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LESSON
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neacher OF English Bible In the Moodv
Bible Institute of chicaEo)
10. 1921. Western Newspaper Union,
LESSON FOR MARCH 20
JESUS ON THE CROSS.

LESSON TEXT-Matt. 7:33-5o
| GOLDEN TExT-God CONNER ndeth HI,
love toward US In that while we were vet
| sinners. Christ died for us.-Rom, SIS
REFERENCE MATERIAI-Mat, oer
N:32. John 12;2-33. Cor. l:l8-25: 2u: Gal
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PRIMARY ToPIc-5esus Dying for II.
JUNIOR ToPIC-Jesus Crucified.
INTERMEDIATE AND'sENIOR TOPIC
The Supreme Sacrifice
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
The Cross and Its Meaning Today.
The grand climax of the six months
lessons is reached in this one. II one
miss the Significance of the crucifixion.
all the preceding lessons are value
less. 1t Is not a matter of learning
the lessons taught by n great teacher.
or initiating the examples OF a great
and good man. but of apprehending
the atOnement made by the worlds
Redeemer
1.-The Place Of crucinxion wv. 80,
34).
They led him away to Golgotha. n
| hill north Of Jerusalem resembling
| skull. He was not crucified within the
| city. for he was to suffer without the
gate (Heb. 13 :12). At first they com.
| PEELED him to bear his own cross. but
| when physical weakness made 1t nee.
essary that some other should bear 1t
for Him. they compelled Simon the
| Cyrenian to bear 1t. In order that He
might not succumb to death before He
was nailed to the cross, the soldiers
| offered Him stimulant of vinegar
mixed with gall He refused this as
He would consciously drink the cup OF
| sin to its bitter dregs.
u. Gambling for the Clothing Of the
Lord wv. 50 36).
1t was the custom for the soldiers
| who had' charge OF the crucitixion to
| receive the garments OF the one cruel.
| fed, Here we have the fultilment OF
Psalm 22:1S. "They parted my gar
| ments anon. them. and upon my YES
| ture they did cast lots" If they had
| but eyes to see they could have beheld
robe of righteousness being provided
| in His death to cover their sinful
nakedness.
~. The Accusation ". 37).
1t was customary to place over the
victim OF the cross the name and
crime of the offender. This super
scription was placed over Jesus by
PLATE to vex the Jews. He was their
King. They had long looked for Him,
and now when He had come this Is the
kind OF treatment they gave Him.
~. Two Thieves crueified With
Him ". 3s).
This was another fulfillment OF
Scripture Usn. SO :12). He was num-
bered with the transgressors." In
these three crosses we have set forth
a spiritual history OF the whole
| world.
v. The Dying Savior ReviIed wv.
39.44).
This revlling was engaged in by
the passerby. the chief priests scribes
and elders. and the thieves who were
crucified with him, In their mockery
they unwittingly spake great truths.
l. "He saved others. himself he can
not save" ". 42). This jest was
meant to show the absurdity of Jesus
claims. but 1t demonstrated them
and showed the reason for His suffer.
ings. He could not save Himself and
| others. so He chose to give Himself
to save others.
2. "If he be the king OF Israel let
him now come down from the cross"
| ". 42). His refusal to abandon the
cross established His royal claims. The
very fact that He did not abandon the
| cross proves that He was what lie
claimed to be for 1t was unto the cross
| that He came.
g. He trusted in God. let him de-
liver him now ". 43). His refusal
| to abandon the cross proved Gods full
delight and satisfaction in His Son. His
obedience unto death was the sacrifice
which met Gods full approval
vi. The Death Of Christ wv. 45-5O).
So shocking was this crime that ma.
ture threw around the Son of God
shroud that the Goddess company
could not gaze upon Him. Darkness
was upon the land at noon-day. Upon
the termination of the darkness de
cried with loud voice, "My God. my
God. why hast thou forsaken me!,
This darkness was the outer sign OIL
that which hung over the Lord. he
became sin for the world. and the SIN
hid Gods face from Him. God for.
sock Him; turned from Him who had
taken the sinners place.
When the price was paid he crieu
out with loud voice. showing that
He still had vitality-that His death
was not from exhaustion. but by HIS
sovereign will. He yielded up the
ghost, sent His spirit away. He dieu
of His sovereign will. He died IKE no
other man in all the worlds history
He did pot do NJ a broken heart.