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LESSON
tBy REV 2. q, FITZwATER, y. D..
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute of ChicagoJ g.
%. 1921. Mestern Newspaper unlonl
LESSON FOR MARCH 20
JESUS ON THE CROSS.

LESSON TENT-Matt q $3.50.
GOLDEN TENT-God commendeth His
love toward us in that while we were yet
sinners, Christ died for us.-Rom as
REFERENCE MATERIAL-Matt 2G,S1;
2:32; John l2:2i-33; | Cor. 1:lS-25; ri; Gal
STA
PRIMARY TOPIC-Jesus Dying for Us
JUNIOR TOPIC--Jesus Crucined,
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'l
lessons is reached in this one. If one
miss the significance of the crucifiXion,
all the preceding lessons are value
less. It is not matter of learning
the lessons taught by great teacher,
or initiating the examples of a great
and good man, but of experimenting
the atonement made by the worlds
Redeemer.
1.-The Place Of Crucifixion wv. SO.
34).
They led him away to GoIgotha, a
hill north of Jerusalem resembling a
skull. He was not crucfied within the
city, for he was TO suffer without the
gate UIeb. 10 :12). At first they COM
PEELED him to bear his own cross, but
when physical weakness made it nee
essary that some other should bear it
for Him. they compelled Simon the
Cyrenian to bear it. In order that He
might not sucCumb to death before He
was nailed to the cross, the soldiers
offered Him a stimulant of vinegar
mixed with gall. He refused this. as
He would consciously drink the cup Of
sin to its bitter drcgs.
II. Gambling for the Clothing of the
Lord wv. 35 36).
1t was the custom for the soldiers
who had charge of the CrucifiXiOn to
. receive the garments Of the one cruel
fed. Here we have the fultillment of
Psalm 22:1S. They parted my gar.
ments among them, and upon my YES
tu~e they did cast lots If they had
but eyes to see they could have beheld
a robe of righteousness being provided
in His death to cover their sinful
nakedness. ..
III. The Accusation ". SO.
1t was customary to place Ov\7 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.
w. Two Thieves Crucified With
Him ". 3S).
This was another fulfillment OF
Scripture Elsa. 90 :12), "He was mum.
bered with the transgressors." In
these three crosses we have set forth
spiritual history of the whole
world.
v. The Dying Savior ReviIed wv
39.44).
This reviin@ was engaged in by
the passerby. The chief priests. scribes
and elders. and the thieves who were
Crucified with him, In their mOckery
they unwittin@ly spake great truths.
Lille saved others. himself he can.
not save" " 42). This jest was
meant to show the absurdity Of Jesus
claims. but It demonstrated them
and showed III" reason for His suffer
ings. He could NOT save Himself and
others, so He chose to give Himself
to save others
2. "If he hn the king of Israel. let
him now come down from the cross
", 4o). 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 He
claimed to be for it was unto the cross
that He came.
8. He trusted in God. let him de-
liver him now w. 43). His refusal
to abandon the cross proved Gods full
delight and satisfaction in His Son. His
obedience unto death WIS the sacrifice
which net 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 8
shroud that the Goddess "empanS
could not gaze upon Him Darkness
was upon the land at MONDAY upor
the termination of the darkness It
cried with a loud voice, MY God, my
| God, why hast thou fOrsaken meT
! This darkness was the outer sign o.
| that which hung over the Lord. HI
| became sin for the world, and the sir
| hid Gods face from Him. God for
sock Him: turned from Him who hat
| taken the sinners place.
When the price was paid He crlet
out with a loud voice, showing tina
i He still had vitality-that His dealt
was not from exhaustion, but by Hi
sovereign will. He yielded up thu
ghost, sent His spirit away. He diet
of His sovereign will He died like Mt
other man in all the worlds history
He did not Gle of broken heart.