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LESSON
tBy REV Is FITZwATER. - D.,
Teacher of English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute OF ChcagoI
&c. 1921. western Newspaper unionJ
LESSON FOR MARCH 20
JESUS ON THE CROSS.

LESSON TExT-Matt q .33-jO
GOLDEN TExT-God commendeth His
love toward us in that while we were yet
sinners. Christ died for US Rom SIS
PREFERENCE MATERIAL-Matt rs 81.
1852; John l2:2i-33. l Cor. i:is-25 2:l. Gal
6.it
PRIMARY ToPIC-Jesus Dying for Us
JUNIOR TOPIC-Jesus Crucifed
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 crucifxion.
all the preceding lessons are value
less. IL is not a matter of learning
the lessons taught by II great teacher.
or initiating the examples of u great
and good man, but Of experimenting
the atonement made by the worlds
Redeemer.
THE Place Of crueihxion wv. SO.
81.
They led him away to Golgotha. q
hill north Of Jerusalem resembling a
skull He was not crucified within the
city. for he was to suffer without the
gate UHeb. 1912. At first they com.
PEELED him to bear his own cross. but
when physical weakness made II nec-
essary that some other should bear II
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 a 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. 80 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 fufillment of
Psalm 22:lS "They parted my gar.
ments among them. and upon my YES.
ture 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.
~. The Accusation ". 81.
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.
end now when He had come this is the
kind OF treatment they gave Him.
W. Two Thieves crucihed With
Him ". 3S).
This was another fulfllment Of
Scripture lisa. 53 :12). "He was num-
bered with the trunsgressors." In
| these three crosses we have set forth
| spiritual history of the whole
world
v. The Dying Savior ReviIed wv.
| 3944).
This reviling was engaged in by
the passerby. the chief priests. scrbes
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 absurdty of Jesus
claims. but It 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
. "If he b. 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 lie did not abandon the
cross proves that He was what He
claimed to he for il was unto the cross
that He came.
3. "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. 45-50)
So shocking was this crime that ma.
:ure threw around the Son Of God q
ehroud that the Goddess company
could not gaze upon Him. Darkness
was upon the land Mt MONDAY, Upon
the termination of the darkness He
cried with n loud voice. MY God. my
God. why hast thou forsaken me?"
This darkness was the outer sign OF
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 cried
out with q loud voice. showing that
He still had vitality--that His death
was not from exhaustion, but by His
|
ghost. sent His spirit away, He died
of His sovereign will. He died like no
other man in all the worlds history