IN T E R N A T IO N A L SU N D A Y SCHOO L LESSONS
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DECEMBER 7, 1919 PETER AND JOHN ASLEEP IN GETHSEMANE Golden Text: “W atch ye and pray, lest ye en ter into tem p tation .” Mk. 14:38.
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Mk. 14:32-42. (Read Mk. 14:32-54.) (32) And they Came to a place which w as named Gethsemane: and he salth to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray. (33) And he tak e th w ith him P e ter and Jam es and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy; (34) And salth unto them , My soul Is exceeding sorrow ful unto death: ta rry ye here, and w atch. (35) And he w ent forw ard a little, and fell on th e ground, and prayed th a t. If It w ere possible, th e hour m ight pass from him. (36) And he said, Abba, F ather, all things are possible unto thee; tak e aw ay th is cup from me: nevertheless not w hat I will, bu t w hat thou wilt. (37) And he cometh, and flndeth them sleeping, and salth unto Theme: “The Cup of Sorrow .” Outline: (1 ) The Sorrow ing and Supplicating Saviour, vs. 32-40. (2) The Sleeping Saints, vs. 37-41. (3 ) The Solemn Statem ent, vs. 41-42. We have come to one of th e saddest and most sacred scenes in th e life of our Lord. Follow ing th e incidents re corded in th e preceding verses of this chapter in which we LESSON have th e picture of EXPOSITION our Lord in th e up- T. O. H o rton per room where .He has washed the feet of th e disciples; pu t H is finger upon J u das Iscariot as th e betray er; in stitu te d th è Lord’s Supper; spoken those wonder
P eter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou w atch one hour ? (38) W atch ye and pray, lest ye en ter into tem p tation. The spirit tru ly is ready, but th e flesh is weak. (39) And again he w ent away, and prayed, and spake the sam e words. (40) And when he re turned, he found them asleep again for th eir eyes were heavy, neither w ist they w h at to answ er him. (41) And he cometh th e th ird tim e, and salth unto them , Sleep on now, and tak e your re st: it is enough; th e hour is come; behold, th e Son of m an is betrayed into th e hands of sinners. (42) Rise up, let us go; lo, he th a t betrayeth me is a t hand. ful words found in th e 14th, 15th and 16th of Jo h n ’s Gospel; offered th a t m ar vellous prayer, in th e 17th chapter (which is th e rea l Lord’s p ra y e r); sung a hymn (th eir la st to g e th e r),-^ J e su s and the eleven disciples rep aired to the Mount of Olives. Gethsemane is situ ated about a half a mile east of Jerusalem , beyond the brook Kedron, a t th e foot of th e Mount of Olives. H ere was situ ated a “ gard en ” as Jo h n calls it; no t a garden in our sense of th e word, filled w ith flowers and shade trees, bu t a place or farm where oil was made from the olives on the adjoining Hill, w ith a garden attached filled w ith fru it trees and sh rub s; a quiet, restfu l place probably belonging l
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