Triumphal Entry of the King of Kings
Setting: Triumphal Entry of the King of Kings Matthew 21:4-9; Mark 11:7-10; Luke : 19:35-38; John 12:12-19
Jesus had sent out two of His disciples to commandeer a donkey foal that He sat on to enter the city. John only mentions that Jesus found the young donkey but if you read the other accounts of the event they seem rather spectacular.
Evidently, these men had no idea, prior to Jesus sending them on the mission to find the donkey, of who the owner of the donkey was or how they would be received. Remember horse stealing was just as illegal then as it is now.
That being what it is, my real focus today is on the possibility of what the people were singing and chanting as they welcomed Jesus to the Passover Feast at Jerusalem. For the main passage let us read John 12:12-19.
The Triumphal Entry
12The next day the great crowd that had come for the Feast heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. 13They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!
"Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!"
"Blessed is the King of Israel!" 14Jesus found a young donkey and sat upon it, as it is written, 15"Do not be afraid, O Daughter of Zion; see, your king is coming, seated on a donkey's colt."
16At first his disciples did not understand all this. Only after Jesus was glorified did they realize that these things had been written about him and that they had done these things to him. 17Now the crowd that was with him when he called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to spread the word. 18Many people, because they had heard that he had given this miraculous sign, went out to meet him. 19So the Pharisees said to one another, "See, this is getting us nowhere. Look how the whole world has gone after him!"
1. By shouting "Hosanna!" the people were recognizing Jesus as the son of David according to the prophesy concerning the Messiah.
Several of the psalms that were sang in services include the word "Hosanna!". Its direct meaning is "oh save". By directing this shout to Jesus, the crowd was honoring Him as the son of David that had been prophesied to come and deliver them form their sins. They were in actually saying, "Jesus Son of David, save us!" He was a bent on doing just that even though it would not happen quite like they had imagined.
There is more that can be understood about the statements that were made that day if we review the psalms that they chanted and sang as they marched toward Jerusalem.
Just a little caution about getting too harsh in criticizing those people in the crow that day. I have even mentioned that this day they would honor Jesus with their songs or praise and in just few days they would be ridiculing Him in His death.
We often sing songs that we love to sing in the church and our actions later betray the fact that the words we sang did not come from our heart. The songs we sing direct us to make a stand and follow the LORD. However, we are too often spineless disciples of Christ who back down when adversity comes. We normally desire to have everything our way rather than the LORD’s way. We attempt to justify our sin rather than turn from it. We are no different than those people who marched with Jesus that day.
2. Psalm 118 was no doubt one of the psalms that were sang that day. I won’t go through it all but I would like to scan it for you and get some of the highlights that are mentioned here. They are all emphatic statements!
Remember what Dolly told P.J. in the cartoon, "Family Circus". When you are reading and see an exclamation mark, it means you should have shouted what you just read!
1-4 Give thanks to the LORD! His mercy endures forever!
5 He set me free!
6-7 He is with me, I will have victory!(positive attitude)
8 You can really trust in the LORD!
14 The LORD is my strength! The LORD is my salvation!
15 The LORD’s right hand has done mighty things! (They were giving this place to Jesus.)
17 I will tell what the LORD has done!
18 He has chastened me severely for my growth and good!
20 This is the Gate! (Jesus of Nazareth, The Son of God)
24 This is the day the LORD has made! (Make my day!)
25 Hosanna! LORD save us!
26 He is blessed!
27 He has made His Light shine upon us! (Jesus) Come and join the procession! (Accept Him)
28 You are my God (Jesus) and I will give You thanks! You are my God (Jesus) and I will exalt You!
29 Give thanks to the LORD for He is good; His love endures forever!
3. Last of all let’s look at Zechariah 9:9-13.
9 Rejoice greatly! Shout! (This is prophecy fulfilled)
10 No chariots (vehicles of war), no horses to pull them, no weapons (God will proclaim peace over all the world.)
11 The blood of my covenant refers to the blood of Jesus shed for our sins.
12 Restoration and multiplication taking place in the family of God
13 Unity of Ephraim and Judah could refer to unity of Israel or the unity of the godly.
Against the sons of Greece could refer to the Gentiles or the ungodly.
It seems more logical that this would apply to the unity of the godly in combating the sinfulness of the ungodly.
Conclusion:
1. It is time for us to open up the gates of our hearts and make Jesus the absolute ruler of our lives.
2. It is time for us to live with a positive attitude that shows the assurance of victory against the forces of sin and death.
3. It is time that we shout and proclaim that the King of Glory has come in.
4. It is time to let Jesus be the LORD of our lives.
Come to Him today!
Jesus had sent out two of His disciples to commandeer a donkey foal that He sat on to enter the city. John only mentions that Jesus found the young donkey but if you read the other accounts of the event they seem rather spectacular.
Evidently, these men had no idea, prior to Jesus sending them on the mission to find the donkey, of who the owner of the donkey was or how they would be received. Remember horse stealing was just as illegal then as it is now.
That being what it is, my real focus today is on the possibility of what the people were singing and chanting as they welcomed Jesus to the Passover Feast at Jerusalem. For the main passage let us read John 12:12-19.
The Triumphal Entry
12The next day the great crowd that had come for the Feast heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. 13They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna!
"Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!"
"Blessed is the King of Israel!" 14Jesus found a young donkey and sat upon it, as it is written, 15"Do not be afraid, O Daughter of Zion; see, your king is coming, seated on a donkey's colt."
16At first his disciples did not understand all this. Only after Jesus was glorified did they realize that these things had been written about him and that they had done these things to him. 17Now the crowd that was with him when he called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to spread the word. 18Many people, because they had heard that he had given this miraculous sign, went out to meet him. 19So the Pharisees said to one another, "See, this is getting us nowhere. Look how the whole world has gone after him!"
1. By shouting "Hosanna!" the people were recognizing Jesus as the son of David according to the prophesy concerning the Messiah.
Several of the psalms that were sang in services include the word "Hosanna!". Its direct meaning is "oh save". By directing this shout to Jesus, the crowd was honoring Him as the son of David that had been prophesied to come and deliver them form their sins. They were in actually saying, "Jesus Son of David, save us!" He was a bent on doing just that even though it would not happen quite like they had imagined.
There is more that can be understood about the statements that were made that day if we review the psalms that they chanted and sang as they marched toward Jerusalem.
Just a little caution about getting too harsh in criticizing those people in the crow that day. I have even mentioned that this day they would honor Jesus with their songs or praise and in just few days they would be ridiculing Him in His death.
We often sing songs that we love to sing in the church and our actions later betray the fact that the words we sang did not come from our heart. The songs we sing direct us to make a stand and follow the LORD. However, we are too often spineless disciples of Christ who back down when adversity comes. We normally desire to have everything our way rather than the LORD’s way. We attempt to justify our sin rather than turn from it. We are no different than those people who marched with Jesus that day.
2. Psalm 118 was no doubt one of the psalms that were sang that day. I won’t go through it all but I would like to scan it for you and get some of the highlights that are mentioned here. They are all emphatic statements!
Remember what Dolly told P.J. in the cartoon, "Family Circus". When you are reading and see an exclamation mark, it means you should have shouted what you just read!
1-4 Give thanks to the LORD! His mercy endures forever!
5 He set me free!
6-7 He is with me, I will have victory!(positive attitude)
8 You can really trust in the LORD!
14 The LORD is my strength! The LORD is my salvation!
15 The LORD’s right hand has done mighty things! (They were giving this place to Jesus.)
17 I will tell what the LORD has done!
18 He has chastened me severely for my growth and good!
20 This is the Gate! (Jesus of Nazareth, The Son of God)
24 This is the day the LORD has made! (Make my day!)
25 Hosanna! LORD save us!
26 He is blessed!
27 He has made His Light shine upon us! (Jesus) Come and join the procession! (Accept Him)
28 You are my God (Jesus) and I will give You thanks! You are my God (Jesus) and I will exalt You!
29 Give thanks to the LORD for He is good; His love endures forever!
3. Last of all let’s look at Zechariah 9:9-13.
9 Rejoice greatly! Shout! (This is prophecy fulfilled)
10 No chariots (vehicles of war), no horses to pull them, no weapons (God will proclaim peace over all the world.)
11 The blood of my covenant refers to the blood of Jesus shed for our sins.
12 Restoration and multiplication taking place in the family of God
13 Unity of Ephraim and Judah could refer to unity of Israel or the unity of the godly.
Against the sons of Greece could refer to the Gentiles or the ungodly.
It seems more logical that this would apply to the unity of the godly in combating the sinfulness of the ungodly.
Conclusion:
1. It is time for us to open up the gates of our hearts and make Jesus the absolute ruler of our lives.
2. It is time for us to live with a positive attitude that shows the assurance of victory against the forces of sin and death.
3. It is time that we shout and proclaim that the King of Glory has come in.
4. It is time to let Jesus be the LORD of our lives.
Come to Him today!
posted by Pastor Al at 10:47 AM
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