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down their coats that He might have; a carpet to ride upon, and they took branches of the palm trees and waved them as banners and shouted: “Blessed is the King that cometh in the name of the Lord.” Even the children waved branches and shouted, for He was their King, too, and they loved Him. -—O'—- May 24, 193.1 Jesus Preparing for th e End Lesson'. Luke 21:1 to 22:23. ( Lesson Text'. Luke 22:7-23.).' Golden Text: “This do in remembrance of me” (Lk. 22:19). / I. Preparation for the Passover (7- 13).. 1. Errand of two disciples (7-9). 2. The sign given (10). 3. The appointed message (11). 4. The upper room (12).' 5. Preparations completed (13))- II. T.he Last Passover (14-18). 1. The company (14). 2. An eagerly awaited occasion (15). 3. A farewell meal (16-18). III. The Lord’s Supper Instituted (19, 20 ). 1. The emblems. a. Bread—emblem-of His body. b. Wine—emblem of His blood. 2. A memorial feast. 3. The new--covenant. TV. The Betrayal Announced (21-23). 1; The traitor—-a “familiar friend” ( 2 1 cf. Psa. 41:6), 2. Death of Messiah predetermined (22). 7 1 ' A FTER the cleansing of the temple, *■ the final issue between Jesps and the Jewish leaders was soon joined*.-He was asked by a delegation of chief priests, scribes, and elders—the three classes which comprised the Sanhedrin—who it was that had given Him the authority He was exercising. This was the first of a series of questions which these plotters had arranged to . ask of the Lord Jesus (cf. 19:47, 48). They were designed to draw from Him some word that would be a basis for a charge against Him be fore the Jewish and Roman authorities. But Jesus was not caught in the trap so shrewdly laid. Neither did He compro mise in the slightest degree. Through the parable of the wicked husbandmen (Matt. 21:33-46; Lk. 20:9-16), He indi cated to these Jewish leaders that He knew He was to suffer death at their hands, and He predicted that, as a con sequence of His rejection by Israel, the kingdom of God would be taken from Israel and “given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof” (Matt. 20:43). Speaking later to His disciples, He fore told the destruction of Jerusalem and re vealed some of the “signs” by which they could understand the true nature of His kingdom and the time of its manifesta tion. L esson in O utline 3. Doom of the traitor (22). 4. Troubled disciples (23). , ; 4 *1 4 A pproach to the L esson
G olden T ext I llustration When Queen Victoria had just ascend ed her throne, she went, as is the custom of royalty, to hear “The Messiah” ren dered. She had been instructed as to her conduct, by those who knew, and was told that she must not rise when the others stood at the singing of the “Hallelujah Chorus.” When that magnificent chorus was being sung, and the singers were shouting, “Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Halle lujah! for the Lord God omnipotent reign- eth,” the Queen sat with great difficulty. It seemed as if she would rise in spite of the custom of kings and queens. But finally, when they came to that part of the chorus where', with a shout, they pro claim Him King of kings, suddenly the young Queen rose and stood with bowed head, as if she would take her own crown from off her head and cast it at His feet. Let us make Him King, and let us every day be loyal to Him. This is the secret of peace.— J. Wilbur Chapman. * * * Jesus Teaches the People That He is King Luke 19:29-40 Memory Ftfr.se.-—“Blessed is the King that cometh in the name of the Lord” (Lk. 19:38). Approach— All of the time that Jesus had been talking to the crowds of people and telling them stories which would help them to understand . sus was the Son of God. They thought He was just a great teacher. Jesqs knew that He was soon to leave this earth, and before He went, He wanted to tell the people that He was God’s Son and their heavenly King. This seemed to Him to be the best time to do it. First, He sent His disciples to get an animal for Him to ride upon. In those days, kings usually rode from place to place. He chose a young donkey. A don key was the animal that people in that country rode when they had a peaceful message to tell. Surely Jesus’ message was a peaceful one, for it told of God’s great love for all. Jesus chose a young animal that had never had any one on its back, because He was such a special Per son that He must have a special animal to carry Him. As He rode along, the people threw that He was the Son of God and that He would help them to do His work, He was walking toward Je ru sa lem . Now they had n e a rly reached the big city. L esson S to r y .-— Until this time, most of the people had not realized that Je
fail the Lord Jesus at.’the IdSt (John 6: 60, 66) ? For what did the multitude praise God?1 it: ÍS : --V. 38. Did thé title “King” mean that Jesus was recognized as Messiah? In whose name had lie come? How had He made peace? Do we yet have complete peace on earth? Why not? Who is worthy of glory .for what Christ has brought us? Vs. 39, 40. Who criticized the disciples? What did they ask the Lord. Jesus tenu do? How did He reply? Did this mean that He accepted the homage that was paid to Him as Messiah? Vs. 41, 42. What did He do as He saw the city ? Had that city often been offered peace through His protection (cf. Matt. 23:37). Had His offers been re fused? Vs. 45, 46. On what day did the Lord Jesus ' enter the’ temple ? What did He do there? Had He cléánsed the temple before? ' What did He. call the temple? Whât had the ecclesiastical (authorities made' it ? 1 Vs. 47, 48. What, did Jesus do in the templé?. (Who (opposed Him and sought to trap Him in speech? Could they find any charge against Him ? What was thé attitude ' ot the common people? * * * P ractical P oints 1. When the two disciples obeyed im plicitly and promptly, they found things exactly as they were told. The Lord Je sus never sends His servants on a fool’s errand. 2. The Lord has need of every one of His servants and of all the time, tal ent, and property that every servant pos sesses.’ What have you brought to Him? 3. There áre still some Pharisees abroad who are disturbed when disciples of the Lord Jesús display special enthusi asm in testimony of service "Tor Him. 4. This incident described in the les son can hardly be called : the triumphal entry; it ended in tragedy, not in. triumph. There is another-day coming when Israel will recognize and will officially welcome Messiah, confessing that “the stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner” (Psa. 118:22426). 5. Jesus received a hearty welcome from the common pebplé, but He was refused official welcome to His city. The rulers persistently resisted His claim s and sought to silence the acclaim of the people (cf. Matt. 21:15, 16). 6. It is impossible to place much de pendence upon the fickle crowd. Popular applause may be sincere, but it is super ficial. It can quickly change to hatred, because it is not based on knowledge and deep conviction. 7. Irreverence is a common and a ter rible sin. Secular business should have no place in any house of God. 8. The Jews would not have made great objection to Jesus, if He had claimr ed to be only a prophet or a human dé» liverer. The Greeks would haye been pleased with Him, if He had come to them as a philosopher with a new message. Even Rome would have had little concern about Him, if He had been only a pro moter of a new religious movement. Neither Jew, Greek, nor Roman was will ing to receive Him as Lord and Christ.
Let the K. B. Do It 1 gave to my boy a year’s sub scription to T he K ing ’ s B usi ness . He likes it very much and uses it among his friends. What I cannot do, I let the K. B. do. —From Lincoln, Nebr.
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