Enter the King

This week we looked at the idea of Jesus, the Messiah, entering Jerusalem on the day many celebrate as Palm Sunday. Notice the symbolism of the palm branches in Roman times that signified victory and even the donkey that often symbolized royalty.

The whole even echoes the prophecies of Zechariah that say,

" Rejoice greatly, O daughter Zion!

Shout aloud, O daughter Jerusalem!

Lo, your king comes to you;

triumphant and victorious is he,

humble and riding on a donkey,

on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

Zech. 9:10 He will cut off the chariot from Ephraim

and the war horse from Jerusalem;

and the battle bow shall be cut off,

and he shall command peace to the nations;

his dominion shall be from sea to sea,

and from the River to the ends of the earth."

What do you think were the range of emotions and beliefs surrounding the people during that day?

In thinking of these events, what do you think about this moment (emotionally and intellectually)?