Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-24
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iSRAEL's KING REJECTED.
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"Hosanna to the Son of David!
Blessed is he that cometh in the name
of the Lord. Hosanna in the High
est"
prophets foretold that the Jewish ma :
ton would reject Jesus and not re-
ceive him as their King. nevertheless,
everything was done as though the re-
suits were not foreknown and foretold.
The prophecies were fulfilled. To-
days study illustrates hits. Jesus Of
fered himself to Israel as their Mes
sianic King, just five days before his
crucifixion, and on the exact day upon
| which, as the Lamb of God, he should
have been received by them, in order
! that they might have been passed
| over" and. as a nation. become the
antitypical Levtes from amongst
| whom would have been selected the
antitypical priests. Their failure to
| receive Jesus at the appointed time
did not at all interfere with the Divine
arrangements, for all of the Jews
found worthy to be of the spiritual
Levites and spiritual Priests were Sc
lected. although the nation was re-
jected The remainder of those
spiritual. antitypical Priests and
Levites God has been gathering from
amongst the Gentiles ever since. BY
and by, all these, of whom Jesus is the
Chief Priest, will be glorified on the
spirit plane Then will begin the
great Messianic work for Israel, and
| through Israel for all the nation of the
world. Thus in due time Israers ex-
pectations will be realized on grand
err scale than they ever dreamed of.
Abraham, Isaac and all the prophets
shall be made princes or rulers in all
the earth. y Israel restored to Divine
favor shall obtain mercy Of God
through the glorified Church, and shall
become the channel of Gods favor for
pouring out upon mankind riches of
grace. -., 49,.
The Sabbath day prior to his
crucifixion was spent by the Great
Teacher at the home of Lazarus and
Martha and Mary. His fame had
spread by reason of the miracle per-
formed upon Lazarus. A feast was
given in his honor on Sabbath night
after shutdown. 1t was then that
Mary anointed him with the precious
perfume which Jesus said was an
amounting for his burial The fra
GRANGE of this perfume has come down
to us through the ages. The next
morning, to fulfill the Scriptures,
Jesus sent for the ass and it's little
colt to be brought The ass was
probably a white one, for it is reputed
to have been the custom of the kings
of Israel to ride upon white asses. The
multitude who had come to see Jesus.
and Lazarus whom he had brought
from the tomb. filled with admiration
hailed Jesus with shouts, as THE Son
of David." The Great King! The
Messiah. Certain scribes and Phari-
sees called attention to this and sug-
gested that Jesus rebuke them. His
answer was that. had.the people re-
fused to acclaim him, the stones would
have cried out; because it. had been
prophesied centuries before. Shout. y
daughter of Jerusalem. Behold, thy
King cometh unto the. He is meek
and having salvation;i'lowly. and sit
ting upon an ass. with its colt. the
foal of an ass" The little procession
headed for Jerusalem. the multitude
shouting and strewing their clothing
and palm branches for the ass to tread
upon, as marks of honor to the great
King whom they imperfectly. indis-
tinctly, recognized-not realizing the
still greater glory and honor of his