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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR APRIL %.

I. The triumphal procession Tvs.
l2-l6). II. THE next day" After
the supper. This would be Sunday,
commonly called Palm Sunday. Much
people" Vast crowds were present
at the Passover. In the time of Nero
a census was taken and it was ascer-
tanned that there were 100000 Jews
present at this feast. ITO Jerusalem"
Jesus and His disciples left Bethany
and went to Bethphage, a small vii
lage between Bethany and Jerusalem.
Here they stopped and Jesus sent
two of His disciples to bring Him q
colt on which to ride into Jerusalem.
When this was procured He advanced
toward Jerusalem. There were many
from Galilee who knew Jesus person.
ally, and great numbers had been at
tracted to Bethany, excited by the
recent resurrection of Lazarus. Is.
Branches of palm trees" This was
a demonstration of their joy. Carry
ing palm and other branches was en-
blematical of success and victory.
"And cried" Combining the four &C.
counts, we get the following features:
Some took off their outer garments,
the b%urnoose, and bound it on the colt
as a kind Of saddle; others cast their
garments in the way, a mark of honor
to a king e Kings 9:13); others gath
cred leaves and twigs and rushes.
"Hosanna." Hosanna is a rendering
into Greek letters Of the words, Save,
We pray" (Psa. 1925. 1t is like a
shout of, salvation! Salyationw
king cometh." Jesus Christ is ap-
pointed King over the church Psa.
2:6), and is accepted by the church.
ii. "As it is written" In Zech. go.
Is. Fear not" There is NJ cause
for fear. The King is able to defend
His people. Daughter of Sion" The
church; Gods true Israel. Sitting
on colt" Here was the triumph Of
humility owe pride and worldly grand
eur, Of poverty over afiuence, and Of
meekness and ge~ntleness over rage and
malice. The horse and the chariot
were suggestive of war, the ass was
the symbol Of peace. When they came
in sight Of Jerusalem, while others
shouted Jesus wept over the city. He
saw its sins and the sorrows and desc
lat0n which were so soon to come
upon it. 18. Understood not" It
was the events themselves now occur
ring that were dark to them. They
were not seen in their true light as a
magnifying, as a preigurative glorify-
ing, of a suffering Messiah. "Gloriied,
then remembered" The ignorance Of
the disciples was corrected by expert
eqce. What they did not understand
now, they understood when the resur-
rection and ascension had taken place.
II. The cause Of Christ's popularity
Tvs. 17-l9).. II. 1.-The people," etc.
The repeated references to the raising
of Lazarus greatly strengthen the his
toric evidence Of the miracle. They
are quite inconsistent with the theory
either CT a misunderstanding or Of
deliberate fraud. 18. This miracle"
This" is emphatic; other miracles had
made but little impression, but this M
had convinced even Christ's enemies.
10. The world" An exaggerated
form Of expression snoring Christ's
great popularity.
ILL., Greeks seeking Jesus Tvs. 20
22). 20. Certain Creeks The orig
inal word "Hellenes' means persons
Of. Greek nationality, born Gendies! Of
the Greek race .To worship" These
Greeks were proselytes to the Jewish
religion (Exod. 20:10, etc.}. &21. "To
Philip" 1t is not. known why they
should come to- Philip first unless it
was because they had some slight &C
quaintance with him. I'VE would see
Jesus" Not merely to see His face,
but we would speak with Him and be
taught by Him. 1t should be the de-
sire of every heart to e Christ. %.
Andrew and Philip" How pleasing
to God is this union, when the minis
tiers of the gospel agree and unite to-
gether to bring souls to Christ.
w. Jesus teaches the way Of life
Tvs. 1926.
%. Jesus answered them" Our
Lord spake primarily to the Greeks
and ~secondarily to His disciples, ~ OF
the meaning of His impending death.
e. of the necessity Of faithfulness to
Him in it, (3) of the blessing attached
thereto. 1.-The hour" The time.
Should be glorifed." The time has
come when the old prophesies Qsa. 81:
B; 60:3) are to be fulfilled, the. Mes
siah's kingdom is to be set up in the
whole earth, and Christ is to take His
place on the right hand Of God. "a.
"And die" The seed. must die in or
der to liberate the life-germ and allow
it to become fruitful. Christ must die
to complete His redemptive work.
%. "Loveth His life" The word
translated life is often translated soul,
RS in verse q. The meaning is that
be who makes the pleasures. honors
and rewards of this life his chief con-
Germ, and sacrifices his righteousness
and integrity in order to obtain them,
shall lose it"-shall lose in most cases
even the earthly rewards that he hoped
to gain. and shall lose his soul eter-
nally. That hateth his life" On the
other hand, he who sacrifices. when
necessary, all worldly goods for
Christ's sake and the gospels Mark
$3.50, shall keep it"--shall gain eter-
nal life.
26. Serve Me-" Christ is a Master
in a twofold sense: He instructs men,
and appoints them their work. He
who wishes to serve Christ must be-
come q disciple to be taught, and a
servant to obey. Let him follow Me-"
Let him act out the above principle,
as Christ had done and was about to
do. This is Christ's answer to the re-
quest of the Greeks. Christians must
follow the methods and example Of
Christ. Where I am" In heaven.
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