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THE DIVINE INSTRUCTIONS re 4 “Have | the t i i ills ‘ (wml When 1 shall stand befure the face of men, demand a pro! of my Messiah ship, what will | say?” and they nd then the tempter came and said, “Uf Alen, arenas these atunes lo tat lv hread.” It you le the Soe of . tots said, “Whe is it that demand > i i that one isa Seat of Miah bec: race: the devils can fo pen n be duse he docs a miracle; the devils can do &, >> gotthe Genie inapieiais du great things before tbe 9. “Oty words and deeds i of ny sean thee. in all the walks of life shall be the proof And then the temprer said, "10 sou wi i bee the temple pinnacle cast down viaeeit te varth, er worae a ive ye are the Messiah sent from Vth. people wil . Ss you can surely du: for did not Dawid ; i angels charge conc Soa ‘T i we ier inte ate keer seu, and with their hands will they uphold 2. And Jesus said, “Eo will pot . ot tept the Be: Altah.” hold And then the tempter sand. “hatk forth ihe: Moe Ki; ite honors aid ots fame’ Behold ats pleasures and i weal i be ts hi va wai Kive vue life fur these they shall be youre.” . Jesus said. “\wav from me ail ing thoughts. feart is fixed. T spurn this carnal self ‘with a ts vai ambits ws ride. $ vain on and — 16 For forty days dul Jes i i fisher self prevaded. | [le then nas hanger ha hae faicads tea’ ouad um pnd they auaicered to Hin _ hed f Hol i Then Jesus leit the wilderness, and in the consciousness y Ureath, he came inte the camps af Juhi and taught, “ CHAPTER XVI. Pilate’s Final Effort to Re ; ; lease Jesus Failea—He Washes Hi Hends aid Feigned Innocence—Delivers Jesus to the J . or Execution—The Soldiers Drive Him te Calvary. L.A stipor- Us pace ure ° they have be MyeTstieus people ure the Jews They have a faith that Weowerl | . end of every year, dol worshuppers of other lands, that at the > Thex nee bape all the oe ae heal Wi ther sins upon the head of same man set 3. ‘The ma . be!eved that When we th fur the multitudes; and they lands, they are released irom sins orth into the wilds, or into foreig. : 4. So every & : . pring before the feas ; prisons : 4 st they chose ef the bid aunt by a form of their own, A nin would make him bear their sins away. ee THE DIVINE INSTRUCTIONS F 5. Among the Jewish prisoners in Jeruwsakin were three who were the leaders of a vile, seditions Land who had engaged in thefts ond nurders and tapine, and had been sentenced to be crucilied. 6. Barablas and fezia was among the men who were ta die, but Le was rich and he bad beast wT iets the boon to be the sane goat for the peaple at the cunting feast, and he was anxiously in waiting for his hour to come. 7. Now, dilate thought to tam his superstitian we account tw ty save the Lurd jeats. ad se he went befure the Jews aud said: § “You men cf [-ract arcurding to my custom, | will release tu yun tuday a prisoner whe shall bear yur sins away. y. “This nan you drive ito the wilds or in fereign lands, and yuu have ashad me ty selene Baraldi, who has been proven guliry of the murder ud a scure Of fan. lu. New, hear meni. Let Tess be released and tet Barabbas pay his det nye ee otis: Hier tb batt acral this feats be the wikis and hear no more of Him. yA what the ru’. saul the peupe were emaped, and they began to plot tu tear the Konan ralace down and) drive 1 exile Pilate and lus Household and hi guar I. 12. When Pilate wo oouret that Civil War would lulluw if he heeded uot to the hes of viene, be touk a howlui water apd in the presence of the miuhiqude ue washed lis hauds cul saad: 13. “This man whom vi sertse is Son of the Most High Allah. and 1 proclaim my innocence. 14. "Lb ya would chet} Phas Ihkoud, Hits blew ty en sedi hands and het mn” 15. And then the Jews exclaimed, hands and on our ahakdren’= hands.” lo. And Iilate trembled bike a ical, in ict, Harablas he released, and as the Lord stood forth befyre the mob, the ruler sand “Hehold your King? And woul you put te hath yeur hang" . 17 The Jews replied, “He oe King, we have ne King by great Tiberius.” 18. "And bet His dla be on uur Now, Pilate would net gave consent that Roman Suldiers should mle there hands 1 Lload of ance and so the chied preste aud the Pharisees tack council what ta do with Jesus. 19, Cataphas saul. “We caniut ceucity this man. Tle must be stoned to death and nuthing more” Ab And then the rabble saad, ‘And then they Jed Llim forth towar where criminals were pat tu sath. 21. The rabble could nut wait unit they tcached the place of shulls, | .\2 sor as they had jassed the city’s gates, they rushed upon Flim, smote Hin with their mands. they spit apen llim, stoned Him and He iell upon the ground. 22. And gue, a man of Allah, stood farth and sail Isaiah said, He shall be bruised for our transgressions and by His stripes we shall be healed.” “Alake haste! Let Hliny be stoned.” d the hill beyond the city’s gales, © tial Boo re ite oe vat DT MEANT ot iy yen