Mark 15:24 And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots on them, what every man should take. I. THE SOURCE OF THE MORAL MAJESTY OF THE SON OF MAN. That was Christ's power, the yielding to the loving will of Heaven, even though it led Him into darkness so deep and vice so unutterable, that His fainting humanity sank beneath the awful burden of the spirit's agony; not choosing suffering in order that He might grandly bear it, but, because it came from Heaven, refusing to accept any deliverance from man. II. WHAT WAS THE MEANING OF THE CONSUMMATION OF CHRIST'S SUFFERINGS? That man might be reconciled to God, and two things were requisite. 1. Man must learn the majesty of God's law. 2. He must be drawn by love to the Divine One. Both these receive glorious illustrations from these words. III. THE CLEARNESS OF CHRIST'S VISION OF DEATH. He resolved to die with His mental vision clear and calm. IV. THE DUTY OF CHRIST'S DISCIPLES. Not to seek suffering, but when it comes in the path of duty to meet it calmly, resolutely, and fearlessly. V. THE POWER OF CHRIST'S CLAIMS ON ALL MEN. (E. L. Hull, B. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.WEB: Crucifying him, they parted his garments among them, casting lots on them, what each should take. |
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