5. Recorded in all 4 Gospels
• Matt 21:1-9
• Mark 11:1-11
• Luke 19:28-44
• John 12:12-17
6. Luke 19:28
28After Jesus had
said this, He went
on ahead, going up
to Jerusalem....
Peter’s Confession of Christ
Luke 9:18-27
7. Luke 19:28
3 Pilgrimage Feasts:
1. Passover
2. Pentecost
3. Tabernacles
28After Jesus had
said this, He went
on ahead, going up
to Jerusalem....
8. Passover Feast
(Feast of Unleavened Bread)
• Israelites in Egypt for 430 years
• Moses as deliverer
• Ten plagues
• Plaque on the Firstborn (Ex 11)
• Passover (Ex 12)
• Exodus (Ex 13)
• Incorporated into Ceremonial
Law (Lev 23:4-8)
9. Luke 19:29
29As He approached
Bethphage and
Bethany at the hill
called the Mount of
Olives, He sent two
of His disciples,
saying to them,
10. 30 "Go to the village ahead of you, and as
you enter it, you will find a colt tied
there, which no one has ever ridden.
Untie it and bring it here. 31 If anyone
asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' tell
him, 'The Lord needs it.'“
11. 32 Those who were sent ahead went and
found it just as He had told them. 33 As
they were untying the colt, its owners
asked them, "Why are you untying the
colt?"
34 They replied, "The Lord needs it.“
12. 35 They brought it to Jesus, threw their
cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. 36 As
He went along, people spread their cloaks
on the road.
13. 35 They brought it to Jesus, threw their
cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. 36 As
He went along, people spread their cloaks
on the road.
14. Matt 21:8
…while others cut branches from the trees
and spread them on the road….
Mark 11:8
… while others spread branches they had
cut in the fields…
John 12:13
They took palm branches and went out to
meet Him…
15. • 40 – 50 feet tall
• Could be as tall as 80-100 ft • 6 – 12 feet long
16.
17. Zech 9:9
Rejoice greatly,
O Daughter of Zion!
Shout, Daughter of
Jerusalem!
See, your king comes to
you, righteous and
having salvation, gentle
and riding on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a
donkey.
19. A Day of Applause
1. His arrival was greeted with
deserved joy.
20. 37 When He came near the place where
the road goes down the Mount of Olives,
the whole crowd of disciples began
joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all
the miracles they had seen:
Raging storm calmed / Hungry fed /
Blind saw / Lame walked / Sick healed /
Demon possessed delivered / Dead raised…
His arrival was greeted with deserved joy
21. Crowd:
1.Those who came with
Him from Galilee;
swelled due to Lazarus
raised from death (Jn
11)
2.Those who already
gathered in Jerusalem,
for the feast came out to
meet Him. (Jn 12:12-13)
His arrival was greeted with deserved joy
22. Other “personalities” during the Passover Feast:
• Pontius Pilate – Roman Governor
• Herod Antipas – Tetrach (king/ruler) of Galilee &
Perea.
His arrival was greeted with deserved joy
23. 38 "Blessed is the king who comes in the
name of the Lord!"b
"Peace in heaven and glory in the
highest!“
Matt 21:9
“Hosanna to the Son of David!
Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!
Hosanna in the highest!”
His arrival was greeted with deserved joy
25. • The Messiah will chase
the Romans out…
• & establish God’s
Kingdom
The hope of the Jews:Messiah
• Anointed One
• King
• Christ
His arrival was greeted with deserved joy
26. 39 Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said
to Jesus, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples!"
40 "I tell you," He replied, "if they keep
quiet, the stones will cry out.“
His arrival was greeted with deserved joy
27. A Day of Applause
1. His arrival was greeted with
deserved joy.
2. His arrival was accompanied
by tears.
28. 41 As He approached Jerusalem and saw
the city, He wept over it 42 and said, "If
you, even you, had only known on this
day what would bring you peace — but
now it is hidden from your eyes.
His arrival was accompanied by tears
29. Jesus Wept:
1. Lazarus (Jn 11)
• Dear family friend
• Dead for 4 days
• Jesus brought him
back to life
2. Jerusalem
• Lost opportunity
• Knew the outcome
His arrival was accompanied by tears
30. 43 The days will come upon you when
your enemies will build an embankment
against you and encircle you and hem you
in on every side. 44 They will dash you to
the ground, you and the children within
your walls. They will not leave one stone
on another, because you did not recognize
the time of God's coming to you."
His arrival was accompanied by tears
31. Solomon’s Temple:
• Planned & provided by King David
• Built by Solomon… took 7 ½ years
• Dedicated 13 years later
• Destroyed in 586 BC by King
Nebuchadnezzar from Babylon
Zerubbabel’s Temple (Second
Temple):
• After 70-year exile…
• 1st return ordered by King Cyrus
• Built by Zerubbabel in 516 BC
• Smaller than Solomon’s Temple
His arrival was accompanied by tears
32. Herod’s Temple
• Rebuilt by King Herod @ 18 BC
to gain favour with the Jews
• Magnificent
• Antonia Fortress for Roman
garrison
• Completed AD 65
• Destroyed by Romans in AD 70
• Never rebuilt
His arrival was accompanied by tears
33. Dome of the Rock
• Muslims took control of
Jerusalem in AD 637
• AD 691 -- Muslim shrine built
on Temple Mount
• Next to Al-Aqsa mosque
Western Wall or Wailing Wall
• Remaining wall of Herod’s
Temple
• 60 ft high; 16 ft thick
• 55 m long
His arrival was accompanied by tears
34. A Day of Applause
1. His arrival was greeted with
deserved joy.
2. His arrival was accompanied
by tears.
3. His arrival preceded betrayal.
35. Betrayal from
His disciples
Judas Iscariot
Opposition from
Temple hierarchy
Roman government
His arrival preceded betrayal
36. Rejection & Desertion from
The crowd
• became turncoat
• Sunday – “Hosanna”
• Thursday – “Barabbas..
Barabbas!” &
• “Crucify him!”
His arrival preceded betrayal
Hosanna!
Barabbas!
Barabbas!
Crucify him!
Crucify him!
39. A Day of Applause
1. His arrival was greeted with
deserved joy.
2. His arrival was accompanied
by tears.
3. His arrival preceded betrayal.
4. His arrival demands our
response.
40. Gifts to Jesus on First Palm Sunday:
• Owners of the colt
• Disciples threw their cloaks on the colt
• People spread their cloaks on the road
• Joyful praise
His arrival demands our response
41. My Gifts to Jesus this Lent & Easter Season?
His arrival demands our response
42. My Gifts to Jesus this Lent & Easter Season?
His arrival demands our response
43. My Gifts to Jesus
this Lent & Easter Season?
His arrival demands our response
44. Oklahoma City National Memorial
• Oklahoma City bombing on on
April 19, 1995 on Alfred P. Murrah
Federal Building
• Timothy McVeigh & 3 accomplices
• Dedicated on April 19, 2000
• “Field of Empty Chair” – 168 chairs
• Arranged in 9 rows
45. Oklahoma City National Memorial
“And Jesus Wept” Statue
• St Joseph’s Cathedral
• Faces away from the tragic
sight
• Holds His face in His hands in
sorrow
Jesus weeps with us…
