The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-04-04
THE TRIU MpHAL ENTRY.
LESSON /, SECOND QUARTER, INTER
NATIONAL SERIES, APRIL 7. 3,

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LESSON /, SECOND QUARTER, INTER
NATIONAL SERIES, APRIL 7.
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o. Commentary by the Rev ID. NJ.
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compiled from Lesson Helper Quarterly by per.
mission of IL. s. Hoffman. publisher. Philadel
phia
|. And when they came nigh to Jerusa
lem, unto Bethpags and Bethany, at the
Mount of Olives" After healing the blind
men as He passed through Jericho, He tarried
at the house of Zaccheus, and spoke the par
able of the nobleman and his servants, in
which He taught them that the kingdom of
God would be postponed till He should re-
turn from the far country. Arriving at
Bethany we find Him at supper in the house
of Simon the Leper, Martha, Mary and La
zarus all being present, and Mary anoints
Him beforehand for His burial duke xix,
John xii.) Then follows this lcssol, in which
we see Him fulfilling the prophecy written
N Zech tx, 0, for He came to fulfill the law
and tho prophets, to fulfill all Righteousness
Matt v, II, iii, l5.) He is now in the last
week of His earthly ministry, generally
called Passion Week, and is about to
present Himself to His people, the Jews,
rs their king, for the last time. AS
we see Him, anointed with the Holy Spirit,
going about doing good, we are apt to think
of Him only as Jesus our Saviour, on His
way to the cross showing forth in His life
the love and power cf God but if we would
understand the Scriptures we must not lose
sight of this great fact that He is Israel's
Messiah and as such is ever fulfilling before
their eyes the Scriptures of their prophets,
that they may be without excuse for reject
ing Him; and that since. their rejection of
Him as their king, and His consequent setting
them aside as His people for time, He is
now in the interim between Daniels sixty
ninth and seventieth week gathering out
from Jew and Gentle that new company,
tho one body, His ckurch-a mystery kept
secret from the foundation of the world, but
revealed unto the apostles Eph. ill.,
2. "Go your way into the village over
against you" Very often our work is just
at our hand i'll our own house or town or vii
lage, or among those nearest to us, and if we
are unwilling to do the next thing, or reject
the opportunity nearest to us, because per-
IL OilS, liz S-c LII ~
US nothing else to do, and wo stand idlc or
vainly seeking work agreeable to us, because
we viii not do that which He has appointed
When the workmen under Nehemiah rebuilt
the walls of Jerusalem it is written again and
again that certain ones repaired 'by his
house, or lover against his house or cham
ber" (Noh. iii, 10, %, essay % "As soon as ye be
entered into it.n How often it Is that as
soon as start forth in His Name ready to
do whatever our hands find to do, we find
the work all ready for US and nearer to hand
than we thought.
aye shall find colt tied, whereon never
man sat; loose him and bring him." While
Mark and Luke mention only the colt, Mat
thew mentions the two animals ian ass and
q colt with her, Just as Samuel could, by
the Spirit of God, tell Saul whom he would
meet that day, and what each one would
have, and say, and do q Sam. K, 10, SO
tho same Spirit in Jesus Christ knew just
where these animals would be found tied; for
the Spirit of God is perfect in knowledge
Job xxxvi, A. and He is in every true be-
liever to teach us all things John xiv, II, 26).
3. Say ye that the Lord hath need of him. !"
In one sense He needs not anything, seeing
that He giveth to all life, and breath, and all
things (Acts xvii, 25l, but he is pleased to use
weak and foolish things in accomplishing His
purposes il He only finds them willing and
| ready to His hand Does not the readiness of
the owner of these animals in surrendering
! them to the Lord so cheerfully, and the readi-
ness of Simon to let Jesus have tho Use Of his
boat and to wait upon Him duke v, l-l0)
rather rebuke us fer our oft unwillingness to
place ourselves and all that we are and have
at His disposala
4. 'sThey went their way, and found tho
colt tied by the door without, in a place
where two ways met" Luke says, "They
found even as He had said unto them"
| luke xix.l We will always find it, both in
this world and in the world to come, just as
| He says; and there is no way we can honor
Him Like believing and obeying His word
without questioning. II believe God, that it
shall be even as it was told me- (Acts xvii,
| 25), is grand life motto for cvery Christian,
remembering also tho blessings upon those
who believe luke /, IS; John Xxx, 2g).
/ ), G. They said unto them even as jesus
had commanded" Where the word Of q
king is there is power EccL viii, a, and
/ when we go in His name bearing His mes
sage, wo have only to speak His word faith
fully, end it will not return 70 Him void.
| Gen xiii, 96; lisa. ly, H. The results
which iIe intends to accomplish .are sure 70
como; the responsibility Of the messenger is
to get the message correctly and deliver II
| plainly and faithfully IN His name. As
| these two men sought something fer Jesus
and for Ills use, SO wc arc to seek souls and
! results, not for ourselves, but for Him whom
we serve.
Z. "They brought the colt to Jesus, and
cast their garments on him; and He sat upon
him. There were two animals and two
men; why did tho men not bring the asses
riding-npon thelns That would have been
appropriating to their own use that which
they had obtained for their Lord.
S. "Garments-and branches-strewed In
the way These tokens Of submission and
alteration On the part of the people, which
was 50 short lived, point us TO the tlne when
oil things shall be subdued unto Him q Cor.
XIV, 2Sg, and they also seem to ask us What
does your submission and alteration amount
tot Is il sincere, permanent and increasingf
I Q. "Hosanna Blessed is He that corneth in
the name Of the Lord" These words arc
found In Ps cxviii, 25, 20, tho first word be
Ing made up of two Hebrew words signifyine
'.Save now | beseech thee" In the same
psalm we find it written, The stone which
the builders refused Is become the headstou.
of the corner,n and when the headstone shall
be brought forth with shoutIngs, crying
Grace. grace unto it tZech- iv, q, then shal
this song Of praise be sung, not as Il was thai
day, but sincerely. His own words to then
little later in tho week were Behold, youl
house Is left unto you desolafe, ior say unit
you. 70 shall not see mo benceforth, till y
shall say, Blessed Is He that cometh In TN
narne of the Iordv Matt xxi, ., 80.
10 Blessed be the kingdom OF our fsfhe'
David, that conseth in the name Of the Lord
hosanrla in tho highest" An cyeriastin;
kingdom had been promised 20 David q
SAM. vii. Chron. XVIII, end the pronisst
messiah was 20 SET upon bis throne.
H. And Jesus entered into Jerusalem
and into The tc.lpio.r Matt Xxi, i4-i6, tell
! US thet the blind ard lame came to Him En.
were healed, that the children sang Hi
, | praise, aal that the Serllsss and Eharisee
. lound fault Tho little chi.lren and tho poo
and needy nre those who receive bieszin
from Hi.a, while tho proud, SELF satisfied
fault Tndia.s religious c.sS Get lsctsllns. Le
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