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Lesson 12 · March 24, 1900

The Agony of the Cross

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Calvary, A. D. 31.

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  1. 1.Having read the title placed by Pilate over the head of Christ on the cross, what did the chief priests request regarding it? .
  2. 2.What was Pilate's answer? .
  3. 3.What was done with the garments Jesus had worn? . See note 1. Side texts: ; .
  4. 4.Why was the outer garment not treated like the others? . Side texts: .
  5. 5.Who stood by the cross all this time watching events? . Side texts: .
  6. 6.Even in this trying hour how did Jesus manifest His care for His mother? .
  7. 7.When Christ's murderers and those passing by railed on Him, who else caught up the strain? To what effect? .
  8. 8.What did the other thief say to this? .
  9. 9.Turning then to Jesus, what request did he make? .
  10. 10.What reply did Jesus make? .
  11. 11.At what time in the day was this? What appearance did nature take on? .
  12. 12.How long did this unnatural darkness continue? .
  13. 13.At the end of that time, what did Jesus do? . Side texts: .
  14. 14.Misunderstanding the cry, and the cause of it, what did one of the beholders do? Verses 48, 49. See note 2. Side texts: ; .
  15. 15.What then followed? .
  16. 16.As Jesus yielded up His life, how did creation recognize the terrible blow? .
  17. 17.From this convulsion of nature, what conviction came to those about the cross? . Side texts: .

Reading

Notes

chapter 78; "Spirit of Prophecy," vol. 3, chapter 10.

1. It would seem from John's record that the garments of Christ were divided just enough to give each soldier one part, and that there were made of these but four parts. This suggests the thought that but four soldiers attended His crucifixion. Besides each of these receiving one part of Christ's nether garments, the seamless coat was awarded to the one to whose lot it fell by chance.

2. This was a thin, sour wine, the usual beverage of the Roman soldiers. It was offered to Christ in the moment of His dying thirst as the only drink at hand.

Bible texts in this lesson

Matthew 27:44-56 · Mark 15:33-41 · Luke 23:39-49 · John 19:25-30 · John 19:21 · John 19:22 · John 19:23 · Matthew 27:35 · Mark 15:24 · Psalms 22:18 · Psalms 22:25 · Luke 23:49 · Luke 23:26 · Luke 23:27 · Luke 23:39 · Luke 23:40 · Luke 23:41 · Luke 23:42 · Luke 23:43 · Luke 23:44 · Luke 23:45 · Matthew 27:45 · Matthew 27:46 · John 19:28 · Mark 15:36 · John 19:30 · Luke 23:46 · Matthew 27:51-53 · Matthew 27:54 · Luke 23:47 · Luke 23:48

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