Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-04-06
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON j. SECOND QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, APRIL Y.

TEXT of the Lesson, Mark ri. 1-1I-Mem-
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ri. documentary by the Rev. n. NJ.
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/. ..And when they came nigh to Jeru-
.alcu, unto Bethpagc and Bethany, at the
mount Of Olives, He sendeth forth two Of
His disciples This SO called triumphal
entry Of today's lesson is recorded by each
of the four evangelists. II 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 tho order Of their
occurrence, but to provo or show that
which the Spirit, through the writer, bad
In view. After being received by Zaceheus
Jesus seems 10 have como to Bethany and
to have tarricd and supped with Martha i
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. 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 tho village over against you, and as
soon as ye be entered into it ye shall flnd
colt tied, whereon never man sat Loose
him and bring him - We are not to sup
pose that the ass and the colt We're there by
any prcarrang cement OF the Lord with any
one, but being there the Lord knew It, as
He knows all things, and the owner was
all unwittingly accomplishing the Lords
pleasure by having them there at the right
time for the Lords purpose.
B. And # any man say unto you, Why
do We this. say 20 that the Lord hath need
of him, and straightway be win send him
hither" | have no doubt but that the
owner Of the colt was 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 alliance with
or seek any aid from those who arc not
His, for the friendship Of the world is en-
NIFTY with God flames ~, ~, and He does
not need the help OF His enemies.
4 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 il 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, 5s. lt is per
fccily safe for us 10 say concerning all that
God has spoken, Il believe God that it
xvii, s5) To believe is the way of peace
and rest and Joy; to obey is the way OF
prosperity and victory The willing and
ohedicnt cannot fail to cat the good of the
land lisa. j, l9). All the affairs OF the
kingdom arc His, and He will see well to
them all. Ii IS the privilege of all His peo-
pie 70 know and enjoy His peace quiet
ness and assurance forever lisa. xxi, I'D.
5. 'And certain of them that stood there
said unto them, What do ye. loosing the
colt2n Luke says that the owners asked
tho question We need have no fear of
people or their questions II only we are
ssnt Of God, for He is the possessor of
heaven and earth and doeth according to
HiSwill 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' lGen. xiv, 49, Dan. iy, $50
6. And they said unto them oven rs
Jesus had commanded, and they let them
go F" When the Lord Jesus sends His mes
sengers, He always tells them what to say.
When those who profess to be His messen
gors have message of their own and not
His, it is safe to conclude that lilo did not
send them. He Himself spake only what
the Father told Him to say (John xii, 40;
xiv, l0), and both prophets and apostles
were under orders to speak only what they
were commanded to say der. !, :; Eek.
lii, 10; Jonah iii, y. David says that his
psalms were rot his own composition, but
that the Spirit OF the Lord spako by him,
and His word was in Dayids tongue III
Sam. xiii, ~
Z. And they brought the colt to Jesus
and cast their garments ON him, and He
sat upon him." 1t is written In Math.
xxi, 4, b; John xii, II, 10, that all this
was done tafnlhll tho prophecy recorded in
Eeeh. tx, 8, another illustration of the
fact that everything that God has said
shall be literally fulfilled, and since Is
rael 5 Messiah actually rode upon an ass
colt, as the prophet said lie would, wo 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 all the earth, and that |
all nations shall go up from year to year
to Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord
of hosts, rs it is written in the same chap.
ter.
s. And many spread their garments in
the way and others cut down branches off |
the trees and strewed them in the way"
Ii all believers would cast themselves at
Jesus feet for His service as readily as
these people cast their garments under |
Him, how quickly the kingdom might |
comol What kingdom it viii be when |
all things animate and inanimate shall be |
under Him. for He must reign till He |
hath put all enemies under His feet, for |
I'LL things shall be subdacd unto Him, and |
in all things He shall have the pre-eIni- |
nencc'' q Cor. XIV, 20, rs; Col. !, 49,.
8. And they that went before and they |
that followed cried, saying Hosannal |
Blessed is He that coDietb in the name Of |
the Lordl' This is from Ps. cxyiii and is |
associated with Israel's joy because of tho |
salvation of Jehovah. Some Of the words |
of the psalm are found in the song Of Is |
raerat the Red sea, and also in Israel's |
millennial song, which shall be sung |
when Christ shall come again In power
and glory 70 bring the kingdom.
10. Blessed he the kingdom Of our ia
Their David, that cometh IN the namo Of |
tho Lord. liosanna in the highest" IIo /
sauna is simply an untranslatcd Hebrew |
word, OF two words, which you will find |
iii Ps. cxyiii, rs, 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,
II. And Jesus entered into Jerusalem
and into tho temple and when He had
looked round about upon all things, and
now the evoutide was come, Ho went out
unto Bethany with the twelve. - Luke says
that before lie entered tho city He wept
over it because il knew not the time Of its
sisitaticn. He would gladly hive saved
diem. He would have SGT up the kingdom
II they bad received Him, but they re-
eeiyed 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 fIo win |
return 10 bu'id ngain the tabernacle Of
David and iessore all things of which the
prophets have spoken fActs xv, l4-i7; Iii,
192i- Never was anything more plainly
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