tho dis.
ciples slept in Gethscmane, ana he
trayed him like Judas or denicd him
like Peter.
]. The Place Of Retreat wv. 1-3). Tn
his emphasis upon the spirituo, rron-
deur OF the deity of Jesus, John does
not dwell upon the agony in the gar
den. He, however, gives us that noblest
passage In the New Testament (chs.
14-1O, the like of which cannot he
found anywhere else in the worlds
writings. Having spoken these words.
Jesus and his disciples went over the
Brook Kedron ". ~ to the garden.
there to bear the awful weight Of
agony that was crushing him Matt.
~ :5o), while Mt the same time he must
strengthen his disciples, and fortify
them against the coming trials. Tint
this place was Il place of frequent re-
sort for Jesus, Judas was aware. II was
n sanctuary in which Jesus met the
rather, and those who knew him
knew 1T as place of prayer, and the
most likely place to find him Mt that
time of night ". 81. Rcbuffcd at
MQrV'S nrnfli I},,
ed with the priests, and now covetous-
ness is to reap It's reward. Judas was
not hardened in day His greed for
money, while ut the same time listen
ing to the teachings of Jesus, had
gradually hardened his heart.
u. Protecting and Protesting wv.
4-1D. (See Matt. &c; Mark ID; Luke
22). Jesus went forth In order to con-
centrate the attention Of the soldiers
upon himself, and to prevent q general
attack upon the disciples. In answer
to his question, they said they were
seeking Jesus, the Nazarene," term
OF contempt which Jesus answered by
saying, II am he" John adds. "nnd
Judas also which betrayed him stood
with them" Greed for money, grow
Ing into theft and falseness Of life.
ended with the blacklist crime the
world has ever known. His salutation
sent them backward (v. O.. Perhaps
among the officers were some who had
failed to arrest him on former occa-
sion (ch. 7:46), and who were now
overawed by his marvellous words and
majestic bearing. Again he answered,
Whom seek ye?" (v. y, and they
said, "Jesus Of Nazareth" the same
words rs before, but probably in
changed tone, showing that they were
prepared to listen with respect, though
certainly not with reverence, to what
he might have to offer. What dra-
matte picture-the brazenncss Of sin,
Judas who stood among the enemy.
and the fearlcssncss Of virtue, Jesus,
facing his accusers. Augustine, COM
menting on this verse, says, "Nhat
Will he do when he comes MS n guest,
If he did this when giving himself ND
MS DriSonor?" His act. however.
shielded his disciples, for not one of
them was to be lost ". 8 r. w, and
he knew they were not strong enough
vet to stand the test Of arrest and
trial. At this point Peter attempts to
defend Jesus ". 10Y.
III. Peter Denying wv. 1910. AS
Jesus was led away, his disciples for
sock him. They all left him, and fed,
but Mark adds that q certain young
man followed Jesus 1t is conjectured
that this young man was Mark. With
nltolynncc nf MO
ported to the Judgment hall. There
we see him bound, with his hands
shacklcd behind his back, and led
first to Annas ". 13), which was an H.
legal transaction, "as though some
reformer should be tried Mt Tammany
hall in New York" (Robert e. Spccr).
Annas was now very old. From him
he was taken to Caiaphas. followed by
Peter "afar Off" now in a different
mood than when he smote the high
priests servants ear. With him was
that other disciple (Johns way of re-
ferring to himself). Now John was
known to the high priest, and he went
In with Jesus into the palace, but
Peter was standing without at the
door. Notice the steps Of his failure;
First, he "slcpt" in the garden; Sec
ond, he followed "afar off" (Luke
% :54); third. he "stood" without:
fourth he "sat" in the midst.
Then notice the denials, the last nc.
companicd by cursing. Attempts to
compromise with the world meet with
the same measure Of failure today as
when Peter was in the Judgment hall.
Bad company Is q good thing to keep
out Of unless gone into to witness for
Christ. Peter did not have that pur.
pose The Lord had only to "Iook" at
Peter duke 22:G1) and he "remem.