Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-20
ENTERING JERUSALEM.
GEGeoN XII, THIRD QUARTER, INTER-
NATloNAL SERIES, SEPT. 81.

M. stearns.
Compiled from Lesson Helper Quarterly by per.
mission Of II. S. Hoffman. publisher, Philadel.
pha.l
81. "And lchen He lpas come nigh, cUen
nO1U at the descent of the Mount OF Offices. y
He was riding upon the ass colt, according
to Zech tx, o. thus literally fulfilling one
of the last public signs that He was the
long predicted Messiah, the Son of David
Israel's king.
"lhe qvhOte multitude of the disciples
began to rejoice and praise God Nth a
loud Uoicc, for all the mighty tDOrks a0llich
they had seem" They were convinced that
He was their Messiah, and, notwithstand-
ing the parable of the last lesson, they
thought He would now surely proclaim
Himself king, and therefore their Joy was
most exultant, their praise most hearty.
SO. "SaytlGg, Blessed be the King thGt
conlcth In the manu-. Of the Lord: Peace
tn HcaUcn and glory IN the highest"
80. And some u the PhdriSceS from
among the multitude said unto Him
Master, rebllle thy disciples" The re
ligious rulers always against Him. The
people who ought to have welcomed Him
hating every word spoken in His favor A
little later as the children praise Him in
the temple Matt. xxi, 10, 10y, they again
find fault. When there was occasion to
rebuke His disciples He did not hesitate to
do it Matt. xvi, %; Mark x, ~, but there
was no occasion now. They were not
praising any 700 loud
40. And He dnslpercd and said unto
them, tell yolt, that, If these should hold
their peace, the stones mould Immediately
cry out" John the Baptist told those who
came to him not to pride themselves upon
being children of Abraham, for said he,
God is able cf these stones to raise up
children unto Abraham" Matt. iii, o.. And
as to stones crying out, one Of the prophets
had said that, because of their sin, 1.-THE
stone should cry out of the wall, and the
beam out of the timber should answer it"
A. And l0hen He lodS come near, Ht
bchcld the city and tcept 0ucr It," Stein
says that so in some sense He weeps over
all cities. While This may be true, His
weeping over this city had a special signif
cance for this was the city of David, thu
holy city, the city Of the great King, the
city which He had chosen to put His name
there, that He might be glorified Matt iv,
5; V, IS; II Chron. vi, 9.
az. "SGUt1lg, II thou hddSt kllOlCH, CyCn
thou at lcaSt in this hy dGU, the thing
Which belong unto thU pcdccl bit noW
they arc MD from thine eyes" Thou
thy day--thy peace; this was Zion that lie
had chosen, that He had desired for His
habitation, concerning which lie had said
This is my rest forever; here will dwell
for have desired it," etc. Us. cXxxii, 10
l8). But by her unbelief she was blinded
and knew not her Gay nor Him who was
her peace. To every sinner this same Jesus
is Saying: Now is the day of tly saliva
ton" II am thy peace" But of how many
is it so sadly true that in them the god OF
this world hath blinded the minds of them
which believe not, lest the light of tht
glorious Gospel Of Christ, who is the image
of God, should shine unto them" III Cor vi
,; iv, 4; Eph. ii, l4). Blessed are all who car
say, | thank God that whereas | was blind
| now see.
%. For the days shall come upon thee
that thine enemies shGU Gust trench
about thee, and compass tlc2 round, and
keep thee in on c0crB side" So it literally
came to pass in about forty years.
A. AND shtul ldy tlce cp3a lUith tho
ground, and HDcliItlrcn lUtthin thee; ana
they shall not lCdUc In thee ono stone upon
another; because th0u kltctpcst not tat
time Of TN GtSttdtioa." So also did il
literally come to pass, as He said And as
the same Spirit had said through Micah 10t
years before; Zion shall for your sake be
plowcd rs field ana Jerusalem shall be
come heaps" (AIic. iii, ~ When we see
how clearly events have been by the Spirit
foretold, and how literally they have been
fulfilled, how can any believer doubt that
the thoughts Of the Lord shall come to
pass, that us He has proposed 50 shall il
stand, and that every purpose of the Lord
shall be fulflleds lisa. xiv, y; jer. Ii, 20)
Is. "And HC iOCnt tht0 TIE temple, and
began u cast ont them that SOl3 therein
and them that b0uJH.n The Tabernacle
of Moses and the Temple of Solomon were
in some respects the most remarkable
buildings this world ever saw; chiefly be
cause God alone was the architect of each,
and each was made that God might dwell
on earth in the midst OF His people Jesus
Himself was the true tabernacle and TEN
pie, and when the kingdom comes we shall
then see the full significance of each They
were never intended to be places of mer
chandise, but rather places where God
might reveal Himself to His people, and
where they might draw near and worship
Him. The whole company of believers is
now the living temple Of God on this earth, |
in which He desires to reveal Himself to
men; but the Church is largely given up to
providing entertainment and amusement
for the people, rather than inviting them
to the blood and water, and bread and
light and incense of Gods salvation, cleans
ing, food, heavenly fellowship, Every in
dividual believer is also u temple of tie
Holy Ghost and it IS His pleasure that we
should cleanse ourselves from all filthiness
of the flesh and spirit, porieating holiness
in the fear Of God Il Cor. Vi, 10; II Cor vii |
~ When the New Jerusalem shall have
como down from God out of Heaven we
shall see more clearly.
49, "SdytRg unto them, II Is lrrittcH, Nh |
house IL the house OF prayer; but &c hare !
made 10 q dc1tGf tiiCGtS." In lisa. wi, :, the
reading is: milne house shall be called III
house of prayer for all people," And the |
context refers to strangers joining them.
selves to the Lord to serve Him aud love |
His name. One of those references 70 the |
hooking of all nations TO Israel when once |
the Lord shall have come again TO dwell in |
their midst, II is the eXaltation of Jeho
yah that shall draw the nations; not the |
iesecFation Of His temple Take the |
CHuIfn VI luuliy ulltl, ttlStttV bl taking tU !
the time with entertaining the people and !
food and delicacies for the body, |
let the time be given to earnest waiting /
upon God in prayer fur the outpouring of
His Spirit and the revelation OF Himself as
a God Of salvation, and then He would he /
glorificd and all worldliness would be |
crowded out by His presence and the man
of His power.
a.. And He taught ddily it The temple. /
Bit the chlCf priests and dc 8cgibcs and |
ne chief Of the people sought 10 destroy /
Him" The next two chapters will give Us /
;ome'Uf His teachings during these days, but |
t is moro fully recorded in Matt. Xxx, .. He |
,xpC sed their sin, the heartlcssness of their /
foretold more fully the comins /
ndrments. and maGa many references &