That's My King

As Americans, we don’t have a king. We may have a litter egomaniac who thinks he is a king. But we don’t have one. It is hard to conceive what a King meant to a kingdom. A king was everything to the kingdom.

Providence the King Offers (v.1-3)

I don’t know about you but even in the year 2021 I believe God is still a provider.  I believe that God still can and will provide for us. 

•     Jesus tells the disciples it was going to happen. 

•     “the Lord has need of them”

Prophecy The King Fulfills (v.4-7)

Jesus is Israel's rightful king and the writer of this gospel goes to great lengths to disclose that. The point of Jesus fulfilling prophecy is not to prove in some kind of way that Jesus is the messiah it does. It is not to prove the reliability of scripture although it does that. The fulfilment of prophecy is simply God’s way of keeping his promises and carrying out the work he began so many years before. God is saying the liberty I promised my people I am still working out. The blessings I promised my people are on the way.

First he came on a donkey, next time he’s riding a white horse

First he came lowly, next time he’s coming victorious

First he came and they shouted “hosanna”, next time we will shout, “hallelujah”

First he came to carry a cross, next time he carrying a sword

First he came to be tried, next time he’s coming to judge.

First he wore a crown of thorns, next time he wearing a crown of righteousness

First he wore a torn purple robe, next time he’ll be wearing a white robe dipped in blood.

First he came to be crucified, next time he’s coming to clear his name

First time he came as lamb to be lamb of God, next time he is the Lion of Judah

First he came die, next time he’s coming to resurrect the dead

Protest the King leads (v.8-9)

Petition the King Receives (v. 9a)

Hosanna! The cry that the crowd is making is a sound of praise and excitement and celebration and that is all and well. But, it is also a petition to “Save”. The way that it is introduced into the Hebrew culture is by way of a plead for God to save them from their enemies. Ps. 118 is what the people are quoting in part. So, it is not by chance that the expression was used to celebrate all the things God has done for us and for them. God has done many things that they are able to look back on. (List Times God has delivered Israel). We should always carry the same enthusiasm for celebration the times God has delivered us and saved us because if he has done it for Israel and for our ancestors he can work in our problems right now!

It’s in this same vein that he is misunderstood. Because as God had so many times delivered Israel from wars, or oppressors this crowd thought that Jesus was going to lead a revolution that would immediately overthrow Roman occupation of their land.

Praise the King Deserves (v.9b-11)

The scripture read earlier in the service from John let us know that there are some people in the crowd who know what Jesus has done. And more than that, there are some people who are in the crowd who Jesus has healed.