The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-05-08
I. The Preparation wv. Icy.

!. The Preparation wv. Icy.
1. The sending of the disciples for
the ass wv. 1-3).
Christ told them just where to go
to find it and how to answer the in
quiry of the one who owned it. This
shows how perfectly Jesus knows our
ways. The providing of the animal
was not mans plan, but according to
Christ's foreknowledge.
2. The fulfillment Of prophecy
wv. 4, 81.
Some five hundred years before
this, Zechariah had made this predic-
ton Czech. 9:9). Christ's coming in
this way was in exact fulfillment of
Zechariah's prediction. This is highly
instructive to those who would under
stand as yet unfulfilled prophecy. 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 like
wise be literally fulfilled.
8. The obedience of the disciples
". g..
The request may have seemed
strange and unreasonable, but they
obeyed.
II. The Entrance of the King wv.
7-1D.
1. The disciples put their garments
upon the ass and set the Lord there
on ". y.
This act showed that they recog-
nized Him as their King III Kings
9:13).
2. The multitude wv. 8, 81.
Some spread their garments in the
way; others who had no garments to
spare, cut down branches and did the
same with them.
3. The city awakened wv. 10, 11).
=, It was stirring time, but more
FIRING time is to come. This will
se when the Lord comes in power and
glory.
. III. The King Rejected wv. 12-16).
The immediate occasion Of this re-
lection was the cleansing Of the tenn
pie. To sell oxen and sheep and
doves was legitimate, as well as to ex-
change money in doing it, but doing it
for gain was wrong. AS soon as the
spirit Of avarice enters, the house of
prayer becomes a den Of thieves.
w. The Nation Rejected by the
King wv. 17-46).
Having shown their unwillingness
! to receive Christ as King when off,
cially presented to them, Christ now
turns from them and makes known
their awful condition in the following
parallels:
; 1. The barren fig tree cursed wv.
1922.
/ cial presentation as He was returning
from Jerusalem that Jesus observed
the unfruitful fig tree. The barren
fig tree is a type Of Israel. With its
leaves, 1t gave show of life, but be-
ing destitute of fruit, it had no right
to cumber the ground.
+, 2. The parable Of the two sons
wv. 2S-32).
Both sons were told by the father to
work in the vineyard. The one re-
fused outright to obey, but after
wards repented and went. The other
pretended willingness to obey, but in
reality did not. The first one repre-
gents the publicans and harlots. The
second the proud and self-righteous
Pharisees-priests and elders.
! 3. The parable Of the householder
,(vv. 3O-46).
(1) This was God Himself. (2)
! The vineyard. This means Israel
i lisa. SILT, Jer. 2:21, Ps. S0:9).
The Lord went to particular pains to
gather out this nation and make 1t
separate, bestowing peculiar favors
upon it. This vineyard so we'll kept
and provided for, did not bear fruit.
49, The husbandmen. These were the
spiritual guides-the rulers and teach
ers of Israel. az The servants were
sent for the fruit Of the vineyard.
These were the various prophets
whom, God sent to the nation. They
were beaten and killed. (5) The Lord
Jesus Christ, Gods only and beloved
Son, came into their midst. They
knew Him to be the Son, but did
not show Him reverence. They not
" rejected the kingdom, but the