Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-07-12
INTERNATIONAL
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LESSON
By E. o. SELLERS, Acting Director o.
the Sunday School Course In the MOODY
Bible Institute OF Chicago.)
Copyright, 1917. Western Newspaper Union-)
LESSON FOR APRIL 20
JESUS WELCOMED AS KING.

JESUS WELCOMED AS KING.
LESSON TEXT-John 12:12-19.
GOLDEN TExT-Blessed is the KIM
81 Israel that corneth In the name OF the
N:l3.
This lesson marks the beginning OF
that last tragic week in the life OF
our Lord, the most important week IN
all history since creation. The date
was probably April /, A. D. 80.
1. The Lesson Of His kinsh'p. Nv.
Reading carefully the record
of each evangelist, regarding this TIL
umphal entry, we are still at q loss
fully to describe the scene. 1t oc-
Cured the day following the supper IN
the home Of Mary and Martha ana
Lazarus, !. e. on the Jewish Sabbath.
From Bethphage Jesus sent two OF
his disciples into Jerusalem to secure
the colt. They were to loose him with
out asking anyone's permission, ana
bring the ass and her colt to him to
whom all things belong, with no other
explanation than. "The Lord hath need
of them" Matt. p :3). This command
was in line with the prophecy (Zech.
9:9). The young ass was a symbol OF
peace, but the going Of the disciples
in obedience to his command, was an
act Of faith, and obedience Is the su-
preme test of discipleship John
Is :14). In response to their faith,
they found everything just as he said
1t would be luke 10 1927. Placing
their garments upon the colt Matt.
q ~ Jesus rode upon it toward the
city, the people crying, "Hosanna"-
literally. "Save. I beseech" FPS. 1887
40; see Luke 10 :3s: Nix. II :9-1O; Matt.
81 10y. The enthusiasm of the moment
was tremendous. For the moment this
great crowd (Mk. II: s) believed that
Jesus was really the Messiah, threw
the garments of their holiday attire In
his way Matt. q :S), and cast their
palm branches before him. The Phari-
sees protested duke ~ :39-40), but the
enemies Of Jesus for the moment were
impotent (John 12:19,. The Phari-
sees forgot their dignity to such an
extent as to get excited along with the
multitude, though with another pur-
pose (See Luke 19:57-4O). Unfor-
tunately the enthusiasm of the peo-
pie was not long-lived. Many of the
same ones we're loon crying, Cruelty
him" (Ch. 10 :14-15). Jesus himself
did not join in the general joy duke
10 :41-44), for he. with prophetic eye.
saw the outcome duke 10 :41-44). All
the city was stirred as Jesus entered
Matt. q 10Y. When he truly enters
q city 1t is always stirred. 1t was not
until after the resurrection that the
disciples of Jesus understood the
meaning of this event. They then re-
called what the prophet, Zechariah.
had said, and saw in the fulfillment Of
his prediction the Messiah of whom he
spoke.
II. The Lesson Of Reverence wv. It.
1917 1t is n thing to acknowledge
Jesus as a King. 1t is quite another to
revere him as Lord and Savior. Never
was there a time when we need more
to have reverence for things holy and
for constituted authority than the
present day. The net of reverence on
the part of this multitude for the Cod
anointed King ought to be a suggestion
to those who look upon Jesus merely
US q man.
Ride triumphantly:
Behold we lay
Our lusts and proud Wills in Thy way.
Jesus grief Is in strange contrast
with the joy Of the multitude. The
practical application for us today is
"Have we cast our talents before him,
Gods rightfully anointed King?" There
had been a large company of people
present when Jesus was at the tomb
Of Lazarus, and raised him from the
dead. The testimony of these eye
witnesses to the power Of jesus must
have had great weight with the multi
tude. The enthusiasmso f this crowd
for Jesus excited the hatred Of the
Pharisees, making 1t all the more in
tense, for they saw the crowd forsak
ing them, and following n whom
they envied and hated. To one anoths
er they exclaimed, "Behold. how "
prevail nothing" Notice the personal
pronoun Eye" seeking to lay the fault
upon others rather than taking theiI
own share Of the burden, another
touch Of human nature which is evi,
dent even today. It is very easy fol
present-day readers of the life of Jesus
to be swept with enthusiasm, and tt
exclaim, "Had I been there I woult
have gladly Joined with the multitude'i
cry, and cast my garments before
Jesus" The more practical question
is, "Are we willing today to crown
him King?" Are we not more fire.
quently Joining in the carping criticism
of the Pharisees? There Is a day, how
ever, when Jesus triumph will not b.
short-lived as It was that day in Je
rusalem (Matt. % :35-40). Before thai
glad day comes we may herald him q,
King by our testimonies in our da,
to the Christ-rejecting world, and thu
we will be laying u palm branches
Of victory and N garments, which ar,
of no value, before him who is alto
Tafher Worthy.
III. The Lesson of the Greek PHI
orirns wv. 20-28}. These Greeks cam,
first to Philip, who himself was I
Greek. The hour had come ". %,
when the work of Jesus for the Jew
was to be finished. The Jews hat
Noon threatened with Greek religion