The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1906-09-07
JESUS ENTERS
JERUSALEM
IN TRIUMPH
Sunday School Lesson Tor Sept.9. 1906
Specially Prepared for This Paper.

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GOLDEN TEXT.-"Blessed is he that
someth in the name of the Lord. Matt.
TIME.-April 2 and 3, A. d. 30. 1t was
what has come to be known as Palm
Sunday.
PLACE.-On the west slope of the
Mount of Olives, toward Jerusalem from
Bethany: then i'm the streets of Jeru-
salem and in the court of the temple.
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
V. L. They" Jesus, apostles, Pass
over pilgrims. Drew nigh Jerusalem.
Bethphage" Bethany was but two
miles from Jerusalem. Bethphage
was still nearer, both villages being
IN the Mount of Olives.
w. Go into the village" Presum-
ably the village of Bethphage. IAN
ass and a colt" 1t was the colt that
Jesus wished to use, but by bringing
the mother with it and leading her
before, the colt would readily follow.
V. 3. IF any man say aught." The
owner of the animal did inquire of
the disciples what they meant by
taking them, and received the reply
that Jesus had instructed them to
give. THE Lord hath need of them"
OF even these humble animals, our
Lord had need "Straightway he will
send them" Having used them, the
Lord will return them TO you" This
promise he undoubtedly fulfilled, as
they returned that very evening.
VS.. 4, 5. Fulfilled spoken
by the prophets" Zechariah. writing
five centuries before, foretold the
Messiah's meekness by picturing him
thus riding on an ass. Tell we the
daughter of Sion" A poetic mode of
saying: Proclaim to the inhabitants
of Jerusalem" The city was often
styled Sion. from one of its hills. Thy
King cometh d. :. meek etc. Jesus
was to come, not like fierce war
rior, but as a prince of peace.
V. Z. Put on them their clothes"
1t was fitting that an animal to be
ridden by monarch should be decked
with gorgeous clothes.
V. s. "A very great multitude"
Often as many as 100000 people
came to the Passover feast of Jeru-
salem. Many Passover pilgrims ac-
accompanied JCOuo anu lLG lNOlNCs
some, however, looked on with cool
scorn (See Rev. Ver.; also Luke 10:
80, 400. Spread their garments"
Laid their abbas-loose outer coats
for his beast to tread upon. From this
the day has come to be known as
Palm Sunday.
V. 8. That went before and that
followed" The throng that poured
out from Jerusalem's gates assembled
the Mount of Olives until it met the
advancing party, then turning went
before" Jesus and his immediate at
tendants. The throng before men,
toned followed. Cried" Rather,
chanted; perhaps antiphonally, as
Jews were wont to do in worship.
The words they used were from Ps.
1925, 26. They were words applied
strictly to the Messiah. "Hosanna."
A Hebrew word which meant literally
Save, we pray" but has passed into
a common reclamation of joy over de-
liverance. 1t is much like God save
the king" I'm the name of the Lord"
AS the representative of the Heavenly
Father. "Hosanna in the highest"
From highest heaven alone, even
from God himself, can salvation for
men come These shouts burst from
the throng when the gorgeous piano.
rama of the city broke upon their
view. The same scene, however,
called forth from Jesus, however, a
sobbing lamentation (See Luke 10:
41-4D.
V. IL. Jesus, the prophet of Naz-
areth in Galilee." Possibly from fear
of the Jewish rules they no longer
called him Son of David.
V. II. Jesus went into the tenn
pie" Jesus claimed not political, but
spiritual, kingship. What is about
to be related occurred on the follow
ing day. Cast out all them" Earlier
in his ministry John 2:13-22), Jesus
had similarly cleansed the temple.
V. IS. Den of thieves" Perhaps
traders were fraudulent in their deal
ings; at any rate they robbed God of
the honor and reverence which are
due to him.
V. Is. Children crying hos
anna" The boys in the temple re-
peated now the cry they had heard
from the multitude the preceding day.
Sore displeased." The temple au-
thorities were indignant, perhaps be-
cause they feared the noise would
evoke the interference of Roman sol
diers, but more especially because
they disliked everything that tended
to establish the renown of Jesus.
V. 16. Nearest thou what these
say" They thought Jesus cause was
belittled by the acclamations of the
children. and that therefore he would
rebuke them. But Jesus then, as now.
loved the children, and was pleased
by every expression of their love for
him. Have We never read?" etc. He
refers to the Septuagint version of
Ps. So, whose context shows that
the Heavenly Father delights to have
the children admire and enjoy all his
great works.
Practical Points.
w. When we go forth, under Jesus