The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-04-05
SABBATH SCHOOL,
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOE
APRIL Z.

i. anu WneE lney came nIgn TO JtTuS;l-
lem. unto Bethpage and Bethany. at tho
mount OF Olives. He sendeth forth two of
His disciples" This so called triumphal
entry Of to-day's lesson is recorded by each
Of the four evanGelists. 1t is probable that
the order of events as given in John xii. iS
the real order. us very often events are
grouped together not in the order of their
occurrence but to prove or show that which
the Spirit. through the writer, had in view.
After being received by Zacohsus, Jesus
eeemS to have come to Bethany and
to have tarried and supped with Marthu
and Mary and Lazarus, at which time MARY
anointed Him beforehand for His burial
(Mark xiv, g.. That supper may have been
after the Sabbath. or. as we would say, Oh
Saturday evening. If so. then this entry
would be on the first day Of the week now
called Palm Sunday.
2. And saith unto them, Go your way
into the village over against you, and as soon
rs We be entered into il ye shall find {, colt
tied, whereon never man sat. Loose him
and bring him We are not to suppose that
the ass and the colt were there by any pre-
arrangement OF the Lord with any one, but
being there the Lord knew il. as He knows
all things, and the owner was all unwittinS-
ly accomplishing the Lords pleasure.
3. And il any man say unto you Why 30
We this? say ye that the Lord hath need OF
him. and straightway he will send hinI
hlther. / have no doubt but that the owner
OF the colt Was a disciple Of Christ. for il is
not His way to make use of the property of
an enemy. Neither would He have His TO-
lowers have any alliance with or seek any aid
from those who are not His. for the FRIEND
ship Of the world is enmity with God (Jamcs
iv., A. and He does not need the help of His
enemies.
T. And they went their way and fouuG tho
colt tied by the door without in place wher.
two ways met. and they loose him. They
found il just n Jesus said they would. -
did the man who believed the word thn,
Jesus had spoken concerning his son in John
" - is Inr flNr FsN fn
concerning all that God has spoken. II he
lieve God that il shall bs even as il was told
me acts xvii, 80. To believe is the way
OF peace and rect and JOY. to obey il thu. way
OF prosperity and victory. The willing and
Obedient cannot fail to eat the good OF the
land lsa l.. 1e). All the affairs of the king
dom are His. and He will see well to them
ALL 1t is the privilege OF all His people to
know and enjoy His peace; quietnoss anu as
surance forever Qsa. xXxii. 10.
5. And certain Of them that stood lnere
said unto them. What do ye Ioosinc the
colt?'' Luke says that the owners asked the
question. We need have no fear of people or
their questions il only we are aent OF God.
for He is the possessor of heaven and earth
and doeth according to His will in the army
OF heaven and among the inhabitants ot the
earth. and none can stay His hand or say
unto Him. What doest Thouf (Gen. xiv. 19:
Dan. iv.. 35)
6. And they said unto them even as Jesus
had commanded. and they let them go.
When the Lord Jesus sends His messengers,
He always tells them what tC say. When
those who profess to he His messengers have
a message OF their own ami MOI His. il a.
safe 10 conclude that He did moi send them
He Himself spake only wnat the Father told
Him TO say John xii. 40: xiv, 10Y, and hotn
prophets and apostles We're under orders to
speak only what they were commanded tc
kay (Jer. j.. z: Eek. iii. 10, Jonah nj. y.
David says that his psalms were not his own
composition, but that "the Spirit of the Lord
spake 10y him. and His wor! was in DaN!ds
tongue" (Il Sam. xiii. p.
I. And they brought the colt to Jesus aad
cast their garments on him, and He sat upcr
him.. II is written i'll Math Xxi, i. Johu
Xii. IA. Is, that all this was done to fLifill
the prophecy recorded III Icrh -. q an
other illustration Of the IN I that tv.:ylh hing
that God has said shall be literally fulh led.
and since lsrael's Messiah actually rode upou
an ass colt. as the prophet said he would,
we may be perfectly sure that Hr. Zee. wilt
actually stand again on the very same hill
from which He assembled, IL the sar.eprophet
has said i'll chapter xiv. 4; thar II shall yet
bc King over all the earth and tnlt al Ma
tions shall go up from year to yea. TO Jcru-
salem TO worship the King, the Lore. Of Hosts.
~ il il written il the same chapter.
x. AND many spread their garments in the
way, and Others cut down branches of the
trees and strewcd them in the way II all
believers would cast themselves AZ Jes,Is'S s
feet for HIS service aS readily a. thcS, people
cast their garment under HIM. how quickly
the Kingdom NIGH! cone, What u Kingdom
II vii! lee when all !hinc~ animate and inan.-
mate shall he under Hin. 'iOr He must "riSl
ill He hath put all cucmi"s under Ia, tret =.
for all things shal! I've suhGued unto Hin and
III all things He shal! hav" the p-c-c!n!u"n"c'
q Cor. XIV. 25. 2S: Col / lSl.
.. And they that wrE! before ana ,ncy
that followed cried. saying. HosaEna!
Blessed Il II" that cometn IN the name of the
Lord. This II from Ps. 'Xviij and j. assoc
ated with Israel JOY because of the salvation
OF Jehovah. Some Of the words of the psalm
are found i'll the song of Israel al the Red
Sea. and also III lsraes miilcnrinI song
which shall be sung when Christ shall come
again in power and glory - bring the king.
dom
10. blessed lie the Kingdom Of our fat or
David that cometh in the name of the 10 rd.
Hosanna in the highest Hosanna il sim
ply an untranSlated Hebrew word. or two
words which you vii! find il Pr. cxviii.. 25,
translated as 'sGve now. The kingdom
they expected was the restoration of David's
Kingdom. the kingdom Of Israel (Acts l. 6),
and they were right in expecting il.
IL. And Jesus entered into Jeruseicm and
into the temple, and when He had looked
round about upon all thngs and now the
eventide was come, He went out unto Beth
any with the twelve" Luke says that be-
fore He entered the city He wept over il be-
cause il knew not the time of IT. visitation