Mark 14:1-9
Christ's head anointed. Matthew 26:1-13.... [ Continue Reading ]
Christ's head anointed. Matthew 26:1-13.... [ Continue Reading ]
When men's hearts are set upon doing mischief, their minds will be fruitful in resources to accomplish.... [ Continue Reading ]
Love is fruitful in ways of expressing itself towards the object beloved. That which would be thought by others quite too expensive, and requiring too much self-denial, is performed, under the influence of true affection, with alacrity and delight.... [ Continue Reading ]
Persons may be in the same society, and yet their hearts be going out towards totally different objects. Mary, in the fervor of love for the Saviour, was anointing him with very precious ointment, while Judas was saying, "Wherefore is this waste?" and preparing to go to his murderers with the questi... [ Continue Reading ]
THREE HUNDRED PENCE; in the Greek, three hundred denarii. The denarius is commonly estimated at about fifteen cents. Three hundred denarii, then, would be about forty-five dollars.... [ Continue Reading ]
SHE HATH DONE WHAT SHE COULD; showed her love in the best way in her power.... [ Continue Reading ]
Judas selleth his Master. Matthew 26:14-16.... [ Continue Reading ]
KILLED THE PASSOVER; killed the lamb that was slain on that occasion.... [ Continue Reading ]
Passover prepared. Matthew 26:17-19.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE CITY; Jerusalem.... [ Continue Reading ]
GOOD MAN; the master of the house. GUEST - CHAMBER; a spare room for the use of visitors. It was customary at the time of the passover to keep such rooms ready furnished for the accommodation of strangers.... [ Continue Reading ]
The last supper. Matthew 26:20-35.... [ Continue Reading ]
The thought of being instrumental in betraying Jesus Christ, and injuring his cause, is painful to his friends, and should lead them to earnest prayer and vigorous effort, that they may be kept from the commission of such dreadful sin.... [ Continue Reading ]
The "FRUIT OF THE VINE" is a proper element with which to celebrate the Lord's supper. It is a representation of his blood, which was shed for many for the remission of sins. All his friends should drink of it, in kind and grateful remembrance of him.... [ Continue Reading ]
Great self-confidence is a disciple of Christ is the forerunner of a speedy downfall. "He that trusteth his own heart is a fool." Proverbs 28:26.... [ Continue Reading ]
The agony in the garden. Matthew 26:36-50.... [ Continue Reading ]
The most earnest desires and fervent prayers for deliverance from evils are entirely consistent with perfect resignation to the will of God with regard to them.... [ Continue Reading ]
ABBA; a Syriac word, meaning, Father. THIS CUP; the sufferings that were before him.... [ Continue Reading ]
SLEEP ON NOW-IT IS ENOUGH; some take the first clause interrogatively: Do ye now sleep on in such circumstances? it is enough that ye have slept, etc. Others take the first clause ironically, and the second earnestly: Sleep on now, if ye can in such circumstances, etc. Others still take the first cl... [ Continue Reading ]
MASTER, MASTER; appearing to acknowledge him as his Lord, and to be rejoiced to see him.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SCRIPTURES MUST BE FULFILLED; those scriptures which foretold that he would be taken and put to death.... [ Continue Reading ]
ALL FORSOOK HIM, AND FLED; all the disciples, lest they should be taken also. In times of great danger, our dependence cannot safely be placed on men; not even on good men. They cannot trust themselves. Their good resolutions may vanish, and their courage die. There is no safe dependence but on God.... [ Continue Reading ]
A CERTAIN YOUNG MAN; who this young man was we have no means of knowing. He had perhaps been awakened by the tumult, hastily left his bed, cast a loose covering over him, and joined the crowd. YOUNG MEN; the soldiers or servants. LAID HOLD ON HIM; seized him, as if he were one of Christ's disciple... [ Continue Reading ]
THE COUNCIL; the sanhedrim, which was the highest Jewish tribunal. FOUND NONE; none that testified in such a manner as to answer their purpose.... [ Continue Reading ]
MADE WITH HANDS; this was not true. What he did say, and what he meant, is stated in John 2:19-21.... [ Continue Reading ]
No one knows to what depths of iniquity a good man, when left to himself, will fall. He may deny his best friend, desert his greatest benefactor, and even testify and swear to a known lie. Were it not for the grace of God, he would never rise, but sink lower and lower in wickedness and woe for ever.... [ Continue Reading ]
ONE OF THEM; one of the disciples of Jesus.... [ Continue Reading ]
THY SPEECH AGREETH THERETO; he spoke like a Galilean.... [ Continue Reading ]