Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-09-06
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM.
MENTS FOR SEPTEMBER o.

subject: Jesus Enters Jerusalem in
Triumph, Matt. xxi, 1-17-Gold-
en- Text, Matt. xxi, 9-Memory
= Verses, Oil.
| I. Preparations for the triumphal
entry Tvs. ~. 1. Drew nigh"
This was Sunday, commonly called
I Palm Sunday. Jesus and His dtscl-
Piles left Bethany and journeyed to-
ward Jerusalem. "Bethphage. The
known; it was between Bethany and
Supposed to have been Peter and
John. After they left Bethany Jesus
sent these disciples on ahead.
2: "The village" Bethphage.
eye shall find" Here we 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 knot of sell
.fishness.
9. "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
| fl 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 for 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. 90. s. THE
daughter of Sion The church.
Behold" Give attention and look
with establishment and wonder. "Thy
King cometh." Jesus Christ is ap-
pointed King over the church (Psa.
2:6), and is accepted by the church.
s. Did as Jesus commanded"
What blessing it would be II every
~one. did as. Jesus commanded them,
without stopping to question, or sug-;
gest different course Z. Their
clothes" They spread their loose
outer garments on the colt and sat
Jesus thereon, thus acknowledging
Him. to be their king. <.-;, .-"t'G
II. The tuumphal 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 tlfeff Joy.
| Carrying palm and other branches
was mathematical of success and vic
tory.
.. "Hosanna" Hosanna is rem
dering into Greek letters of the He
brew words, Save, We pray (Psa.
1925. 1t Is like shout of Sal
eation. Salvation" 1t is used as an
expression Of praise like "Hallelu-
.iahiY The disciples rejoiced and
praised God with loud voice (Luke
1887, 3S), 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 IL
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
TO- Was moved" Was stirred"
! r.. V. The word in the original is
| forcible, "convulsed" or stirred" as
| by an earthquake, or by a violent
wind. The same Greek word rs used
| by Matthew SEQ TO express the
effect of violent tempest upon the
waters of the Sea of Galilee. The
multitude was greatly excited. "Who
! is this?" Well may we, as wei! as
they, ask this question. IL. This
| is Jesus" And thus He is the Sa-
| viour. the deliverer Matt. 1:2D.
The prophet of Nazareth That
prophet referred to by Moses (Deut.
1919.
/ III. Cleansing the temple Tvs. -,
49,. ~. Into the temple" This
was the next day, Monday. See
Mark 11:l1-15. Jesus and His dis
! ciples went back to Bethany on Sum
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
.lJohn S:l3-1D. Cast out" In
the first instance He used "scourge
of small cords" now His word is suf-
ficient.
10. 1T is written" In Isa Sc:
Z; Jer. 7:11. "A den of thieves"
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-
ti6nate prices. They were destroy
ing the very spirit of true worship.
". Christ's popularity Tvs. IA
~. 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 displeased."
The leaders saw that they were UNI
able to check His growing popularity.
Even the children were taking up
the strain and were singing His
praises. =.
49, "Heafest Thou what these
say?" They were anxious to have
Christ rebuke them, but, instead,
Jesus quotes from Pisa. So to shoW
that even this was in harmony with
the Scriptures. eng 9To' Bethany"
They again return to Bethany to
lodge.