The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-08-25
JESUS ENTERING
JERUSALEM
Sunday School Lesson for Aug. 2s, 1910
Specially Arranged for This Paper


Of David; Blessed is he that C. meth in
the name of the Lord; Hosanna In the
hishest."-Matt. H:9
TIME.-sunday, April g. A. d. 30, the
day after the Jewish Sabbath, FIVE days
before the crucihxion. Passion week.
PLACE.-On the west slope Of the
Mount of olives, toward Jerusalem from
Bethany; then in the streets of Jerusalem
and In the court of the temple.
Suggestion and Practical Thought.
The Triumphal Entry of the Kins
Into the Capital of the Nation.-Vs.
Ill. And when they drew nigh unto
Jerusalem" This phrase includes the
journey from Jericho to Bethany John
10: ~, where he arrived Friday eve.
ming; the supper on Saturday evening
at the close of their Sabbath; and the
leaving Bethany on their way to Jeru-
salem Sunday morning, the day after
their Sabbath. "And were come to
Bethphage." (house of figs, or fig
town., village not far from Bethany
(house Of dates), toward Jerusalem
on the northern road over "the mount
of Olives" which was the Park" of
Jerusalem. the gardens and pleasure
grounds for the city.
"Tell ye the daughter of Sion," one
hill of Jerusalem, representing the
city. "Behold, thy King cometh"
- Jesus was the Messiah, the true king
OF the kingdom of God, which was
now about to be established
And very great multitude"
Rather, "the most part Of the multi.
tude," for there we're some cold and
scowling critics (Luke 10: 80, 40).
There were crowds of pilgrims from
all parts Of the country coming UP to
the Passover festival. BY census
taken in the time. of Nero. It was as
certained that there we're 2,700,000
Jews present at the Passover. Spread
their garments in the way" This
was a recognized act of homage to a
king.
Others cut down brancbes" The
imperfect tense denotes continued ac-
tion. "As Jesus advanced, they kept
cutting branches and spreading them,
and the multitude kept CRYING
Cried, saying, Hosanna." "Hosan-
ma" is a rendering into Gspek letters
of the Hebrew words, Save, we
prayi"
ITO the son of David. tho natural
heir to the throne the inheritor of the
promises to David e Sam. 7: 1915
1 Chron. IT: 10-14). 'Cometh In the
name of the Lord" Sent by God, In
dorsed by God as his representative
"Hosanna in the highest" In the
highest degree; in tho highest strains
In the highest heavens.
A Note of Sadness One touching
incident, by the way, h related by
Luke only (19: 41-4D. AT one point
In the descent, when the procession
was amid wheat felds, flowers. ant
olive-tre %, at tprn Of the road, the
great city OF Jerusalem suddenly
burst upon their vision.
Here Jesus wept over the city which
was soon to reject their king, the only
Saviour who could prevent its destruc
ton, and the fall OF the nation.
Jesus went into the temple, hi
fathers house and went about hi
fathers business. He found thu
courts of the temple turned into
market place for the sale OF animal
for sacrifice, and for the exchange o
money
With this excuse traders made tn,
house of prayer place of business
and den of thieves; for those VIII,
for gain will defraud religion of 1t
worship are likely to defraud man o
his dues.
For the dealers, the spirit OF woI
ship was lost. Instead OF praying
they were bargaining. Instead O
worshipping, they were making money
Dishonesty in connection with re
ligion does much more harm than else
where. 1t creates unbelievers. 1t VI
dermines the power of religion.
turns men away from the truth
The court of the Gentiles was tn
place of prayer and worship for Ger
tiles. It was the only place where the
could worship In the temple. It wa
missionary ground. II was the plac
for reaching the masses All this wa
destroyed by the noise and confusion
and distractions of the market place
Worship was out of the question
prayer was interrupted. And the yer
object Of the temple was sacrificed I
the greed of gain.
Kingly Work for and Through tn
Children. VS.. 1917. The children, boy
90. Saying, Hosanna to the so
of David" They caught the enthus
asm from their elders. and entere
with great sest into the praises OF ii
Messiah" They, "the chief priests
were sore displeased" Perhaps the
dreaded lest the Roman garrison
the adjoining castle of Antonia shoul
hear them and fear lest the praises
the Son of David as king should /
regarded as treason against Rome.
Hence they asked Jesus to put
stop to these loud praises (Luke II
80. 40). His reply was that the vel
stones would cry out II these he
their peace.
The church should take the be