The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-05-11
WEEKLY SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
JESUS ASSERTS HIS KINGSHIP
By HIGHT E. MOORE

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greed. These very abuses had
crept in and were at their height
when Jesus now appeared.
Second, With what holy indig-
nation must Jeusus have survey
ed the temple courts, thick with
traffic, noisy with yellow buck
sters, crowded with buyers, both
greedy and gullible, and a very
theater of congested curiosity
like the midway of a modern
fair. Not Tor a moment could he
suffer such dissertation. In
righteous wrath he raised his i'm
perial voice and drove the whole
miserable gang from the sacred
precincts. Nor did they linger
then to question his authority,
for their own conscience assentcd
to the utter truth and justice of
his conduct; they knew that they
had no business there and they
knew that they were, as he said,
nothing more than a band of
thieves who had changed the tenn
pie into a robbers den. What a
quiet was there when the traf-
fickers had retired! Nor would
Jesus allow even those who were
passing from one part Of the city
to another to shorten the distance
by going through the temple, or
to carry vessels back and forth
needlessly on this holy ground.
Thus for the second time did the
Lord of the Temple cleanse the
Temple of the Lord.
Third, Was it necessary for
Jesus to declare the mission of
the temple? In their own Scrip
lures the Jews had time and
again quoted: "My house shall
be called house of prayer for
all nations" Thither the peoples
of the earth were to come in or
der to learn of the one true God
and to worship toward his holy
throne. Alas. that the very court
set apart for them should be a
den Of thieves!
Fourth, When he sCourgcd the
traffickers out of the sanctuary,
Jesus was not exceeding his pre-
negative; it was his right and
duty to cleanse the temple. At
the same time, this striking event
exposed him to fresh animosiCy
Il on the part of those who now
were legally in charge of the
temple and were. therefore, re-
sponsible for the dissertation
which had for the second time
/ been so piccuresquely and com
pletely corrected. When the
"chief priests and scribes heard
it" what did they do, Instead OF
welcoming reform and aiding the
rcformer, they Sought how they
might destroy him." Think Of IT.!
But they dared not cnrage the
people who were awe-struck by
! his doctrine.
Fifth, Without receiving a blow
he went ont of the city that eve
ming again to Bethany with its
room for quiet and its haven OF
loving hearts.
BEHOLD YOUR
KING
First, The King Approaching.
"They drew nigh" He is King.
He approaches each of us. Are
we ready TO receive him? Is he
welcomed to the throne-room in
our hearts?
Second, The King Command
ling. "He sendeth." He has a
right to command. His command
ments are not grevious. We are
happy when we obey. Why should
we ever hesitate or refuse?
Third, The King Foretelling:
aye shall find" He sees beyond
and below our horizon. He shapes
the future for US. He prepares
the way we ought to pursue. Can
we not trust him implicitly?
Fourth, The King Fulfilling.
"a colt tied, whereon no man
ever sat-" The seers of old be-
held Jesus afar and minutely they
pictured details Of his career. He
filled out completely the picture
they drew of him. The whole
past converges upon him.
Fifth, The King Utilizing. "The
lord hath need of him." We can
/ be workers together with him.
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