The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-01-27
.. The Preparation wv. I-s).

]. The Senning OF tne disciples Tor
the ASS wv. l-3). lie told them Just
whore 10 20 TO find II and told them
how 10 answer the inquiry ~ the one
who owned II. This shows how per.
fectly our Lord knows our WAYS God
uses unlikely and apparently lnSignin-
cant things In the accomplishment OF
his purposes.
.. The fulfillment Of prophecy wv.
T. ~. Some Ave hundred wears before
this Zechariah had made this predic-
ton. " the predictions ~ His first
coming were thus literally fulhllcd
there IL no alternative hut 10 believe
thar those 81 His Second coming will
he literally fulfilled The prediction
o. Zecharinh 1871 will he Just as
literal ms that ~ Zechariah 90
2 The obedience ~ the disciples
". 6l The request may have seemed
strange and unreasonable hut they
fully oheyrd True disciples viii rem.
der full aud glad obedience no matter
how strange the command may seem.
u. The Entrance OF the King wv
T1I.
I tn. disciples put their garments
upon the ass and sa the Lord upon
them ". ~ This act showed that they
recognized Him as their King CII Kings
Old.
2 The multitude. Some spread their
garments In the way: others who had
no garments 10 spare cut down
4 A. Ia ~
which was lust NJ acceptable 70 Him.
To give what We have and 10 do what
we -san l. MI that lie demands Of us.
z The city shaken wv. 10. ~. This
WIS stirring time, but one more
stirring Is coming That will he when
the Lord comes In power and glory.
~. The King Rejected wv. 12-1O.
The Immediate occasion Of this re
lection was the cleansing OF the ten.
pie. A like cleansing had been made
some two years before Gohn 2:l3-1O.
but the worldlIngs had gone back to
their Old trade.
w. The Nation Rejected by the
King wv. ls-I6).
Having In this official presentation
shown their unwIllingness to receive
Christ. He turns from them and by
parallels makes known their awful con
dltlon.
l. The barren fg tree cursed wv.
1s22). II was on the morrow after
His official presentation as Jesus was
returning from Jerusalem that He oh
served the unfrutful fg tree Re
cause 81 hunger lie sought for figs,
and finding none He caused 10 fall
upon N a whitening curse This AZ
tree full ~ leaves hut barren OF fruit
Is type Of Israel With It's leaves
II gave y show ~ life. hut being desti-
tute Of fruit II had no right to en-
cumber the ground,
. The parable OF the two sons wv.
2s32l Roth sons were told by the
father 20 work In the vineyard The
one like the profigate publican. re-
fused outright 10 obey hut afterward
repented and went The other pre-
tended willingness 70 obey, hut In real
the puhicans and harlots the second.
the self-richteous, proud pharisees,
priests and elders. The Lord declared
that the puhlicans and harlots would
20 Into the kingdom before them.
r The parable OF the householder
wv. ~ 4G)
~ The householder. This was God
himself t2) The vineyard. This
means Israel tSee lisa. 5:i-7; Jer. 2:21;
rs. sO:s). The Lord went TO particu-
lar pains To gather out this nation
and make u separate, bestowlng pc
culinr fnvors upon II. This vineyard
so well kept and provided for did not
bear fruit. (0 The hushandmen.
These we're the spiritual guides, the
rulers and teachers OF Israel. the mem
beers OF the sanhcdrin. (D The serv-
ants sent for the fruits Of the vine
yard. These we're the various proph-
cts whom God sent 10 the nation. The
maltreatment and rejection Of the
prophets Is fully set forth In the
Scriptures They were beaten and
killed. (5) The son. lie Is the Lord
Jesus Christ. Gods only and beloved
Son lie came into their midst.