King's Business - 1964-07

They shall SMITE the judge of Israel with a rod

And took the reed and SMOTE him on the head.

Fulfillment

Prophecy

HATRED

upon the cheek.

John 15:24, 25— A.D. 33. If I had not done among t h e m the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Fa­ ther . . . the word . . . written in their law, They HATED me without cause. Matthew 21:42— A.D. 33. Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the com er: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, w e r e gathered together. John 13:18-21— A.D. 33. I speak not of you all: . . . but that the scripture may be fulfilled. He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me. . . . Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me. IMBINE AGAINST HIM Acts 4:27— A.D. 33. FORSAKE HIM Matthew 26:56— A.D. 33. Then all the disciples forsook him and fled. PIECES OF SILVER Matthew 26:15— A.D. 33. What will ye give me, and I will deliver him un­ to you? And they cove­ nanted with him for THIR­ Matthew 27:3, 7— A.D. 33. Judas . . . brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders . . . and they bought with them the POTTER’S field to bury strangers in. TY pieces of silver. THE POTTER'S FIELD

Psalm 69:4. They that HATE me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head. Isaiah 49:7— B.C. 712. Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth. Psalm 118:22. T h e stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the cor­ ner. Psalm 2:1, 2. Why do the heathen rage, and the people ima­ gine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take c o u n s e l together, a g a i n s t the Lord and aga'nst his anointed. BETRAYED Psalm 41:9. Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me. JEWS AND GENTILES Zechariah 13:7— B.C. 487. Smite the shepherd and the sheep shall be scat­ tered. SOLD FOR TH IRTY Zechariah 11:12— B.C. 487. If ye think good, give me my price; . . . So they weighed f o r my price THIRTY pieces of silver. HIS PRICE GIVEN FOR Zechariah 11:13— B.C. 487. Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the POTTER in the house of the Lord. HIS DISCIPLES

SPIT UPON AND SCOURGED

Mark 14:65— A.D. 33. And some began to SPIT on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him. John 19:1— A.D. 33. Pilate took . . . Jesus and scourged him. THE CROSS John 19:18— A.D. 33. They crucified him. John 20:25— A.D. 33. . . . in his hands the print of the nails.

Isaiah 50:6— B.C. 712. I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and SPIT­ TING. NAILED TO Psalm 22:16. They pierced my hands and my feet.

REJECTED BY THE JEWISH RULERS

FORSAKEN BY GOD

Psalm 22:1

Matthew 27:46— A.D. 33.

My God, my God, why Jesus cried, . . . My God, hast thou FORSAKEN me? mv God, why hast thou FORSAKEN me? . MOCKED Psalm 22:7, 8.

Matthew 27:39-44— A.D. 33. They that passed by re­ viled him, wagging their heads. . . . Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said, . . . he trusted in God: let him deliver him. GIVEN HIM TO DRINK Matthew 27:34— A.D. 33. They gave him VINE­ GAR to d r i n k mingled with GALL. HIS SUFFERING Luke 22:42, 44— A.D. 33. Father, if thou be will­ ing, remove this cup from me. . . . And being in an agony he prayed m o r e earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

All they that see me laugh me to scorn, they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, He trusted on the Lord that he would deliver him, let him deliver him, seeing he de­ lighted in him. Psalm 69:21. T h e y gave me also GALL for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me VINEGAR to drink. INTENSITY OF Psalm 22:14, 15. I am poured out like wa­ ter, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax: it is melted in the midst of my bowels. My strength is dried up like a potsherd: and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; a n d thou h a s t brought me into the dust of death. Isaiah 53:4-6— B.C. 712. Surely he hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows . . He w a s wounded for our transgres­ sions. He was bruised for our iniquities. The Lord hath laid on him the in­ iquity of us all. GALL AND VINEGAR

BY A FRIEND

HIS SUFFERINGS BEING FOR OTHERS

Matthew 20:28— A.D. 33. The Son of man came to give his life a ransom for many.

PATIENCE AND SILENCE UNDER SUFFERING

Isaiah 53:7— B.C. 710.

Matthew 26:63— A.D. 33.

THE CHEEK Matthew 27:30— A.D. 33.

SMITTEN ON

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Micah 5:1— B.C. 710.

JULY, 1964

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