Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-28
Jesus Welcomed AS King


heard that Jesus was there, and that He
was intending to enter the city that
day.
Took branches Of palm tress,-Sym-
bolic OF victory, peace and joy. The
name Bethany signifies house of palms:
and 1T is quite probable that there were
many palm trees between the village
and Jerusalem. as we'll as around the
village-and went forth to meet him.
AS a people would go forth to meet a
conquering hero, triumphant king. At
the feast Of tabernacles it was the rule
for the people to carry these beautiful
emblems I'VE shall take branches If
PAIN trees, and We shall re-
joice seven days before the Lord" (Lev.
xiii: But on this day it was done
spontaneously. The people were much
enthused over Jesus, and they were
again more than ready to proclaim Him
King-and cried, Hosanna!-This He
brew word means, Save, pray thee"
1t Is equivalent to the British, God
save the king!"
Blessed 10 the King Of Israel-In the
minds Of the people the Messiah was
to be king in the political sense, the
one who should break the sceptre of
any other king who might dominate
Israel, and restore the kingdom to the
CHOSEN people, under the rule Of one
in the royal line of David. This was
the supreme thought in the mass of
the people who in many ways acknowl-
edged Jesus as the Christ And He
indeed King, and we believe that
when His kingdom is come to reign
over all the earth, it is the Son of
David who shall rule But with Chris
tians preferably is the blessed Thought
that He rules as King of saints, with
a sceptre of righteousness and peace
and joy-that cometh in the name
OF the Lord. There ought to be no
question that in this place the Lord
referred to is the Lord Jehovah-the
supreme Lord Of heaven and earth.
And Jesus, whom no had found a
young ass,-1n Matthew kills we are
told how Jesus found" the young ami
mall Evidently He had seen it with its
mother in a miraculous manner. It is
hardly probable that He had made ordi-
nary arrangements that the mother and
the colt should be left at a certain place,
though no doubt it was all according to
the divine plan that the animals should
be there tied at that time, ready for
the use Of the Messiah.
Fear not, daughter Of Sion:-behoId,
thy King cometh sitting on an ass's
colt. No warning monarch would choose
such an animal for his triumphant en-
try into his capital. Though the ass
was used in those days by the distiu-
guished persons, it was the animal for
peaceful pursuits rather than for mill
tary display.
These things understood not his dis
eiples at the first:-but when Jesus was
was fully done on the
day Of Pentecost; or rather that was
the day when heavens attestation CT
His glor!fication was given to earth.
John before this had explained that the
Holy Ghost was not given, because
Jesus was not yet glorified; but when
the day of Pentecost was fully come,
and the disciples were all filled with
the Holy Ghost, there was the full
proof that the King of Glory had enter
ed into His glory in the holy Jerusalem
on high-then remembered they that
these things wore written Of him,-and
that they had done these things unto
him. They had new Interpretation Of
their own actions which at the time
they had not fully understood; and they
saw themselves as having part in the
plan and prophecy of God. They had
really been the Lords committee of ar