Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-04-06
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON l. SECOND QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, April. 7.

LESSON !. SECOND QUARTER. INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, APRIL 2.
Text of the Lesson. Mark NJ. Ill Mem
DRY Verses. O. 10 Golden Text, Mark
II. . Commentary by the Rev. ID. NJ.
Stearns.
!. And when they came nigh 10 Jeru-
salem, unto Bcthpage and bethany, at the
mount OF Olives. lie sendcth forth two Of
His disciples" This so called triumphal
entry of todays lesson is recorded by each
of the four cvangclists. IL is probable that
the order OF events given in John xii
Is the real order, as 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 Zaccheus
Jesus seems To have come to Bethany and
to have tarried and supped with Martha
and Mary and Lazarus, at which time
Mary anointcd Him beforehand for His
burial Mark xiv, 81. That supper may
have been after the Sabbath. or, as we
would say, on Saturday evening. II SO,
then this entry would be on the first day
of the week, now called Palm Sunday.
.. And saith unto them, Go your way
into the village over against you, and as
soon ms yc be entered into it yc shall find
colt tied, whcrcon never man sat. Loose
him and bring him We are not To sup.
pose that the ass and the colt were there by
any Encouragement of the Lord with any
one, but being there the Lord knew il, rs
He knows all things, and the owner was
oil Inn xt.ff nsrlx Id ~ ord
pleasure by having them there at the right
time for the Lords purpose.
g. And If any man say unto you, Why
do yo this. say ye that the Lord hath need
OF him, and straightway he will send him
hither." i 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 followers have any ALLIANCES with
or seek any aid from those who are not
His, for the friendship Of the world is en-
nifty with God flames iv, -, and lie does
not need the help of His enemies
4. And they went their way and found
the colt tied by the door without In place
where two ways met, and they loose
him." They found 1t just as Jesus said
they would. 90 did the man who believed
the word that Jesus had spoken concern
ing his son In John iv, 80, SO. 1t Is per-
fectly safe for us TO say concerning all that
God has spoken, II believe God that it
shall be even as It was told me" (Acts
xvii, 25). To believe is the way of peace
and rest and joy; to obey Is the way OF
prosperity and victory. The willing and
obedient cannot fail to eat the good of the
land lisa. 1, l9). All the affairs OF the
kingdom are His, and He will sec we'll to
Ill It To- rt.-ff ~
plo TO know and enjoy His peace, quiet
ness and assurance forever lisa. xxi, I'D.
g. "And certain of them that stood there
said unto them. What do yc, loosing the
COLT" Luke says that the owners asked
tho question. We need have no fear Of
people or their questions IL only we are
sent OF God, for He is the posscssor Of
heaven and earth and dooth according to
His will In the army Of heaven and among
the inhabitants of the earth, and none can
stay His hand or say unto Him, What
docst thou: CGcn. xiv, 10; Dan. ", 49,
6. And they said unto them even rs
Jesus had commanded, and they let them
60" When the Lord Jesus sends His mes
sengcrs, lie always tells them what to say.
When those who profess 10 be His mcssen-
gers have n message Of their own and not
His, II Is safe to conclude that He did not
send them. He Himself spakc only what
the Father told Him TO say (John xii, 80;
xiv, i0l, and both prophets and apostles
were under orders 10 speak only what they
were commanded TO say der. l, :; Eek.
III, 10; Jonah iii, - David says that his
psalms were not his own composition, but
that "thc Spirit OF the Lord spakc by him,
and His word was In David's tongue III
Sam. xiii, -.
ArsA Ar..t L. h.,. s..fe 20,
and cast their garments on him, and He
sat upon him." 1t Is written in Math.
xxi, 4, .; John XII, II, l5 that all this
was done To fulfil the prophecy recorded In
Zech. tx ., another illustration Of the
fact that everything that God has said
shall be literally fulfilled, and since Is
rael's Messiah actually rode upon an ass
colt, rs the prophet said he would, We may
be perfectly sure that His feet will actually
stand again on the very same hill from
which He assembled, as the same prophet
has said in chapter xiv, 4: that He shall
yet be King over NIL the earth, and that
all nations shall go up from year 10 year
TO Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord
Of hosts. as IL is written In the same chap
ter.
s. And many spread their garments In
the way, and others cut down branches OF
the trees and strcwed them in the way"
II all believers would cast themselves at
Jesus feet for His service as readily as
these people east their garments under
Him, how quickly the kingdom might
comei What IA Kingdom IL will bc when
all things animate and inanimatc shall lie
under Him, for He must reign till He
hath put all enemies under His feet, for
all things shall be subducd unto Him, and
/ L. 81 H.. -t.Nl H.,
nenco" q Cor. Ky, 20, IS; Col l. 49,
9. And they that went before and they
that followed cried, saying: Hosanna!
Blessed is He that comcth in the name If
the Lordl" This is from Ps. cxviii and is
associated with lsrael's JOY because Of the
salvation OF Jehovah. Some of the words
of the psalm are found in the song OF Is
rael at the Red sea, and also in 1sracl's
millcnnial song, which shall he sung
when Christ shall como again in power
and glory TO bring the kingdom.
10. Blessed bc tho kingdom OF our IA
Their David, that cometh In the name Of
the Lord. Hosanna IN the highest" Ho.
sauna Is simply an untranslated Hebrew
word, or two words, which you will find
In Ps cxyiii. 90. translated as save
now" The Kingdom they expected was
the restoration of Dayid's kingdom, the
Kingdom of Israel (Acts !, 81. and they
were right in expecting it.
IL. And Jesus entered into Jerusalem
ami into the temple, and when He had
looked round about upon all things, and
now the eyentidc was come, He went out
unto Bethany with the twelve. !" Luke says
that before He entered the city He wcpt
over IL because il knew not the time of its
visitation. He would gladly have saved
them. He would have set up the kingdom
II they had received Him, but they re-
solved Him not. On the contrary, they
were ready to cruelty Him. Consequently
the kingdom is postponed, while Jesus
Christ, by His Spirit, gathers out Of all
nations His church, after which He will
return to build again the tabernacle Of
David and restore all things Of which the
prophets have spoken (Acts Nv, lil7; iii.
i9-2l) Never was anything more plainly
written by the Spirit.