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done? Why did he not do so? How did he try to evade the responsibility? What contrast was there between Jesus and Barabbas? What choice did the chief priests make? What did Pilate realize was the reason for their choice? What should Roman law have secured for an innocent man? Why did it fail in the case of Jesus? What did Barabbas secure? How did he go free, though guilty, while Jesus was condemned, though innocent? Because Jesus was his substitute. What parallel is there between our case and that of Barab bas? II. Jesus A m ong th e Soldiers, w . 16-21. Where did the soldiers take Him? That is, out of the Governor’s judgment hall, into the large court of the Castle of Antonia. What did they do to Him? What did they call Him in derision ? What will they have to do one day? See Phil. 2:9-11. Have you learned to bow before Him in loving worship now? Who shared a part of the Saviour’s shame that day? What did he do ? Have you taken up the cross for Him who bore the cross for you? III. Jesus O n th e C ross, w . 2 2 -39. Where was He crucified ? It is almost universally accepted now that the skull-like hill on the north side of the city, outside of the Damascus gate, where the Grotto of Jeremiah is, is the real place of the cruci fixion. Early in the present war it was reported that the Turkish soldiers under their German officers had utilized Calvary fo? their rifle practice. What did they offer Him? What was the purpose in doing so? Why did He refuse it? / u what hour was He crucified? The third hour is our nine o’clock in the morning. When did the end come? The ninth hour corresponds to our three o’clock in the afternoon. How long did His agony last? What mocking indignity did Pilate put up on His cross? Was it true or untrue? What was Pilate Bearing shame and scoffing rude, In my place condemned He stood, Sealed my pardon with His blood, Halleluj a h ! What a Saviour!
unconsciously doing? Verifying the claim of Jesus with the decision and power of Roman law. And that lonely man, the God-man, would one day ■overthrow not only Imperial Rome but every other world power. Not yet do we see Him come into His own; but, praise God! we shall see it in God’s good time. What did the soldiers do? What did the passers-by do? What did the chief priests do? What did they challenge Him to do? In doing so what truth did they unconsciously voice? Why could He not save Himself? Who were crucified with Jesus? How did they treat Him? But see Luke 23:39-43. What strange phenomena occurred at the sixth hour, i. e., at noon? See Hebrews 12:26: Isaiah 24:23. Well might the sun in darkness hide And shut his glory in, When God, the mighty maker, died For man, the creature’s sin. What did Jesus cry out in His agony? Why was He forsaken by His Father in that awful moment? Because He was made sin for us, and God cannot look upon sin. See 2 Cor, 5 :21. Recall His prayer in Gethsemane. What statements of His last moments seem to show that He did not die of physical exhaustion? v. 37. *Cp. John 10:15-18. What other strange sign occurred in the Temple as our Lord died? What was the vail? Where did it hang? What was it for? What was the signifi cance of its being rent in twain? See Heb. 10:19, 20. What testimony concerning Jesus was given by the Roman centurion? If Jesus, the Son of God, died on the cross, for whose sins was it? 1 John 2:2; John 1 :29. What must I do to benefit by that death? Rom. 6:23; John 5:24; John 6:37. If I fail to accept Him and to appro priate His finished work as my own, what then? Hebrews 2:3; John 3:36.
“It ia finished,” yes, indeed, Finished every jot; Sinner, this is all you need, Tell me, is it not?
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