Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1921-01-26

!. The Preparation wv. l-O).
I. The sending Of the disciples for
the ass wv. 1-3). He told them just
where TO 60 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. God
uses unlikely and apparently inslgnii-
cant things in the accomplishment Of
his purposes.
2. The fulnllment Of prophecy (vv.
T. 81 Some five hundred years before
this Zechariah had made this predic-
ton. II 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 II :3-11 will be just as
literal MS that of Zechariah 90.
3. The obedience Of the disciples
". 81. 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 seer1.
u. The Entrance Of the King wv.
7-1I.
/. 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 I'll 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 MS.
3. The city shaken (vv. 10, 11). This
was a stirring time. but one more
stirring Is coming. That will be when
the Lord comes in power and glory.
~. The King Rejected wv. 12-1D.
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
parallels makes known their awful con.
| dton.
!. The barren fig tree cursed (vv
| 1920. II was on the morrow after
His official presentation as Jesus was
returning from Jerusalem that He oh,
served the unfruitful fig tree. Be
cause of hunger He sought for figs
and finding none He caused to fall
upon II a whitening curse. This fie
tree full Of leaves hut barren of fruit
is type of Israel. With its leaves
It gave a 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 thu
father to work in the vineyard. TIT
one, like the profiigate publican, re
fused outright to obey, but afterwarC
resented 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 pharisees
priests and elders. The Lord declare,
that the puhlicans and harlots woul,
60 into the kingdom before them.
3. The parable of the householde
wv. 33-4G).
~ The householder. This was Co
himself. (2) The vineyard. Thi
means Israel (see lisa. 5 1T; Jer. 2 :21
Ps. SO:S). The Lord went to particy
lar pains to gather out this natio
and make 1t separate, bestowing pt
culiar favors upon it. This vinegar
so we'll kept and provided for did nc
bear fruit. (3) The husbandmer
These were the spiritual guides, tn
rulers and teachers of Israel, the men
bers of the sanhedrin. az The SER
ants sent for the fruits of the vim
yard. These were the various propl
cts whom God sent to the nation. TIL
maltreatment and rejection of tn
prophets is fully set forth In til
Scriptures. They were beaten an
killed. 90 Tse Son. He is the Lol
Jesus Christ, Gods only and believe
Son. He came into their midst