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Mixed Emotions
Smokey Robinson-
If you feel like loving me, if you got the notion, I second that emotion.
Plutchik proposed eight primary emotional dimensions: happiness vs. sadness,
anger vs. fear,
trust vs. disgust, and
surprise vs. anticipation.
However, you can mix these to create new ones; i.e., you can mix anticipation with happiness and get excitement.
We have psychological responses… our palms sweat, our heart races, our mind wanders or gets focused.
None of us are the same.
Dwayne Haskins death.
Saw post by the Steelers yesterday concerning his death.
He was killed walking across an interstate in Florida by a dump truck… Haskins was the 3rd string qb for Pittsburgh, was in Miami training with the steelers and their new quarterback, Tribesky.
He played at ohio state, was a second place vote for the Heisman trophy.
His death doesn’t make sense.
sadness and surprise = grief.
As Jesus goes into Jerusalem, there are mixed emotions: The crowd anticipates he’s going to overthrow Rome… this mixes anticipation and trust= belief or faith.
The religious leaders were fearful of Jesus and anticipated he would make a mistake they could capitalize on.... they mixed anticipation with fear and I think they got anger or hatred.
Jesus, as enters Jerusalem, is neither happy nor sad, anticipative.... maybe, surprised- n ot at all… angry, no.
fearful- yes, based on his prayer maybe.
Events of the Lord’s last week of ministry:
Sunday—Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
Monday—Cleansing the temple
Tuesday—Controversies with the Jewish leaders
Wednesday—Apparently a day of rest
Thursday—Preparation for Passover
Friday—Trial and Crucifixion
Saturday—Jesus rests in the tomb
Sunday—Jesus raised from the dead
The Jewish day went from sundown to sundown, so our thursday is their friday., the day of passover.
On this day, Palm Sunday, it is worth discussing preparation.
what things had Jesus said?
Luke 19.1-10 ..
The story of Zaccheus.
(in Mark, Jesus heals blind Bartimaeus who is begging on the side of the road.!) But here, it is Zaccheus.
Who lived in Jericho.
Who was converted- who became a believer.
Luke 19.11-27… a parable .
Going up to Jerusalem.
From Jericho.
To understand this passage, you’ve got to understand that geography and the purpose of “going up to Jerusalem.”
Lk. 19:1-10 Passing through Jericho, Jesus meets Zacchaeus – a wealthy Jewish public official who collects taxes on behalf of the Roman government.
Because he is too short to see over the crowds, Zacchaeus climbs a sycamore fig tree – a type of fig tree common in Palestine.
Jesus calls up to him and is invited to stay in his house.
Zacchaeus shows remorse for having cheated the poor, and promises to pay back four times the amount to those he has cheated.
Mk 10:46-52 On the way out of Jericho, Jesus heals a blind man – Bartimaeus – who is begging by the roadside as he is unable to work.
Mk 11:1-7 Jesus and his disciples climb up along the road from Jericho and approach Jerusalem from the east across the Mount of Olives (see 2 on Map 11).
Before reaching the hilltop villages of Bethphage (meaning ‘place with young figs’) and Bethany (where Mary, Martha and Lazarus lived) Jesus sends two disciples ahead to collect a donkey from its owner.
Jesus rides down the hillside from Bethany towards Jerusale
Several times a year, at various festivals and celebrations, the Jewish people would go “up to Jerusalem.”
Jeruselem… the place where God chose to put his name and his presence.
The place where daily sacrifices would be made to assuer Israel of God’s forgiveness.
Jerusalem, the ploace where the people could find fellowship with God and hope for their future… with God.
And with a great deal of anticipation and joy and excitement the Jewish people would go “up to Jerusalem” several times a year.
And they would travel in large groups across desert and territory to be where God was.
And this particular journey had a big purpose.
It was the festival of Passover.
To celebrate freedom.
Specifically God’s freeing of the Israelites from Egyptian rule.
And so, so it seemed, Jesus and His disciples made their way “up to Jerusalem.”
Jericho is 846 feet below sea level is nothing to hear.
Until you consider that Jerusalem is 3000 feet above sea level.
And Jesus has left Jericho, and is headed to Jerusalem.
For this group of travellers, they would come by way of the Mount of Olives.
The mount of Olives rises to about 2600 feet where the travelers would have a full color panoramic view of the Holy City.
And they would see the splendor and joy of “going up to Jerusalem.”
You would be reminded of Passover, of freedom.
Except this time, there was something different about this journey… It wasn’t just freedom time, it was kingdom time.
but strangely, if I can clue you in, Jesus is not going to find freedom at all on this trip!
Bethphage- where Jesus gets the donkey...
Bethany- the place of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus.
The Mount of olivet- between the two, he sends two disciples to get a donkey
go, get a donkey.
A brand new, unridden donkey( the one that would be hard to ride).
donkeys represent royalty in scripture.... it was a cadillac, not a chevette.
Jesus had previously arranged this donkey, it was prepared.
Code word.
This was the code...”the Lord has need of it.”
It worked.
Code
At the mount of olives, Jesus mounts the colt.
the donkey.
You would never do this for anyone- except royalty.
Everyone following Jesus had seen much.
They had seen Blind Bartimaeus, and Zaccheus converted, and Lazarus raised from the dead.... and so much more.
So they praised God.
He’s a King.
coming in the name of the Lord, the name no good Jew would ever say.
Peace in heaven.
Glory in highest.
Tell them to stop.
To
You may get a funny thought when Jesus says this, but consider the following: Psalm 96.11
This concept, brings great meaning to the Christmas carol, Joy to the World… “And heaven and nature sing… in joy to the world.
In this crowd, on this day, there are mixed emotions.
The crowd praised Him.
The pharisees and religious leaders jeered at him.
Even Jesus has mixed emotions.
He acknowledges who he is (if they don’t praise me, the rocks and stones will).
Yet He weeps… read on
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