52. What did he prophesy concerning the final triumph of Christ's kingdom?

53. What effect did this prediction produce?

54. Whither did Christ then go?

Was he alone?

55. What was nigh at hand?

What did this occasion?

Why need they go up to Jerusalem for this purpose?

56. For whom did they seek?

What did they inquire among themselves? 57. What did the chief priests and Pharisees direct?

What was their design?

How can we account for this determined enmity to Christ?

What should we learn from it?

52 And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.

53 Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.

54 Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.

55¶ And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves.

56 Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast 57 Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should show i that they might take him.

LESSON XXIX.

The Anointing.

John xii. 1-19.

1. Ar what place do we next find Christ? How long was this before the passover? What had occurred here?

2. What did they do for Christ?

Were any present but Lazarus and his sister?
Who served?

3. What did Mary do?

What is spikenard ?*

Why did she wipe his feet with her hair?

4. Who complained of this mark of love for Christ?

5. Of what did he complain?

6. What led him to

say

this?

What is meant by "the bag"?

CHAP. XII.-1 Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.

2 There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.

3 Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.

4 Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which should betray him,

5 Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?

6 This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.

*See Natural History of the Bible, published by the American Sunday-school Union, Art. Spikenard.

7. What did Christ say?

What did he mean by "the day of my burying”? 8. Why did he allude to "the poor” ?

9. Who knew that Christ was in Bethany? Why did they come thither?

Could there then have been any delusion or deception respecting the raising of Lazarus? 10. What did the chief priests do?

11. Why did they do this?

What does this show of their principles ? 12, 13. What was done on the next day?

What did these acts and salutations mean?

In what light did they regard Christ at this time? 14. What did Christ do?

15. What prophesy was thus fulfilled? Where was this written?

16. Did the disciples understand these things? What time is referred to as that in which Jesus was glorified?

What is meant by the last clause of this verse?

7 Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying nath she kept this.

8 For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always. 9 Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and They came not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.

10 ¶ But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;

11 Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.

12 ¶ On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

13 Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.

14 And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written,

15 Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.

16 These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him and that they had done these things unto him.

17. Who bare record, and of what did they bear record?

18. What effect had their testimony?

19. How did the Pharisees regard these tokens of public regard to Christ?

What did they mean by "the world”?

LESSON XXX.

Miraculous Testimony to Christ's Divine Character. John xii. 20-36.

20. WHO came to worship at the feast?

21. To which of the disciples did they apply for a knowledge of Christ?

What did they say to Philip?

22. What did Philip do?

What did Philip and Andrew do?
Why were these communications held ?
23. What did Jesus say to them?
Whom did he mean by the "Son of man"?

17 The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.

18 For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle.

19 The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.

20 And there was certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:

21 The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.

22 Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.

23 ¶ And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Eon of man should be glorified.

24. What did he say to illustrate the necessity of his death?

To what phenomenon of vegetation is allusion here made?

How did this apply?

25. What did he say of loving and hating life?

In what different senses is the word "life" here used? 26. What did Christ say of the privileges of his followers?

In what do these privileges consist?

27. What did Christ say of himself?

To what "hour" did he refer?

For what" cause" ?

28. What voice came from heaven? What voice was this?

29. What was the voice supposed to be? 30. What did Christ say of it?

How was it "for their sake"?

31. What did Christ say of the time? In what sense was this?

24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.

25 He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.

26 If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.

27 Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.

28 Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.

29 The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him.

30 Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.

31 Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.