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LESSON FOR MAY 19
JESUS THE DIVINE SERVANT Elk.
ERclslNG kINGLY AUTHORITY.

70 Me In heaven and In earth.-Matthew
BIB
DEVOTIONAL READINGS Revela-
ton 1914: 1912.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL FOR
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 21:l2-H; Luke 10:
q; EOS: compare John 2:13-i7; John 12:l2-
1b
PRIMARY ToPIc-Jesus riding into
the city.
LESSON MATERIAL-Mark 1l;l-1O.
MEMORY VERSE Hosanna; blessed ia
He that cometh in the name of the Lord.
Mark 11:9.
JUNIOR ToPIc-The King entering the
capital city.
LESSON MATERIAL,-Mark 11:1-lO
INTERMEDIATE ToPIC-Jesus and
the temple.
LESSON TExT-Mark ll:16-Is; compare
Luke 2:22-SS: John 2:13-17.
For wHITsU,.cAY LESSON: LES.
SON TExT-Joh 1874
GOLDEN TEXT-He shall guide you
into all the truth.-John 1918.
I. Jesus Officially Presented to the
Jewish Nation as King tvv. 1-1D. This
should not be designated the "trl'
umphal entry" for 1t was only in out
ward appearances. The shouts were
empty and meaningless. 1t was the
promised King publicly offering him.
self to the nation.
1. The preparation wv. 1-6).
~ Two disciples sent for the ass
tvv. 1-3).
He told them Just where to go to
find It. and how to answer the own
er's inquiry. This shows how perfect
~ the Lord knows our ways. His
matchless gaze beholds all that we
think or do, by day or night. 1t also
shows that God uses unlikely and In
significant things in the accomplish
ment Of his purposes. The providing
Of this animal was the working out OF
the Divine plan according to Christ's
foreknowledge.
icy Obedience of the disciples (vv.
4-6).
Without asking why, they go at his
bidding. The command may have
seemed strange and unreasonable, hut
they rendered explicit obedience. The
true disciple will render full and glad
obedience, no matter how strange or
unreasonable the command may seem.
2. The entry into the city of fJerusa-
lem (vv. 7-10).
~ The disciples put their garments
upon the ass and set the Lord upon II
". y.
This act showed their recognition
of him as their king e Kings OLD.
(2) The multitude.
Some spread their garments In the
way; others who had no garments to
spare, cut down branches and strewed
them In the way. which was just as
acceptable unto him. To give what we
have and do what we can, is all that
the Lord demands of us. This entry
was in fulfillment of a prophecy Mt.
tered some FIVE hundred years before
(Zech. 9:9).
(3) The Lords action ". 10Y.
Upon entering the Temple. he looked
around upon all things; but as 1t was
eventide he withdrew to Bethany with
the twelve.
~. Jesus Exercising His Royal Au.
thority wv. 12-19). 1. The barren fs
tree cursed wv. 12-14). The fig tree
Is typical Of the Jewish nation. The
fruit normally appears on the fig tree
ahead of the leaves The presence Of
leaves is the assurance Of fruit. This
was an acted parable of the Lords
Judgment on Israel for pretension OF
being the chosen people without tn
fruits thereof. It indicated the spirit.
ual state of the Jews.
2. The Temple cleansed wv. 1919.
For the various sacrifices in the
Temple, many oxen, sheep and doves
were needed. Many persons came
from the distant parts of the land
therefore It was imprncticable for
them to bring their sacrifices with
them so they brought money and
bought the animals needed. This priv.
Ilege the law had granted to them
(Deut IA :24-26), for the exchange was
necessary. When evil men used It az
an opportunity for gain, II became an
offense before God. II defiled his
house. He made himself scourge Of
cords, and drove out the money chang
ers, ovcrtlrowing their tables and
pouring ont their money. BY this &c,
he declared himself TO be the. Lord OF
the Temple and one with God. That
which God intended to be house OF
prayer for all nations was being made
u ''den Of thieves"
~. jesus Authority Challenged wv
1881. They challenged him TO show
by what authority he accepted the hon.
ors Of the Messiah, and who gave him
the authority to cast out the money.
changers. This placed Jesus In a d.
lemma. He responded by question
which placed them In a counter-dilem.
ma.
Since John was his forernnner,
the divinity of his commission rested
upon that of JOIN. They were power
less to discredit John, because the peo-
pie accepted John as such. II they
had accepted Johns message, they
would have been prepared to accept
his. They cowardly confessed that
they did not know. The agnostic is al
ways coward. These rulers had no
affection for Jesus, so they rejected
him and sought to destroy him. Ii Is
the same today. The reason men re.
iect .Iesns is not because of intellectual
difficulties, but because OF the lack Of
affection for him