The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-15

event which Chris
tians commemorate on Palm Sunday
was not understood by the Jews at the
time of our Lords First Advent
The Jewish Sabbath had been spent
In rest at Bethany. 1t was the next
morning, corresponding to our Sunday,
that Jesus made his triumphal entry
into the city of Jerusalem as the jew
ish King.
The incident had been foretold by
the Prophet in detail saying. Rejoice
greatly. o daughter Of Zion; shout, o
daughter of jerusalem; behold. thy
King cometh unto thee; He Is just
and having salvation lowly. and rid
ing upon an ass" -Zechariah go.
The awakening Of Lazarus from
death had brought large concourse
Of people from Jerusalem to see Jesus
They were filed with enthusiasm and.
after the custom Of the time, many
strewed palm branches In the way,
while others spread their garments.
Prophecy Must 30 Fulfilled.
The people shouted as the Prophet
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their Compromised King. the Mes
siah. On other occasions, when at
tempts were made to hail the Master
thus. He withdrew Himself because
the Fathers time was not yet due.
But now the appointed time had
come, and hence. instead of hindering,
He encouraged their enthusiasm
nj
ent. who. although unable to account
for Jesus raising of Lazarus, were
loath to accept Him as the true Mes
siah; and when they heard the shouts
of the multitude, they sent word re-
Questing that He restrain them.
But instead of forbidding them. Je-
sus intimated that it was proper for
them to do so The Prophet had said.
"Shout, o daughter of Jerusalemr'
and there must be shout.
Enroute TO Jerusalem the Master
halted the procession on the summit
of the Mount of Olives, which over
looks the Holy City. and wept. while
pronouncing His sentence.
Knew Not the Time of Their Visitation.
Apparently the nation was as UMPIRE
pared as at first for the Messiah;
hence the familiar words. Behold,
your House is left unto you desoate!
For | say unto you, Ye shall not see
Me henceforth till ye shall say. Bless
ell is He that cometh in the name OF
the Lordr' That Day is almost here!
Meantime the nation has been cast of
If thus we have before our minds
the origin of Palm Sunday and what
1T signifed. as the climax Of the test
of Natural Israel in respect to the ar-
ceptance of their Messiah. we are pre-
pared to go further and to note that
in Gods providence there is similar
test for us Christians
The Pastor called attention TO the
fact that while Israel as a nation was
rejected, there was a small, faithful
remnant who accepted Christ and thus
became the nucleus or foundation or
Spiritual Israel on the Day OF Pente-
cost Thus. so far as respects the
Spiritual part OF Gods great promise
to Abraham, it passed forever from
the reach Of the Jewish nation: but
there still remains for them glorious
earthly portion. to which they will be
introduced at Jesus Second coming
Tho Time Of Our Visitation.
Apparently very few of Spiritual Is
rael until recently noticed that 1t has
had a history parallel to that OF Natu-
raj Israel Few indeed have seen that
these two Israels have been dealt with |
as Type and Antitype. Small has been
the number who have noticed that
from the death Of Jacob to the death |
of Jesus finds its exact parallel OF |
1851 years between the death OF
Jesus and our day.
Few have noticed that in both Nat
ural Israel and in Spiritua, Israel there |
have been both nominal and real
Israel. The nominal Jewish system |
was tried and all but the "Israelites In
deed" failed Likewise will be the ex-
perience of Spiritual Israel. The nomi-
nal Christian systems Will be tried. |
and all in them will fail except the
faithful spirit-begotten.
The Lord through the Prophet fore
told that Messiah would be ''for a
stone Of stumbling to both the Houses
of Israer'-to Natural Israel and to
Spiritual Israel. Many things indicate
that we are living In a time CORE
spending to that Palm Sunday. Ours
is Palm Sunday in the highest sense
of all: How are we receiving the great
blessings which betoken the paroxsia
(presencel OF the Master?