A King Shall Reign

Introduction:

There are a lot of classic stories out there of knights and chivalry and damsels in distress. A good story usually has a noble character. One of the most famous of them all is the story of King Arthur and Excalibur. You may remember that Excalibur is the name of King Arthur’s sword and it was stuck in a rock. Only one who was worthy could come along and remove it from the rock. That person was the true king.

Well, our passage today is not set in mythical England times, but is a real prophecy about a Jewish King who would save not a damsel in distress, but the whole world. He would do it in one of the most unusual ways, by sacrificing his own life for those he would save and rising from the dead victorious three days later.

Instead of Excalibur being stuck in the rock and the one who removes it becoming the true king, we have prophecy from the very mouth of God about the identity of the Messiah. Prophecies that are so precise that no one could make them up about themselves and all of them were fulfilled in Jesus.

Let’s take a look at one of them that is so very important this Palm Sunday.

1. He will be a righteous King (v.9)

2. He will bring salvation (v.9)

3. He will come in humility (v.9)

4. He will bring peace to the nations (v.10)

5. He will fulfill the covenant (v.11)

6. He will bring hope (v.12)