Scripture Reading

Matthew 27:1-50

Matthew 27:1-9When the morning was come, all the chief priests and

elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put Him to death:

And when they had bound Him, they led Him away, and delivered Him to Pontius Pilate the governor.

Then Judas, which had betrayed Him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,

Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? See thou to that.

And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.

And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.

And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in.

Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value; this day in a dream because of him.

Matthew 27:10-19And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord

appointed me. And Jesus stood before the governor: and the

governor asked Him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.

And when He was accused of the chief priests and elders, He answered nothing.

Then said Pilate unto Him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?

And He answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.

Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.

And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.

Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?

For He knew that for envy they had delivered Him. When He was set down on the judgment seat, his

wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things

Matthew 27:20-29

But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.

Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let Him be crucified.

And the governor said, Why, what evil hath He done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let Him be crucified.

When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.

Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.

Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified.

Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto Him the whole band of soldiers.

And they stripped Him, and put on Him a scarlet robe. And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it

upon His head, and a reed in His right hand: and they bowed the knee before Him, and mocked Him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

Matthew 27:30-39And they spit upon Him, and took the reed, and smote

Him on the head. And after that they had mocked Him, they took the

robe off from Him, and put His own raiment on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.

And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.

And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,

They gave Him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when He had tasted thereof, He would not drink.

And they crucified Him, and parted His garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.

And sitting down they watched Him there; And set up over His head his accusation written, THIS

IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. Then were there two thieves crucified with Him, one on

the right hand, and another on the left. And they that passed by reviled Him, wagging their

heads,

Matthew 27:40-50And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and

buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.

Likewise also the chief priests mocking Him, with the scribes and elders, said,

He saved others; Himself He cannot save. If He be the King of Israel, let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe Him.

He trusted in God; let Him deliver Him now, if He will have Him: for He said, I am the Son of God.

The thieves also, which were crucified with Him, cast the same in his teeth.

Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.

And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias.

And straightway one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave Him to drink.

The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save Him.

Jesus, when He had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.

ME

Matthew 2:1-18Jesus is born,

vs.1Herod seek to kill

Him, vs. 8

Parents flees to Egypt,

vs. 13-14

Jesus is baptized

He is tempted 40 daysJesus starts His Ministry,

Healing all manner of diseases

Matthew 12:14Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might

destroy him.

Luke 20:19-20 And the chief priests and the

scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable

against them. And they watched him, and

sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so

they might deliver him unto the power and authority of

the governor.

Luke 11:53-54They lay wait to criticize

Him

Luke 13:14And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation,

(deep hatred)

Matthew 13:54-58Rejected in His own

town•Whole towns rejected Him Luke 8:37

• Rejected by Samaria

Luke 9:51-56

John 8:59

Stone Him

Luke 4:28, 29

Throw Him off a cliff

WHAT’S NEXT?

Crown Of Thorns

Scourges

Stakes

The Cross is the greatest revelation of God's divine nature.

There is nothing anyone can do, say, or preach, that will reveal more about God than

THE CROSS. 

Desire of Ages, pg. 83

It would be well for us to spend a thoughtful hour each day in

contemplation of the life of Christ. We should take it point by point, and

let the imagination grasp each scene,

especially the closing ones. As we thus dwell upon His great sacrifice for us, our confidence in

Him will be more constant, our love will be quickened, and we shall be

more deeply imbued with His spirit. If we would be saved at last, we must

learn the lesson of penitence and humiliation at the foot of the cross.

Are you able to handle the cross?

Isa. 53:1 Who hath

believed our report?

And to whom is

the arm of the LORD revealed?

Isa. 53:2 For He shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and

as a root out of a dry ground: He hath no form nor comeliness;

And when we shall see Him, there is no beauty that we should desire Him.

MS 33, 1911

These words do not mean that Christ was unattractive in person. In the eyes of the

Jews, Christ had no beauty that they should desire Him. They looked for a

Messiah who would come with outward display and worldly glory, one who

would do great things for the Jewish nation, exalting it above every other nation on the earth. But Christ came

with His divinity hidden by the garb of humanity, unobtrusive, humble, poor.

They compared this man with the proud boasts they had made, and they could

see no beauty in Him. They did not discern the holiness and purity of His

character. The grace and virtue revealed in His life did not appeal to them.

Isa. 53:3 He is despised and rejected

of men

Isa. 53:3 A man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief:

4BC 1147Prophecy foretold that Christ was to

appear as a root out of dry ground….

This chapter should be studied. It presents Christ as the Lamb of God. Those who are lifted up with pride, whose souls are filled with vanity, should look upon this picture of

their Redeemer, and humble themselves in the dust. The entire chapter should be committed to

memory. Its influence will subdue and humble the soul defiled by sin

and uplifted by self-exaltation.

YI Dec. 20,

1900 Think of Christ's humiliation. He took upon Himself fallen, suffering human nature, degraded and defiled by sin.

He took our sorrows, bearing our grief and shame. He endured all the

temptations wherewith man is beset. He united humanity with divinity: a divine spirit dwelt in a

temple of flesh. He united Himself with the temple.

"The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us,"

because by so doing, He could associate with the sinful, sorrowing

sons and daughters of Adam.

Isa. 53:3 And we hid as it were our faces from

Him; He was despised, and we esteemed

him not.

Isa. 53:4 Surely He hath borne our griefs,

and carried our sorrows:

Isa. 53:4 Yet we did esteem Him stricken,

smitten of God, and afflicted.

Isa. 53:5 But He was wounded for our

transgressions,

Isa. 53:5 He was bruised for our

iniquities:

Isa. 53:5 The chastisement of our peace was

upon Him

Isa. 53:5And with His stripes, we are

healed.

MS 77, 1899It was not alone by dying on the

cross that Christ accomplished His work of saving men. The ignominy and suffering and humiliation was a part of His

mission…. This penalty Christ bore for the sins of the transgressor; He has borne the punishment for every man and for this reason He can

ransom every soul, however fallen his condition, if he will accept the law of God as his standard of righteousness.

Isa. 53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray;

We have turned every one, to his own way; And the LORD hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

Isa. 53:7 He was oppressed,

and He was afflicted, yet He opened not His mouth:

Isa. 53:7 He is

brought as a lamb

to the slaughter, and as a sheep

before her shearers is dumb,

So He openeth not His mouth.

Isa. 53:8 He was taken from prison and from judgment:

And who shall declare his generation? For He was cut off out of the land of the living:

For the transgression of my people was He stricken.

Isa. 53:9 And He made his grave with the wicked, and with

the rich in His death; Because He had done no violence, neither was

any deceit in His mouth.

MS 42, 1901Satan assailed Him [Christ] in every

point, yet He sinned not in thought, word, or deed. He did no violence,

neither was guile found in His mouth. Walking in the midst of sin, He was holy, harmless, undefiled.

He was wrongfully accused, yet He opened not His mouth to justify Himself. How many now, when

accused of that of which they are not guilty, feel that there is a time when forbearance ceases to be a virtue, and losing their temper,

speak words which grieve the Holy Spirit?

Isa. 53:10 Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise Him; He hath put Him to

grief: when thou shalt make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days, and the

pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in His hand.

Isa. 53:11 He shall see of the travail of His soul, and shall be

satisfied: By his knowledge shall my righteous servant

justify many; For He shall bear their iniquities.

Isa. 53:12 Therefore will I divide Him a portion with the great, and He shall divide the spoil

with the strong; Because He hath poured out His soul unto death: And He was numbered with the transgressors; And He bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the

transgressors.

6T 309The angels were waiting to welcome

Jesus as He ascended after His resurrection. The heavenly host longed to greet again their loved

Commander, returned to them from the prison house of death. Eagerly

they pressed about Him as He entered the gates of heaven. But He

waved them back. His heart was with the lonely, sorrowing band of disciples whom He had left upon

Olivet. It is still with His struggling children on earth, who have the battle with the destroyer yet to

wage.

Are you able to handle the cross?

The spotless Son of God hung upon the cross, His flesh lacerated with stripes;

Those hands so often reached out in blessing, nailed to the wooden bars;

Those feet so tireless on ministries of love, spiked to the tree;

That royal head pierced by the crown of thorns; those quivering lips shaped to the cry of woe.

And all that He endured, the blood drops that flowed from His head, His hands, His feet, the

agony that racked His frame, and the unutterable anguish that filled His soul at the hiding of His

Father's face, speaks to each child of humanity, declaring,

It is for thee, that the Son of God consents to bear this burden of

guilt; For thee, He spoils the domain of

death, and opens the gates of Paradise.

He who stilled the angry waves and walked the foam-capped billows,

Who made devils tremble and disease flee, Who opened blind eyes and called forth the dead

to life, Offers Himself upon the cross as a sacrifice, and

this from love to thee.

He, The Sin Bearer, endures the wrath of divine

justice, and for thy sake,

becomes sin itself.

Foot of the Cross

The Old Rugged The Old Rugged CrossCross

Benediction

Righteousness Through Christ

For God hath made Jesus to be

sin for us, who knew no sin; that

we might be made the righteousness of God in Jesus

2 Cor. 5:21

Righteousness Through Christ

The love existing between the Father and His Son cannot be

portrayed. It is measureless. In Christ, God saw the beauty and

perfection of excellence that dwells in Himself. Wonder, O heavens, and be astonished, O earth, for

God spared not His own Son, but gave Him up to be made sin for us,

that those who believe may be made the righteousness of God in

Him. . . .