And they that were sent went their way, and found even as he had said unto them.
Those sent ahead from Bethany to Jerusalem for the Passover found the colt exactly as Jesus had told them, revealing His divine foreknowledge in even the smallest details of the errand. He rode the unbroken colt into the city in lowly triumph as Israel's promised King, fulfilling prophecy of the Messiah coming humbly on a donkey. Great multitudes welcomed Him with palm branches, garments spread as a carpet, and shouts of praise, drawn in part by the raising of Lazarus and joined by those He had healed and delivered. The disciples shared the people's hope that He would take David's throne and free Israel from oppression, but their hopes were crushed at the cross and only made clear after His resurrection. Even in that triumph He wept over the rejecting city, showing that His entry and death were acts of mercy and love that sinners need not perish.
Setting and Exact Fulfillment
This verse belongs to the triumphal entry into Jerusalem, when on the first day of the week Jesus resumed His journey from Bethany to Jerusalem for the Passover feast. He was accompanied by multitudes eager to witness His entry into the city, who had flocked to Bethany to see Him, and they were continually joined by other companies on their way to keep the Passover. All nature seemed to rejoice, with trees clothed in verdure and blossoms shedding delicate fragrance.
Though the distance was short and He had always chosen to travel on foot, Jesus now preferred to ride as preparation for His entry. He sent two of His disciples ahead to bring a colt, the foal of an ass, for Him to ride into Jerusalem. The command puzzled the disciples to know why He should prefer to ride.
Those sent went their way and found everything even as He had said to them. They found the ass and colt exactly as Jesus had said, including the details of the errand, which fulfilled His directions and revealed His divine knowledge. They found the colt just as He had told them and just as He had directed, as part of His preparation to ride into Jerusalem.
The colt was one upon which never man had sat and had never been ridden, and Jesus chose it for His entry into Jerusalem as King. In glad enthusiasm the disciples spread their garments upon the colt and set Jesus upon Him. They brought Him into Jerusalem while the multitude hailed Him as Messiah and King, and He rode it into the city.
Prophecy, Hope, and Triumph
His riding followed the custom for a royal entry and fulfilled the prophecy that Israel's promised King and Messiah would come lowly and humbly to His kingdom riding on a donkey, even on a colt, the foal of an ass that had never been ridden. Those sent found the ass and the colt exactly as directed, in every detail of the errand, revealing divine knowledge, and they brought the colt, spread their garments upon it, and set Him upon it for the entry into Jerusalem as King. Prophecy had to be fulfilled, so when the priests and elders asked Him to still the multitude He declared that if they held their peace even the stones would cry out.
The procession was unlike those of earth's conquerors, with no train of mourning captives as trophies of valor but with trophies of labors of love for sinful man rescued from Satan's power and praising God for deliverance. The blind given sight pressed on leading the way, the dumb given speech shouted the loudest hosannas, and the healed cripples bounded freely most active in breaking palm branches and waving them before the Saviour. Widows and orphans exalted Him for mercy to them, cleansed lepers spread untainted garments in His path and hailed Him as the King of Glory, those awakened from the sleep of death were in the throng, and Lazarus restored from corruption to full strength guided the humble beast He rode. A large crowd welcomed Him on the approach to Jerusalem with raised hands, palm branches, garments spread as a carpet across the road, and kneeling homage, drawn in part by the miracle of raising Lazarus from the dead. He rode a gray donkey, dressed in a blue robe with a white tunic, entering between tall golden stone walls and fortified towers through an arched city gate with hazy mountains in the distance, while joyful men, women, and children raised their hands, waved palm branches, and spread colorful outer garments in His path among palm trees and flowering plants, with trees clothed in verdure and blossoms shedding delicate fragrance.
The disciples misunderstood the occasion and expected Him to enter the capital to proclaim Himself King of the Jews, take David's throne and an earthly kingdom, assert His royal power, and free Israel from oppression. Though puzzled at first because He had always traveled on foot and though the distance from Bethany was short, they took His choice to ride as proof that He was about to be crowned king, and their hearts were brightened with hope. While on their errand they shared those glowing anticipations with His friends, so excitement spread far and near and raised the expectations of the people to the highest pitch, as companies on their way to keep the Passover continually joined the multitude attending Him and the people flocked from all the region crying Hosanna to the Son of David.
In a few days those same disciples saw their beloved Master whom they believed would reign on David's throne stretched upon the cruel cross above the mocking Pharisees, their high hopes disappointed and the darkness of death closing about them, a disappointment greater than any later disappointment. The meaning of the entry was not clear to them until after He rose from the dead, though the events fulfilled God's purpose. Yet He was true to His promises, and sweet was the consolation He gave His people and rich the reward of the true and faithful. The account also shows His compassion, for He wept over the city because His mercy and love were rejected, and His death was an act of mercy and love for sinners so they need not perish in their sins.
Those sent ahead from Bethany to Jerusalem for the Passover found the colt exactly as Jesus had told them, revealing His divine foreknowledge in even the smallest details of the errand.
He rode the unbroken colt into the city in lowly triumph as Israel's promised King, fulfilling prophecy of the Messiah coming humbly on a donkey.
Great multitudes welcomed Him with palm branches, garments spread as a carpet, and shouts of praise, drawn in part by the raising of Lazarus and joined by those He had healed and delivered.
The disciples shared the people's hope that He would take David's throne and free Israel from oppression, but their hopes were crushed at the cross and only made clear after His resurrection.
Even in that triumph He wept over the rejecting city, showing that His entry and death were acts of mercy and love that sinners need not perish.
Setting and Exact Fulfillment
This verse belongs to the triumphal entry into Jerusalem, when on the first day of the week Jesus resumed His journey from Bethany to Jerusalem for the Passover feast. He was accompanied by multitudes eager to witness His entry into the city, who had flocked to Bethany to see Him, and they were continually joined by other companies on their way to keep the Passover. All nature seemed to rejoice, with trees clothed in verdure and blossoms shedding delicate fragrance.
Though the distance was short and He had always chosen to travel on foot, Jesus now preferred to ride as preparation for His entry. He sent two of His disciples ahead to bring a colt, the foal of an ass, for Him to ride into Jerusalem. The command puzzled the disciples to know why He should prefer to ride.
Those sent went their way and found everything even as He had said to them. They found the ass and colt exactly as Jesus had said, including the details of the errand, which fulfilled His directions and revealed His divine knowledge. They found the colt just as He had told them and just as He had directed, as part of His preparation to ride into Jerusalem.
The colt was one upon which never man had sat and had never been ridden, and Jesus chose it for His entry into Jerusalem as King. In glad enthusiasm the disciples spread their garments upon the colt and set Jesus upon Him. They brought Him into Jerusalem while the multitude hailed Him as Messiah and King, and He rode it into the city.
Prophecy, Hope, and Triumph
His riding followed the custom for a royal entry and fulfilled the prophecy that Israel's promised King and Messiah would come lowly and humbly to His kingdom riding on a donkey, even on a colt, the foal of an ass that had never been ridden. Those sent found the ass and the colt exactly as directed, in every detail of the errand, revealing divine knowledge, and they brought the colt, spread their garments upon it, and set Him upon it for the entry into Jerusalem as King. Prophecy had to be fulfilled, so when the priests and elders asked Him to still the multitude He declared that if they held their peace even the stones would cry out.
The procession was unlike those of earth's conquerors, with no train of mourning captives as trophies of valor but with trophies of labors of love for sinful man rescued from Satan's power and praising God for deliverance. The blind given sight pressed on leading the way, the dumb given speech shouted the loudest hosannas, and the healed cripples bounded freely most active in breaking palm branches and waving them before the Saviour. Widows and orphans exalted Him for mercy to them, cleansed lepers spread untainted garments in His path and hailed Him as the King of Glory, those awakened from the sleep of death were in the throng, and Lazarus restored from corruption to full strength guided the humble beast He rode. A large crowd welcomed Him on the approach to Jerusalem with raised hands, palm branches, garments spread as a carpet across the road, and kneeling homage, drawn in part by the miracle of raising Lazarus from the dead. He rode a gray donkey, dressed in a blue robe with a white tunic, entering between tall golden stone walls and fortified towers through an arched city gate with hazy mountains in the distance, while joyful men, women, and children raised their hands, waved palm branches, and spread colorful outer garments in His path among palm trees and flowering plants, with trees clothed in verdure and blossoms shedding delicate fragrance.
The disciples misunderstood the occasion and expected Him to enter the capital to proclaim Himself King of the Jews, take David's throne and an earthly kingdom, assert His royal power, and free Israel from oppression. Though puzzled at first because He had always traveled on foot and though the distance from Bethany was short, they took His choice to ride as proof that He was about to be crowned king, and their hearts were brightened with hope. While on their errand they shared those glowing anticipations with His friends, so excitement spread far and near and raised the expectations of the people to the highest pitch, as companies on their way to keep the Passover continually joined the multitude attending Him and the people flocked from all the region crying Hosanna to the Son of David.
In a few days those same disciples saw their beloved Master whom they believed would reign on David's throne stretched upon the cruel cross above the mocking Pharisees, their high hopes disappointed and the darkness of death closing about them, a disappointment greater than any later disappointment. The meaning of the entry was not clear to them until after He rose from the dead, though the events fulfilled God's purpose. Yet He was true to His promises, and sweet was the consolation He gave His people and rich the reward of the true and faithful. The account also shows His compassion, for He wept over the city because His mercy and love were rejected, and His death was an act of mercy and love for sinners so they need not perish in their sins.