Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-04-05
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON |, SECOND QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, APRIL 7.

DRY Verses, 9, 1O-Golden Text, Mark
xi. documentary by the Rev. ID. NJ.
Stearns.
/. "And when they came nigh to Jeru-
salem, unto Bcthpage and Bethany, at the
mount of Olives, He scndeth forth two of
His disciples. This so called triumphal
entry of today'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, 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 Zacchcus
Jesus seems to have come to Bethany and
to have tarried and supped with Martha
and Mary and Lazarus, at which time
Mary anointed Him beforehand for His
burial MARK xiv, 81. That supper may
have been after the Sabbath, or, as we
would say, on 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 as We be entered into it We shall find
n colt tied, whcreon never man sat. Loose
him and bring him. We are not to sup
any Encouragement of the Lord with any
one, but being there the Lord knew it, as
He knows all things. ard the owner was
all unwittingly accomplishing the Lord s
| pleasure by having them there at the right
time for the Lords purpose.
3. And If any man say unto you, Why
do We thisF say We that the Lord hath need
of him, and straightway he will send him
! hithcr" | have no doubt but that the
owner of the colt was disciple of Christ,
! for it is not His way to make use of the
property of an enemy. Neither would He
| have His followers have any alliance with
or seek any aid from those who are not
His, for the friendship of the world is en-.
nifty with God (James iv, ~, and He 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 it just as Jesus said
they would. SO did the man who believed
! the word that Jesus had spoken concern
ing his son in John iv, 90, SO. 1t is per
fectly safe for us TO say concerning all that
God has spoken Il heicve God that it
/ shall he 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
]
ohedient cannot fail to eat the good Of the
land lisa. j, l9). All the affairs of the
kingdom are His and He will see we'll to
them all. 1t is the privilege of all His poo
pie to know and enjoy His peace, quiet
ness and assurance forever (1sa NxXii, l -
> nd certain of them that stood there
said unto them, What do ye loosing the
/ colt?" Luke says that the owners asked
the question. We need have no fear of
people or their questions if only we are
sent Of God for He is the posscssor q
heaven and earth and docth according Ia
His viii in the army Of heaven and among
the Inhabitants of the earth, and none can
stay His hand or say unto Him, What
doest thou; (Gcn. xiv, 10; Dan. iv, 31.)
Is. And they said unto them even as
Jesus had commanded, and they let thcEi
GO" When the Lord Jesus sends His mes
sengcrs, He always tells them what to say
When those who profess to be His mCsscn
gers have message of their own and moi
His, it is safe to conclude that He did not
send them He Himself spake only what
the Father told Him to say (John xii, 40
xiv, 100, and both prophets and apostle
were under orders to speak only what they
were commanded to say CIor j. Z; Eek
iii, 10; Jonah iii, y. David says that hi,
psalms were not his own composition, but
that the Spirit of the Lord spakc by him
and His word WAS in David's tongue" Oh
Sam. xiii, -.
:. And they brought the colt to Jesus
and cast their garments ON him, and III,
sat upon him. 1t is written in Math
xxi, 4, .; John xii, II. IL, that all this
was done to fulfil the prophecy recorded in
Zech tx, ., another illustration of the
fact that everything that God has saC
shall be literally fulfilled and since Is
rael 5 Messiah actually rode upon an ass
colt, as 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, 1; that lie shall
yet be King over all the earth and thai
all nations shall 90 up from year to yeal
to Jerusalem TO worship the King, the Lore
of hosts, as it is written in the same chap
ter.
s. And many spread their garments il
the way, and others cut down branches of
the trees and strCwcd them in the way.
If all believers would cast themselves al
Jesus feet for His service as readily II,
these people cast their garments und,
Him, how quickly the kingdom might
come! What ii kingdom it will be whcI
all things animate and inanimate shall tt
under Him, for He must reign till Ii,
hath put all enemies under His feet, tO
all things shall be subducd unto Him, ant
in all things He shall have the prc-elni
nence' Il Cor XIV, 20, rs; Col. i, 49,.
8. And they that went before and they
that followed cried, saying: ilosannn
Blessed is He that cumeth in the name O
the LOrd!' This is from Ps. cXvii and il
associated with lsrael's joy because of the