Twin-City herald., 1940-01-27

The Triumph
ial Entry" Tell we the daughters of
Zion. Behold, thy King cometh unto
thee meek, and riding upon an ass,
And upon colt the foal of an ass:
Zeph. 90
A Wonderful Procession in Judea
We have now come to the last week
of our Lords life. 1t was the day
which we call Palm Sunday, at Beth
any in the home of Mary, Martha and
Lazarus. We may picture him. But
he could not longer hid himself from
the crowd. At sunrise the camps of
pilgrims were awake, the long cara
vans were once more in movement,
the whole countryside was astir. Chill
dren watched him with Wondering
eyes, groups of strangers discussed
him as he passed and murmurs of ad-
miration greeted him on every side.
His disciples, as they came from the
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and ranged themselves beside him,
shared the general exultation. About
noon he gave them an order at which
their hearts leaped They were to go
to certain man in an adjoining ham
let, and tell him that their master
wished to borrow an ass. Suddenly
the purpose of their Master became
clear to them, that He intended riding
into Jerusalem. They departed on their
errand, passing the word as they went,
that Jesus was about to enter Jerusa-
lem, and the excited multitude began
to line up along the road in the hope
of seeing Him. So in few moments
great popular triumph was arranged,
and when Jesus left the home of His
friends in Bethany, Mary, Martha and
their brother Lazerus, it was to find
the world awaiting Him. He came, at
tended by the swelling appreciation of
the crowd. The road he took was the
road that still exists, winding round
the shoulder of Olivet, amid groves of
figs and palms, until suddenly across a
wide abyss, Jerusalem is seen, rising
like city painted on the clouds. From
Jerusalem, itself, or from the camps
OF pilgrams outside the western gates,
another multitude pressed forward to
meet Him. Cries of Hosanna filled the
air. Both crowds united in crying,
"Hosanna to the Son of David" Bless
ed is he that cometh in the name of
the Lord, "Hosanna in the Highest.
Palm-broughs, gathered from the gar
dens around Teruaslem, began to strew
them along the way for Jesus to travel
over, and those who had not these to
offer, laid their outer garments in the
road. The boys and girls of the city,
true to the spirit of youth, caught up
and echoed the cry of the pilgrim
crowd and shouted in the temple pre-
cincts, Hosanna to the Son of Davidp
The chief priest and scribes were
greatly incensed The whole triumph
al entry, the enthusiasm of the crowd,
the homage paid to Jesus as the Mes
siah, the healing of the afflicted, the
cleansing of the temple, all had moved
them to the highest pitch of indigna-
ton and anger, but the only thing at
which they could, with safety, at this
time voice their disp1easure, was the
shouts of the children, echoing the cry
of their seniors. Hearest thou what
these are saving "yes,"-but "did ye
never read, out of the mouth of babes
and sucklings thou hast perfected
praise?" / tell you if these hold their
oeace, the stones would Immediately
cry out. Never was there scene of
such enthusiasm. Sunday January
18th, if the Lord wills, we will study.
Jesus Dramatically Proclaims His
Messiahship." and what it means to
us: "1s He Our King?