The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-26

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GOLDEN TEXT-Blessed ia the King
OF Israel that cometh In tho name ~ the
Lord-John 1918.
ms 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. ID. 50.
]. The Lesson Of His kinship. wv.
l2-lO. Reading carefully the record
or cach evangelist regarding this tri-
umphal entry. we are still at n loss
fully to describe the scene. II oc-
Cured the day following ,hc sumner in
the home of Mary ana Martha and
Lazarus. |. g. on the Jewish Sabbath.
from Bcthphagc Jesus sent two Of
his disciples into JcrmSnlcm To secure
the colt. They were to loose him With
out asking anyoncS permission and
bring the ass and her colt to him to
whom all things belong. with no other
explanation than, "rhe Lord hath need
Of them" (Matt. 81 :3). This command
was In line with the prophecy Czech
9:9). The young ass was Il symbol of
peace, but the going of the disriples.
in obedience to his command. was nn
act Of faith, and obedience is the SUI
preme test of disciplcshp (Jobn
1910. Tn response to their faith.
they found everything Just as he said
1t would ho Nuke 10: :32). Placing
their garments upon the colt Matt.
2l:O Jesus rode upon 1t toward the
city, the people crying. "Hosnnna"-
literally, "Save. bcSccch" ops. 1897
40; see Luke :3S: Nix. II :9-1O; Matt.
p :0). 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 NIatt 81 :S). and cast their
palm branches before him. The phari-
sees protested U.uIc 10 :39-lO). but the
enemies Of Jesus for the moment were
impotcnt (John 12:19). The Phnri-
sees forgot their dignity to such an
extent rs to get excited along with the
multitude, though With another pur-
pose (See Luke 10 :37-4O). Unfor-
! tunatoly the enthusiasm Of the pco-
! pie was not long-lived. Many of the
same ones We're soon crying, "Crucify
him" (Ch. 10:14-15). Jesus himself
did not join in the general ioy Ouke
o:4l-4G, for he, with prophetic eye
saw the outcome Nuke 10 :l1-44).
u. The Lesson of Reverence wv. II.
1oo 1T is one thing to acknowledge
Jesus as King. 1t is quite another to
revere him as Lord and Savior. Never
was there time when we need more
to have reverence for things holy and
Tor constituted authority than the
present day The act OF reverence on
the part of this multitude for the Cod
anointcd King ought to be n suggestion
to those who look upon Jesus merely
as man.
Ride triumphantly;
Behold we lay
Our lusts and proud wiI,a In ,rb, ,,.o,,
Jesus grief is in strange contrast
with the JOY Of the multitude. The
practical application for us today is {:
linVe we cast our talents before him,
Gods rightfully anointcd King?" There
had been large company of people
| present when Jesus was Mt the tomb
| or Lazarus, and raised him from the
dead. The testimony Of these eye
witnesses to the power of Jesus must
nave had great weight with the multi
tude. The enthusiasm of this crowd
Tor Jesus excited the hatred of the
Pharisccs, making it all the more in
tense, for they saw the crowd forsak-
Ing them, and following one whom
they envicd and hated. TO one anoth.
er they exclaimed, "Bchold, how We
prevail nothing" Notice the personal
pronoun "yc," seeking to lay the fault
upon others rather than taking their
own share Of the burden, another
touch Of human nature which is cvi
dent even today.
Ill. The Lesson Of the Greek Pill
grims wv. 2O-2G). These Greeks cam,
first to Philip, who himself was /,
Greek. The hour had come ". 23'
when the work Of Jesus for the Jew.
was to be finished. The Jews hat
been threatened with Greek religion
and that assault had been stopped b.
the Pharisces. Christ came first {,
the Jews that through them he Nigh
reach the Gentiles. Now his work 70
the Jews is done. Hc rcjoiccs as h
sees the Greeks coming to him, for |
T. was to be in Greek dress and in Gree
: form Of expression that Christianit
was to conquer the world But thi
| rejoicing Is tinged with sorrow. for
, was prophecy of the price that II
must pay for the redemption of III
world.
The Son Of Man was glorificd by hi
death; he was glorlficd by his rcccI
tion on the part Of the Gentilcs; h
was glorified by the approval of tn
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