Daily Lesson for Monday 16th of September 2024

The Romans utilized a severe form of beating to prepare prisoners for execution. The victim was stripped of his clothes, tied to a pole, and then lashed with leather whips to which pieces of bone, glass, stones, and nails were tied.

After Jesus was whipped, the soldiers tasked with His execution continued His humiliation by clothing Him in a purple robe, placing a crown of thorns on His head, and mocking Him as king of the Jews. The group of soldiers is called a battalion, in this case anywhere from 200 to 600 men.

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The irony in the scene is evident to the reader because Jesus really is the King, and the mocking words of the soldiers proclaim this truth. The action of the soldiers was a parody of how soldiers hailed the Roman emperor with the words “Hail, Caesar, Emperor!” Thus, there is an implicit comparison to the emperor.

The actions of the soldiers in mocking Jesus are “striking” His head with a reed, “spitting” on Him, and “kneeling down” in mock homage. All three of these actions are expressed in Greek with the imperfect tense. In this setting, this tense has the idea of repetitive action. Thus, they kept striking Him, kept spitting on Him, and kept kneeling down in mock homage before Him. Jesus takes all of this in silence, not responding at all.

The typical pattern of Roman execution by crucifixion involved having the convicted person carry the cross naked to the place of execution. This pattern, again, was to humiliate and shame the person completely before the community.

But the Jews abhorred public nakedness. Mark 15:20 notes that they removed the purple cloak and put His own clothes back on Him. Thus, this appears to be a concession that the Romans made to the Jews at that time and place.

Think about all the irony here. Their bowing and paying “homage” to Jesus as King was all in mockery even though Jesus really was the King, not just of the Jews but of the Romans, as well.

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Source: https://ssnet.org/blog/24c-12-hail-king-of-the-jews/

It is wonderful to travel through John Mark’s life and see the beautiful story climax with 
Christ The Lord Is Risen Today – Hymn 166, therefore 
Go, Preach My Gospel – Hymn 378. These two hymns give us a purpose all during this quarter to hasten the coming of our Lord Jesus. May you enjoy these hymns for your theme hymn from which to choose.

This week’s study is full of sadness about what happened to our dear Lord Jesus, but next week will be such an uplifting and amazing week.

Monday’s title of “Hail, King of the Jews!” is the total opposite of what is sung in
Hymn 202 – Tell It To Every Kindred And Nation where the refrain is full of “Hail Kim the King of glory”.

Tuesday is our saddest day with “The Crucifixion” giving us so many hymns from which to choose:
Hymn 154/155 – When I Survey The Wondrous Cross,
Hymn 156 – O Sacred Head, Now Wounded,
Hymn 157 – Go To Dark Gethsemane,
Hymn 158 – Were You There?,
Hymn 159 – The Old Rugged Cross,
Hymn 161 – Throned Upon The Awful Tree,
Hymn 162 – Wondrous Love,
Hymn 163 – At The Cross, and
Hymn 164 – There Is a Green Hill Far Away. 

At the end of Tuesday’s study, we can find a hymn that is the total opposite to “He saved others; he cannot save himself” Mark 15:31 –
Hymn 340 – Jesus Saves. Hallelujah!

With our study week ending with Jesus in the grave, He is left to rest here until next week’s study when we are able to rejoice in His resurrection.

 Please continue to search the scriptures this week to be blessed and to bless many others.

 To learn unknown hymns, you will find the accompaniment music for each one at: https://sdahymnals.com/Hymnal/

 Another great resource is for when there is a hymn you wish to sing but can’t find it in your hymnal. Go to https://www.sdahymnal.org/Search and in the search bar type a special word in that is in the hymn. I am sure you will be amazed at the help you will be given.

  2 Timothy 2:15 KJV – “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”

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Source: https://ssnet.org/blog/12-tried-and-crucified-singing-with-inspiration/