Jesus Triumphal Entry

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Luke 19:28-44

Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King

28 After Jesus had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. 29 As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, 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. 31 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it.’”

35 They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. 36 As he went along, people spread their cloaks on the road.

37 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:

38 “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!”[a]

“Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”

39 Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!”

 As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it 42 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. 43 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. 44 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.”

Prophecy of this scripture

Zechariah 9:9-10

The Coming of Zion’s King

9 Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion!

    Shout, Daughter Jerusalem!

See, your king comes to you,

    righteous and victorious,

lowly and riding on a donkey on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 10 I will take away the chariots from Ephraim and the warhorses from Jerusalem   and the battle bow will be broken.He will proclaim peace to the nations.  His rule will extend from sea to sea

    and from the River[a] to the ends of the earth.

What is prophecy

1. of the required type; suitable or appropriate
2. ending to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen
3. a prediction of something to come
4. how much force something is pushing on something else with

Jesus comes to Jerusalem 6 days before Passover. What is passover?

People spread their cloaks on the road for Jesus, why?

Palm significance

 -  Originates with the Jewish Festival of the Tabernacles or Booths, which was probably the most popular holiday among the Jews in the first century.

 In the observance of  Jewish Festival of Tabernacles, worshippers proceeded through Jerusalem and in the Temple, waving in their right hands something called a lulab, which was a bunch of leafy branches made of willow, myrtle and palm. As they waved these branches in that procession, the worshippers recited words from Psalm 118, the psalm normally used at F of T. Among these words were "Save us, we beseech you, O Lord." Save us in Hebrew is hosianna or hosanna. This is typically followed by “Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord. (Ps 118:25–6).”

Who were the people expecting and who actually came ?