The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-31
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson V.--Third Quarter, Fss,
.... Aug. 2, 1914.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

1t is sometimes difficult to get the
sequence OF events in the life
OF our Lord, but it does seem from
John xii, l. 2, that the supper and
amounting at Bethany took place six
days before the passover and just be-
fore the SO called triumphal entry Of
the lesson today. and yet the lesson
on the amounting is not assigned us
till Oct. 4. Well, the order of events
does not always matter much If we
see Himself more clearly and receive
the message for u OWL hearts. The
great event OF this lesson is recorded
in each of the four gospels and vas a
literal fulfillment of the prediction in
Zechariah Jour Golden Text, quoted
Matt. xxi, 4, s; John xii, 10. Full.
filed prophecy is the key to that
which Is as yet unfulflled. SO we
should confidently expect as literal a
fulfllment of other predictions Of
Zechariah, such as those in Zech. ii,
1912; vi, II, 10; viii, %, %; xii, 8, 10.
After the night at Bethany, when
Lazarus, whom He had raised from
the dead, was one Of them that sat at
the table with Him (John xii, /, p, He
and His disciples proceeded toward
Jerusalem. On the way He sent two
of the disciples to find an ass and colt
tied in a village near by, saying that
they should loose them and bring them
to Him. and If any one asked why
they were to say, 'The Lord hath need
of them" oversees 2. 3; Matt. XXI. 2, -.
The colt was one whereon yet never
man sat, reminding us that He was
Mary's f1rstborn and also that Jo-
seph's new tomb had never been used
till 1t received His body. The disct-
Piles are not mentioned by name, but
as Peter and John were a little later
sent to prepare the passover Duke
xii, 81 they may have been the two
sent on this occasion also. WhoeveE
they were, they found even as He had
said unto them, both in connection
with the colt and the man bearing the
pitcher Of water duke xix, 80: xxi,
1913. So it always has been and will
be, and whether in this life or the life
to come.
Having brought the colt, they put
their garments on him, and Jesus sat
thereon. Many spread their garments
in the road also. and others cut down
branches off the trees and strewed
them In the way, and the multitude Is
He came to the descent OF Olivet be-
gan to rejoice and to praise God with
a loud voice, saying: "Hosanna! Bless
ed be the King that cometh in the
name Of the Lord! Blessed be the
kingdom OF our father DavidP' and
other words. Compare verses z to 10
and Luke xix, 1888. The Pharisees
found fault, as usual. and wanted the
noise stopped, but our Lord said. II
their peace the stones would immedi.
ately cry OUT duke xix, 80, 40).
This lesson is called The Triumph
al Entry" and. while thus far there is
some show Of triumph, it was for our
Lord a sad day-one of the three C
wept, the other two being at the grave
of Lazarus and in Gethsemane John
ri, 35; Heb. v, 2. The record Of this
weeping is found in Luke xix, Ala.
and part of 1t is as follows: He be-
held the city and wept rel 1t, saying:
If thou hadst known. even thou. at
least in this thy day, the things which
belong unto thy peacel But nov they
are hid from thine eyes &" because
thou knewest not the time of thy vtsi-
tation." Compare His other pitiful la
ment over the city in Matt. xxiif, 81
80. He saw the judgments which
would come upon the city and nation.
even as He ices the wrath which will
fall upen the unbelieving.
The city was moved as He entered
it and the question asked, Who 10
thisY' (Matt. xxi, 10, III, reminding us
Of the same question concerning Him
in Jer. xxx, 81: lisa. xiii. /, the one
referring to His first coming az our
daysman, surety. redeemer, and the
other to His coming in judgment. The
reply of the multitude on this occa-
sion, "'Thts is Jesus, the prophet OF
Nazareth OF Galilee" (Matt- xd, III.
reminds us of His own reply to the
question Of Saul of Tarsus, II am
Jesus of Nazareth whom thou perse-
cutest' (Acts xii, 81. Having entered
the city. He went to the temple, heal
ed some blind and lame people, quot
ed part of the Eighth Psalm to the
~faultAnding chief priests who would
have Him stop the children from cry
ing "Hosanna to the Son Of David"
looked round about upon all things and
then returned to Bethany with the
twelve and lodged there (verse IL and
Matt. xxi. 141D. According to n OF
the harmonies, the incidents and say
ings Of John xii, 20-36. fit In here.
/ have been helped by considering
the following suggestions FROM the i'm
cident Of the ass colt, typifying a sin
ner brought to and then serving the
Lord Jesus: "Vain man would be wise.
though man be born a wild ass colt
COB XII. IL, emitting the italics). Ev-
cry sinner may be said to be found
where two ways meet (Mark L. A.. for
he is In the broad way and can step
out OF it into the narrow way If he
will. Every sinner is bound by this
devil. but may be loosed by disciples
and brought to Jesus Christ and may
become a Christ bearer.
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