Palm Sunday - John 12:12-19
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John 12:12-19
[12] The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. [13] So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!" [14] And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written, [15] "Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey's colt!" [16] His disciples did not understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written about him and had been done to him. [17] The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to bear witness. [18] The reason why the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign. [19] So the Pharisees said to one another, "You see that you are gaining nothing. Look, the world has gone after him."
Behold our King is coming! Bring out bright and beautiful palms! Throw your coats on the ground before him! He does not come in the majesty of earthly kings upon a great steed. He comes in lowly form on a donkey's colt. He comes to fulfill the prophecies about him. As we enter Holy Week we, indeed, see how he fulfills those prophecies in the most astonishing way. He came into that city not to be lifted high on a throne, but high on a cross.
