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LESSON
tBy REV. Il. u FITZWATER. A. d.
Teacher OF English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute OF chicAgoD
20, 1921, Western Newspaper UnionD
LESSON FOR MARCH 10
THE LAST PASSOVER.

GOLDEN TEXT-As often as ye eat this
bread. and drink this cup. ye do show the
Lords death til he come Il Cor li1.
REFERENCE MATERIAL = Mark II:
l7-ss. Lake z:1-2S, John is.i-a: Cor. 10;
10. n: MA
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1. TIE sArssh. u ssErssa, tvv. II.
iS1.
This Is : dark picture. Satan had
% completely gained the mastery over
Judas that he sold bis LORD for the
price cS a shave tEx q :S21. Judas
sin was not OF a sort thai one would
suddenly be cvertaken with. but one
OF deliberate purpose.
II. The Passover Prepared (vv. IT.
1917.
/. The disciples Inquiry ". 1O.
They inquired of Jesus as to where
they should prepare for the Passover.
They were no doubt anxious TO be
of service to Him. We should be not
only ready to do our Lords bidding.
but should inquire of Him as to what
He would have US do.
2 The Masters strange directions
". l8). They were to go into the
city where they would meet a man
bearing a pitcher of water II was
usual for the women to carry the
water. This unusual occurrence
would make 1t easier for them to
find the man. To him they were to
say. Where is the guest-chamber
where shall eat the Passover with
my disciples7" "And he will show
you large upper room furnished and
prepared, there make ready for US"
MARK 14:14. 15).
8. The obedience of the disciples.
They did as Jesus had appointed them.
They did not stop to question the
sanity of the command. but like true
disciples obeyed. Christ Is omniscient.
He knew just how the matter would
turn out.
M, The Betrayal Announced tvy.
2O-25).
!. The time of wv. 20. Ply. 1t was
while they were eating the last pass
over that Jesus made this announce.
ment. Perhaps the reason why this
feast should be disturbed by such
sad announcement was that Judas
might be given an opportunity at this
last moment to repent. God does not
will that any should perish. but holds
out to the most wicked man to the
last moment ain opportunity to repent.
2. The sorrowful question ". 22).
They did not seem to suspect one an
other. but directed personal attention
to themselves. We should always eX-
anime ourselves rather than others
3. The darkness of the crime ~.
23). "He that dippeth his hand with
me in the dish. the same shall betray
me-" does not point out the traitor.
but indicates the greatness of the
crime ...
4. The betrayal Of Jesus was by the
determinate counsel and fOreknowl.
edge of God ". "a; Acts 2 '23).
Nothing takes place by chance WOE
unto the man by whom the Son of
Man is betrayed; II had been good
for that man If he had not been born"
To have been born in the world and
lived for a while. leaving an impress
sion upon ii for good is great priv.
ilege bur to be face to face with such
a great privilege as Judas Iscariot,
and to make such miserable fail!
ure of 1t is worse, than noneXistence
5. Judas evil determination un.
shaken ". 25). In the face Of all
that Christ had said. he went forward
and tried to cover up his purpose by
saying. Master. is IT IT.
". The Feast Of the New Covenant
Instituted wv. 25-30),
This took place at the close Of the
passover supper.
l. The bread symbol Of Christ's
body ". 26). This is fitting emblem
of Christ's body. As bread nourishes
and strengthens our bodies. so Christ
is food to our spiritual lives. Unless
we feed upon Him, We shall perish
2. The cup a symbol Of Christ's
blood wv. q. 2s). This was sym.
bolic of the atonement which was
made by the shedding of His blood on
the cross.
8. Drinking anew in the kingdom
". 29). This does not mean that in
heaven this service will be renewed,
but that this was symbolic of the
heavenly reality,
4. Going to the cross with song
". 3O). With all the sorrows and
the burdens Of the world upon Him.
He pressed forward with cheerfulness.
Those who have come under the sh&c-
a Il l.