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CBy REV. P. B. FITZwATER, DID, Mem
Der of Faculty, Moody Bible Institute
of Chicago.)
-, (@. 1890. Western Newspaper UniOn.)
Lesson for June 8
JESUS IN THE SHADOW OF THE
CROSS

JESUS IN THE SHADOW OF THE
CROSS
! LESSON TEXT-Matthew 26:1-46.
GOLDEN TEXT-He went q little
farther, and fell on his face, and
prayed, saying, o. my Father, IL 1t be
possible, let this cup pass from me:
nevertheless not as will, but as thou
wilt.
PRIMARY ToPIc-Jesus Proves His
Love for Us.
JUNIOR ToPIC-Jesus Suffering for
Us.
INTERMEDIARY AND SENIOR TOP
sIC-The Agony in the Garden.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
1C-Gethsemane.
I. Plotting the Death Of Jesus wv.
i1-5).
Christ with divine insight predicted
mot only the fact of His death, but its
time and manner. The Jewish author
titles in secret conclave were plotting
ito silence His voice by putting him to
death. In spite of themselves they
were moving in the line of Gods de-
cree.
F; II. Mary Of Bethany Anoints Jesus
s(vv. 6-13).
/. The meaning of the act wv. 6, y.
This amounting occurred when Jesus
was at meat in Simon's house. Mary
had the keenest apprehension Of all
1.-THE disciples. By sitting at His feet
in loving fellowship, she obtained a
grasp Of truth which none Of the
tother disciples had. She saw that His
fbody was to be broken and that His
Iprecious life was to go out. She en-
tered into fellowship with His suffer-
.ings and the JOY Of His resurrection.
2. The indignation of the disciples
wv. 8, 81.
The action Of the disciples is in
Istrange contrast with Mary's love.
3. Mary defended by Christ wv. TO-
i13).
Jesus could not allow His most ap-
ipreciative disciple to lie under this
'censure, so He came to her rescue. AS
a result Of Christ's defense, Judas is
Iso stingingly rebuked that he hastens
away to betray his Lord.
III. Jesus Betrayed wv. 14-30).
/. The bargain Of betrayal wv. H.
;1e).
Satan 80 completely had the mas
;tery over Judas that he sold his Lord
flor the price Of slave (Ex. 81 1927.
:. 2. The betrayal announced wv. 20
e5,.
While they were eating the Pass
lover Jesus made this announcement.
who knows but that the reason for
the announcement at this time was to
lgive Judas an opportunity to repent?
THE sorrowful question In verse %
Indicates that the disciples did not
seem to suspect one another, but d.
;rected personal attention to them
selves.
w. The Disciples Warned wv. 81
1867.
This took place as they walked from
1.-THE upper room to the garden Of Geth-
lsemane. Jesus plainly told them, "All
I'VE shall be offended because Of me
this night" quoting Zechariah 1877 as
proof. Though He told them Of the
darkness which was gathering, yet He
gave them a glimpse of the coming
light. He said, "After am risen again
II will go before you into Galilee."
v. Jesus Praying wv. 36-46).
1. The place-the Garden Of Geth-
.semane ". 36).
Gethsemane means oil press. 1t was
10 place some three-fourths Of a mile
east Of Jerusalem, where oil was
crushed out Of the olives.
2. His companions ". 81.
Peter, James and John. The same
disciples who had been with Him on
the Mount Of TRANSPORTATION are per-
united to go with Him into the deep
shadow of the Garden. They slept,
while He prayed.
8. Jesus sorrowing even unto death
wv. 81, 3S).
The cause of His suffering was not
primarily physical, but spiritual. The
physical is not to be minimized, but
the burden of sin-the worlds sin
was pressing heavily upon Him. He
was being made sin for us Oh Cor.
s5:21).
A. The prayer itself ". 39).
: 20 my Father, if it be possible, let
this cup pass from me-" What was
this cup? 1t was not prayer to be de-
livered from the cross. The idea that
He desired to escape from the cross
and thus stop short of His redemptive
work is not to be entertained. Re-
demption through the sacrifice of
Himself was the supreme purpose of
His coming into the world. The holt
ness and perfection of His nature
moved Him to shrink from the noun
tain of sin which was resting upon
Him. Though the cup was bitter, He
bowed in submission to the Fathers
will.