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LESSON rExr-John 1,.,,-m
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This lesson marks the BEGINNING of
that last tragic week I'm the life Of
our Lord, the most important week in
all history since creation The date
was probably April I, A. d. 80.
!. The Lesson Of He kInshIp. wv.
12-18). Reading carefully the record
of each evangelist, regarding this tn
umphal entry, we are still at a loss
fully to describe the scene. Il oc-
Cured the day following the supper in
the home Of Mary and Martha. and
Lazarus, 1. 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 no other
explanation than, 1.-THE Lord hath need
of them" Matt. p :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 su.
preme test Of discipleship John
is :1N. In response to their faith.
they found everything just as he said
1t would be Iuke 1882. Placing
their garments upon the colt (Matt.
21:D Jesus rode upon 1t toward the
city, the people crying, "Hosanna"-
literally. "Save. beseech" FPS. 10 81.
40; see Luke 10 :Ss; NIX. II :9-10; Matt.
p: O. 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. p :S), and cast their
sees protested nuke 10 1910, but tbe
-
. VI 1vS .or ue n'o.nent were
sees forgot their dignity to such an
extent as to get excited along with the
multitude, though with another pur-
pose (See Luke 10 :87-4O). Unfor-
tunately the enthusiasm Of the peo-
pie was not long-lived. Many Of the
same ones were soon crying. "Crucify
him" (Ch. 10:14-15). Jesus himself
did not Join in the general Joy luke
for he, with prophetic eye,
saw the outcome tLuke 10 :41-44).
%. Tho Lesson o. Rsversnos wv, II.
1917 It 10 one thing to acknowledge
Jesus az King. It ID. quite another to
revere him AZ Lord and Savior. Never
was there q time when we need more
to have reverence for thinss 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 q man.
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Jesus grief Is in strange contrast
with the JOY OF the multitude. The
practical application for MS today Is:
Have We cast our talents before him,
coos rightfully anointed Kingr" There
had been large company Of people
present when Jesus was at the tomb
OF Lazarus, and raised him from the
dead. The testimony Of these eye
witnes4es to the power Of Jesus must
nave mad great weight with the multi
tude. The enthusiasm of this crowd
Tor Jesus excited the hatred of the
Pnarisees, making 1t all the more in
tense, Tor they saw the crowd forsak-
ing them, and following one whom
they envted and hated. To one anoth.
er they exclaimed, "Behold, how We
prevail nothing" Notice the personal
pronoun ye'" seeking to lay the fault
upon others rather than taking their
own snare OF the burden, another
toucn OF human nature which Is evil
dent even today. ....
III. The Lesson Of the Greek pit.