The National tribune., 1889-03-28
SUNDAY MEDITATION.
Practical Duties Taught by o STUDY Of the Inter.
national Sunday.school Lesson Appointed for
April Z. st. Mark, II iii.

national Sunday -sch00l Lesson Appointed for
April Z. st. Mark. HILL.
Zone reading these notes should first carefully
study the paragraph from the Holy Scriptures as
indicated abovel
SUBJECT: CHRIsT's TRIUMPHAL ENTRY INTO
JERUSALEM.
1. Introduction.
Christ's life was one of peculiar trial. We
think of him the Sufferer. Knowing how lily
he was treated as q rule, it is delightful to find
him of q certain day in great triumph. We
cannot say he enjoyed the occasion. St. Luke,
10: Al, gives us an idea of his feelings. While
the shouts Of his followers must have been very
grateful to him, he could not but realize the
sad condition of the people in general. He
wept over them. He foresaw their doom. He
comprehended beforehand the ruin of their
beautiful capital.
g Data.
One should read all four accounts of the Tri-
umphal Entry-St Matt, 21:1-9; st. Mark,
1:1-10; st. Luke, 10: 10, and st. John,
-: 1918. The several accounts should be read
with q view of finding what light they throw
on each other. E. g., st. Matthew mentions an
ass and a colt, while tho other three reports
allude to only the colt or young ass. 1t is clear
God had reason for furnishing these different
accounts, and one studying the incident Of the
lesson for this week will have great additional
interest in it if he become familiar with oil
said about it by SITS. Matthew, Mark, Luke and
John
8. Tine.
The grand entry of Christ into Jerusalem
took place March ii, A. D. 20, or 1860 years
ago, in the 34th year Of the life of Christ and
the fourth Of his ministry 1t was in the same
week as that in which he was cruciied, seven
days before the resurrection of Christ and AZ
before his Ascension. We read in Elk. II 5, 6,
that the lamb destined for sacrifice at the Pass
over was chosen on the 10th day of the month
and slain on the 18th We know the 18th of
the month Nissan or Abb in the year of the
crucifxion was Friday from the fact we read
that the next day was the Jewish Sabbath
Saturday. The day, then, for the selection Of
the lamb was Monday. Every such sacrifice
pointed to tho offering of our Savior on Calvary.
There is something fitting and beautiful in the
conception of the thought that on that veritable
Monday Jesus became marked and prominent
by a specially magnificent reception in Jerusa-
lem on his way to crucifxion. We may judge,
moreover, that the multitude hailing Christ
entered tho city in the vicinity of the temple
at about the very hour of the offering of the
morning sacrifice in the temple, to wit, 0
o'clock.
st. Matthew (21;4, 81 refers to the prophecy
of Isaiah, applying it to the entry of Christ {:
"This was done that it might be fulfilled which
was spoken by the prophet, saying, Tell ye the
daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King eometh
unto thee" (see Isa., 62:11) The prophet
Isaiah wrote about 712 B. c., or 74l years
| (712 plus 29) before the incident occurred con-
corning which he uttered his prophecy. st.
Matthew declares that prophecy fulfilled which
| described Jesus meek, and sitting upon an ass,
and colt the foal of an ass" (See Zech., 9: 81
The prophet Zechariah wrote B. G, 5S7, or GIG
| (557 plus 29) years before our lesson.
st. John states that persons were present in
the crowd, welcoming Christ, who had seen the
resurrection of Lazarus. (St. John, II: II. J
That miracle occurred in January ~, or eight
to ten weeks before the entry of Christ into
| Jerusalem.