The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-09-18
JESUS ENTERING JERUSALEM.
International sunday-school Lesson for
September 01, 1890.


International sunday-school Lesson for
September III. 1890.
Especially arranged from 8. 8. Quarterly.1
LESSON TExr-Luke 1o:S74a
GOLDEN TExr,-Blessed be the King that
cometh in the name of the Lord.-Luke 1854
CENTRAL. TRUrH-Jesus the Prince Of Peace
shall triumph, but those who refuse His reign
shall perish.
TME-Sunday, April 9, A. D. 80. Palm Sun
day. The day after the jewish Sabbath, hve
days before the cricifxion. Tho cleansing Of
the temple was on Monday, April 8.
PLAcE-O The Mount Of Olives CD Tho
temple in Jerusalem.
JEsus-Nearly thirty.three and one-half yeafa
old
PARALLEL AccouNTs-Matt. 2l:sle; Mara
l1:S17; John 12:1216
INTERVENING HIsToRY-From Jericho, Jesus
went to Bethany probably reaching there Fri
day eve, March 9. (Nisan 81. He rested Satur>
day, their Sabbath; and in the evening after
the Sabbath was ended He took supper at the
house Of Simon the leper (Matt 1850, and was
annointed by Mary (John 1898. The next
day He made the triumphal entry into Jerusa-
lem
HELPS OVER HARD PLACEs-37 when He
was come nigh:" to Jerusalem, over the crest
OF Olivet, from Bethany. Began to rejoice:"
Jesus was riding on o young ass, and the people
cast their garments before Him. 'The whole
multitude:" great crowds were present attend
ing the Passover. In Nero's time q census
showed that 100000 Jews were present at .
celebration Of the Passover. mighty works
that they had scent" the raising of Lazarus
and the miracles Jesus had performed in all
parts Of Palestine. SO. "In the name of the
Lord:" whom the Lord had promised and sent;
who came to do the Lords work. Peace In
Heaven:" between man and God, the earthly
and the Heavenly Kingdom. 'In the highest:"
degree, strains, Heaven Al. Come near:" to
Jerusalem, the place where the famous tenth
Roman legion was encamped at the siege Of
Jerusalem. ~. I'm this thy days" Of grace Of
opportunity, when the great choice must be
made Hid from thine eyes," by their selfish
ness and sin. 43. ''The days shall como:" in
the summer Of A. D. TO- forty years after this
was spoken, Jerusalem was destroyed and the
temple was burned and laid in ruins by the Ro
man army under Titus, after the most terrible
siege on record in which the beseged fought
for miserable scraps" chewed belts and Shoes
and tore OF the leather from their shields, and
ate wisps Of hay, and even then died by thous-
ands from the horrors Of famine; l,!oO,o 900 per-
ished Is. Them that sold therein:" animals
for sacrifice, and whatever strangers needed
for the service 46. "A den Of thieves:" they
doubtless cheated those who traded with them.
And they cheated God Of His glory, Of the rev.
erence due His name. They cheated men Of
true ideas Of religion.
COMMENTS. The events of this lesson
took place on the Sunday before the Fri
day on which the Master was crucified.
He had been at Bethany to see Lazarus,
whom He had raised from the dead, and
many Of those who were visiting Jerusa-
lem for the feast had gone to Bethany
for the same purpose. Besides these,
there were others who were coming to
Jerusalem from all over the land for
the Passover feast, who had seen the
miracles that He had done during the
past two years. All these believed that
He was a prophet sent from God, and it
was not wonderful thing that at the
sight Of the Holy City, with this mira
Gle worker in their midst, their enthus-
iasm should overflow its bounds, and
they should break out into praises of
Him whom they accepted Is one Of the
Lords messengers.
As they came to the Mount Of Olives,
and tho sight of the city burst upon
their vision, Jesus broke out into weep
ing, and uttered tho words Of lament
over the city which form part Of our
lesson. Then, descending the slope Of
the Mount Of Olives, and entnring tho
city. He went to the temple, and thsre
cast out the money-changers, and others
who made It a mere market-place. This
He had done onoe before, but tho place
had assumed the same appearance soon
after He had cleansed II.
WHAT JESUS SAw.-He saw . multi
tude Of those who believed in Him.
mostly not inhabitants OF JerusalekA,
but dwellers in Galilee and the regioni
beyond Jordan. He saw that they weN
full Of expectation that He would brinl
blessings to Israel, and their expeota-
ton broke out in songs Of exultation.
This must have pleased Him, for It
showed that these people were not far
from the Kingdom Of God, to say the
least But He also saw that not all OF
that throng were friendly to Him. There
were the Phsrisees, who had already be-
fore this been planning for His death.
He saw that they wore very much
aroused ct tho singing Of the people,
and that - embittered them to degree.
More than this: He saw that tho spirit
OF the temple throng was Is mercenary
as It had been years befose, when He
had tried to cleanse it. The same
money-seelking throngs were there. not
for worship but for gain. At the same
time, he saw even there that there
were those among the people that were
ready to hear the word that He preached
and profit by II. So we see that what
He saw was In Q measure calculated to
cheer Him, and in . measure to depress
Him. Bright things there were, and
dark things ss we'll. Gladness and sad.
ness were combined. and pressed them.
selves en- the 6aviour's notice.
WHAT JESUS FoREsAw.-We have
seen what he saw, now see what He
foresaw. He foresaw the utter destruc-
ton Of that city. True, 1t was yet forty
years In the future, but none the less
clearly on that account did He sec It
He told 1t to them in lanpuaoa 40 nlain