Lesson Eleven
THE LORD JESUS
BEFORE HUMAN JUDGES1. Read chapter 14 and 15 through verse 14 of the Gospel of Mark.
2. Read this lesson and then do exam number eleven.Jesus, the Perfect Servant, always pleased the Father. God loves people and
His Son always helped the needy. However, Jewish leaders hated Him and
looked for ways to kill Him (verses 1 and 2).
There were some who loved Jesus. One woman poured over Him a very
costly perfume (verses 3 - 9). Nevertheless, Judas, one of the disciples, wanted
money, and promised to deliver Christ into the hands of His enemies (verse 10
and 11).
The Lord knew that He was going to die (verse 27). He went with His
disciples to a place to pray (verse 32). Judas came there with an armed group
and took Christ away. Christ could have escaped, but He went with them
without resisting.
He was first taken to the High Priest (verse 53). Christ answered that He
was the Son of God and the High Priest reacted violently, accusing Christ of
blasphemy. The people began to spit on Him and to strike Him (verse 65).
Peter followed, but at a distance for fear. When he was accused of being a
follower of Christ, Peter denied it. Later he repented and wept.
The priests took Jesus to Pilate. Christ consented to the fact that He was the
King of the Jews (15:2). Pilate realized that Jesus had done no wrong and
wanted to free Him. There was in prison a man by the name of Barabbas. He
had killed many people. As it was a custom during the feast of the Passover to
release a prisoner, Pilate said, "Will ye that I release unto you the King of the
Jews?" The priests influenced the people to ask for the release of Barabbas
and the crucifixion of Jesus. Pilate was concerned with pleasing the people -
so he allowed Christ to be crucified. Pilate knew it was wrong to condemn
Christ - He believed Jesus was an innocent man. You have to settle the same
problem that Pilate had. What will you do with Jesus? You know that He is
the Son of God. He died on the cross to pay for your sins. If you reject Him,
you will die in your sins. Receive Him today and God will pardon you and
receive you as His son or daughter.13