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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
June 10, 1928
The Arrest and Trial
Mk. 14:43-15:15
What the enemies of Jesus had
long aimed at, they were about to
realize. They had tried often to seize
Him, but He slipped out of their
?hands "because His hour was not yet
come." Nor could they have taken
Him now had He not freely surren
dered Himself.
The rabble came, headed by Judas
just as the Saviour comes forth from
the garden of Gethsemane. The word
"immediately" (v. 43) indicates the
sudden inburst of the crowd, breaking
the holy silence of the garden.
The betrayer had given his cohorts
a token: "Whomsoever I shall kiss,
the same is He" (v. 44). The word
indicates that he ''rained kisses upon
Him." It was black enough to betray
a friend with one kiss, but ? more
nauseous ? he repeated it. Such hy
pocrisy is not reached at one leap.
There are long underground tunnels
of secret sin and insincere disciple
ship leading to such a step.
"One of them drew a sword and
smote a servant of the high priest"
(v. 47). Off went an ear. If swords
are to be used, they should be made
to do something of more account than
clipping an ear. That is the so-called
"muscular Christianity"? it is usually
rash and accomplishes nothing. Pet
er had seen a chance to make good
his boast; that was all.
"Put up the sword," said Jesus
(Mt. 26:52-53). "If I need help, I
can call twelve legions and angels."
He wanted neither earthly nor heav
enly power to save Him from the
cross. "How shall the Scriptures be
fulfilled? Thus it must be" (Mt. 26:
54). Where was Peter's faith?
tt Turning to the mob, Jesus said,
Are ye come out as against a thief
with swords and staves to take me ?
What sense was there in all this par
ade of arms ? He had no intention of re
sisting and no purpose of attempting
to set up an earthly throne. Then
comes the sad feature of the story
His disciples "all forsook Him and
fled" (v. 50). Who will say: '<1
wouldn't have done it"? Alas, how
weak are our resolutions! We hear
an awakening discourse and resolve
to offer Him an undivided heart. We
suddenly face a hostile world and
melt like butter. Such is man. God
forgive us for our failures to stand
by Him!
In verses 51-52 . an apparently
meaningltaa detail is thrown in: "A
certain young man having a linen
cloth cast about his naked body" slip,
ped out of his clothes and fled when
someone laid hold of him. What
bearing has this upon the story?
Mark, the writer, was apparently the
one who escaped, and we may under
stand how he would recall this detail
when ho reached this point in the ac
count, although, through modesty, he
withholds his name. It is like many
other accidental details in the gos
pels? a proof that the story is drawn
from actual life. Fiction writers do
not insert details which have no bear
ing upon the story.
Jesus was led away to the high
priest (v. 53). "Peter followed afar
off, even into the palace" (v. 54). Ho
drew up to the fire to warm himself.
No literal fire can relieve a spiritual
chill. The warmer Peter got, the
colder he got. It js dangerous to
seek comfort at the enemy's fire. It
is said that an elephant cannot be
coaxed to walk over a bridge which is
not strong enough to bear its weight
The instinct of the beast protects
him. Yet how ninny Christians do
not seem to have sense enough to
keep off the devil's bridges!
Many bore false witness against
Jesus, What could they do with one
against whom they had no indictment
they pumipod some with ensnaring
questions, bribed others nnd tried to
frighten others into making damag
ing statements (vs. 55-56). It was
the duty of chief priests and elders
to punish false witnesses (Deut. 19:
16-17), yet they were ringleaders in
tk crime that tends to overthrow all
justice.
They could not make their witnes
ses agree (v. 59). py the utmost
stretch of their law the. could not I
accuse Jesus 0f anything upon which
a sentence of death could be founded.
The high priest then urged Jesus to
we His own accuser. "Answerest
thou nothing ? What is it which
thene witness against thee?" (v. 60).
What a question to put to a prisoner!
He answered nothing" (v. 61). si
lence Is sometimes morn effective
than speech. As one says: "I have
often repented at having ?p0ken, but
rarely at having kept silent." Christ
has set the Christian an example.
Let us ponder the wisdom of His
course when falsely accused.
"Art thou the Christ, the Son of
the Blessed?" This question from
the high priest would certainly force
Him into their trap. Jesus replied:
"I AM." His two-word answer was
an assertion of deity, for <*I AM"
was the title of Jehovah (Exo. 3:14).
I Futhcrmore, the very title "the
Blessed" which the Jews applied to
God, is distinctly given by Paul to
Jesus (Rom. 9:5).
Jesus added: "Ye shall see the Son
of man sitting on the right hand of
power and coming in the clouds of
heaven" (v. 62). Judge and accusers
will change places. They will be the
silent ones then ? silent with guilt. If j
they were confused in the presence
of Jesus, the prisoner, what will be
their confusion in the presence of
Jiflus, the Judge?
In the opinion of the high priest,
these words convicted Jesus as a
blasphemer (v. 63). In his rage "he
rent his clothes.'" Dr. Henry says:
''If Saul's rending Samuel's mantle
was made to signify the rending of
his kingdom from h?m (1 Sam. 15:27
28), much more did Caiphas' rending
his own clothes signify the rending
of his priesthood from him, as the
rending of the veil of Christ's death
signified the throwing of all open."
From this scene we turn to the lone
figure of Peter. A little maid looks
upon him and says, ''Thou also wast
with Jesus" (v. 67). He at first
feigned t Yin t he could not understand
her (v. 68) and ended up by cursing
and swearing, and declaring "I know
not the man" (v. 71).
What an instance of human infirm
ity ? a man who had been with Jesus
in the mount and in the garden!
Many a man with great advantages
and fair appearances has failed in
the hour of testing because he had
not learned that "It is not in man
that walketh to direct his own steps"
(Jer. 10:23). Peter, wheil surn-unu
ed with ruffians, could s\\ '.ng a wick
ed sword; but when it came to fuc
ing hostile public opinion and suf
'ering for Jesus, it was another mat
ter. Many a Christian has stumbled
over the same atone.
Can you imagine a man of Peter's
j professions cursing and swearing (v.
71)? It was the old fisherman habit
resurrected, perhaps long since con
sidered dead and buried. No doubt
he had been a good swearer in his
day ? thip. headlong man of temper.
But let us not miss the point that
there was real method in Peter's
madness on this occasion. What will
go further to demonstrate that a man
is not a follower of Jesus than the
use of profane language?
It was all over! "Peter thought
thereon ? and wept" (v. 72). Sooner
or later, we will do some thinking.
It is better to do it now. It is a
satisfaction to see Peter crying, for
it tells us that real shame wrung
his heart, the very proof that the
Spirit of God had not deserted him.
Clement tell.-; us that whenever Peter
heard the cock crow nt night, he was
moved to tears and prayer.
The opening verses of Chapter 15
show us Jesus before Pilate. It was
probably seven in the morning (v.
1). Thinking to overawe the pro
curator by this early call, their num
bers and dignity, the religious lead
ers had assembled. ''Suffered under
Pontius Pilate" ? ;;o reads the creed
of Christendom. The name of Pilate
has been handed down for eternal
execration, yet of all the civil and
ecclesiastical rulers, he seems the
least guilty of malice and the most
anxious to save Jesus.
In Pilate's presence Jesus acknow
ledged Himself "King of tve Jews"
(v. 2). This strange assertion may
have amused the Roman official, yet
the Roman empire long since crumbl
ed and the empire of Jesus gathers
unto itself all nations. Who can
doubt that His empore rests upon
a foundation which forms a very part
of the throne of God! "Pilate mar
veled" (v. r>). He tried to evade
condemning Jesus. He tried to sat
isfy them by offering them His re
lease in place of Rarabbas*; he re
ferred the case to Herod; he hoped
that scourging would meet their de
mands.
The chief priests, however, clam
ored for the liberation of Rarabbas,
who WAS what they falsely said
Christ was, a leader of sedition. For
Him whom a thousand hosannas had
greeted a few days before, there was
no word of pity, no pleading. They
cried ou* "" fy Him" (v. 13). They
for the world's best man.
''Pilate willing to content the peo
ple delivered Jesus" (v. 15). They
had their way. Judas died a suicide.
Caiaphas was deposed the next year
Pilate, wearied with misfortune, be
came a suicide. The house of Annas
I was later destroyed by an infuriated
mob ? his son was murdered. Many
who witnessed the crucifixion shared
the horrors of the siege of Jerusalem.
JewH were crucified by the thousand.
Thftlr children were sold for less than
wanted
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