The Yale expositor., 1921-01-27
l. The Preparation wv. 1.el.

l. The sending of the disciples for
the ass wv. 1-3). He told them just
where to- go TO find il and told them
how to answer the inquiry of the one
who owned II. This shows how per-
fectly our Lord knows our ways. God
uses unlikely and apparently lnsignif-
cant things I'm the accomplishment Of
his purposes.
.. The fulfillment of prophecy (vv.
4, ~. 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 10 believe
that those of His second coming will
he literally fulfilled. The prediction
of Zechariah IA :3-11 will be just as
literal as that Of Zecharlah 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 SEEM
". The Entrance Of the King (vv.
I'D.
1. The disciples put their garments
upon the ass and set the Lord upon
them ". ~. This act showed that they
recognized Him as their King I'll Kings
OLD.
.. 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 us.
2. The city shaken (vv. 10. IL. This
was stirring time. but one more
stirring is coming That will be when
the Lord comes in power and glory.
~. 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).
hut the worldllngs had gone back to
their old trade.
w. The Nation Rejected by the
King wv. 1S46).
IldNlnk Ill iIllS OilCldi DItStnldAiOu
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 (vv.
1922. II was on the morrow after
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 II a whitening curse. This fig
tree full OF leaves but barren of fruit
Is n type OF Israel. With. it's leaves
II gave show of life. but being desti-
tute of fruit II had no right to en-
cumber the ground.
?. The parable of the two sons (vv.
2S-32). Both sons were told by the
father TO work in the vineyard. The
one like the profigate publican, re-
fused outright to obey. but afterward
repented and went. The other pre-
tended willingness to obey, but in real
lty did not. The first one represents
the publicans and harlots; the second,
the self-righteous, proud pharlseeS.
priests and elders. The Lord declared
that the publicans and harlOts would
go into the kingdom before them.
3. The parable of the householder
wv. 33-46).
~ The householder This was God
himself. (2) The vineyard This
means Israel (see lisa. II; Jer. 2 :21;
Ps. 0:S). The Lord went to particu-
lar pains to gather out this nation
and make II separate, bestowing pc
culiar favors upon II. This vineyard
so well kept and provided for did not
bear fruit. (3) The husbandmen.
These were the spiritual guides. the
rulers and teachers of Israel, the mem
bers Of the sanhedrin. az The serv-
ants sent for the fruits OF the vine
yard. These were the various proph-
cts whom God sent to the nation. The
maltreatment and rejection OF the
prophets is fully set forth in the
Scriptures. They were beaten and
killed. (5) The Son. He is the Lord
Jesus Christ, Gods only and beloved
Son. He came into their midst.