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Triumphal Entry
Today’s topic is Triumphal Entry.
Previously, Jesus had asked for secrecy, but now he entered Jerusalem openly, in a symbolic action linked to Royalty. Jesus sent two disciples to a nearby village to retrieve a donkey so that he could ride into Jerusalem. Some scholars wonder why so many verses are spent on this account.
We can divide the answer into two parts:
First, this event shows Jesus's prophetic powers, highlighting the dignity of his arrival and linking this event to God's will. Second, this story aspect is connected to Zechariah 9:9 and 10, which speaks of the king entering Jerusalem, riding on a donkey. This refers to Solomon's entry into Jerusalem, riding on a mule, in 1 Kings 1:32 to 48, when Adonijah tried to usurp the throne, and David ordered Solomon to be immediately crowned.
“Five hundred years before the birth of Christ, the prophet Zechariah thus foretold the coming of the King to Israel. This prophecy is now to be fulfilled. He, who has long refused royal honors, now comes to Jerusalem as the promised heir to David’s throne.
On the first day of the week, Christ made His triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Christ was following the Jewish custom for a royal entry. The animal on which He rode was that ridden by the kings of Israel, and prophecy had foretold that thus, the Messiah should come to His kingdom. No sooner was He seated upon the colt than a loud shout of triumph rent the air. The multitude hailed Him as Messiah, their King. Jesus now accepted the homage that He had never before permitted, and the disciples received this as proof that their glad hopes were to be realized by seeing Him established on the throne.
The multitude were convinced that the hour of their emancipation was at hand. In imagination, they saw the Roman armies driven from Jerusalem and Israel once more an independent nation. All were happy and excited; the people vied with one another in paying Him homage. . . . They were unable to present Him with costly gifts, but they spread their outer garments as a carpet in His path. . . . They could lead the triumphal procession with no royal standards, but they cut down the spreading palm boughs, Nature’s emblem of victory, and waved them aloft with loud acclamations and hosannas.
He enters the temple, but because it is late in the day, He looks around and retires with the twelve disciples to Bethany. Instead, what could have turned into a riot or revolt ends with Him quietly retiring. But the next day will be different.
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Today’s topic is Triumphal Entry.
Previously, Jesus had asked for secrecy, but now he entered Jerusalem openly, in a symbolic action linked to Royalty. Jesus sent two disciples to a nearby village to retrieve a donkey so that he could ride into Jerusalem. Some scholars wonder why so many verses are spent on this account.
We can divide the answer into two parts:
First, this event shows Jesus's prophetic powers, highlighting the dignity of his arrival and linking this event to God's will. Second, this story aspect is connected to Zechariah 9:9 and 10, which speaks of the king entering Jerusalem, riding on a donkey. This refers to Solomon's entry into Jerusalem, riding on a mule, in 1 Kings 1:32 to 48, when Adonijah tried to usurp the throne, and David ordered Solomon to be immediately crowned.
“Five hundred years before the birth of Christ, the prophet Zechariah thus foretold the coming of the King to Israel. This prophecy is now to be fulfilled. He, who has long refused royal honors, now comes to Jerusalem as the promised heir to David’s throne.
On the first day of the week, Christ made His triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Christ was following the Jewish custom for a royal entry. The animal on which He rode was that ridden by the kings of Israel, and prophecy had foretold that thus, the Messiah should come to His kingdom. No sooner was He seated upon the colt than a loud shout of triumph rent the air. The multitude hailed Him as Messiah, their King. Jesus now accepted the homage that He had never before permitted, and the disciples received this as proof that their glad hopes were to be realized by seeing Him established on the throne.
The multitude were convinced that the hour of their emancipation was at hand. In imagination, they saw the Roman armies driven from Jerusalem and Israel once more an independent nation. All were happy and excited; the people vied with one another in paying Him homage. . . . They were unable to present Him with costly gifts, but they spread their outer garments as a carpet in His path. . . . They could lead the triumphal procession with no royal standards, but they cut down the spreading palm boughs, Nature’s emblem of victory, and waved them aloft with loud acclamations and hosannas.
He enters the temple, but because it is late in the day, He looks around and retires with the twelve disciples to Bethany. Instead, what could have turned into a riot or revolt ends with Him quietly retiring. But the next day will be different.
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