Palm Sunday-Triumphal Entry
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Matthew 21:1-11
Matthew 21:1-11
1 Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them at once.” 4 This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, saying, 5 “Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.’ ” 6 The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt and put on them their cloaks, and he sat on them. 8 Most of the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!” 10 And when he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred up, saying, “Who is this?” 11 And the crowds said, “This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.”
Matthew: An Introduction and Commentary i. The Entry (21:1–11)
because it is contrasted with the warhorse of the military leader. Matthew thus emphasizes what surely Jesus’ symbolic act was designed to show, that he is Messiah indeed, but a Messiah whose triumphal route leads to suffering and humiliation, not to a show of force
9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 10 I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the war horse from Jerusalem; and the battle bow shall be cut off, and he shall speak peace to the nations; his rule shall be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.
Matthew: An Introduction and Commentary i. The Entry (21:1–11)
Hosanna is a Greek form of the Hebrew words translated ‘Save us’ in Psalm 118:25, a phrase which had already come to be used, more as an exclamation of praise than a prayer, in Jewish worship
Jesus goes back to Jerusalem understanding what would be before Him.
17 And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he said to them, 18 “See, we are going up to Jerusalem. And the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death 19 and deliver him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third day.”
The King Jesus Was- God Keeps His Promises!
Suffering for His people
He had power but chose to submit even to death and flogging.
Why would Jesus willingly suffer? Why would he go back to Jerusalem?
Why would He love us that much?
Why would he suffer? He promised
What did He gain? Glory and to draw us into a relationship with Himself
Humble, chooses to come in on a donkey
His Word!
He didn’t come in on a warhorse..but showed humility.
Why didn’t Jesus come with more pomp and flashiness?
When we have power we want to show it off, Jesus didn’t. Why?
What does He reveal about the things which matter in the kingdom of God?
He came to fulfill the word and do what God said/obedient
He obeyed even when it was hard.
He would die for these people..even though they would be praising Him now, but turning thier back on Him later.
The same people crying out Hosanna would cry out crucify Him!
Jesus knew and would come and die anyway.
He made a promise!
Cutting Covenant