The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-04-05

TIME Sunday April 2. A. ID 30 Just before
the Passover
COURSE OF rue STORY In our last regular
lesson Jesus had gone 20 the house OF Zaccheus
There He spoke the parable OF the pounds
On Friday Jesus went fro-i Jericho to Beth
any John ED The next day. which was the
Jewish Sabbath. many Jews visited Jesus at
Bethany In the evening. after the sabbath
was ended. Jesus was ut supper In the house OF
Simon and was anointed by Mary. sunday
(the Jews first week day. was the triumphal
entry Being just before the Passover. great
multitudes we're thronging &c the Holy City
The SCENE is on the west slope OF the Mount
OF Olives. toward Jerusalem from Bethany:
/ then In the streets of Jerusalem anu In the
court Of the temple
LESSON NOTES.
The Object of this riding into Jerusa-
lem was TO set forth as in living par
able that Jesus was the Messiah the
expected King, and to present Himself
To the Jews for their acceptance 1t
] was the final offer TO those who had re-
jected Him as { tteacher, that they
might accept Him as the Messiah, and
save themselves and their nation from
destruction.
He came in the way foretold six hun
dred years before by the prophets that
the Messiah would come duke 24:25-27,
46; lisa. 62:lt; Zech. $3.50. lie filed the
place and did the deeds of the Messiah
expected by the Jews. Was the chief
motive of Jesus merely to fulfill prOph-
ecy, and did He turn out of the way for
this purpose? Rather, let us see that
this was the right thing to do at this
time. 1t was necessary for His mission
to offer Himself, on this last opportu-
/ v,;f 10 1,n hAi ;.h
so that they might accept Him and be
saved. 1t was necessary to reveal TO
His disciples and to the people His
kingly nature, His kingly right, and to
give a foregleam of His triumph over
the world. Therefore this event was
prophesied, and therefore it was accom-
plished, the prophecy and the fulfill
nent having the same purpose in view.
He was kingly in His nature. He
showed royal authority in taking for
His use what was necessary as kings
were accustomed to do, but only tempo
rarily, what His subjects freely and
gladly yielded to His use. His claim TO
be the Messiah lis the most strpendous
claim that could be made. To be the
Messiah is to be Gods viceroy and rep
resentative on earth, able TO represent
God adequately to men, and to bring
about that perfect condition which is
named the kingdom of God.
He was the Prince of Peace. His
methods were moral, not physical.
Jesus came TO bring peace into all the
world by righteousness. His reign will
bring peace into the soul now q
troubled seat of war, into the commun-
ity SO often arrayed in contending fac
tons; between nations, and every
where; peace which passes understand
ing and which flows like river
Morrison.
We are accustomed to say that this
same multitude, who on Sunday shout
ed "Hosanna. cried: Cruelty Him. on
the following Friday; that 1.-The whole
enthusiasm of the multitude at the end
is nothing more than the last upstream
ing brilliancy Of an evening sun before
it vanishes beneath the horizon"
Richard Glover is doubtless near the
truth when he says: The whole of
that enthusiasm was not excitement.
If most of the gladstone voices were
silenced by the cross, very few, If any
of them, took up the other cry: Cruelty
Him! Doubtless many of those who
sang Hosanna that day asked at Pente-
cost: What must do to be saved?' and
were among the first believers.
Jesus riding in this triumphal pro-
cession was an object lesson, living
parable, setting forth His triumphal
march down the ages. "All the ideas
that were incarnated in His career and
emblazoned in His final sufferings and
death and resurrection are destined to
be triumphant" lie advances on the
earth as on the road to Jerusalem,
with the calm majesty of sovereign;
lie takes possession of things and of
men: He makes them His instruments
and His servants, just as on Palm Sun
day He used the ass which did not be-
long to Him, and drew forth a glorious
homage from all those mouths which
on that day had no voice but for Him.
Saluted by the songs of all the churches
in all the countries where His name is
known, advancing from nation to ma
ton, He marches towards the final
domination of the whole world. And
all the redeemed, ten thousand times
ten thousand and thousands of thou
sands, are singing His bosannas, and
joining in the song: Worthy is the
Lamb that was slain to receive power,
and riches, and wisdom, and strength,
and honor, and glory, and blessing.
And every creature which is in Heaven,
and on the earth, and under the earth,
and such as are in the sea, and all that
are in them, heard / saying: Blessing,
and honor, and glory, and power be
unto Him that sitteth upon the throne,
and unto the Lamb for ever and ever"
(Rev. 5:l2, 49,.
AS they sweep around the shoulder
of the Mount of Olives, the glories of
Jerusalem in all it's splendor burst
upon Jesus view. at rose terrace
upon terrace, a city of palaces, with
frowning towers and magnificent gar
dens, and before all the golden dome
of the temple. Here, though others
shouted, His own soul was full of sor-
row, and lie wept over the city, not be-
cause He knew that there His throne
would be cross, and the hosannas