“A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. The crowds that went ahead of Jesus and those that followed shouted, ‘Hosanna to the Son of David!’ ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!’ ‘Hosanna in the highest heaven!’ When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, ‘Who is this?’” (Matthew 21:8-10 NIV)
The Triumphal Entry got so many things right but the crucial things wrong. Jesus received a royal welcome for shortsighted reasons. Those who cut the branches and spread their coats expected a lot from Jesus. They didn’t expect enough. They wanted a king; they needed so much more.
The Triumphal Entry represents all of those clear motives when humanity has expressed its strongest wishes for God to intervene, but has mistaken its own purpose for God’s. This opening scene in Jesus’ final week serves as a reminder of all the ways in which Jesus’ entry into history was misunderstood even by those who were expecting Him. The Triumphal Entry teaches us to acknowledge Jesus Christ for who He really is…
Our understanding of Jesus Himself has much to do with the way we see and understand the Triumphal Entry.
-- Adapted from “His Passion: Christ’s Journey to the Resurrection”
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