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LESSON COMMENT.
There was . busy interval Of fve
months between the last lesson and
this; as, the final departure from Cali
lee, November. December, A. d. 90; the
1'erean ministry, December. A. d. 90,
to March, A. D., 30; raising Of Lazarus,
January to February, A. d. 80; many
wonderful parallels. including the Prod
igal Son; and the supper at Bethany,
Saturday, April 30.
Scene 1. The Prince of Peace.--vs.
9, 2. 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 foretold. and
sent two Of His disciples to Bethphage,
the next village, for young ass on
which to ride. These went and found
the colt, and the owners objecting, they
said to them: 1.-The Lord hath need of
him." even as Jesus commanded them.
Instead of a 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 a
living parable. that He was the Mes
siah, the expected king, and to present
Himself to the Jews for their accept
ance. II 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 II. The Triumphal Procession.
VS.. 8, 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 with
branches Of myrtle, while burning per-
fumes filled the air. t .--. -
The crowds came from two directions
from the city (John 12:12), and crowds
of pilgrims from oil parts thronging
into the city by the Jericho road. by
a census taken in the time Of Nero
it was ascertained that there were g..
100000 Jews present ut the Passover
Being visitors, they would have abun,
dant leisure for any procession or ex'
| citement.
/ And the multitudes cried, saying
"Hosanna (meaning Save, we pray) to
the Son of David! Blessed is he that
cometh in the name of the Lord! Ho-
sanna in the highest" The words are
taken from Psa. 1898, 26, q hymn
which the people were accustomed &c
apply to the Messiah. tt'
Scene iii. Sorrow Over Those Who
Refused to Join in the Triumph.-Lukt
l9:4l-4A. One touching incident is re-
lated by Luke only. AS the procession
began to descend from the summit OF
the Mount of Olives, the glories OF
Jerusalem in all it's splendor burst upor
Jesus view. Here, while others shout
ed, Jesus wept over the city, for the
sins Of its people, who, in rejecting him
sealed the ruin of the city and the ma
ton.
Scene ". Kingly Deeds ip the Roya
City.-vs. 1914. And when He 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 ar
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, Jesu.
did as He did at the beginning (Johr
2:13-lT. He entered into the temple o.
God, "and cast out all them that sold
and 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
house shall be called the house o.
prayer; but ye have made It den o.
thieves" This was . type Of the worl
Of Christ In the hsart, in the church
and in the world, cleansing them from
all sinful habits, customs, feelings ant
acts. .t. A..
= But q, work Of mercy was more pleas
ing TO Him than the stern act Of justic,
He performed; 20 when the blind ant
the lame came to Him in the temple II,
healed them. .,t ,,..,,, IT. r..
Scene V. The Children's HosanIas.--
vs., 1915. Even the children (boys
caught the enthusissm from their eld
err. and entered with great zest int,