An Offer of Peace
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Luke 19:28-38
Luke 19:28-38
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Start in Luke 19
At the opening of chapter 19, Jesus is in Jericho as He is traveling toward Jerusalem.
Jesus recognizes it is time to enter the city that will put Him on the cross.
In Jericho, He declares to Zaccheus that Salvation has come to his house because of faith.
Jesus then goes o to tell them the parable of money usage as they continue on toward Jerusalem.
This is the parable about using the gifts God has given to glorify Him.
This brings us to Luke 19:28-31
After Jesus had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it.’ ”
In these verses Jesus is on the Mount of Olives.
The Mount of Olives is east of Jerusalem.
He sends two of His disciples on ahead of Him to fetch the colt of a donkey.
One that has never been ridden.
Jesus intends to ride into the city on the back of this donkey.
If you remember last week, we talked about a prophetic word given to us in the book of Genesis.
It was a prophecy concerning the Lion of Judah riding into the city upon a warhorse.
We talked about the time when Jesus will crush His enemies under His feet as He treads the winepress of the wrath of God.
The prophecy we talked about last time, concerns the second coming of our Messiah.
This is not that.
Riding into the city upon a donkey as Jesus prepares to go to the cross for the redemption of all who believe in Him, is not the fulfillment of His promises that we associate with the second advent.
Notice what Jesus tells the disciples to do when they find the donkey.
Look at verse 30
“Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here.
What does Jesus say to do with the donkey?
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1. Untie it.
Remember last time when we discussed the prophecy in Genesis 19 regarding the Lion of Judah.
What was to be done with the donkey in these verses?
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“He ties his foal to the vine, And his donkey’s colt to the choice vine; He washes his garments in wine, And his robes in the blood of grapes.
In these verses the donkey is tied to the choice vine.
We talked about the symbolism of this act.
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2. Genesis 49:11- Meaning the days of hard labor are over.
The work is finished.
The tractor is parked.
These verses point to the ultimate fulfillment of Jesus in His second advent.
Back to Luke
saying, “Go into the village ahead of you; there, as you enter, you will find a colt tied on which no one yet has ever sat; untie it and bring it here.
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3. Luke 19:30- Jesus tells His disciples to untie the colt.
Meaning, this is the beginning.
4. This is the indication that the days of hard labor are about to begin.
Jesus is indicating that He is preparing to suffer the wrath of God poured out upon sin.
He is preparing to suffer the judgement that is due to us.
Because of His love.
Because of His love, He willingly rode into the city, knowing that it would lead to the cross.
We are going to move on, but hold onto the thought regarding the donkey.
I am going to come back to it later.
Those who were sent ahead went and found it just as he had told them. As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?” They replied, “The Lord needs it.” They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it.
The disciples follow directions.
As he went along, people spread their cloaks on the road. When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen: “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
As Jesus rode toward Jerusalem, the people spread their cloaks upon the road.
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5. Luke 19:36-38- The act of placing the cloaks under the feet of Jesus was an act of honor.
It was a symbol that they believed Jesus to be the next King.
The act of placing cloaks on the road is connected with 2 Kings 9:13.
The people gathered around Jesus believed that he was riding into Jerusalem to overthrow the Roman government and reclaim Israel.
They were not able to understand that Jesus was not riding into the city to overthrow the Romans, He was riding into the city to overthrow th authority of the enemy of our souls.
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6. Jesus rode into the city to reclaim authority within the heart of humanity.
Offering us peace with God through His sacrifice.
Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!” “I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.”
The Pharisees told Jesus to quiet the crowd.
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7. Luke 19:39-40- They told Jesus to tell those who were giving Him glory to shut their mouths.
The same attack the enemy uses against us this day.
8. The enemy wants us to be quiet.
To not give praise to Jesus.
To close our mouths and not share of His goodness, mercy and grace.
But what does Jesus say.
Even if the people are quiet, the stones themselves will cry out.
Creation itself declares the glory of God. (Romans 1:20-21)
As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it and said, “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes.
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9. Jesus wept over Jerusalem.
He wept because he knew that some would not accept His sacrifice.
10. He knew that some would harden their hearts to His mercy.
They would not allow themselves to see the Messiah.
Who has been revealed to them to bring salvation unto eternal life in His Kingdom.
He wept and He continues to weep for those who choose not to believe.
He weeps for those who choose, due to pride, to turn a blind eye to their Savior.
He continues to long for the prodigals to return.
If you have not recieved Jesus as your Lord and Savior, He is calling for you to come home.
The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side. They will dash you to the ground, you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of God’s coming to you.”
Jesus continues:
In these verses Jesus is pointing to the year AD 70.
It was in this year that the Romans destroyed the Temple.
This was a result of an attempted Jewish revolt.
Rome acted against the revolt by destroying the Temple.
This led to what is called the a period of time called the Diaspora.
Rome began to systematically disperse the Jewish population to other places outside of Israel.
It is said that Rome burnt the temple to the ground.
The Temple was ornately decorated with gold.
After the fire, Rome went through the rubble, overturning every stone to recover the gold.
Back to the donkey.
Why did Jesus ride into Jerusalem on the back of a donkey?
Why did He not ride into the city in a warhorse in order to demonstrate His authority?
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11. Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey served as a sign of peace.
Jesus demonstrates His promise of offering us peace.
Peace with God through the mercy of Jesus.
A commentary
Jesus came as a King of Peace. The kingly image of Jesus portrayed in Revelation 19 would have been closer to what was anticipated. Horses were majestic animals and often the choice mount of a king. They symbolized majesty and power. They were also beasts of war. Whenever a king rode out to meet his enemy in battle, he would do so on a horse. The people were hoping for a conquering king, one who would push back against the armies of Rome and establish Israel to its own independent rule. Jesus’ selection of a donkey communicated the exact opposite. He did not come to wage war against Rome as the people hoped, but instead, He came to bring the peace proclaimed by the angels upon His birth (Luke 2:14). This peace was not between hostile nations. Instead, it was peace between sinful people and God.
Riding the donkey was a sign of peace.
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12. We have been given the opportunity to receive peace with God through the mercy of our Savior.
We are in the age of grace.
Benediction: Romans 5:1-2
Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God.
