The Powerful Return of your King in His Not-Triumphant Entry
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Matthew: A Mentor Commentary VII. ‘Ride on, Ride on in Majesty!’ (21:1–11)
‘They’ includes Jesus, his disciples (two of whom are mentioned in v. 1b), the large crowd (20:29), and the blind men Jesus has just healed (20:34). Having traveled in a southwesterly direction from Jericho (20:29), they now come to the Mount of Olives
The Powerful Return of your King in His Not-Triumphant Entry ,
In the stormy tumult of this pandemic it is easy to fixate on high level decisions and events in our government. The politics and the spin of politicians. It is easy to fixate on the medical science. But as our Prime Minister and many doctors and nurses have put it - the front lines of this battle is action done on a completely different level, lower level It’s the little people like you and me choosing to stop the spread!
Key Truth: Jesus is our All-Powerful King, but in humble service.
Dear Congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ,
In the stormy tumult of this pandemic it is easy to fixate on high level decisions and events in our government. The politics and the spin of politicians. It is easy to fixate on the medical science. But as our Prime Minister and many doctors and nurses have put it - the front lines of this battle is action done on a completely different level, lower level It’s the little people like you andme choosing to stop the spread!
In the same way as Jesus Christ begins the most important days of his earthly life, he wants to make crystal clear to you and me - two things - He holds the sovereign power of the universe, controlling all-things - He truly is King, but at the very sametime, as he comes to the deistiantion of his life on earth, the whole point of his coming as king, He is also making clear that the most impoprtant battle and action isn’t in the realm of politics or medical science, it isn’t frist of all with the movers and shakers but His humble service of sinners like you and me lost weary from the Fall.
Key Truth: Receive Jesus as your All-Powerful King, as you accept His humble service.
The year was 33AD . Passover feast was approaching when pilgrims crowds will swell into Jerusalem, tripling the population from 100,000 to about 300,000. Many came a week early to ceremonially cleanse themselves and prepare. But this Passover word had spread around Israel that a 30-something rabbi, prpeht healer, had in defiance of the religious establsihemtn - raised a dad Lazarus from the grave. And now Jesus had gone back to his town Bethany just a couple miles east of Jerusalem. Many came to check out the miracle and the miracle worker and returned to the capital city sayign they were believers in this Messiah. After passing the Friday/Saturday Sabbath in Behtany, Jesus gets up March 29 AD 33, to enter Jerusaelm for the first day of the last week of his earthly life. And he knows all that will happen, he’s preecited it all, and Matthew watnsto record for us great signals of both who Jesus is and what He must do for us. And so Matthew flashes back to Blind Barthemus and his other blind friends encournter with Jesus, the OT daughter of Zion and donkey prophesy - as two lenses through which we must see Christ at the climax of his work for us!
The Not-So Truimphant Journey from Jericho and see that
A. Like Bartimaeus turn to Jesus as King of Mercy & Restoration
Jericho was a a major city, with hundreds joining the great crowd of those hopeful to see what Jesus would to when he reached Jerusalem. With that revently raising of Lazarus, the Jersualem and temple leadership felt they had lost of this Galilean movement. The political situation was like a poweder keg about to explode. Some wanted freedom from Rome, some wanted the purer and more down to earth religion that this Jesus brought. All knew either this Jesus would win, and topple the Roman gobvernemnt, or wrestle cotnrol of the religious establishement from Preists and Pharisees, or else Rome and the establishemtn woudl have to contfront him. So a great crowd follows.
But what’s this from the many, many who made a decent living asking for alms, a cry rings out that refuses to be silenced:
The crowd rebuked them, telling them to be silent, but they cried out all the more, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!”
Lord, have mercy on us. Kirie Eliisen. Jesus Son of David have mercy on us.
The crowd rebuked them, telling them to be silent, but they cried out all the more, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!”
How do you hear those words? How do you see these beggers on the sid eof the road?
I’m not sure if you’ve been at an airport, but coning back from Ukraine, in NY Lagaurdia - scanned my face and my eyes. Really tell what’s distinctive about me. Well Matthew records this and expects it to be like one of those facial recognition machines. What does he want to jump off th apge and register in your soul, so you really see and turn to Jesus Christ as he truly is?
How does the gospel of Matthew, written to Jews to show Jesus is the fulliment of the OT, the prophet, priest and King sent by God to chagne everything, not just for Isdrael but the world. He begins it with these words:
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
The main point of Luke’ genealogy is to trace Jesus back to Adam, he is the new adam for the whole world. But Matthew’s gospel is about Jesus as the Son of David, fullfiling all the promises of a King, Jewish descendenat of Dfavid, but who would reign for ever and bring a peace for the whole word!
The rest of the crowd, just sasys get on with it, the disciples say we don’t have time for this - we’re at the eve of a revolution. But Jesus hears those words and sees not only their faith, but hears the wrods that are the signal. He stops the works, and imagine it the Messiah in the midst of a great ccrowd, walks over and He calls to the nobodies:
They said to him, “Lord, let our eyes be opened.”
And stopping, Jesus called them and said, “What do you want me to do for you?”
Do you this Palm Sunday withall the world events swriling around us, do you see Jessus as the Son of David, with the power to interven in your life? What do you want from him? DO you understand the cry LORD have mercy? Yes perosnally, in the midst of such global world changing outward events. SSon of David, sent not only to bring forviness, but mercy new realitnoship with God - open my eyes. Chagne my life now.
This event is the foreshadow of the most important days and work in His Cross and Reurrection. Look at Jesus response:
And Jesus in pity touched their eyes, and immediately they recovered their sight and followed him.
And Jesus in pity touched their eyes, and immediately they recovered their sight and followed him.
Oh, to have someone now your need and have their heart open in pity. But they by faith sense this Jesus - Messiah of the world, has power to do someithg in the pity - and not just phyrically - he restores them. Regardless of world eevntts, regardless of your physical health now, - do you understand the recovery Jesus brings?
What could the only response to such recovery be for you and me? It is a word that binds Blind Bartemus and our Palm Sunday text together - Follow. At the end of Palm Sunday text we read it too.
And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”
Some didn’t understand what the Son of David really is about, but these are in the crowd following him. And as you and I prepare also to come on Good Friday following Christ to the Cross, to the empty Tomb , to walk with the Risen Lord in our lives. We must see it that the Messiah of the world is about mercy, he is about hearing the cries of those in need around him, His mission is about forgiveness and mercy, but more about restoring recovering people to life as God intends it. As one who follows the Messiah -
does this mercy live in yoru heart from God, what about to others? Do you hear the cries around you, do you stop, does your heart fill sith pity, as you live for the healing the Son of David can bring?Do you belive that both Jesus s teh compassionate Sonof DSavbid, hears your cry and you can bring the good news of HIs reigns to those crying aroun dyou?
But there is a second lens through which Crowd is supposed to not only recognize but actually follow Jesus. That’ is the lens of this Old Testament prophesy fulfilled as Jesus enters Jersualem, as the returning Soveriegn King on a Donkey.
B. Receiving Christ as King on a Donkey, means Treasuring His Humble Service
Now why would I say, Jesus is returning to reign. Notice that Jesus is fully in charge of every detail of his Reveal Party. Jesus is about to proclaim his Messianic kingship in Jerusalem ().So in every detail, he not only has foreknowledge, but he has deliberately planned this location and his means of transportation. He doesn’t make suggestions, but issues commands and two times assures them by divine fiat, all the arrangement have been made.
But there is a second lens through which Crowd = ‘They’ includes Jesus, his disciples (two of whom are mentioned in v. 1b), the large crowd (20:29), and the blind men Jesus has just healed (20:34). Having traveled in a southwesterly direction from Jericho (20:29), they now come to the Mount of Olives… and those in Jerusalem.. The village before you,’ 21:2, is more likely Bethphage than Bethany, since 21:1 refers only to the former
Of course you take an unridden colt of a donkey, unweaned the mother will have to go too, and of course someone’s going to ask Hey, what are you doing. Just say, THE LORD needs them. Oh, sovereign power to rival Ceseaar, the hoped for Messianic Kingdom - dispatch them to him at once!
But Matthew records what’s going on before thappens saying that the OT prophesy had to come true. Usually only records this after the event happens. Here he puts it in front highlighting not only that the event was predicted, but that the way to understand Palm Sunday entrance is in this prophesy.
Now I need to tell you something you probably don’t know or have forgotten. Matthew isn’t just refering to th prophesy of a king coming lowly on a donkey. The point is not simply - Jesus on donkey proof postive that He Messiah. No the fulfillment is first of all from .
Messiah is to go through the gates of Jerusalem, but what happens then - the people Zion, the daughter of Jerusalem, as they receive the king and are covered in his righteousness, as they are given a new name, as they become a crown of beauty,
You shall no more be termed Forsaken, and your land shall no more be termed Desolate, but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her, and your land Married; for the Lord delights in you, and your land shall be married.
You shall no more be termed Forsaken, and your land shall no more be termed Desolate, but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her, and your land Married; for the Lord delights in you, and your land shall be married.
Salvation is coming with the Messiah as well as Recompense for His enemies. THis donkey is no random sign. Jesus very deliverately and visibly, no normal pilgrm or rabii wanderinginto Jersuaelm on foot. He is coming above the crowd and acclaimed as King!
Behold, the Lord has proclaimed to the end of the earth: Say to the daughter of Zion, “Behold, your salvation comes; behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him.”
Just like Jesus began his ministry in synagogue in Capernaum, divinely planned out visiting Rabbi, given scroll to read - - paradigm of his Ministry from . So too end of this ministry this is the prophesy - that explains the Cross and Resurrection, Ascension, the whole book of Matthew has been about - Jesus coming to establish the Kingdom of God on earth in Christ. And now its about to happen. And the command is for you and I, to behold it, as the daughter of Zion. Behold the King coming through the gates setting up His kingdom, in the midst of all the exile and brokenness!
But then comes the second Scripture that this refers to the one about the donkey. But in Zechariah he describes this after a great victory - so he declares that the King is coming, yes he will have his conquest, but he is coming through those gates not for war, but look at
and he shall speak peace to the nations; his rule shall be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.
I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the war horse from Jerusalem; and the battle bow shall be cut off, and he shall speak peace to the nations; his rule shall be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.
I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the war horse from Jerusalem; and the battle bow shall be cut off, and he shall speak peace to the nations; his rule shall be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth. As for you also, because of the blood of my covenant with you, I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit.
We are to behold the king with his terms of peace. And if you compare Matthew’s quotation, you’ll see he drops one line because Christ’s victory hadn’tyet been accomplished. In Zechariah he says:
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.
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.
Yet Matthew drops the King coming righteous and having salvation, withall lthat power, no Matthew emphasize, look now at this moement, King is coming - and the centre of this whoel passage is that He is coming HUMBLE and mounted on a donkey.
The crows knew Jesus was claiming to be the world Messiah promised in the OT, but they didn’t fully underrstand the humbleness he was cmion gnor why. Do you?
Think of it he comes from big Jericho witha whole crowd, but it is the blind beggars he converses with and restores to follow him. Think of it Yes he is not toning down any of his authroity and opwer as King , he has a real spirituall conflict , but as he actually heads from the gates of the city into the temple As the controversy breaks out look whom he is spending his time with. He cleanses the temple to be one for prayer, and then we read:
And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them.
Do you see what Jesus is doing, He is the King comiong with the greatest peace mission ever. He comes to a exilled, rebellious, sinful, suffering people - but he comes to them lowly and gentle. Yes he will have to wage a war, but not like they would. He accepts the call Hossanh, not just sas it meant in Jesus time praise God, but as it meant in Hebrew LORD SAVE. Christ was coming into Jersuaelm for you, not truimphant in a limosine or a tank, but on the back of donkey’s foal. The King’s of Israel and the antions, since SOlomon’s day, dind’t ride donkey’s they rode charger, warhorses. But here comes Jesus feet dragging in the dirt on a donkey. Why, it wasn’t a truimphant entry as the crowd imagined it. His way of vicotry, would be through defeat. His saving, his rescuing would mean sacrficial love of laying His life down for us. So as he comes like . SHADDAI in Mansoul! to rebellious people
DO you understand the overture of peace Jesus is offering? It’s not potical freedom, its not godlen age of prosperity, its - peace through the blood of the covenant! Announcing that his sacrficial death is the only thing that can save from a death that will be endless punishment and separation. His defeat of the Evil one ofn the Corss, and His every acuustation of you, is the only way of aquiatl, His taking on the full effects of sin, becomin gsin and teh curse for y ou, is the only way to be made right, to receive his righteousness, so God rejoices overyou like prophecies.
Do you after the events of the Cross undertand his not-so truimphant entry now, what he is saying. Thats why Zech says, he is able to speak PEACE to the nations. Why Matthew says, this good news has to be preached to all nations, Why the Great Commission after the Cross and Resurrection are about you and showing this way of peace teaching it sharing it - making disciples of this peace of all nations!
I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the war horse from Jerusalem; and the battle bow shall be cut off, and he shall speak peace to the nations; his rule shall be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.
let Israel now recgonize Saviour of world speak peace to the nations!rather than declare war on them.. - gospel preached to all nations… 28:19 make disciples of all the nations!
By way of application. We have a dear friend who is a nurse. She says the hospital is a place of anxiety. Worried, negative, scared people. The brokenness of this world is all that they have. She is making a conscious effort to avoid the negativity in social media and the like. She acknwoeldge God’s control and presence ieven in these terrible times, and you now what like her Saviour, she has time to see the one in need in the crowd. She is able to speak to all in help and support and peace. That what one who follow Soverigeng but rides on a humble donkey!
And that brings us to the conclusion of Jesus’ entry which demands our visible response. Do you see your King this morning? Do you acknowledge with as much wonder as those two disciples who found everything was exactly as Jesus world-Messiah planned? Do you see the prophesied lowly serving for a salvation and peace beyond what this world can offer? Well how then do you respond.
C. When You Know Jesus, Sovereign & Humble, you will follow with Your Hosannas
Preachers are often quick to condemn the crowd for hypocrically throwing their coats down for a red capret welcome at the beginning of the week, buyt then shouting crucificed by the weeks end. But let us not forget though some were that fickle. True disciples and unblind Bartimaus and his friend were in therei nubmer and they followed their King in truth.
It wasn’t just the garments threy through down in honour like they would welcomiong a great military genreal back home from war, or a new king after coronation. They also call out with the biblical Langue of . This One is comig in the name of the LORD. He is mighty to save us.
And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”
And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”
And we shout his praise, blessing will come as we find refuge in him. The Children are singing it out in the temple and the scribes won’t hem shut up. Jesus turns and says haven’t you heard that - the vicotry salvation ordained to be proclaimed from the mouths of such children. I wonder if you have added your praise prared by God in for you to reconize receive and hnour Jesus!
Jessu says, if they shut up, the rocks themselves will cry oout! The crowds get it that this is Jesus from Nazareth the gprpoeht , the one to come greater than Moeses, Jesus has told them He is their king. But it will take the Cross and the Passover sacrfaice of his life for ours for them sto seee, Hosannah doesn’t only mean - you’re great Jesus, but you bring real salvation from sin and death and over the Evil One.
CONCULSION:
Do you see how Jesus arranged all the details for you to get a poistive ID on him, sovereign king, but comne for the huble service of the Cross for you. Does his mission and the peace he announces wiegh on your heart more than political wrangling and the turmoil of this world. It is a grace designed minsiter to us in that turmoil and that is why Palm Sunday is not like a SuperBowl Sunday or a Super Bowl parade.
Do you remember what were rolling Jesus cheeks as he rode that donkey to a city, indeed a world that rejected his terms of peace? Tears of God!
“Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace!
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.
What a picture, a king on the Mount of Olives weeping over a people, who didn’t recongnize the peace from God being offered them. This two was no coincidence, that David hismelf, forced out of Jerusalem, 1000 years before cried out on that very spot, as he went into exile, and yet had such mercy in his heart. But David was heading East away from Jerusalem, to cross the Jordan, and he’s not the Saviour.
But here is our Saviour about to go into the ultimate exile of the Cross, of hell, forsaken by all humanity, and forsaken by God as he became sin for us, but he is heading West into Jerusaelm. He is the returning King who leads captivity catpive. Who absorbs our exile, sin, sufferinginto himself, and like Blind Batermeus - he heals and restores! We are to rember this is no truimpant entry, it is A King Working the Strongest Peace, Offering it with Tear Stained Cheeks, Yet rejoicing in the Kingdom of Love that is being established!
That’s the irony of the not-so-truimphant entry - though so humble though going to die on a Cross not reign in silk robes with warhorses, though on a donkey - yet this Messiah is making the outraguoes claims. World savlation, the blood of the eternal covenant. Jesus does that He proimses I am the bread of life - if you hunger come . I am the Ligh tof the World, believe, never walk in darknes again. Here is the one woh says I am the Resurrection and the Life - you belive in me you will never die. He is humble and that is what also makes his cliams so believeable.
When Jesus died on the Corss the whole earth shook in a terrible earth quake as the darkness borke. When Jesus rose from the dead, it was an earth quake which shook the earth and caused the grave stone to roll away. But on Palm Sunday as Jesus made these claims of being King and of being a humble servant, it is then we read
And when he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred up / [quaked], saying, “Who is this?”
And when he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred up, saying, “Who is this?”
That word stirred up, is the same word for the earthqueake of the Corss of the Resurrection, but its not the physical creation trembling. It’s your heart and mine as we positively id Jessu Christ, as King and humble servant.
= ‘They’ includes Jesus, his disciples (two of whom are mentioned in v. 1b), the large crowd (20:29), and the blind men Jesus has just healed (20:34). Having traveled in a southwesterly direction from Jericho (20:29), they now come to the Mount of Olives… and those in Jerusalem.. The village before you,’ 21:2, is more likely Bethphage than Bethany, since 21:1 refers only to the former
A) The Commands of the LORD = Jesus is about to proclaim his Messianic kingship in Jerusalem (). It is therefore not in the least surprising that he is completely in command of preparations for the entry. His instructions to the two unnamed disciples (v. 1b) are those of a sovereign: ‘Go [Poreuesthe, a present imperative of command] into the village before you, and immediately you shall find [heurēsete, a future indicative as a command] a donkey tied and a colt with her. Untie them [lysantes, an aorist participle as a command] and bring them [agagete, an aorist imperative of command]. And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say [ereite, a future indicative as a command], “Their Lord has need [of them].” And immediately he will send them’ (20:2–3)
= he is their lord dokeys, and he assures them twice find evertyhing like said = confident Soverreign…
J. Knox Chamblin, Matthew: A Mentor Commentary, Mentor Commentaries (Ross-shire, Great Britain: Mentor, 2010), 989… and those in Jerusalem..
J. Knox Chamblin, Matthew: A Mentor Commentary, Mentor Commentaries (Ross-shire, Great Britain: Mentor, 2010), 989.
J. Knox Chamblin, Matthew: A Mentor Commentary, Mentor Commentaries (Ross-shire, Great Britain: Mentor, 2010), 990.
B) Prophecy in Its Present Setting
Why omit righteous and victorious? By all indications, Matthew deliberately omits the words ‘righteous and victorious is he.’ His careful quotation of the surrounding parts supports this conclusion. The reason for the omission is that , in its original setting, announced an accomplished victory (see above). To be sure, Jesus does righteous deeds and achieves great victories from onwards. Yet when he enters Jerusalem, his foremost righteous act (his death) and his finest victory (his resurrection) have yet to occur. That acclamation—‘righteous and victorious is he’—is rightly reserved for and beyond. The parallel text of is illuminating: here too the quotation from lacks the above words; and John expressly states that Jesus is yet to be glorified. One effect of that omission is to accentuate the lowliness of the coming king.
‘Behold’ (Idou, for Hebrew hinnēh), begins the quotation: i.e., ‘Daughter of Zion [21:5a], pay close heed.’
What then does Jesus want witnesses to learn from this event? a. Messiah Son od Dvaid . true character is lowly gentle.. = entering with terms of greatest peace mission = overtures of peace. IE SHADDAI in Mansoul! to rebellious people… YEt to win that peace, Messiah will indeed wage war, but not by 21:9 Hosanna, but truipmphant by defeat - cost of own life, sacrifical death, = RESCUE FORM THE EVIL ONE = let Israel now recgonize Saviour of world speak peace to the nations!rather than declare war on them.. - gospel preached to all nations… 28:19 make disciples of all the nations!
C. Acclaim for the Son of David
J. Knox Chamblin, Matthew: A Mentor Commentary, Mentor Commentaries (Ross-shire, Great Britain: Mentor, 2010), 998.
crowd perceives Messianic sign, i. visible witness = garment on THEM = key unlike normal pilgrim, he does not approach city on foot, he rides! Extraordinary status = the KING SITS - contrast civilian clothes, with soldiers and the Pharisees with tassels.. people in front behind, beside each other, garments, palm branches = signal Isral prestige and power … awaited Son of David…
J. Knox Chamblin, Matthew: A Mentor Commentary, Mentor Commentaries (Ross-shire, Great Britain: Mentor, 2010), 996.
allusion to David weeping as he went up the Mount of Olives… golden gate, 16:1-12 David saddling a string of donkeys with large provisions of food and wine = LORD Kurious, just means owner of donkey = Sov Lord!
b. verbal witness: festal procession to temple, climax at temple, gates open = thank God for restoring and exalting down trodden people and implore him to rescue them from present present perils
Save us, we pray, O Lord! O Lord, we pray, give us success!
Then in turn temple priest blesses Davidic king who leads the procession
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! We bless you from the house of the Lord.
KEY THEN 26b we bless you [plural] … those with lord are blessed, and summoned to their appointed goal = 27b, bind the .. horns of the altar!
PRESENT SETTING: - they are less fixed on Lord SAVE, and more on glory of David to be restored, surpaased, Passover season, out from Roman just like Egyptian. Yet two in crowd , two blind men from Jericho, called him Son of David, praising him for what HE HAS DONE>..
What the Lord has done in me… 20:34, and 21:9 crowds went before and the ones that FOLLWED him, like these 2!
= rightly prasied as the SON OF DAVID - king of Jews from birth, descendant of Judah, , , Zerubabbel in Zechariah.. , and Jesus is God made vibisble and present…
= do you have this response to His words, his works, He himself… your highest praise and deepest joy on earth and heaven, both now and ever more
but if they really recognized the gravity of their sins, severe judgment that awaits them, and primary reason for the Messiah’s journey to Jerusalem … they would more readily have CRIED MT SAVE, WE PRAY!
Only if you know the rest of the story with fatih -= see like Number 21, see that this Joshua of was victorious over Satan, but didn’t need to be saved from his own sin, gave his life for our sins, = Now in thanksgiving for his sacrfice, we now celebrate a New Passover of our own 26:26-28, :&
iii. Closing Confession of the Crowd:
crowd goes wild, shouting = word for earth shaking in = whole city asks who is this! HOw are we to interpret him? MIssing most important facts - came to Jersualem to suffer, die, and rise . Just 5 days from now sentneced to death by crucifixion… with the approval of the Passover Crowd, would they not benefit from READING MATTHEW!
God is intervening in the coming Messianic age to redeem his people… human agent acting on behalf of God but not for war but establish a PEACE, = lens… restore beauty and gradneur to Israeel, = lead them to be called a holy people, Lord’s redeemed, sought after, CITY = no longer forsaken, deserted!!!! … ie Rotterdam…
remove chariots and war horses, blood of God’s covenant will free prisoner’s from the their waterless pit… yet future warfare with ZIon truimphing over Greece, “like a warrior’s sword. v.13
Deliberate act of self-disclosure =
Deliberately omits, “righteous and victorious and make being saved passive, into HUMble, combines two donkeys, colt not ridden with mother.. since earthly truiph and power come only in 2nd advent… become clear coming to Jerusalem leading to his own death, actually bringing judgment on city, condmening city and temple to destruction in 40 years…
Hosannah, no longer just LORD SAVE, but cry of praise to Yahweh and praise be to MESSIANic KING.. comes in the name of the Lord, = John the Baptist the COMING ONE..
Matthew’s Gospel , begins focus on beginning of SON OF DAVID, genealogy…
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
People call him THE PROPHET from Galilee , but don’t see uniquely Son of God… not just nationalistic or militaristic leader…
Context.. Lord save.. .Hosanna = Lord and an other who arrives at temple and is blessed = call on festive parade to join with branches in hand = go up toward the altar = the entire parade parellels the victory parade that Jewish people organized to welcome triumphant kings and generals returning to Jersusalem.. = messianic Hallel (113-118) w Passover = omit coming kingdom of our Father David and change it with “Son of David” = Not fulfillment passage, but simple quotation of their Biblical vocab to praise Christ.,..
Vivid typology… praise of God for deliverance through human agent, as like psalmist, Christ heads to temple…
When David fled Jerusalem as a result of Absalom’s usurpation, he crossed the Kidron Valley, east of the city, and ascended the slope of the Mount of Olives (, ). The royal household and servants who accompanied David passed by on the road leading to the desert (). As David crested the Mount of Olives, “where he used to worship God,” David dispatched his trusted advisor Hushai back into the city to disrupt the counsel of Absalom’s advisor (). Then David crossed over the summit, at which point he was supplied with provisions (), and then proceeded to Bahurim (Ras et-Tmim), a village on the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives (). Shimei, a relative of King Saul, appeared, and as David and his company traveled down the road, Shimei pursued them, casting curses, stones, and dirt upon David and his men from the ridge above the road (). His flight led David and those with him to ford the Jordan River and move on to Mahanaim where they found relief (, ; see map “Absalom Attempts a Coup, David Flees” on pg. 527).
As he drew close to the descent down the western slope of the mountain (), the crowd of pilgrims around him erupted in praise and declared him the messianic king
A.D. Riddle, “The Passover Pilgrimage from Jericho to Jerusalem,” in Lexham Geographic Commentary on the Gospels, ed. Barry J. Beitzel and Kristopher A. Lyle, Lexham Geographic Commentary (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2016), 401.
Craig L. Blomberg, “Matthew,” in Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament (Grand Rapids, MI; Nottingham, UK: Baker Academic; Apollos, 2007), 66. and change it with