The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-08-24
Sunday School Column
Side Lights on Next sundsy's Les.
sonfor Teachers and Pupils
BY cHAs. K. MEYERS.

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Aug. 2sth. Jesus Entering Jerusa-
1em-Matt. 81, LII.
For once in His life time on earth
Jesus allowed the people to openly
do Him royal honor. 1t was upon the
occasion Of His entry into Jerusalem
Just before His arrest and death. That
was an occasion worthy Of note. Jesus
then was no longer the lowly despised
one, seemingly anxious to keep out OF
public gaze, but rather the central
figure Of a demonstration the like OF
& which had never been seen before.
Jesus and His disciples were journ-
eying: to Jerusalem at the time of the
great Passover feast. When near the
city He sent two Of His disciples for
ward to village with instructions
that they would find there an ass with
her colt. This they were to take and
bring to Him. Should the owner ask
the cause for taking the animals, he
was to be told, 1.-THE Lord hath need
Of them" The animals were found
as foretold, the owner when he knew
the purpose of taking them, gave con-
sent. Jesus was put on one of the
asses, and on riding forward the
disciples and the people paid Him
kingly honors, throwing their garment,
and branches from the trees in His
path, and proclaiming again and again,
ssHosanna to the son of David"
Blessed is he that cometh in the name
Of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest"
The city was stirred by the event,
and the name of Jesus was on every
tongue. On entering the temple, Jesus
found traders making its court places
Tor selling goods for profit, and this
caused His indignation to be SO
aroused that he drove the traficers
out using in justification words found
/ in Jer. 7-11, which said that Gods
! house had been made a den of robbers.
From a similar record Of cleansing the
temple found in John 2-15, it seems
that on two occasions Jesus drove the
money changers and merchants out
Of the house of God at Jerusalem
On His presence being known, the
blind and lame we're brought to Him
and were healed. The chief priests
who were enraged at His conduct
came asking Him to rebuke the peo
pie who had been doing Him honors
but their reply was that if the people
held their peace the stones would i'm
t1ediately cry out. This and Other
matters can be found in the accounts
given of the triumphal entry told also
by John, Luke and Mark. Soon aftel
Jesus left the city and went out tt
Bethany. On His way to Jerusalem
( Jesus wept over the coming destruc
ton of the city, things which cam,
true when the Romans under THU
practically ruined the city with grea
bloodshed. The representation of thu
triumphal entry, makes one OF TIN
most wonderful scenes in the great Pas
b sion Play which has been presented il
the city of Oberammergau, Germany
this year, and which was seen by s.
many Americans, some of whom wen
from Denison.
We must turn our attention
however to find few of tn
things this lesson should teach vi
3 The honors given Jesus that day ar
but small with those He is now re
ceiving in heaven, and which all VIII
love and serve Him can some day tax
part in giving. Let 1t be noted tina
the owner Of the animals freely CAV
them up for the use Of Jesus. a grea