New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-04-27
LESSON FOR APRIL 20
JESUS WELCOMED As KING.

tndt iaSt tragic week In h life or
our Lord, the most important week in
all history since creation. The date
was probably April 1, A. D. 80.
]. The Lesson Of His kinshlp. wv.
12-l6). Reading carefully the record
of each evangelist, regarding this tri-
umphal entry, we are still at a loss
fully to describe the scene. 1t &C.
cured the day following the supper in
the home Of Mary and Martha and
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, and
bring the ass and her colt to him to
whom all things belong, with nc other
explanation than, "The Lord hath need
Of them" (Matt. 81 :3). This command
was In line with the prophecy Czech.
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 SUI
preme test Of discipleship John
1910. In response to their faith,
they found everything just as he said
1t would be (Luke 1922. Placing
their garments upon the colt Matt.
2 80 Jesus rode upon 1t toward the
city. the people crying. "Hosanna"-
literally, "Save, I beseech" Cps. 1897
40; see Luke 10 :3S; Nix. II :0-1O; Matt.
p :9). The enthusiasm of the moment
vas tremendous. For the moment this
great crowd (Mk. II :S) believed hat
Jesus was really the Messiah, threw
the garments of their holiday attire in
his way Matt. 81 :S), and cast their
palm branches before him. The Phari-
sees protested duke 10 :39-40), but the
enemies of Jesus for the moment were
impotent Cohn 12:19). The Phari-
g forgot their dignity to such an
extent as to get excited along with the
multitude, though with another pur-
pose (See Luke 10 :37-40). Unfor-
~tunately the enthusiasm of the g
pie was not lOng-lived. Many of the
same ones were soon crying. "Crucify
him" (Ch. %19:14-15). Jesus himself
did not join in the general joy duke
19:41-44), for he, with prophetic eye,
saw the outcome duke 10 :41-44). All
the city was stirred as Jesus entered
Matt. 21:10). When he truly enters
n city it is always stirred. 1t was not
until after the resurrection that the
dtcniDlnc 90 T,crr nnJn,.al A.
meaning Of this event. They then re-
called what the prophet, Zechariah.
had said. and saw In the fulfllment Of
his prediction the Messiah of whom he
spoke.
u. The Lesson Of Reverence wv. IT
49, 1t is n thing to acknowledge
Jesus as n 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 act of reverence on
the part of this multitude for the God |
anointed King ought to be a suggestion
to those who look upon Jesus merely
as a a
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 u talents before him,
Gods r~ightfully 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 enthusiasm Of this crowd
for Jesus excited the hatred of the
making 1t all the more in
tense, for they saw the crowd forsak-
ing them, and following one whom
they envied and hated. To one anoth.
er they exclaimed, Behold, how We
prevail nothing" Notice the personal
pronOun Eye" seeking to lay the fault
upon others rather than taking their
own share Of the burden, another
touch of human nature which Is evil
dent even today. It is very easy for
present-day readers of the life of Jesus
to be swept with enthusiasm, and to
exclaim, Had l been there / would
have gladly Joined with the multitude's
cry, and cast my garments before
The more practical question
IS. Are We willing today to crown
him King?" Are we not more fire.
joining in the carping criticism
Of the Pharisees? There is a day, how
ever, when Jesus triumph will not be
as 1t was that day In Je-
Matt. % :35-40). Before that
glad day comes we may herald him as .
King by our testimonies In our day
the Christ-rejecting world. and thus
will be laying our palm branches
If victory and our garments, which are
# no value, before him who is alto
,ether worthy.
ili. The Lesson Of the Greek Pill
rims wv. 20-26). These Greeks came
trst to Philip, who himself was q I
The hour had come ". 23)
when the work of Jesus for the Jews
vas to be finished. The Jews had
,een threatened with Greek religion,
nd that assault had been stopped by
he Pharisees. Christ came first to
he Jews that through them he might
each the Gentiles. Now his work for
he Jews is done. He ~rejoices as he
ees the Greeks coming to him, for 1t 4
ras to be in Greek dress and in Greek
orm of ernression that Christianitv