New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-05-17
LESSON FOR MAY 10
JESUS THE DIVINE SERVANT Elk.
ERClSlNG kINGlY AUTHORITY.

PRIMARY ~ToPIc-Jcsus riding into
the city.
LESSON MATERIAL-Mark ll:l-1o.
MEMORY VERSE-Hosanna: blessed Is
lie that cometh in the name of the Lord
JUNIOR TOPIC-The King entering the
capital city.
LESSON MATERIAI-Mark r:''
INTERMEDIATE TOPIC-Jesu5 and
the temph.
LESSON TENT Mark "1l;l5-l?; compare
Luke 2:2e-3S; John 2;13-l7.
For WH1TSUNDAY LESSON: LES
SON TEXT-John 1911.
GOLDEN TENT-lIe shall guide yor
into all the truth John l6;12.
!. Jesus Officially Presented to the
Jewish Nation as King wv. 1-1D. This
should not be designated the "tri
umphal entry" for it was only in out
ward appearances. The shouts were
empty and meaningless. II was the
promised King publicly offering him
self to the nation.
I. The preparation wv. 1-0,
~ Two disciples sent for the ass
wv. 1-3).
He told them just where to 90 ia
find It., and how 10 answer the own
cr'S inquiry. This shows how perfect
ly 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
mcnt of his purposes. The providing
Of this animal was the working ont of
the Divine plan according to ChriSt's
foreknowlcdgc.
4-6).
Without asking why. they 20 at his
bidding. The command may have
seemed strange and unreasonable. but
they rendered explicit obedience. The
true disciple will render full and glad
obedience. no matter how strange or
unreasonable the command may seem.
.. The entry into the city of .JeruSa-
lem wv. 7-1O).
~ The disciples put their garments
upon the ass and set the Lord upon 1t
". y.
This act showed their recognition
of him as their king e. Kings 9:l3).
(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 VAS Just as
acceptable unto him. To give what we
the Lord demands of us. This entry
was in fulillment of n prophecy ut
tered some five hundred years before
Czech. 9:9). They uttered the very
cry which the prophet predicted. This
Is n clue to enable one 10 understand
the prophecies which are unfulfilIed as
yet. IF the prediction of his first rom
Ing was thus literally fulfilled. we must
believe that those of his second com
ing will likewise he literally fulfilled.
is established beyond n doubt the sec-
ond we should just as heartily believe.
The prediction of Zachnriah 1871
will he just as literally fulfilled as that
of Zachariah 90.
CD The Lords action ". 10).
Upon entering the Temple, he looked
around upon all things: hui as it was
pventide he Withdrew to Bethany with
the twelve.
II. Jesus Exercising His Royal Au-
thority wv. 12-!9). l.. The barren fig
tree cursed wv. 12-14). The fig tree
Is typical of the Jewish nation. The
fruit normally appears on the fg tree
ahead of the leaves. The prescnAc 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 the
fruits thereof. II indicated the spirit
ual state of the Jews.
.. The Temple cle;nsed wv. 15-19).
For the various sacrifices in the
Temple. many oxen. sheep and doves
were needed. Many persons came
therefore il was impracticablc 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. II :24-26). for the exchange was
necessary. When evil men used it as
an opportunity for gain, it became an
ofrense before God. 1t defiled his
house. He made himself a .scourge Of
cords. and drove put the money chang
ers, overthrowing their tables and
pouring out their money. BY this act
he declared himself to he the Lord of
the Temple and n with God. That
which God intended To he a house of
prayer for all nations was being made
a '.den of thieves"
~. Jesus Authority Challenged wv.
21-33). They challenged him to show
by what authority he accepted the hon
ors of the Messiah. and who a him
the authority to east out the money
changers. This placed Jesus in a d.
lemma. He responded by a question
which placed them in a counter-dilem-
ma.
Since John was his fOrerunner.
the divinity of his commission rested
upon that of John. They were power
less to discredit John. because the peo-
pie accepted John is such. If 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. 1t is