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3. Jesus nailed to the Cross. Vs. 22- 24. II. Jesus on the Cross. Vs. 25-41. 1. The inscription on the Cross. Vs. 25-27. 2. The mocking and jeering of the multitudes. Vs. 29-32. 3. Darkness from the sixth to ninth hours. V- 33. 4. Jesus’ last prayer. Vs. 34-36. 5. The end. V. 37. 6 . The rending o f the veil of the Temple. V. 38. 7. The confession o f the Centurion. V. 39. 8 . The group of faithful women. Vs. 40, 41. III. Jesus Buried. Vs. 42-47. 1. The body of Jesus requested by Joseph. Vs. 42, 43. 2. The request granted. Vs. 44, 45. 3. The body laid to rest Vs. 46, 47. —o— TYISMISSED by Pilate, after scourging, Jesus was led away by soldiers to the Praetorium, where a band of ruffians mockingly clothed Him with an old pur us (Gal. 3:13)? Upon His head He'bore what the cursed earth brought forth after sin came into the world. Tb those who believe, a crown of glory may be given be cause Jesus bore the thorn crown. They mocked H im ; they smote Him on the head with a stick; they spit upon H im ; they bowed before Him in mock adoration (vs. .18-19). Practically every member of His body suffered cruel tor ture. His head was wounded by thorns, and beaten. His face was spit upon and the hair plucked off. His body was mangled from scourging, His hands, forced to hold a reed, were afterward pierced by nails. His feet were torn with the cruel spikes. His tongue was forced to taste vinegar. His back was given to smiters. His side was pierced. His arms and legs were cramped. His ears were thundering from the rush of blood to the head. His nose was bleeding. His eyes were burning. His stomach was nause ated. But worse than all this was the mental agony and the recoiling of His sinless soul from the culminating .sins of man kind. They mocked and jeered and laughed while He suffered (v. .20 ). Laughter is a kind o f spice God gave to men to make the way more cheerful, but when it is directed against sacred things and persons, to belittle and degrade, it is a deadly poison. Who can fathom the depths of anguish' that such laughing brought to the heart o f the Saviour? ‘‘They compel one Simon a Cyrenian, td bear His cross" (v. 21). Weakened by suffering of body and mind, Jesus ap parently had sunk under the burden (Lk. 23:26). This African, “ coming out o f the country, passed b y " How did he hap pen just that moment at that turn o f the street? What a privilege was given him! He has been remembered by name throughout the ages, the only actor in the crucifixion events who got his name recorded. ple robe and platted a crown o f thorns to crush down upon His brow (vs. 16-17). What crown, after all, could have been more appropriate for the One who was made a "curse" for
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G o ld en T e x t I l l u s t r a t io n He was despised and rejected o f men (Isa. S3 :3). Some time after the Civil war, a man was seen in a cemetery in a Southern state decorating a soldier’s grave and placing a stone at its head. Someone asked: “ Is your son buried here?” “ No,” was the answer. “ He was no relation of mine, but he took my place.” He related how he had been drafted and, hot hav ing the means to hire a substitute, he would have had to leave his wife and children in destitution. “The young man who lies here,” said he “came and offered to go for me. He was killed. This is where I would be now had he not died for me. This is all I can do to express my gratitude.” Such illustrations cannot set forth the full meaning of the infinite Saviour dy ing for the world, but they serve to re mind us that He was despised and rejected of men, that we might be delivered from our sins and received into glory. Nothing short o f whole-hearted consecration, to His service can.be a fitting expression of gratitude.. ' How Wicked Men Treated Jesus Mark 15:1-15 Memory V was .despised, and rejected o f men,” Isa. 53:3. Approach. —You know, boys and girls, when we do w r o n g , we deserve to be punished. Sometimes people who are innocent o f any wrong-doing are un- not been guilty o f any crime. It is a dreadful thing for an innocent person to be punished, and looked upon as a crim inal, but we have a story today telling how our loving Saviour was cruelly treated and tried as a criminal. Let us bow our heads and thank God for giving us such a wonderful Saviour. Lesson Y iory .S ( Review, showing the boys and girls how they need to submit their wills to the will of God, as the Lord Jesus asked that God’s will be done when He prayed in the garden.) The next morn ing after the Lord had eaten the last sup per with His disciples) He was brought before the council, and false witnesses spoke against Him. Jesus did not answer back. The high priest asked Jesus if He was the Christ, the Son of God. Jesus answered, “I am.” After that they bound Him and led Him over to Pilate, the Roman governor. After Pilate had talked with Him and asked Him some questions, he asked Jesus, “Art thou a king?” Jesus answered, “ I am.” Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the Jews who had brought Him, “I find no fault in this man.” Now every year when the feast o f the passover was held in Jerusalem, if any o f the Jews were shut up in prison for disobeying the Romans, the Roman gov ernor tised to set one of them free, and he allowed the Jews to say which prisoner it should be. There was at this time in prison a Jew, named Barabbas, who had been put there for murder. Then Pilate asked which one he should release, Barab- j u s 1 1 y pumsjhed: There have been cases where inno cent men have been put in prison and punished for a long time, and even died before it was discovered they had
Christ On Trial Today Which Shall It Be? CfoTS H IM My Lord, my God.—John 20:28.
bas or Jesus. He knew they had brought Jesus to be punished only because they hated Him. The chief priests persuaded the Jews to ask that Barabbas be set free. Pilate asked, “What then shall I do with Jesus?” They all said, “Let him be crucified.” (Finish the story of" Jesus and Pilate, emphasizing Pilate’s guilt, knowing Jesus was innocent, and how many today are sinning because afraid o f losing position.) Then they stripped Him to the waist, bound His hands to a low post in front of Him, so as to make Him stoop for ward; and while He stood in this way, He was cruelly beaten with rods, or cords. Then the soldiers led Him into another room, and called together the whole band o f soldiers to which they belonged. They put on Him a purple robe, because He had said He was a king; for kings dress ed in purple. They plaited a wreath of thorns and put it 'upon His head instead of a crown, and they put a reed, or stick, in His right hand. They bowed down before Him, pretending He was a king. They spit upon Him and struck Him. They mocked Him and treated Him most cruelly. Jesus said He could have called thousands, of angels and been saved from all this /suffering, but He did it .because He wished to show that even though He was the Son of God and could have saved Himself, He was willing to do it be cause He loved people, and wanted to save them. Our memory verse tells us He was de spised and rejected.of men. How are you treating Jesus? (Prayer.)
J u n e 17, 1928 The Crucifixion Text: Mark 15:16-47
L e sso n i n O u t l in e Mk. 15:16-17 I. Jesus Crucified. Vs. 16-24. 1. Jesus dressed in purple addressed in mockery, as King. Vs. 16-20. 2. The procession on the way to Gol gotha. V. 21.
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