Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-13
LESSON FOR JUNE 10
THE SON OF GOD GIVING HIS LIFE
A RANSOM FOR MANY.
ssoN rExT-Mark 1b:l-41.

GOLDEN TExT-Truly this man was
the Son OF God-Mark 1873.
DEVOTIONAL READING-Isaiah s2:ls-
n:12
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL FOR
TEACHERs-Matthew 27:32-6l; Luke 1915
IS; John 19:16-42
PRIMARY AND JUNIOR TOPIC-Jssus
gives his life for others.
INTERMEDIATES ToPIC-The suffering
Savior.
dying for our sins.
The grand climax Of the years les
sons thus far is reached in this one.
II the significance of the crucifixion Is
not apprehended, all the lessons thus
far are meaningless. 1t is not mat
ter Of learning lessons taught by a
great teacher or initiating the example
of n great and good man., but OF APP
pretending the vicarlous atonement
made by the worlds Redeemer. Christ
saves, not by his ethics, but by his
shed blood. His death was purposefui
and absolutely voluntary.
| I. Jesus Arraigned Before plate wv.
1-15).
In the early morning, after the mock
| trial before the high priest, they bound
Jesus and delivered him to Plate.
They act freely in this according to
the evil desires of their own hearts.
II. Jesus Crowned With Thorns (vv.
1920.
Knowing that Jesus had been con-
demned for claiming to be IsraePs
king, they In mockery crown him with
wreath of thorns, and salute him
"King of the Jews" Not only this, but
they smote him on the head and spit
upon him and went through process
of mock worship. The crown of thorns
typifies the curse which he bore Tor
mans sin.
M. Jesus crueifled wv. 21-41).
1. Led away to the place of crucifix-
ion wv. 21-23).
At first they compelled him to bear
his own cross. but when physical weak
ness made this impossible, they COM
PEELED Simon the Cyrenlan to bear 1t
for him. 1t is beautiful to note that
the son of this Cyrenian who bore the
cross of Jesus came to believe on him
<Romans 1919. Because of the
scourglng and cruel indignitles heaped
upon him, they actually were obliged
to bear him to Golgotha. His face was
marked by the thorns and cruel blows,
SO that there was mo form or comeli-
ness" lisa. So ~. All this he endured
for us. He drank this bitter cup to its
very dregs and refused to drink the
swine mingled with myrrh,' which
would have deadened his paiA. He
went all the way in his sufferings.
2. Gambling for the clothing of the
Lord (vv "a, 25).
Having nailed him to the ctoss they
gambled for the seamless robe under
the very cross where he was dying, and
in their heartless cruelty they sal
down to watch him die (Ma:t. q 1867
3. The superscription ". 26).
It was customary to place over the
victim on the Cross the name anC
D crime of the offender. Though PLATE
did this in mockery to vex the Jews
p the title was absolutely true. He was
aii indeed their King. They had lon,
3 looked for him, and now when he came
- they crucified him. Though he wore
N, crown of thorns in derision. he viii
" come again wearing crown Of glory
: and before him all shall bow. Coz
hasten the day!
a. Between two thieves (vv. q, 2S)
This added to his shame. His identi
fication with two robbers was the fu
fillment Of the Scripture-"Numbe
= with the transgressOrs."
s. The dying Savior reviled wv. y
82).
This reviling was engaged In D
1 he passers-by, the chief priests an
the thieves who were crucified wit
him. In this nameless agony an
}. shame they tainted him by biddin
him come down from the cross, and d.
- risively saying, "He saved others, han
self he cannot save" They uncoi
sciously uttered great truth ii
, could not save himself and others,
S0 he chose to die to save others. Hall
! lujah, what Saviour!
6. Darkness upon the land ". 33).
~ This was at MONDAY. So shockin
n. was this crime that nature tire
- around the Son of God shroud to hic
en- en- him from the gaze Of Goddess cor
al pany.
q Z. The cry from the Cross wv. 3
- 37).
What awful anguish when God la
he the worlds sins upon his beloved Sor
he When the price was fully paid. jest
of dismissed his spirit. No one took h
er life; he gave it up. His death was u
like that of any other.
ly 8. The rent veil ". SS).
d. This sy1nbolized the giving up of b
r." life (Heb. 10:20).
9. The centurion's confession ". 81
md 10. The lingering group of Won
es. (vv. 40, AL.
:. They who had lovingly minister
to him in life were waiting to s
where they could bury his precio
VI body.
'or w. christ's Burial wv. pad.
Loving hands now take the precio
-u' body and lay it In Joseph's new. ton
This man who did not consent to
- foul treatment of the Lord now ris
- h,s ranutotion and by his action mall