The Glenwood post., 1925-01-01
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INrnRMnpfArH AND SENIOR
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YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
The KinGship of Christ.
ID, The title given this lesson IL some
what misleadinE. Strictly speaking.
this was far from q triumphal entry.
It was rather the oficial presentation
Of the King Of the Jewish nation.
Back of the cry, "hosalna," tho awful
word, cruelty" was uttered by the.
same persons who cried ''hosanna."
Though they were utterly blind to the
fact, God was about to carry out His
plan Of hosanna, which means save
now" through the crucinxion Of the
Son Of God. ri j.. .ssef
!. The Presentation wv. 29-84).
1. Sending the Disciples for the
ASS wv. 2o-31). He told them just
where to 20 to fnd It and told them
how to answer the inquiry Of the one
who owned It. This shows how per.
fectly the Lord knows all our ways.
He knows our whereabouts by day and
night. He even knows our thoughts.
He uses unlikely means and insignin-
cant things In the accomplishment Of
His purpose.
2. The Fulnllnent Of Prophecy
.(Matt. 21:4, b). Some nve hundred
years before Zechariah had predicted
this event. Christ's entry into Jeru-
salem was an exact fulnllment Of this
prediction This is highly Instructive
to those who would understand the
prophecies as yet unfulnlled. Since
the prediction Of his first coming was
literally fulfilled, we can be assured
that the prophecy of His second COM
ing VIII be likewise fulfilled, The frst
is established beyond doubt. The
second We should as heartily believe.
The prediction Of Zechariah 14:8-11
will be Just as literally fulfilled a.
that of Zechariah go.
8. Obedience Of the Disciples wv.
$3.50. Though the request may have
seemed strange, and even unreason-
able, they fully obeyed. The true dis
dple win render dad obedience to
the Lord NO matter how strange His
commands may seem. Obedience to
that only which seems reasonable Is
not obedience at all. May we prove
| that we are real disciplesi
II. The Entry o. the King wv.
$685.. q
/. The Disciples Set Jesus Upon
/ the Ass ". s5). This act of putting
their garments upon the ass and set
ting Jesus upon 1t showed that they
recognized Him as their King
III Kings 9:18).
:. Acclaimed as King by the Dis
ciples (vv. $685.. Some spread their
garments In the way Others, perhaps
having no garments to spare, cut down
branches Of trees and strewed them in
His way, which was no doubt Just as
acceptable to Him. They praised God
for all the mighty works which they
had seen and cried out, BLESSED IL
the King that comeSA In the name Of
the Lord"
III. The Critical pharIssss tvv.
%, 40).
Although swept along BY the demon
stration Of the multitude they deemed
II prudent to ask the Lord to reouke
the disciples, a. such behavior might
be Interpreted BY the Roman govern
msnt a. an insurrsction. To their de-
mand Jesus replied that such homage
was not only fitting but necessary. Ne
declared that II the multitude were
silent, the very stones would cry ont
In alteration Of him.
! ". The King hsjsetsl wv. 41-44).
Christ knew what awaited Him in
| Jerusalem. Though surrounded by
loyal hearts. He knew that the rulers
Of the nations had no heart for Him.
His coming trial and death loomed
before Him so that He wept over Je-
rusalem. he knew that awful daya
awaited It and that loyal hearts would
gladly welcome Him II they only
knew. He showed that their inability
to see Him as their King and Savior
would result in bringing upon them
the awful horrors Of the destruction
of their city. He entered the city and
rebuked the rulers for allowing the
house of God to become degraded by
carrying on trafhc for gain. The
cleansing Of the temple only increased
their hatred and opposition to Him