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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM.
MENTS FOR SEPT.EMBEh 0.

en- Text, Matt. xxi, S-Memory
Verses, Gil.
]. Preparations for the triumphal
entry Tvs. ~. /. Drew nigh.
This was Sunday, commonly called
Palm Sunday. Jesus and His disci-
pies left Bethany and journeyed to-
ward Jerusalem. "Bethphage. The
location of this town is not definitely
known; it was between Bethany and
Jerusalem. "Sent-two disciples -
Supposed to have been Peter and
John. After they left Bethany Jesus
sent these disciples on ahead.
Q. THE village" Bethphage.
"Ye shall find" Here VIC have a
wonderful instance Of Christ's pre-
science in very minute matters.
Loose them" The animals were
tied; and so mems possessions are
tied" by pleasure, or greed, or gain,
or habit, or the gordian kLOt Of sci.
fshness.
3. "Straightway He will send
Them" Our Lord did not beg, but
borrowed the colt, therefore this
should be understood as the promise
of returning him.
4. Might be fulfilled" Was the
chief motive of Jesus merely to full
fiji a prophecy, and did He turn out
of The way for that purpose? Rath-
er, let us see that this was the right
thing to do at this time. 1t was
necessary in order to fulfil His mis-
sion fer Him to offer Himself, on
this last opportunity, to the Jews as
their Messiah King. so that they
might accept Him and be saved. by
the prophet" Zech. 9:9. S. "The
daughter OF Sion" The church.
Behold" Give attention and look
with astonishment and wonder. Thy
King cometh." Jesus Christ is ap-
pointed King over the church (Psa.
2:6), and is accepted by the church.
6. Did as Jesus commanded.
What a blessing 1t would be if every
one did as Jesus commanded them,
without stopping to question, or sug-
'gest a different course. 7. Their
clothes" They spread their loose
outer garments on the colt and sat
Jesus thereon, thus acknowledging
Him to be their king.
II. The triumphal procession Tvs.
SID. s. "A very great multi
tude." 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. Gar
ments in the way" An Oriental
mark of honor at the reception of
kings on their entrance into cities.
Branches from the trees" This
was. demonstration of their Joy.
Carrying palm and other branches
was emblematical of success and vic
tory.
9. "Hosanna." Hosanna is a ren.
dering into Greek letters of the He
brew words, "Save, we pray" (Psa.
.118:25). 1t is like shout of SAL
vation! Salvation!" 1t is used as an
expression of praise like "Hallelu.
jah!" The disciples rejoiced and
praised God with loud voice (Luke
1887, 38), and the Pharisees with
unconcealed disgust asked Him to re.
buke them. But Jesus replied, II
these should hold their peace the
stones would Immediately cry out
Jesus here grants His people a Ii
cense to rejoice and shout His
praises. "The Son of David A
common expression. for The Messiah
In the highest" In the highest de-
gree; in the highest strains; in the
highest heavens.
10. WAS moved" WAS stirred
R. V. The word in the original is
forcible, "convulsed" or stirred" as
by an earthquake, or by q violent
wind. The same Greek word is used
by Matthew (S:24) to express the
effect of a violent tempest upon the
waters of the Sea of Galilee. The
multitude was greatly excited. "Who
is this?" Well may We, as vel. as
they, ask this question. IL. This
is Jesus" And thus He is the Sa-
yiour, the deliverer (Matt. 1:2D.
The prophet of Nazareth That
prophet referred to by Moses (Deut.
1919.
III. Cleansing the temple (vs..12,
13). II. Into the temple" This
was the next day, Monday. See
Mark 11:11-15. Jesus and His dis
ciples went back to Bethany on Sun
day night. This was the second
cleansing of the temple: one OF His
first public acts, three years before
this, was to purge His Fathers house
John 2:13-17). Cast out" In
the first instance He used "scourge
of small Cords" now His word is suf-
ficient.
10. "1t is written" In lisa. Sc:
7; Jer. Til. "A den of thieves. y
The business was right enough in it
self, but they had perverted the use
of the Lords house, and were rob-
bing the people by charging extor-
tionate prices. They were Destroy
ing the very spirit of true worship.
". Christ's popularity Tvs. a.
III. IA. He healed them" In
the presence of all the people He per-
formed most wonderful cures. He
now shows the proper use Of the
temple. IS. Were sore dispieased. >
The leaders saw that they were uH-
able to check His growing popularity.
Even the children were taking up
the strain and were singing His
praises.
1G. "Hccrest Thou what these
say?" They were anxious to have
Christ. rebuke them, bat, instead.
Jesus dhotes from Psa. 81 to snow
that even this was in harm ony vita
the Scriptures. II. TO Bethany. !"
They again return 10 Bsthany 10
lodge.