The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-01-29
!. The Preparation wv. 1-6).

!. The Preparation (vv. Icy.
l. The sending of the disciples fol
the ass wv. 1-3). He told them jus
where to 60 To find it and told then
now to answer the inquiry of the one
VINO owned II. This shows how per
fectly our Lord knows our ways. GOO
uses unlikely and apparently insignifi
cant things in the accomplishment OF
his purposes.
:. The fulfillment of prophecy wv
4, D. Some five hundred years before
this Zechariah had made this predic-
tion. If the predictions of His first
coming were thus literally fulfilled
there Is no alternative hut to believe
that those Of His second coming will
be literally fulfilled. The prediction
lpf Zechariah If 81 will he lust as
literal as that of Zechariah 90.
3. The obedience of the disciples
". %. The request may have seemed
strange and unreasonable. but they
fully obeyed. True disciples will rem
der full and glad obedience no matter
how strange the command may seem.
u. The Entrance of the King wv.
7-1).
1. The disciples put their garments
upon the ass and set the Lord upon
them ". y. This act showed that they
recognized Him as their King OH Kings
9:13).
2. The multitude. Some spread their
garments In the way: others who had
no garments to spare cut down
branches and did the same with them,
which was just as acceptable to Him.
To give what We have and to do what
we can Is all that He demands of ne.
3. The city shaken wv. 10, ~. This
was stirring time. but one more
stirring Is coming. That will be when
the Lord comes in power and glory.
III. The King Rejected wv. 12-17).
The immediate occasion Of this re-
lection was the cleansing of the tenn
pie. A like cleansing had been made
some two years before John 2:13-17).
but the worldlings had gone back to
their old trade.
w. The Nation Rejected by the
King wv. 1S-46).
Having in this official presentation
shown their unwillingness. to receive
Christ, He turns from them and by
makes known their awful con-
1ition.
i. The barren fig tree cursed wv.
1929. 1t was on the morrow after
His official presentation as Jesus was
returning from Jerusalem that He OBJ
served the unfruitful fig tree. Be
'ause of hunger He sought for figs.
md finding none He caused to fall |
lpon 1t a whitening curse. This fig |
rec full Of leaves but barren of fruit
s type Of Israel. With its leaves
gave show of life, but being desti.
ute Of fruit II had no right to en-.
lumber the ground. The nation thus
TODD Ike a mountain I'm the way of
he gospel. He encouraged the dis
lples by showing them that IL they
ad faith even this great mountain
hould not stand in their way.
2. The parable of the two sons fvy.
1922. Both sons were told by the
ither to work In the vineyard. The
ne, like the profiigate publican. re-
ised outright to obey. but afterward
'pented and went. The other pre-
nded willingness to obey, but in real
Y did not. The first one represents
le publicans and harlots; the second.
Re self-righteous, proud pharisees.
tests and elders. The Lord declared
at the publicans and harlots would
into the kingdom before them.
3. The parable Of the householder
". 33-46).
O The householder. This was God
mself. (2) The vineyard. This
cans Israel (see lisa. 8 IL; Jer. 2 :21:
J. SO:S). The Lord went to particu- Z
pains to gather out this nation
d make 1t separate, bestowing De- .
liar favors upon 1t. This VINEYARD
well kept and provided for did not
ar fruit. (3) The husbandmen.
lese were the spiritual guides. the
lers and teachers of Israel. the men,
rs Of the sanhedrin. az The serv.
is sent for the fruits Of the vine
ri. These were the various proph-
whom God sent to the nation. The
litreatment and rejection of the
ophets is fully set forth in the
riptures. They were beaten and
led. (5) The Son. He is the Lord
sus Christ. Gods only and beloved
n. He came into their midst. They
ew Him to be the Son, but they did
receive His message nor bow TO
s authority. They cast Him out of
vineyard and slew Him. They knew
s was intended for them. He now
sed them for their own verdict upon
n villainous ingratitude. He took !
place Of judge and pronounced !
igment upon them on the basis Of