Hosanna in the Highest
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· 12 viewsJesus enters Jerusalem to cries of “Save us now!” as the crowds desire physical deliverance from the Romans. The true Messiah arrives as predicted by the ancient prophets, but comes to provide much more than physical deliverance. He comes to offer himself as the Passover Lamb to appease God’s wrath and save us now.
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Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!”
Biblical Context
Biblical Context
They are on their way to Jerusalem.
10:32—“And they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them.”
10:46—“And they came to Jericho.”
Illustration: Approaching Jerusalem from Jericho to “Jerusalem, Jerusalem!”
The crowds are flooding into Jerusalem.
As required by the Law (Deut 16:1–8).
In anticipation of the “kingdom of God” (Lk 19:11ff).
Zechariah 14:4
The Messiah Prepares (1–6)
Jesus draws near to Jerusalem (1a)
Bethphage is between Bethany and Jerusalem
Mount of Olives: the entrance for the Messiah
And the glory of the Lord went up from the midst of the city and stood on the mountain that is on the east side of the city.
“Son of man, raise a lamentation over Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him:
“You consider yourself a lion of the nations,
but you are like a dragon in the seas;
you burst forth in your rivers,
trouble the waters with your feet,
and foul their rivers.
Thus says the Lord God:
I will throw my net over you
with a host of many peoples,
and they will haul you up in my dragnet.
And I will cast you on the ground;
on the open field I will fling you,
and will cause all the birds of the heavens to settle on you,
and I will gorge the beasts of the whole earth with you.
I will strew your flesh upon the mountains
and fill the valleys with your carcass.
Jesus enters like a king (1b–3).
Find and bring a colt (Num 19:2; 1 Sam 6:7)
NOTE: Jesus intentionally links himself to the promised Messiah in a way that the people would understand. He is escalating the tension between himself and the religious elite. He is forcing their hand to kill him during the Passover (in spite of 14:1).
Zech 9:9
Jesus’s words prove true (4–6).
The owners submit to the king (cf. Lk 19:33)
NOTE: Jesus is showing by his actions that he is the king, he is Judah’s branch, he does demand the “obedience of the peoples.”
Genesis 49:10–11
The Messiah Enters (7–10)
Jesus enters on the city (7–8).
On a colt like Solomon (1 Kgs 1:32ff) & Messiah •On garments like King Jehu (2 Kgs 9:13) •To palm branches, like a victor (Jn 12:13)
The crowds proclaim his identity (9–10)
His disciples (Lk 19:37) and the crowd (Jn 12:12–13)
Psalm 118:26—“Save us, now!”
David’s son, the King is here!
(Mt 21:9; Lk. 19:38; Jn 12:13)
The Messiah Inspects (11)
Jesus inspects His temple (11)
He carefully looks at “all things” (cf. Mk 5:32).
He returns to Bethany for the night.
“What happens in the morning will not be a spontaneous act of outrage, but a planned demonstration.” (Strauss)