The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-04-29

Intepn ational Sunday schOoI Leases
for May !, IsOs.

THE LESSON.-Matthew 2l:6-l6 Read
sgatthew 20, n. see also Mark IL l-l9: Luke
l929-4S: John 12l2-l9.
GOLDEN TExT.-Hosanna TO the son Of
David: Blessed Is He that eometh In the
name Of the Lord.-Matt. 2ls.
TIME.-sunday. April 4 A. d. 80 Just be-
fore the Passover and five days before the
cruclfixiou, five monshs after the last les
son.
LESSON COMMENT.
There was a busy interval OF five
months between the last lesson and
this; as, the final departure from Cali
lee, November, December, A. ID. 20; the
Ierean ministry, December, A. ID. 90,
10 March, A. d.. 80; raising of Lazarus,
January TO February, a. ID. 30; many
wonderful parallels, including the Prod
igal Son; and the supper at bethany,
Saturday. April 30.
Scene /. The Prince of Peace.-Ns.
q, z. On Sunday, the day after the
Jewish Sabbath, corresponding to our
Monday. Jesus. who had been spending
the night at Bethany, two miles from
Jerusalem, planned TO ride into Jeru-
salem, as the prophets had foretoli, and
sent two of Ills disciples to Bethphage,
the next village, for a young ass on
which to ride. These went and found
the colt, and the owners objecting, they
said to them: THE Lord hath need Of
him" even as Jesus commanded them.
Instead of saddle they put upon the
ass their clothes, as is frequently done
by the rider himself to-day.
The purpose of this riding into
Jerusalem was to set, forth, as IN
living parable. that He was the Mes
siah, the expected king, and to present
Himself to the Jews for their accept
ance. 1t was the final offer to those
who had rejected Him as teacher, that
they might accept Him as the Messiah.
and save themselves and their nation
from destruction.
Scene III. The Triumphal Procession.
VS.. s, 0. And very great multitude
spread their garments in the way; others
cut down branches from the trees, and
strewed them in the way" Thus David
was welcomed by singing and dane
ing women, out of all the cities of Is
rael, as he came back from the slaugh-
ter of the Philistines. Herodotus re-
cords that when Xerxes was passing
over the bridge of the Hellespont, the
way before him was strewed Win
branches of myrtle, while burning per-
fumes filled the air.
The crowds came from two directions,
from the city John :l2), and crowds
of pilgrims from all parts thronging
into the city by the Jericho road. By
a census taken in the time of Nero.
It was ascertained that there were p
10000 Jews present at the Passover.
Being visitors, they would have abun-
lant leisure for any procession or ex-
citement.
And the multitudes cried, saying,
"IIosanna (meaning Save, we pray) to
the Son of David. Blessed is he that
cometh in the name of the Lord. Ho-
sauna in the highest" The words arc
taken from Psa. l1s:25. &c. hymn
which the people were accustomed to
apply to the Messiah.
Scene III. Sorrow Over Those Who
Refused to Join in the Triumph.-Luke
l9:4l-44. One touching incident is re-
lated by Luke only. AS the procession
began to descend from tire summit OF
the Mount of Olives, the glories OF
Jerusalem in all its splendor burst upon
Jesus view Here. while others shout
ed, Jesus wept over the city, for the
sins Of its people, who, in rejecting him.
scaled the ruin of the city and the ma
ton.
Scene ~. Kingly Deeds ~ the Royal
City.-Vs. 1914. And when lie was
come into Jerusalem. all the city was
moved:" A strong word in the original
from which their word Earthquake
comes; they were shaken as by an
earthquake. And they said: who il
this?" Those who accompanied Jesus
answered the question which the peo-
pie of the city asked: This is Jesus
the prophet of Nazareth Of Galilee."
Now at the end of His ministry, Jesus
did as lie did at the beginning (Johr
e:l3-17). He entered into the temple o.
God, land east out all them that sold
md bought in the temple. and over
threw the tables of the money changers
and the seats Of them that sold doves
And said unto them, 1t is written, Ny
| uOuSt Sllull Dt tht hot'N ~
: prayer; but We have made it den o
thieves" This was a type of the worl
of Christ in the heart, in the church
, and in the world. cleansing them from
all sinful habits. customs, feelings ant
ects.
But a work Of mercy was more pleas
ing to Him than the stern act Of justc
: lie performed: so when the blind ant
: the lame came to Him in the temple II
/, healed them.
: Scene V. The Childrcn's Hosannas.-
!. vs.. 1916. Even the children (boys
n caught the enthusiasm from their ED
\ ers. and entered with great zcst int
!. the praises of the Messiah. The priest
: and scribes asked Jesus to put n stop I
> these loud praises. His reply was tina
. the very stones would cry out II thes
" held their peace. No power could r.
press the fact that here was the tru
Messiah. The Old Tes'ament expires.
Il ~ approves and praises just that whic