Title: Entering Jerusalem/John 12:12
Title: Entering Jerusalem/John 12:12-
The text is the event on Palm Sunday, the last time Jesus ascended to Jerusalem.
1. Summary of the case
This event is recorded in all four Gospels. (Matthew 21:1-17, Mark 11:1-11, Luke 19:28-44, John 12:12-19)
Therefore, it is necessary to look at the outline of the case by comparing and examining each other.
(1) Bringing a donkey (Matthew 21:1-3, 6, 7; Mark 11:1-6; Luke 19:28-34)
When Jesus and his companions came near Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany on the Mount of Olives, Jesus commanded the two disciples to go to the village opposite and untie the colt and bring it. And when someone asks you why, he commands you to answer, “The Lord will use it.” So the disciples bring the colt to Jesus.
(2) riding a donkey foal
The disciples took off their cloaks and put them on a colt, and Jesus rode on the donkey.
Mark 11:7 They brought the colt to Jesus and put their cloaks on them, and Jesus got on.
(3) Many people cut off their cloaks and tree branches and spread them on the road.
Mark 11:8 Many spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread branches cut in the field on the road.
(4) When the crowds heard the news that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, they stood by the roadside and waved palm branches.
[Son of David] [Hosanna] welcomed Jesus Christ.
Matthew 21:9 The crowd that went before and followed behind shouted, "Hosanna, son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest."
(5) The Pharisees, who were mixed in the crowd, were full of envy and wrath against Jesus Christ,
“Teacher, rebuke your disciples,” he said.
To this, Jesus answered, “If these people remain silent, the stones will cry out.”
He did not stop their praise.
Luke 19:39 Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples."
Luke 19:40 He answered and said to them, I tell you
If these men remain silent, the stones will cry out.”
(6) As Jesus approached Jerusalem, looking forward to the destruction of Jerusalem, he shed tears of sorrow.
Luke 19:41 When he came near, he saw the city and wept,
Luke 19:43 The days will come when your enemies will build a wall for you and imprison you on all sides.
Luke 19:44 And you and your children who are in them will be thrown to the ground, and not a stone will be left on a stone, because you do not know the day of the exhortation.
(7) At the end of the day, he left Jerusalem and stayed in Bethany.
Mark 11:11 ... When the time was already late, he took the twelve disciples and went out to Bethany.
(8) Resurrection of Jesus After ascension, the disciples realized the meaning of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem.
John 12:16 The disciples did not understand this at first, but only after Jesus was glorified did they remember that it was written about Jesus and that people had done this to him.
2.Understanding key concepts
(1) Reason for riding a donkey
① The existence of donkeys in Judea
We must first realize that riding a donkey does not symbolize lowliness. The Jewish donkey was bigger, stronger, and more valuable than the common donkey.
Donkeys were also counted separately in the property lists of Abraham, Jacob, and Job (Genesis 12:16; 30:43 and Job 42:12).
Solomon also had special staff to take care of the donkeys (1 Chronicles 27:30).
Abraham, Balaam, Axa, Abigail, and the rich woman of Shunem all rode on donkeys. riding a white donkey
In the days of the judges, it was a sign of greatness (Judges 5:10).
Therefore, riding a donkey does not symbolize lowliness.
② It is the coming of the Prince of Peace.
The conqueror comes on horseback, but the Prince of Peace rides on a donkey.
No one would have seen Jesus Christ riding on a donkey as a general rebelling against Rome.
③ The riding of a donkey is the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy.
Zechariah 9:9 Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion; rejoice, daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, your king is coming to you; he is just, and having salvation, and lowly,
riding on a donkey, the foal of a donkey, the foal of a donkey.
The Messiah who comes to Jerusalem will ride on a donkey, the prophet Zechariah said 500 years before Jesus entered the city.
prophesied before.
Daniel prophesied that the time of the coming of the Messiah would be 70 weeks after the rebuilding of Jerusalem. And after 7 weeks and 62 weeks, the [Anointed One] Messiah would come.
Dan 9:24 For your people and for your holy city I have set a time of seventy-seven, an end of transgression, an end of sins, an end of iniquity, an endowment of iniquity, the fulfillment of visions and prophecies, the fulfillment of visions and prophecies, and the most holy anointed.
Dan 9:25 Therefore understand and understand that from the time the decree was issued to rebuild Jerusalem, until the anointed, that is, the king, seven weeks and sixty-two weeks passed in a difficult time, in a severe time, and in a severe time. will
70 weeks is 490 years, and 69 weeks is 483 years, which is almost exactly the time of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, based on the 20th year of Artaxerxes King Artaxerxes, when Nehemiah rebuilt Jerusalem.
④ The coming of Jesus is to bring salvation.
⑤ Jesus’ coming on a donkey is an expression of humility.
Matthew 21:5 Say to the daughter of Zion, Your king is coming to you.
He was humble and rode on a donkey, the foal of a yoke.
(2) Meaning of [Hosanna], shouting while waving palm branches
① It is not known exactly, but palm branches were carried by processions escorting kings or triumphal generals at public events.
Therefore, the crowd sees and worships Jesus Christ as someone very famous, a prophet, or something raised up by God.
It can also be traced to the use of palm branches as a sign of joy and victory at the Feast of Tabernacles.
Leviticus 23:40 On the first day ye shall eat the fruit of the tree, and the palm branches, and the lush
You shall take willows from the brook, and you shall rejoice in the presence of the LORD your God seven days.
② Hosanna's meaning [Now, we pray, save us]. This is a quotation from the prophecy about the Messiah in Psalm 118:25.
Psalm 118:25 Save now, O LORD, we beseech you, O LORD, we beseech you.
make me happy now
However, in later generations, it may have remained only as a cheering sound of praise called [Hosanna].
(3) Blessed be Hosanna, the King of Israel, who comes in the name of the Lord.
Psalm 118:26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD...
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④ However, in the end, in a few days, when you see that the crowd has turned into a crowd shouting to crucify Jesus Christ, you can see that their cry is superficial and momentary, and they think of Jesus Christ as one of the worldly political leaders. .
3. Jewish Misconceptions About Jesus' Entering Jerusalem
(1) Misunderstanding of the people
They understand Jesus Christ as the political Messiah and welcome him as someone who will bring benefits to them, but Jesus Christ was the one who came to take up the cross.
(2) Misunderstandings of religious leaders
The Pharisees were angry when people called Jesus Christ [Hosanna, Son of David].
Later, when the children in Jerusalem cried out [Hosanna, Son of David], the chief priests and scribes were outraged. To them, the cheers of the people toward Jesus Christ were a sign of Jesus Christ's Messiahship, but they did not accept Jesus Christ.
Rather, Jesus' entry into Jerusalem provoked them to crucify Jesus Christ before the Passover.
became the catalyst.
4. The true meaning of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem
(1) Fulfillment of prophecy
① This is the fulfillment of the words of Zechariah 9:9.
Zechariah 9:9 Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion; shout, daughter of Jerusalem; behold, your King comes to you, righteous and having salvation, lowly and riding on a donkey, the foal of a donkey, the foal of a donkey.
(2) Jesus' entry into Jerusalem is the Lord's act of officially revealing himself as [King of Israel].
(3) It is to carry out the mission as [Lamb of God] foreshadowed by [Passover Lamb] at the Passover.
John 1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming to him and said,
Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
1 Corinthians 5:7 ... Our Passover lamb, Christ, has been sacrificed.
(4) It is to give one's own life. to carry the cross.
Matthew 20:28 The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve
to give his life as a ransom for many.
1 Peter 2:24 He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness. By His wounds you were healed.
***conclusion
1. Jesus' entry into Jerusalem is a fulfillment of the Old Testament.
2. Jesus' entry into Jerusalem was preparation for his final mission.
3. The Lord's entry into Jerusalem was made with the cheers and interest of many people, but
The Lord was lonely among them.
4. Let us not be those who speak the truth, but those who share the truth.
Matthew 16:24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
Matthew 16:25 Whoever wants to save his life will lose it.
Whoever loses his life for my sake will find it