I. Vss. 1-6: Preparation For The Entry:
Singing Psalms 113-118. These are called the “Hallel,” Singing prayers of praise.
Bethphage literally means “house of unripe figs”
Bethany means “house of figs” or “house of misery”
1 Kings 1:33-34: And the king said to them, “Take with you the servants of your lord and have Solomon my son ride on my own mule, and bring him down to Gihon. And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet there anoint him king over Israel. Then blow the trumpet and say, ‘Long live King Solomon!’”
Daniel 7:13: “I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him.”
Zechariah 9:9: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
- He declared Himself to be Israel’s King and Messiah.
- He deliberately challenged the religious leaders.
II. Vss. 7-11: Praise For Jesus:
Luke 19:39: And some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.”
Luke 19:40 “I tell you that if these should keep silent, the stones would immediately cry out.”
Psalm 118:25-26: Save us, we pray, O LORD! O LORD, we pray, give us success! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD! We bless you from the house of the LORD.
Hosea 14:2: Take with you words and return to the LORD; say to him, “Take away all iniquity; accept what is good, and we will pay with bulls the vows of our lips.”
Psalm 100:2: Serve the LORD with gladness! Come into his presence with singing!
Psalm 134:2: Lift up your hands to the holy place and bless the LORD!
Luke 19:41-44: And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, “Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around you and surround you and hem you in on every side and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know the time of your visitation.”
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