Title: Jesus Enters Jerusalem / Mark 11:1-11
Content: Jesus entered Jerusalem / Mark 11:1-11
Key Verse: “Blessed be the coming kingdom of our father David, who is called Hosanna in the highest” (Mark 11:10).
Word: The week from today's Palm Sunday until Easter is called Holy Week. Today is the first day of Jesus' Passion Week, the first day Jesus entered Jerusalem. When Jesus came near Jerusalem, he sent two of his disciples to Bethphage, saying in verses 2-3 of the text: “Go to the village opposite you, and as soon as you enter there, you will find a colt tied up, which no one has ridden yet. Untie it and bring it along. If anyone asks you why you are doing this, say, “The Lord will use it,” and I will send it there immediately. ”
As Jesus had said, the two disciples brought a colt and put their coats on it, and Jesus finally rode on the colt. At this time, many people spread their cloaks and branches cut from the fields on the road and praised Jesus as the Messiah, saying in verse 9, “Blessed be Hosanna! that's what I started doing.
Jesus entered the temple in Jerusalem while being worshiped by such a large crowd, looked around everything in the temple, and went back to Bethany with the twelve disciples. We would like to receive grace together while thinking about two of Jesus' actions in the text.
First, why did Jesus ride on the colt of a weak donkey (verse 7). A king of a country should have ridden the strongest and most courageous horse like General Triumph, but why did he ride a weak donkey? It was to show the fact that he is the King of Kings and the King of Peace. Many followers of Jesus still considered him to be the political Messiah. They thought that Jesus was the political Messiah who could liberate the people of Israel from oppression and suffering under Roman oppression. However, Jesus was not the King of one nation, but the King of kings, and He came for the peace of all mankind. That is why Jesus rode on a colt, a symbol of peace (Zechariah 9:9).
Second, why did Jesus have his disciples bring the colt of another donkey (verse 2 of the text). We can be sure that this was a manifestation of Jesus' supernatural omniscience, or divinity. If God wants to use it, it means that it must be given up because God is the original owner of everything on this earth. David also said in 1 Chronicles 29:11, “Everything in heaven and earth is yours.” If we are humble like Jesus and say that the Lord will use anything, I hope that we will become saints who can freely give all of our time, talents, treasures, and life to Jesus at any time.