Hosanna is the plea to save now. The people on the roadside had witnessed and heard of the great deeds performed by Jesus. Many had apprehended the prophetic importance of Jesus, and some had confessed him in the highest terms: Lord! - Inaugurator of the coming kingdom foreshadowed in Davids dynasty. Hosanna in the highest! Before us is the bearer, the great undertaker, of Gods covenant saving purpose for his people.