The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-04
SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
APRIL 2.
Lesson Text; "The Triumphai En-
try" Mark Ni. t-tt-Gold-
en- Text: Mark Nj, o.
Commentary.

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lem, unto Bethpage and Bethany, at tho
/ mount OF Olives, H. sendcth forth two oi
/ His disciples" This 50 called triumphal
| entry of to-day's lesson Is recorded hy each
| of the four evangelists. II il probable that
/ the order of events NJ given in John Nii il
/ the real order "a very often events arr
grouped together not In tho order of their
occurrence, but to prove or show that which
/ the Spirit. through the writ'-, had In view
| After being received hN Xacchcus, Jesus
| seems to have come 60 B,thany and
| to have tarred and supprl with Martin
/ and Mary and Lazarus, at which tim" Mary
/ anointed Him beforehand for His burial
/ Mark xiv. 81 That supper may have b,rn
/ after the sabbath, or. rs we would saw On
] Saturday evening. II so. thrn th,s ,utry
1 would be on the first day of the wyvs. n,,
| called Palm Sunday.
2. And saith unto them. Go Your way
into the village over ag0i 'st you. ami n- -..u
rs yo be entered into IL yc shall uul u cH.t
| tied, whercon never man sat. Loose hisI
and bring him. We arc not to supro-, ,...l
| the ass and the colt wore there bv ana, r...
| arrangement OF th" Lord with anv pu'. hl.
being there tho Lord know it. a. H. fupu.
all things. AMI the owner was all uuWi,t.u 8.
| ~ accomplishing the Lord. pleasure
| .. And IL any man sly unto YOU. Why ,n
| yc this! say Nc TINT the Lord hath ur'i .,.
| him, aud straiIhtwly h' will suu1 ull
| hithor. have no doubt but that On" uvu..
| not His WY 10 make usr uf She urlpu.y ,I
/ an enemy. Neither would n have lit. ir.
| lowers have any alliance with cor ,pr'. auvaI.
| from those who are no; H. for thu ironI.
| ship of the worll is cnm,ty with Col oIlw,
| w., ~, and Il does not u'sd the help ui u D..
enemies.
4. "Aud thcy went their wayand fouudn
| colt tied 10y the door without ip aplacr " t..,
| two ways met and they l1.s" him." II..
found IT just as J'su5 sl,t th'y would. 81,
did the man who believed the word tna
Jesus had spoken concerning hi- son in J,ua
w., 90, 90. IT is perfectly safe for us tp su,
| concerning all that COD has spoken. "f b..
licvc God that it shall ho even u- II was t,,a
| mo- (Acts xvii. 2j). To believe Is the wa,
| ut peace and rest and joy; {, ou"y IL the wa,
| Of prosperity and victory. Tbs willing ana.
| ohedient cannot fail tn eat the good co. tr'
land lisa. L.. l9). All the AFFAIR OF the L.n..
| dom are His. aud lie will SEQ we'll t. tn,..
! all. 1t Is the privilege 81 all lIs people =.
| know and enjoy His peace. quiutuH-. and ..
| surancc forever I-H. NNy,i.. a..
.. And certain of "a 'm thu. stood .n...
satd unto them. Whut ID go. luuaus t,,
! colty' Luke Says ,hUt tNo owners a.trl tII,
! question. We nr'l have NJ tplrni unrIIr. r.p'
| their questions ~ only "" are seat ul 4.
| Tor He u th" pos s,sOr OF heaven and pai"l
and docth according tD HIS VIII in the afu.,
! OF heaven aud among the inhanitut- ol a.,
earth. and none can stay iIig hand or s.y
| unto Him. What doust phouY (Gcn. xiv. 10
| Dan. w.. So.
&. And they said unto them even n ,Ir rs
| had commanded. aud they let them 20
| When the Lord jesus sends Hts mr--purnI-s.
| He always tells them what To- saw When
| those who profess to be- His messengers have
! u message Of their own and not HIS, II T.
safe To conclude that H. did not send thom.
He Himself spakc only what the Father told
Him TO say tJohn xii, 80; xiv, lOl. and both
| prophets and apostles were under orders g.
| speak only what they were cnmmandrd g.
say der l., = Eek ill.,, 10; Jonah Ill. ~
David says that his psalms were not hi, own
composition, but that "thc Spirit OF the Lord
spake by him, and His word was in Dayida
tongue Ql sam. xiii, ~.
z. And they brought the colt to Jesus and
cast their garments on him. and lie snt upon
him. II Is written In Math. xxi. 4. 8; John
Kill, IL. 10, that all this was done 10 funu
the prophecy recorded in Xech iX.. .. nm.
other illustration OF tho fast that everything
that God has said shall be literally fulfilled,
and since lsraels Messiah actually rode upon
IN ass colt, a. the prophet said he would,
we may be perfectly sure that His feet will
actually stand again on the very same hin
from which lie assembled ~ the same prophet
has said In chapter xiv, 4; that He shall yet
be King over all the earth, aud that all Na.
tions shall go up from year to year to Jeru-
salem To worship the King. the Lord OF Hosts
as 1t Is written in the same chapter.
&. And many spread their garments in the
way, and others cut down branches of tho
trees and strcwcd thom in the way. II all
believers would east themselves at jesus.
feet for His service as readily "a these people
cast their garment under Him how uuirkly
the kingdom might come, What kingdom
1t will be- when all things animate and innni
mate shall be- under Him, for lie must reign
till lie hath put all enemies under hi, feet.
for all things shall be- subduod unto Him, and
In all things lie shall have thrprc-sminpuce"
Il Cor. Ny., %, -; Col /. Is.
=. And they that went before and they
that followed cried. saying. Husauhal
blessed IL lie that comctn IN the name of the
Lord. This Is from P-. cNyii aud is assor!.
otcd with Israel JOY because Of the salvation
OF Jehovah. some ul the word- of the psalm
are found in the song 81 Israel at tho Red
Sen, and also IN l-racl's milpuuial song.
which shall be- sung when Christ shall cpms
again In power and glory 10 bring the king
dop.
TO- "Blesscd be- the kingdom of our father
David, that cOmoth in the name the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest" IIOsanuu is SIM
ply an untranslated Hebrew word or two
words, which you will find In p. cvyiii.. 20.
translated rs save now The kingdom
they expected was the restoration of Dnyid's
Kingdom, the kingdom of Israel Acts l., O..
ana they were right In expecting IL.
IL. "And Jesus entered into Jcru elem and
into the temple, and when lto hnl looked
round about upon all thugs. uui now tho
eYenuie was come, He went out unto Both
any w.th IN" twelve Luke sny- that be-
fore lie entered the city IT, Wrpt oyer IL be-
cguS" II knew not the tmro Of it, visitation.
lie would gladly hayesnycI them. Hrwoui
have sct up the kingdom II they hal received
Him, but they received linn not. On the
contrary, they wcrH ready 20 cruelty Him.
Consequently the kingdom j. postponed,
while Jesus Christ, by HI Spi 9. gather, on.
OF all nations His church, after which II.
Will return to build again the tahaaua,l, OF
David and restore all things ol which tho
prophets have spoken Acts Eg.Il-I7;iii.,
l9-2l). Never was anything murn plainly
written by the Spirit --I.c4sou II lucr