Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-25

I. The Preparation wv. 10.
I. The sending of the disciple for
the ass wv. 1-S). He told them just
where to go to find it and told them
how to answer the inquiry of the one
who owned it. This shows how per
fectly our Lord knows our ways. Goa
uses unlikely and apparently insignif-
cant things in the accomplishment of
his purposes.
.. The fulfillment of prophecy (vv.
4. y. Some five hundred years before
this Zechariah had made this predic-
ton If the predictions of His first
coming were thus literally fulfilled
there is no alternative but to believe
that those of His second coming will
be literally fulfilled. The prediction
of Zechariah 14:3-11 viii be just as
literal as that of Zechar,ah 90.
3. The obedience of the disciples
". g.. The request may have seemed
strange and unreasonable, but they
full obeyed. True disciples will rem
der full and glad obedience no matter
how strange the command may seem.
II. The Entrance Of the King (yv.
7-1D.
1. The disciples put their garments
upon the ass and set the Lord upon
them w. y. This act showed that they
recognized Him as their King III 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 thar He demands of us.
g. The city shaken (vv. 10, 1D This
was stirring time, but one more
stirring is coming. That will be when
the Lord comes in power and glory.
I'll. The King Rejected wv. 12-17).
The immediate occasion of this re-
lection was the cleansing of the TEN,
Pile A like cleansing had been made
some two years before John 2:13-1)
but the worldllngs had gone back tc
their old trade.
w. The Nation Rejected by the
King wv. 1916.
Having in this official presentation
shown their unwillingness to receive
Christ, He turns from them and by
parallels makes known their awful con
dition.
l. The barren fig tree cursed wv
1922. 1t was on the morrow after
His official presentation as Jesus was
returning from Jerusalem that He OBJ
served the unfruitful fig tree Be
cause Of hunger He sought for figs
and finding none He caused to fall
upon it a whitening curse This fil
tree fun of leaves but barren of fruit
is a type Of Israel. With its leaves
1t gave show OF life. but being desti
tute of fruit it had no right to en-
cumber the ground.
2. The parable Of the two sons wv
$500. Both sons were told by fht
father to work in the vineyard. The
one, like the protligate publican, re
fused outright to obey. but afterwart
repepted and went The other pre-
tended willingness to obey, but in real
ity did not. The first one represent,
the publicans and harlots: the second
the self-righteOus, proud pharisec-
priests and elders. The Lord declared
that the publlcans and harlots woult
go into the kingdom before them.
3, The parable of the households
wv. 33-46).
ID The householder. This was Got
himself (2) The vineyard. Thi
means Israel (see lisa. II; Jer. . 81
Ps. 80:S). The Lord went to particu
lar pains TO gather out this nation
and make it separate, bestowing pc
culiar favors upon It. This vineyarp
so well kept and provided for did no
bear fruit (3) The husbandmer
These were the spiritual guides. tn
rulers and teachers of Israel, the mem
bers of the sanhedrin. a. The sery
ants sent for the fruits Of the vine
yard. These were the various proph
cts whom God sent to the nation. Tn
maltreatment and rejection of tn
prophets is fully set forth in tn
Scriptures. They were beaten an
killed. 90 The Son. He is the Lor
Jesus Christ, Gods only and believe
Con He came into their midst