And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him.
They brought an unridden colt, the foal of an ass, laid their garments upon it, and seated Jesus upon it for His entry into Jerusalem. It was the first time in His ministry that He consented to ride, for He had always chosen to travel on foot. By riding He fulfilled Zechariah 9:9 and entered as the promised King and heir to David's throne, accepting public homage as Messiah which He had never before permitted. His triumph was humble and unlike those of earth's conquerors, with no train of mourning captives, though displaying honor belonging to royalty. The disciples and the crowd took it as a sign that He was about to claim David's throne and bring political emancipation from Rome, but those hopes of an earthly reign were shattered by His death, and the rejoicing entrance pointed also to the city's coming doom amid His tears over it.
The Entry Into Jerusalem
The disciples brought the colt to Jesus, laid their garments upon it, and seated Him upon it for His entry into Jerusalem. They did so with glad enthusiasm, placing their Master upon the animal in honor as He rode into the city. The colt was one that had never been ridden, deliberately selected by Jesus for His own use. It was the foal of an ass, brought by two of His disciples for Him to ride the short distance into the city.
This was the first time in His ministry that He consented to ride, for He had always chosen to travel on foot. That choice puzzled the disciples. It took place on the first day of the week as He resumed His journey to Jerusalem for the feast of the passover. The season was beautiful, with all nature rejoicing as trees were clothed in verdure and blossoms shed delicate fragrance on the air. He was accompanied by multitudes who had flocked to Bethany to see Him and were eager to witness His entry, while other companies on their way to the feast continually joined them. The crowd's interest had been greatly stirred by His raising of Lazarus from the dead.
As He rode forward He was clothed in robe and mantle. The people honored Him with royal welcome, spreading their outer garments as a carpet in His path and in His way. They strewed, laid, and waved leafy branches, olive and palm branches, nature's emblem of victory, with foliage laid before Him and palm branches raised and waved. Rejoicing followers pressed behind Him under the proclamation of the coming King. A large crowd of men, women, and children gathered around Him along the approach to the city, gesturing toward Him, spreading garments across the road in welcome, and kneeling and bowing before Him.
The throng was made up of the glorious trophies of His labors of love for sinful men rescued from Satan's power. The blind to whom He restored sight pressed on leading the way, the dumb whose tongues He loosed shouted the loudest hosannas, and the cripples He healed bounded freely breaking palm branches and waving them before Him. Widows and orphans exalted His name for His mercy, and cleansed lepers spread their untainted garments in His path and hailed Him as the King of Glory. Those He had awakened from the sleep of death were in the throng, with Lazarus, restored from corruption in the grave to the full strength of glorious manhood, guiding the beast upon which his Liberator rode.
Humble King Foretold
By this riding He entered Jerusalem as the promised King and heir to David's throne, welcomed by the crowd as Messiah and King. He rode forward in humble triumph as the coming King, with garments cast upon the animal and Himself clothed in robe and mantle, while rejoicing followers pressed behind Him under the proclamation of the coming King. The act fulfilled the prophecy of Zechariah 9:9 of the Messiah coming to His kingdom on a colt, given five hundred years before His birth. It followed the custom of Israel's kings, for the animal was one ridden by Israel's kings.
His triumph was humble and unlike those of earth's conquerors, with no train of mourning captives, though displaying honor belonging to royalty. He remained humble and lowly, the lowly King riding on a colt. At this moment He accepted the people's public homage as Messiah and King, which He had never before permitted, having previously refused kingly honors. The garments spread on the colt and in His path expressed that homage.
The humble procession pointed to His identity as the world's Redeemer and faintly prefigured His future coming as Zion's King. The disciples and crowd in glad enthusiasm took the seating and homage as a sign that He was about to proclaim Himself King of the Jews, claim David's throne, assert royal power and kingly authority, and bring political emancipation from Rome. This was the first time in His ministry that He consented to ride, and they took it as proof their hope of seeing Him acknowledged at Jerusalem as King of Israel would be realized. The expectation spread far and raised the people to the highest pitch, expressing their hope of a temporal kingdom and joyful homage to Him as king. But those hopes of an earthly reign were soon shattered by His death.
The triumphal entrance amid rejoicing and hosannas also pointed to the city's coming doom, as His tears over Jerusalem were His last pleadings of love and compassion to a city that had rejected Him.
They brought an unridden colt, the foal of an ass, laid their garments upon it, and seated Jesus upon it for His entry into Jerusalem. It was the first time in His ministry that He consented to ride, for He had always chosen to travel on foot. By riding He fulfilled Zechariah 9:9 and entered as the promised King and heir to David's throne, accepting public homage as Messiah which He had never before permitted. His triumph was humble and unlike those of earth's conquerors, with no train of mourning captives, though displaying honor belonging to royalty. The disciples and the crowd took it as a sign that He was about to claim David's throne and bring political emancipation from Rome, but those hopes of an earthly reign were shattered by His death, and the rejoicing entrance pointed also to the city's coming doom amid His tears over it.
The Entry Into Jerusalem
The disciples brought the colt to Jesus, laid their garments upon it, and seated Him upon it for His entry into Jerusalem. They did so with glad enthusiasm, placing their Master upon the animal in honor as He rode into the city. The colt was one that had never been ridden, deliberately selected by Jesus for His own use. It was the foal of an ass, brought by two of His disciples for Him to ride the short distance into the city.
This was the first time in His ministry that He consented to ride, for He had always chosen to travel on foot. That choice puzzled the disciples. It took place on the first day of the week as He resumed His journey to Jerusalem for the feast of the passover. The season was beautiful, with all nature rejoicing as trees were clothed in verdure and blossoms shed delicate fragrance on the air. He was accompanied by multitudes who had flocked to Bethany to see Him and were eager to witness His entry, while other companies on their way to the feast continually joined them. The crowd's interest had been greatly stirred by His raising of Lazarus from the dead.
As He rode forward He was clothed in robe and mantle. The people honored Him with royal welcome, spreading their outer garments as a carpet in His path and in His way. They strewed, laid, and waved leafy branches, olive and palm branches, nature's emblem of victory, with foliage laid before Him and palm branches raised and waved. Rejoicing followers pressed behind Him under the proclamation of the coming King. A large crowd of men, women, and children gathered around Him along the approach to the city, gesturing toward Him, spreading garments across the road in welcome, and kneeling and bowing before Him.
The throng was made up of the glorious trophies of His labors of love for sinful men rescued from Satan's power. The blind to whom He restored sight pressed on leading the way, the dumb whose tongues He loosed shouted the loudest hosannas, and the cripples He healed bounded freely breaking palm branches and waving them before Him. Widows and orphans exalted His name for His mercy, and cleansed lepers spread their untainted garments in His path and hailed Him as the King of Glory. Those He had awakened from the sleep of death were in the throng, with Lazarus, restored from corruption in the grave to the full strength of glorious manhood, guiding the beast upon which his Liberator rode.
Humble King Foretold
By this riding He entered Jerusalem as the promised King and heir to David's throne, welcomed by the crowd as Messiah and King. He rode forward in humble triumph as the coming King, with garments cast upon the animal and Himself clothed in robe and mantle, while rejoicing followers pressed behind Him under the proclamation of the coming King. The act fulfilled the prophecy of Zechariah 9:9 of the Messiah coming to His kingdom on a colt, given five hundred years before His birth. It followed the custom of Israel's kings, for the animal was one ridden by Israel's kings.
His triumph was humble and unlike those of earth's conquerors, with no train of mourning captives, though displaying honor belonging to royalty. He remained humble and lowly, the lowly King riding on a colt. At this moment He accepted the people's public homage as Messiah and King, which He had never before permitted, having previously refused kingly honors. The garments spread on the colt and in His path expressed that homage.
The humble procession pointed to His identity as the world's Redeemer and faintly prefigured His future coming as Zion's King. The disciples and crowd in glad enthusiasm took the seating and homage as a sign that He was about to proclaim Himself King of the Jews, claim David's throne, assert royal power and kingly authority, and bring political emancipation from Rome. This was the first time in His ministry that He consented to ride, and they took it as proof their hope of seeing Him acknowledged at Jerusalem as King of Israel would be realized. The expectation spread far and raised the people to the highest pitch, expressing their hope of a temporal kingdom and joyful homage to Him as king. But those hopes of an earthly reign were soon shattered by His death.
The triumphal entrance amid rejoicing and hosannas also pointed to the city's coming doom, as His tears over Jerusalem were His last pleadings of love and compassion to a city that had rejected Him.