The Monmouth inquirer., 1889-04-04
THE TRIuMPHAL ENTRY.
International Sunday-SchooI Lesson for
April 4, 1889.

lSpesially arranged from S. S. Quarterly.1
LESSON TExT-Mark IL: Iii.
GOLDEN TExT-Rejolce greatly, o daugh-
ter of Zion; shout, o daughter of Jeru-
salem; behold thy King cometh unto thee
Zech. 9:9.
CENTRAL TRUTH-Jesus, the Prince of
Peace, is to triumph over all the world.
T1ME-Sunday, April 2, A. d. 80. Tenth
of Nissan palm Sunday, the day after their
Sabbath, five days before the crucifxion.
PLAcE-O Bethphage. (9 Main road
from Bethany to Jerusalem. 81 Jerusalem.
PARALLEL ACcoUNTs-Matt. 81: Ill; Luke
10; 29-44; John 12: 1919.
! INTERVENING EvENTs-After the last les
son Christ was entertained in Jericho by
Zaccheus Nuke 10: 1-10). He leaves Jericho
and reaches Bethany Friday eve, where He
spent His last earthly Sabbath Saturday,
day Sunday, the first secular day of their
week, He enters Jerusalem in triumph.
: CIRCUMsTANcEs-Jesu work is nearly
done; and the time has come for Him to
enter Jerusalem as its King, in accordance
with the prophecy of Zech. 9 9, to show the
people that He was their long-expected
Messiah.
HELPS OVER HARD Places. Bsthphd1e
and Bethany: villages close together on the
eastern slope of the Mount of Olives
MOarlt Of Ol;ves: a mountain east of Jeru-
salem, and less than mile from the city
So called from its olive-trees. 2. Yc shall
find a colt: of an ass. In the East the ass IS
in high esteem. Statelier and swifter than
with US, it vies with the horse in favor.
The horse was mark of war; the ass, of
peace. 3. Send him hitFer: i.e., Christ will
return it to its owner. Z. Cast their gar
merlts: cloaks, outer garments An Eastern
custom to give the highest honor. g. And
many: in Nero's time a census showed that
2,700,0 900 Jews were present at Passover.
g. Vent before, and f0lloued: ie, those
who had come out from Jerusalem to meet
Him, and those who followed Him from
Bethany. Hosaipa: the Greek spelling of
the Hebrew word for save noW in Ps.
1926. 10. The kingdom of David: the
Christian church is the development of the
old Jewish church. 1t is all one kingdom.
Hosdnnd in the highest: in the highest de-
gree; in the highest strains; in the highest
heavens. 'sThe expression is, strictly
speaking a prayer that what is set forth in
the word 'hosanna' may be ratified and
confirmed in Heaven" IL. And Jesus entered
into Jerusalem: with great crowds shouting
hosanna- Matthew says the whole city was
stirred, moved with excitement. And eofcn
He had looked round about: this was not done
through vain curiosity, but in order to as
certain by personal inspection what abuses
had crept into the temple worship, and
what portions of the sacred house and it's
courts had been profaned by money-chang-
ers and others of similar stamp. 1t was an
act by which He took possession, as it were,
of His Fathers house, and claimed domin-
ion over it.
JESUS THE PRINCE OF PEAcE-Jesus was
the Prince of Peace, and yet He was Con-
queror and a King. All the ideas that were
incarnated in His career, and emblazoned
in His final sufferings and death and resur-
rection, are destined to be triumphant. His
riding in this triumphal procession was an
object lesson. living parable, setting forth
the fact that He was King; that His
kingdom was at hand, and also sthe spirit
ual peculiarities and dignities and glory of
the reign of Christ 1t is a reign of peace,
humility and meekness, because of love-"
HosANNAHs OF TIRE CHILDREN-W learn
from Matt 81 rs, 1G, thatthe children joined
in the hosannas the next day in the temple.
Most likely, too, on the day of the entry.
So should they ever do. For Jesus is the
children's Saviour, full of love to them,
ever inviting them to come to Him. And the
church, too, should take great pains to have
the children join in the praises of the sane
tuary.
CoMMENTs-In drawing out the spiritual
application of this lesson the title may guide
us. A sTriumphal Entry at once sug-
gests gorgeous scenes-armies marching,
banners waving, captives with clanking
chains, blast of trumpet and roll of drum.
To the student the phrase at once calls to
mind the Eternal City, and in imagination
the scenes depicted by Glbbon pass as an
enchanting pageant before his eyes. In the
s'triumphal entry'' of our lesson all these
things are conspicuous only by their alb
sence. A humble man riding upon the foal
Of an ass, with peasants garments for his
saddle trappings, and Galileans for his at
tendants-this is all that greets our ex
pectant gaze. Truly, if this procession de-
pends for it's character upon that which ap-
peals to our five senses, then it Is any thing
but s'tri,tmphal." To see the really trium-
phal element, we must use our inward
vision and see the unseen. Imagine, there
fore, that the Nazarene had gathered in that
procession all the elements of triumph at His
command that, like the Roman conquerors,
He had exhausted the resources under His
control What manner of entry would He
then have made into the city of the great
king? Who, then, would have been presents
There would have been present vast
throng of those whom He had restored to
bodily health Feet would have followed
Him to which He gave power; eyes would
have gazed upon His face which but for the
touch of His hand had still been sightless; :;
lips would have sung His praise which in
literal truth He had opened; living, pal
pitating hearts would have been there
Which He had rescued from the grasp of
death Captives in great abundance would
have graced His entry into Jerusalem, and
vet no sound of chain or groan OF prisoner
would have marred the notes of peace and
harmony. Willing captives, joyous captlves,
triumphant captives, whose captivity was
liberty and whose chains were only lovel
How strange processionl how unwonted
q sight would that have been! And yet how
fitting an accompaniment for conqueror
whose name was .Prince OF Peace Prev.
A. +. Schauffier.
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
+ 1. Jesus is the rightful King of all the
earth.
Q. Jesus is riding in triumph down the
ages.
O Ta,nu xroc caraf,,l to retIlrn what He