What is the meaning of straightway? 4. What did the disciples do? What did they do to the colt? 5. What did some who stood there say? What were they? Luke xix. 33. 6. What did the disciples say to them? What had Jesus commanded? Had Jesus foretold this? ver. 3. Has he control over the hearts of men? 7. To whom did the disciples bring the colt? What did they put on him? What did Jesus do? What prophet had foretold that Jesus should ride in this way? Zech. ix. 9. 8. What did many of the people do? What did others do? Why did they do this? Ought you not to try to honour Jesus in every way that you can? 9. What is said in this verse? What is the meaning of Hosanna? 10. What else did they cry? What sort of a kingdom do you suppose these people expected that Christ was about to set up? Why did they call Christ's kingdom the kingdom of their father David? What effect had the shouting of the multitude on the people of Jerusalem? Matt., xxi. 10. To honour him they spread branches in the way; how should his people now honour him? Where were the children that cried Hosanna to the Son of David? Matt. xxi. 15. What did the multitude cry a few days after? Mark xv. 13, 14. 11. Into what places did Jesus enter? What did he do there? What time of the day was it? Where did he go with the twelve? What is the meaning of even-tide? What family was there at Bethany whom Jesus loved? SERIES II. Verses 1-11. Why was that mountain called the mount of Olives? Will you give some accourt of the olive-tree, and its fruit? Was the land of Palestine favourable to the cultivation of the olive? How did Jesus feel amidst the shouts of Hosanna, when he looked down upon Jerusalem? Luke xix. 41. What did he say was coming upon that splendid city? Luke xix. 42-44. How long after this prophecy was Jerusalem destroyed? By whom was it done? Will you relate some of the particulars which attended the siege and fall of Jerusalem? How many persons are supposed to have perished in that overthrow? After Christ rode in triumph into Jerusalem, he was taken and crucified; what became of his kingdom? Will all nations call him blessed? Ps. lxxii. 11-17. What is now doing in the world for the prosperity of his kingdom? What proof have you that it will continue to prosper? Dan. ii. 44. Can you do any thing to promote this kingdom? When the chief priests and scribes heard the children crying Hosanna, how did they feel? Mat. xxi. 15. Are any persons displeased now that children are taught to glorify the Saviour? LESSON XXXI. Commit to memory, Matt. chap. xxvi. verses 17—-35. Read also Mark xiv. 12-31. Luke xxii. 7-23. John xiii. 18-38. Jesús foretells who should betray him, and institutes the Lord's Supper. My blood I thus pour forth, he cries, And heaven's eternal grace revealed. SERIES I. 17. On what day did the disciples come to Jesus? What did they say to him? What was the feast of unleavened bread? Deut. xvi. 2-4. What is the meaning of unleavened? What were the Jews to remember at this feast? Why did Jesus keep the Jewish feasts? What was the pass-over? Who was represented by the lamb slain at the passover? 18. Where did Jesus direct his disciples to go? What city? Where were they then? To whom were they to go? What were they to say to him? How would they know what man he meant? Luke xxii. 10--12. What time did he mean was at hand? 19. What did the disciples do? 20. When the even was come, what did Jesus do? Who were the twelve? For what purpose did they sit down? H 21. As they ate, what did Jesus say? What was it to betray Jesus? How did he know who should do it? If he knew it, why did he not conceal himself? 22. How did the disciples feel when Jesus Isaid this to them? What did every one of them begin to say? Why were they exceeding sorrowful? Why was it worse for one of them, than it would have been for another person? Ps. lv. 12, 13. 23. What answer did Jesus give? Was there any prophecy which referred to this? Ps. xli. 9. 24. What did he say of the Son of man? What is meant by his going? Had God determined that Jesus should suffer? Acts ii. 23, and iv. 27, 28. Can you mention some parts of the Old Testament where the sufferings of Christ are foretold? Ps. xxii. Isa. liii. Dan. ix. 26. What did he say of that man by whom he should be betrayed? What did he mean by woe to that man? Why would it have been better for Judas never to have been born? Was Judas forced to do it, or did he do it willingly! Whom should you blame when you commit sin? 25. What did Judas then ask? Had he not already determined to betray Jesus? What did Jesus say to him? What did he mean by that? Does not the Lord Jesus know the sin you are going to commit? Verses 26- -35. 26. As they were eating, what did Jesus do! What is meant by his blessing it? As he gave it to his disciples, what did he say? What did he mean by saying this is my body? How soon after that was his body broken? How was it broken? 27. What did he next do? To whom did he give it? What did he say to them? 28. What did he say it was? Why was his blood shed? How was his blood shed? What is meant by the new testament? Heb. viii. 6-10. Could there have been remission of sins without the shedding of blood? Heb. ix. 22. How does the shedding of Christ's blood obtain pardon for sin? Gal. iii. 13. Can sinners be saved in any other way than by Christ? Acts iv. 12. 1 Cor. iii. 11. How can you obtain this pardon? Mark xvi. 16. John iii. 18. 29. What further did Jesus say? What is the meaning of henceforth? What is the fruit of the vine? Why did the Lord Jesus bid his people eat bread and drink wine in this manner? I uke xxii. 19. 1 Cor. xi. 26. Did Jesus desire that any but the first disciples should do it? Matt. xxviii. 19, 20. What is this ordinance called? 30. When they had sung a hymn, where did they go? Were all the disciples with Jesus? John xiii. 26-30 31. 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