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“And when he had said these
things, he went on ahead, going up
to Jerusalem. When he drew near to
Bethphage and Bethany, at the
mount that is called Olivet, he sent
two of the disciples,”
- Luke 19:28–29
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THE ARRIVAL
- Jesus also specifically heads toward
the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.
- Zechariah 14:4 “in that day His feet will
stand on the Mount of Olives”
- Acts 1: Jesus ascends to heaven from, and
promises to return to the Mount of Olives
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““Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold,
your king is coming to you, humble,
and mounted on a donkey, on a colt,
the foal of a beast of burden.’”
The disciples went and did as Jesus
had directed them.”
- Matthew 21:5–6 (quoting Zech 9:9)
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“As he was drawing near—already on
the way down the Mount of Olives—
the whole multitude of his disciples
began to rejoice and praise God with
a loud voice for all the mighty works
that they had seen,”
- Luke 19:37
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THE ENTRY
- This day is called “Palm Sunday” because
the people who witnessed this event:
“cut branches from the trees and spread
them on the road” (Matthew 21:8)
“spread leafy branches that they had cut
from the fields” (Mark 11:8)
“took branches of palm trees and went
out to meet him.” (John 12:12)
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Luke omits the reference to palm
branches found in Matthew and
Mark, probably because his Gentile
audience would not have recognized
these as symbols of Jewish
nationalism.
- Zondervan International Bible Backgrounds Commentary
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THE ENTRY
- Along with spreading Palm branches, the
people shout praise that is fit for a king.
- All 4 gospels record the praise quoted
from Psalm 118, “Hosanna! Blessed is he
(the king) who comes in the name of the
Lord!”. This is praise for the messiah king.
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“And some of the Pharisees in the
crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke
your disciples.” He answered, “I tell
you, if these were silent, the very
stones would cry out.””
- Luke 19:39–40
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THE LAMENT
- Luke alone records Jesus’ lament over
Jerusalem and what they have missed
- He takes on the role similar to and Old
Testament prophet over Israel’s failures
- His lament over Jerusalem is very specific
and also very relevant for us today
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In this respect, the response of those
Pharisees mentioned in v 39
(“teacher, rebuke your disciples”) is
interpreted as representative for the
response of Jerusalem itself.
- New International Commentary on the New Testament
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“Now concerning the times and the
seasons, brothers, you have no need
to have anything written to you. For
you yourselves are fully aware that the
day of the Lord will come like a thief
in the night.”
- 1 Thessalonians 5:1–2