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 We are currently in a sermon series in the book of Exodus, but as it is Palm Sunday,

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 we'll be taking a short break and we will be in Matthew chapter 21 today.

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 So please turn with me in your Bibles to Matthew chapter 21.

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 For those of you who are new to your Bibles, Matthew is the first book in the New Testament.

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 It comes after the book of Malachi and before the book of Mark.

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 Let me pray for the reading and preaching of God's Word.

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 Heavenly Father, we humble ourselves before your Word again.

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 We pray that you would strike us anew with a sense of wonder and awe before Christ the King.

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 We pray that you would remind us and assure us of his humility, meekness, gentleness, patience, and love.

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 That we might know him rightly and love him wholly with our whole heart.

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 As is fitting.

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 In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

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 Matthew chapter 21, verses 1 to 11.

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 Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives,

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 then Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them,

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 Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied and a colt with her.

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 Untie them and bring them to me.

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 If anyone says anything to you, you shall say,

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 The Lord needs them, and he will send them at once.

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 This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, saying,

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 Say to the daughter of Zion,

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 Behold, your king is coming to you,

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 humble and mounted on a donkey,

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 on a colt,

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 the foal of a beast of burden.

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 The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them.

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 They brought the donkey and the colt and put on them their cloaks,

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 and he sat on them.

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 Most of the crowd spread their cloaks on the road,

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 and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.

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 And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting,

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 Hosanna to the son of David!

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 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!

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 Hosanna in the highest!

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 And when he entered Jerusalem,

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 the whole city was stirred up,

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 saying,

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 Who is this?

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 And the crowd said,

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 This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth of Galilee.

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 This is God's holy and authoritative word.

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 During the last two years,

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 the celebrations for the July 4th here at Boston was somewhat muted.

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 It was canceled one year,

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 and then I think last year they had the Boston Orchestra perform at a different location,

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 all because of COVID.

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 But normally it's a no expense spared affair.

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 It's a huge celebration where about half a million people gather,

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 many of them clad in red, white, and blue to celebrate the Independence Day.

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 And the air, if you've been there,

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 I've only been there once and have never dared to go back since.

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 And if you've been there,

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 the air is filled with sweat and energy.

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 It's loud everywhere.

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 It's great fun for the crowd that's there.

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 But it's all work for the governing officials and law enforcement officials.

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 And that's because it's difficult to maintain order in such a crowd.

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 And like dry kindling that instantly catches on fire with a single spark,

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 a large energetic crowd like that can quickly spiral out of control

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 with the right set of conditions.

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 And as we see later in Matthew 26, verse 2,

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 Jesus is here entering Jerusalem on the week of Passover.

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 Jerusalem's normal population around this time is estimated to be around 30,000.

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 But during Passover, which was the most enthusiastically and widely observed holiday,

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 a Jewish feast,

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 the number of people in Jerusalem swelled to around 200,000.

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 Much like the modern-day Hajj,

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 where Muslims from all over the world make pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia,

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 Jews back in the day made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem for Passover

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 from all over the Middle East and the Mediterranean region.

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 Jerusalem, obviously, as a city,

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 could not properly accommodate all of these pilgrims.

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 And so they pitched, tens of thousands of people pitched tents

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 all around Jerusalem, the city proper,

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 and camped out.

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 It's bustling season and bustling life for the first century Jew at this time.

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 And remember also the meaning of the Passover,

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 that this is something that Jews had been celebrating for 1,400 years by this time.

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 And it was a celebration of God's deliverance of Israel from Egypt,

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 as we've been looking at in the book of Exodus.

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 It's pretty much like the Jewish Independence Day.

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 Except the Jews were not independent anymore.

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 The Jews were not independent anymore.

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 They were occupied and oppressed by the Roman Empire.

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 And they had been waiting for God to send another deliverer,

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 like Moses or David, to free them from Roman rule.

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 And so imagine celebrating Independence Day under the noses of your occupiers.

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 There's cause for these governing officials to be nervous,

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 for the rulers to be put on notice.

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 Imagine a scene with the family,

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 a Jewish family gathering around the hearth,

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 eating the Passover meal.

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 They recount their slavery for 300 years in Egypt,

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 and of how God brought 10 disasters upon the nation,

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 and upon Pharaoh,

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 and delivered Israel with a mighty hand.

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 And then they whisper to their children,

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 hey, God can do it again.

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 He promised to send another prophet like Moses,

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 in Deuteronomy 18.

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 So you can imagine the nationalistic fervor,

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 and the religious zeal that filled the Passover celebrations.

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 This is why Pontius Pilate,

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 who was the Roman governor,

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 the procurator of Judea,

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 is in Jerusalem at this time,

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 as we find out later in Matthew 27.

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 He normally resided in Caesarea,

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 but during the Passover,

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 he was in Jerusalem proper,

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 because of its deep religious and national significance.

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 So that's the mood.

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 It's rife with religious fervor and political tension,

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 and it's in this climate

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 that we see King Jesus riding into the city of Jerusalem.

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 This glorious scene teaches us

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 that Jesus is the humble messianic king

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 who saves us from our slavery to sin.

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 So we're going to examine first five evidences of Jesus' kingship,

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 and then we're going to see three responses to Jesus' kingship.

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 It says in verse one,

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 Now when they drew near to Jerusalem

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 and came to Bethphagia, to the Mount of Olives,

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 then Jesus sent two disciples.

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 Each of the three locations named here is significant.

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 Jerusalem is the largest and most significant city in Israel.

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 The temple of the Lord stood there,

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 so it was the religious center.

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 Matthew 4, 5 calls it the holy city.

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 Faithful Jews were expected to celebrate the major festivals in Jerusalem.

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 Jerusalem was also where King David had his court.

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 That was the capital.

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 So Matthew 5, 35 calls it the city of the great king.

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 It was the political center.

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 So even though it was under the rule of the Roman Empire at the time,

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 the Jewish king historically ruled from there.

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 So it was also the political center, as I said.

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 So Jerusalem is important.

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 Bethphagia was a town on the outer fringe of Jerusalem,

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 and its Aramaic name means house of unripe figs,

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 or house of green figs.

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 Just a few verses later, in Matthew 21, 18 to 22,

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 Matthew tells a story of how Jesus comes upon a fig tree,

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 and he looks to eat a fruit from it,

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 but it has no fruit, only leaves,

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 and so he curses it.

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 And the fig tree serves as a metaphor for the house of Israel.

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 Jesus came to Jerusalem to inspect the fruit of God's people,

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 but there is no fruit, only leaves.

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 And so the name Bethphagia is ironic.

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 Israel should be in a house full of green figs, fresh figs,

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 but instead it is a house of no figs, only leaves.

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 Even more specifically, Jesus goes to the Mount of Olives.

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 Political leaders often have to be mindful

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 of the symbolic significance, implications of their actions,

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 and where they hold their rallies, for example,

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 or what song they will play when they're coming up to the stage,

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 and so on.

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 So to give you one example,

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 during the 2016 presidential election,

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 Hillary Clinton often mentioned during her campaigns

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 that she intends to make history

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 by breaking through the last glass ceiling standing in the U.S.

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 If you remember,

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 she chose, as the location for the election party,

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 the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan,

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 which is almost entirely made of glass.

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 Very intentionally, she was making a political statement.

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 So political leaders have to choose those things carefully.

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 So in a similar way, Jesus has very deliberately chosen the Mount of Olives.

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 That's the location from which he will approach and enter Jerusalem.

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 Because it was prophesied in Zechariah 14

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 that the Messiah, the prophesied king,

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 the promised king and representative of the Lord,

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 would come to Jerusalem and stand on the Mount of Olives,

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 and that he would fight the decisive battle against the enemies of God's people

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 and deliver them, save them.

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 So Mount of Olives is the beginning point of King Jesus' inaugural parade.

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 These specific locations heighten the messianic expectations,

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 and these expectations are heightened even further

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 by the use of the verb draw near in verse 1.

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 It says,

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 Jesus and his followers drew near to Jerusalem.

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 Matthew has used that word carefully only three times up to this point in his gospel,

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 and all three of those times he used the verb to proclaim

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 that the kingdom of heaven is near.

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 So as Jesus is now set to draw near to Jerusalem

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 and arrives on the Mount of Olives,

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 there's the expectation for the Messiah reaches a fever pitch.

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 The kingdom of heaven, the kingdom of God is finally at hand.

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 It's here.

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 This is the first evidence of Jesus' kingship,

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 the geographical setting.

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 And the second evidence is what Jesus does in verses 2 to 3.

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 It says that Jesus sent two disciples saying to them,

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 go into the village in front of you,

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 and immediately you will find a donkey tied and a colt with her.

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 Untie them and bring them to me.

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 If anyone says anything to you,

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 you shall say the Lord needs them,

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 and he will send them at once.

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 Jesus here is displaying supernatural knowledge

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 and sovereign control in his instructions to his disciples

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 to secure a colt for him to ride on.

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 And if anyone objects to them,

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 untying the donkey in her colt,

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 they are to respond,

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 the Lord needs them.

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 Since the Lord,

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 the title is most often used throughout the gospel of Matthew

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 to refer to the Lord God, Yahweh.

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 The fact that Jesus appropriates this title for himself is incredible.

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 And notice that the disciples are not instructed

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 to tell the owner of the colt that,

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 hey, we'll take good care of it

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 and we'll return it very soon after.

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 No, there's no such assurance.

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 Their simple answer is,

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 the Lord needs them.

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 And Jesus expects the owner of the colt to comply at once.

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 This situation conveys Jesus' kingly authority.

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 In the ancient world,

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 it was understood that a king had the right

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 to impress the property of his subjects into his service.

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 So Jesus is acting as royalty here.

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 We have something similar even in our own context.

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 We call it eminent domain, right?

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 Got some lawyers who know that about far more than I do.

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 That gives the government the power

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 to take property, private property,

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 and convert it into public use,

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 as long as they provide fair compensation for it.

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 So for example, in the 1930s,

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 the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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 appropriated all private property

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 in the towns of Dana, Infield, Greenwich, and Prescott.

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 They relocated all of its residents

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 and then filled the towns with water

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 to create the Quabbin Reservoir

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 in order to ensure that

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 there's plenty of safe drinking water

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 for the Boston metropolitan area.

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 That's still the largest inland body of water

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 in Massachusetts.

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 Can you imagine just coming to you one day

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 and saying,

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 hey, you guys are all moving out of here.

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 They have the power to do that.

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 We gave them that kind of power to do that.

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 Now, this was the prerogative of the government,

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 the rulers of the state of Massachusetts,

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 and Jesus demonstrates a similar power here.

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 He impresses into his personal service

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 a private property of one of his subjects.

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 And the fulfillment of Jesus' command

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 is proof that he actually has this kind of authority.

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 It says in verses six to seven,

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 the disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them.

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 They brought the donkey and the colt

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 and put on them their cloaks,

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 and he sat on them.

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 In biblical narratives,

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 this is called the command fulfillment formula.

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 The person in authority issues a command,

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 and the command is fulfilled exactly as he has said.

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 This highlights Jesus' kingly authority.

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 If I ask some of you,

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 hey, can you go and ask one of the neighbors

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 to give me the keys to their car

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 and bring their car over to me

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 because I need a ride somewhere?

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 First of all, none of you would do it.

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 Secondly, even if you were to try to do it,

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 you would face all kinds of resistance.

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 You would not succeed.

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 You'd probably end up in jail.

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 Why?

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 Because I don't have that kind of authority.

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 But Jesus does because he's the king.

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 It's the second evidence of his kingship.

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 The third evidence of Jesus' kingship

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 is the way he is honored by the crowds

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 following him in verses seven to eight.

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 It says they brought the donkey and the colt

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 and put on them their cloaks,

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 and he sat on them.

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 Most of the crowd spread their cloaks on the road,

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 and others cut branches from the trees

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 and spread them on the road.

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 Spreading garments on the ground

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 so that a person does not have to walk on the bare earth

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 is a gesture of honor and respect to the king,

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 similar to the practice of rolling out the red carpet

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 for presidents and other heads of state

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 when they visit on formal occasions.

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 It's a practice that dates to at least the fifth century B.C.

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 You can see an example of this in 2 Kings 9.13,

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 where people lay their garments underneath

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 the newly anointed king Jehu.

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 And so this is yet another evidence of Jesus' kingship.

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 And that's why what the crowd shouts in verse nine

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 is so appropriate.

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 They shout,

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 Hosanna to the son of David.

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 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.

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 Hosanna in the highest.

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 Hosanna in the highest.

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 The title Son of David is a messianic title

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 because the Messiah, the king,

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 was expected to come from the line of King David.

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 And so this is yet another evidence of his kingship,

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 the fourth evidence.

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 And throughout Jesus' ministry up to this point,

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 Jesus has been very guarded about his true identity

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 as the messianic king and as the son of God.

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 However, from this point on,

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 the veil comes off.

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 He is hailed as the son of David.

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 They cry out,

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 Hosanna,

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 blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.

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 Both of those expressions are taken from Psalm 118.

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 Hosanna is a Hebrew phrase that means save us.

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 And in that Psalm,

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 there's an expectation that the blessed one,

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 the one who comes in the name of the Lord,

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 will save them.

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 And the phrase,

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 in the highest,

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 is a reverent way of referring to the Lord of heaven himself,

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 the most high God.

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 So there's a remarkable parallel

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 between Hosanna to the son of David

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 and Hosanna in the highest.

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 The son of David is being associated with

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 as a representative of the most high God.

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 The crowd doesn't really fully understand

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 the significance of what they're saying here

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 because Jesus is not only God's chosen king,

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 but he's also God's only son.

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 And so this cry for help,

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 Hosanna,

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 is very appropriate.

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 And the fifth and central evidence

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 of Jesus' kingship in this passage

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 is his fulfillment of Zechariah 9.9,

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 riding a donkey into Jerusalem.

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 He says in verses 4 to 5,

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 this took place to fulfill

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 what was spoken by the prophet,

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 saying,

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 say to the daughter of Zion,

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 behold,

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 your king is coming to you,

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 humble and mounted on a donkey,

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 on a colt,

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 the foal of a beast of burden.

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 The first phrase,

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 say to the daughter of Zion,

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 is taken from Isaiah 62,

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 which is a prophecy of how the Lord will save,

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 bring salvation to his people.

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 But most of the citation is taken from Zechariah 9.9,

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 which says,

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 rejoice greatly,

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 O daughter of Zion.

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 Shout aloud,

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 O daughter of Jerusalem.

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 Behold,

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 your king is coming to you,

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 righteous and having salvation is he,

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 humble and mounted on a donkey,

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 on a colt,

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 the foal of a donkey.

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 It's a prophecy concerning the arrival of the Messiah,

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 and amazingly,

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 it predicts that the king who is righteous

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 and having salvation

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 will come mounted on a donkey,

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 more specifically on a colt,

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 on a young donkey.

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 Mark 11.2 and Luke 19.30

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 mention more specifically

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 that Jesus was riding on a colt

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 that no one had previously ridden on.

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 And this helps make sense of why

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 Jesus instructs the disciples

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 to bring the colt's mother with it.

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 The donkey and the colt come together.

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 Because an unbroken colt,

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 a colt that had never been ridden,

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 was customarily introduced to service

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 in the presence of its mother.

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 Because the presence of the mother

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 ensured that the colt kept calm,

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 especially in a stressful environment

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 like large crowds and noisy places.

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 So even though the prophecy only says

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 that the king will come riding on a colt,

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 because both the donkey and a colt

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 is mentioned in Zechariah 9.9,

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 Matthew is just pointing out

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 that just if you happen to be

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 the very legalistic literalist

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 who will argue to Matthew and say,

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 well, no, that was not fulfilled by Jesus

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 because it says donkey and a colt.

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 He only came riding on a colt.

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 Here Matthew is telling us,

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 yes, actually, colt and a donkey was present.

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 Even when you're insisting on that,

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 the prophecy is fulfilled by Jesus.

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 And it says in verse 5 that Jesus

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 sat on the cloaks that people put on the colt

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 and rode on it into Jerusalem.

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 This is a remarkable scene.

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 I love this scene.

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 This is the only time that Jesus is seen

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 riding any animal in the gospel accounts.

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 He and his disciples are always on foot,

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 walking everywhere.

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 Moreover, according to the Jewish oral tradition,

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 the oral commentary on the Torah,

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 it was Jews specifically were instructed

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 to arrive in Jerusalem for their pilgrimage on foot.

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 So why does Jesus ride a donkey

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 on his last mile into Jerusalem?

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 There's a widespread misunderstanding

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 that riding on a donkey is a lowly, humble thing,

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 something reserved for common village folk.

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 But that's not true.

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 In fact, riding on a donkey is a sign of royalty.

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 To give you some examples,

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 Judges 10, 3 to 4 says,

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 Jair of Gilead, a judge of Israel for 22 years,

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 had 30 sons who rode 30 donkeys

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 and controlled 30 towns.

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 Why are they riding donkeys?

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 Because they're the kings.

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 They're the rulers of these 30 towns.

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 Similarly, in 1 Kings 1, 32 to 35,

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 King David commands Zadok the priest

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 and Nathan the prophet

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 to have Solomon his son ride on his own mule

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 in order to declare him king,

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 to show without a shadow of doubt,

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 Solomon is the person I've chosen to succeed me.

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 So he rides on David's own donkey.

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 Finally, there's a letter that archaeologists found

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 in Mari, which was an ancient Sumerian city

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 around 1760 BC in the same geographic area.

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 It says there,

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 Verily, you are the king of the Hainians,

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 but secondly, you are the king of the Akkadians.

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 My lord should not ride on a horse.

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 Let my lord ride in a chariot or on a mule,

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 and he will thereby honor his royal head.

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 Because chariots back then were pulled by mules.

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 A military general seeking to conquer a city

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 that doesn't belong to him

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 would come riding, galloping on a stallion.

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 But a king who comes in peace

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 would trot in on a mule.

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 Jesus knew this full well,

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 and that is precisely why he chose

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 to ride a colt into Jerusalem.

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 It's an unmistakable claim to messianic kingship.

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 No wonder it says in verse 4

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 that the whole city was stirred up.

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 The verb stirred up is later used

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 to describe an earthquake,

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 how the earth shook later in Matthew 27, 51.

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 Literally, the city is shaken by what is happening.

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 They're agitated.

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 They're thrown into commotion

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 because here is someone

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 who is claiming to be king,

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 who is being hailed by the crowds as king,

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 coming into Jerusalem on a donkey.

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 And Jerusalem, remember at this time,

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 is ruled directly by a Roman prefect,

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 Pontius Pilate.

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 So any claim, any suggestion

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 of Jewish kingship is trouble.

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 So the city is shaken.

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 And Jesus riding a donkey

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 down Mount of Olives into Jerusalem

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 would have been an awe-inspiring sight.

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 I so wish I could have seen it.

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 When he returns,

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 it would have been even more,

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 it will be even more glorious.

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 But remember that there are hundreds

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 of thousands of pilgrims

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 in and around Jerusalem.

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 Hundreds of thousands.

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 Every single one of them on foot.

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 Mount of Olives dominates the horizon.

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 Everyone turns to look.

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 And there they is,

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 from the mountain,

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 coming down,

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 one man sitting on a donkey.

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 It's glorious.

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 The long-awaited king

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 is coming for us.

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 He's putting the city on notice.

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 The king has come.

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 That raises a question.

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 What does it say in verse 5?

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 Behold, your king is coming to you,

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 humble and mounted on a donkey,

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 on a colt,

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 the foal of a beast of burden.

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 Doesn't that mean Jesus is being humble

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 by riding a donkey?

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 If Jesus is declaring his kingship

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 by riding a donkey,

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 then how is that humble?

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 The description of Jesus as humble

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 does not stem from the lowliness of a donkey,

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 but in the fact that this king comes in peace.

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 King Jesus coming into hostile territory,

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 to Jerusalem,

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 where his detractors will frame him

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 with trumped-up charges

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 and crucify him.

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 But even though he's coming into this rebellious city,

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 instead of coming on a stallion to wage war,

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 to subdue them,

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 no, this king comes on a colt,

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 sauntering down the mountain in peace.

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 The Greek word translated,

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 humble here in verse 5,

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 the same word that's translated as meek

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 in Matthew 5, 5,

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 where it says,

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 blessed are the meek,

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 for they shall inherit the earth.

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 The world thinks that it's the aggressive

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 and the assertive who will inherit the earth.

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 But Jesus taught that it's the meek

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 who will inherit the earth.

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 The same word is translated as gentle

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 in Matthew 11, 29,

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 where Jesus says,

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 come to me all who labor

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 and are heavy laden

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 and I will give you rest.

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 Take my yoke upon you

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 and learn from me,

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 for I am gentle

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 and lowly in heart

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 and you will find rest for your souls.

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 For my yoke is easy

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 and my burden is light.

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 That's why Jesus is the humble king.

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 King Jesus comes in gentleness,

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 in humility,

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 not to lay a heavy burden on his people,

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 but to lift up their burdens,

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 to bear their burdens himself

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 upon his shoulders.

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 King Jesus comes to a city

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 full of his enemies

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 who are waiting for him

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 with proverbial pitchforks in their hands

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 and yet he comes riding on a donkey

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 rather than a war horse.

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 Not to kill,

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 but to be killed

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 like a lamb that is led to the slaughter.

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 Jesus is humble

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 because even though he is king,

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 he is fully submitted

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 to the will of his heavenly father

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 and he willingly draws near

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 where he will be crucified.

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 And we see two responses

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 to Jesus' kingship in this passage,

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 both of which are inadequate.

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 First, notice the distinction

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 between the crowds that went before

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 and after Jesus

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 in verse 9 and 11

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 and the city in verse 10.

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 The crowds were shouting,

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 Hosanna to the Son of David,

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 hailing Jesus as the Messiah.

00:27:53.319 --> 00:27:55.099
 But it says in verse 10,

00:27:55.220 --> 00:27:57.220
 the whole city was stirred up saying,

00:27:58.019 --> 00:27:58.939
 who is this?

00:27:59.960 --> 00:28:02.079
 The city people are unaware

00:28:02.079 --> 00:28:03.720
 of who Jesus is.

00:28:04.559 --> 00:28:05.700
 Who is this man

00:28:05.700 --> 00:28:07.379
 making such a grand claim

00:28:07.379 --> 00:28:09.259
 to messianic kingship?

00:28:10.000 --> 00:28:12.159
 We already know from Matthew 20, 29

00:28:12.159 --> 00:28:13.279
 that a great crowd

00:28:13.279 --> 00:28:14.579
 was following Jesus

00:28:14.579 --> 00:28:16.000
 all the way from Jericho.

00:28:16.639 --> 00:28:18.240
 Jericho is the last settlement

00:28:18.240 --> 00:28:20.059
 that the Galilean pilgrim

00:28:20.059 --> 00:28:21.079
 would pass through

00:28:21.079 --> 00:28:22.259
 on their way to Jerusalem.

00:28:22.259 --> 00:28:23.859
 So most likely,

00:28:24.059 --> 00:28:25.920
 this crowd that's going before

00:28:25.920 --> 00:28:26.759
 and after Jesus

00:28:26.759 --> 00:28:27.740
 and hailing him as king

00:28:27.740 --> 00:28:29.680
 is probably made up largely

00:28:29.680 --> 00:28:31.859
 of Jesus' followers from Galilee

00:28:31.859 --> 00:28:33.779
 because that's where Jesus

00:28:33.779 --> 00:28:35.779
 had most of his ministry.

00:28:36.720 --> 00:28:38.660
 And he was wildly popular there.

00:28:39.460 --> 00:28:41.460
 But Galilee was a rural area.

00:28:41.619 --> 00:28:42.599
 It was a country

00:28:42.599 --> 00:28:44.359
 compared to the city of Jerusalem.

00:28:45.160 --> 00:28:46.259
 And these urbanites

00:28:46.259 --> 00:28:47.859
 are clueless about Jesus.

00:28:48.879 --> 00:28:50.079
 So the Galilean crowd

00:28:50.079 --> 00:28:51.359
 proudly explains to them

00:28:51.359 --> 00:28:52.000
 in verse 11,

00:28:52.259 --> 00:28:53.900
 this is the prophet Jesus.

00:28:54.599 --> 00:28:56.160
 And they're careful to note

00:28:56.160 --> 00:28:57.539
 where he came from.

00:28:57.859 --> 00:29:01.240
 From Nazareth of Galilee.

00:29:02.859 --> 00:29:04.460
 Calling Jesus prophet here

00:29:04.460 --> 00:29:05.980
 is not a denial of his kingship.

00:29:06.039 --> 00:29:06.839
 They just called him

00:29:06.839 --> 00:29:07.660
 the son of David.

00:29:08.279 --> 00:29:09.599
 Rather, it's just another way

00:29:09.599 --> 00:29:10.579
 to try to explain

00:29:10.579 --> 00:29:11.279
 to the city folk

00:29:11.279 --> 00:29:12.339
 so they can understand

00:29:12.339 --> 00:29:13.700
 who this Jesus is.

00:29:14.019 --> 00:29:15.079
 They're saying to them,

00:29:15.559 --> 00:29:17.240
 hey, he is the great prophet

00:29:17.240 --> 00:29:19.579
 who has turned Galilee upside down.

00:29:19.579 --> 00:29:20.980
 Haven't you heard of him?

00:29:21.319 --> 00:29:23.199
 He has been doing signs and wonders.

00:29:23.319 --> 00:29:24.720
 His teaching has authority

00:29:24.720 --> 00:29:26.779
 and power unlike you teachers

00:29:26.779 --> 00:29:27.740
 here in Jerusalem.

00:29:29.279 --> 00:29:30.199
 In fact,

00:29:30.439 --> 00:29:31.919
 we think he is the Messiah.

00:29:33.000 --> 00:29:34.039
 And guess what?

00:29:34.220 --> 00:29:35.879
 He's one of us.

00:29:36.639 --> 00:29:38.099
 He's from Galilee.

00:29:38.099 --> 00:29:41.459
 So there's an urban

00:29:41.459 --> 00:29:43.019
 versus rural contrast here.

00:29:43.159 --> 00:29:44.939
 And it's often the case

00:29:44.939 --> 00:29:45.799
 that folks in the city

00:29:45.799 --> 00:29:46.859
 are less religious.

00:29:47.279 --> 00:29:48.179
 It's not true even today.

00:29:49.819 --> 00:29:51.000
 A survey conducted

00:29:51.000 --> 00:29:52.119
 by the Pew Research Center

00:29:52.119 --> 00:29:52.919
 several years ago

00:29:52.919 --> 00:29:53.659
 found that major

00:29:53.659 --> 00:29:55.099
 U.S. metropolitan areas

00:29:55.099 --> 00:29:56.980
 generally had significantly

00:29:56.980 --> 00:29:58.759
 lower percentages of Christians

00:29:58.759 --> 00:30:00.439
 than the national average

00:30:00.440 --> 00:30:02.180
 and a disproportionately

00:30:02.180 --> 00:30:03.420
 higher percentage

00:30:03.420 --> 00:30:04.200
 of what they call

00:30:04.200 --> 00:30:04.980
 the nuns,

00:30:05.360 --> 00:30:06.100
 people who subscribe

00:30:06.100 --> 00:30:06.960
 to no religion.

00:30:08.880 --> 00:30:10.480
 A city is where there is

00:30:10.480 --> 00:30:12.240
 a high density of people

00:30:12.240 --> 00:30:13.240
 and for that reason

00:30:13.240 --> 00:30:14.299
 there is a concentration

00:30:14.299 --> 00:30:15.160
 and synergy

00:30:15.160 --> 00:30:16.360
 of human ingenuity

00:30:16.360 --> 00:30:17.080
 and intellect

00:30:17.080 --> 00:30:18.259
 and wealth.

00:30:19.100 --> 00:30:19.640
 However,

00:30:19.740 --> 00:30:20.740
 it also means

00:30:20.740 --> 00:30:21.799
 that there is a concentration

00:30:21.799 --> 00:30:22.940
 of human pride

00:30:22.940 --> 00:30:23.920
 and sin.

00:30:25.460 --> 00:30:26.900
 The pace of life

00:30:26.900 --> 00:30:28.160
 is faster in the cities.

00:30:28.160 --> 00:30:30.700
 There are more distractions

00:30:30.700 --> 00:30:32.060
 in the cities.

00:30:32.880 --> 00:30:34.000
 So often urbanites

00:30:34.000 --> 00:30:35.100
 are busy hearted,

00:30:35.880 --> 00:30:37.019
 preoccupied people.

00:30:38.100 --> 00:30:38.940
 As Jesus taught

00:30:38.940 --> 00:30:39.600
 in Luke 8,

00:30:40.000 --> 00:30:40.720
 when the seeds

00:30:40.720 --> 00:30:41.840
 of the gospel

00:30:41.840 --> 00:30:42.460
 are scattered,

00:30:42.600 --> 00:30:42.980
 some of them

00:30:42.980 --> 00:30:44.060
 fall among thorns

00:30:44.060 --> 00:30:44.779
 and the thorns

00:30:44.779 --> 00:30:45.720
 grow up with it

00:30:45.720 --> 00:30:46.580
 and choke it.

00:30:47.040 --> 00:30:48.100
 And Jesus explains

00:30:48.100 --> 00:30:49.400
 this parable in this way

00:30:49.400 --> 00:30:50.000
 that the seed

00:30:50.000 --> 00:30:51.220
 that fell among the thorns

00:30:51.220 --> 00:30:51.980
 represent those

00:30:51.980 --> 00:30:52.980
 who hear the gospel

00:30:52.980 --> 00:30:54.880
 but as they go on their way

00:30:54.880 --> 00:30:55.660
 they are choked

00:30:55.660 --> 00:30:56.560
 by the cares

00:30:56.560 --> 00:30:57.320
 and riches

00:30:57.319 --> 00:30:58.480
 and pleasures

00:30:58.480 --> 00:30:59.039
 of life

00:30:59.039 --> 00:30:59.859
 and their fruit

00:30:59.859 --> 00:31:00.899
 does not mature.

00:31:02.159 --> 00:31:03.740
 There are many cares

00:31:03.740 --> 00:31:04.439
 and riches

00:31:04.439 --> 00:31:05.259
 and pleasures

00:31:05.259 --> 00:31:05.899
 of life

00:31:05.899 --> 00:31:06.659
 in the city

00:31:06.659 --> 00:31:07.439
 that choke

00:31:07.439 --> 00:31:07.939
 the seeds

00:31:07.939 --> 00:31:08.480
 of the gospel,

00:31:08.599 --> 00:31:08.960
 isn't there?

00:31:12.500 --> 00:31:13.500
 Is this you?

00:31:15.539 --> 00:31:16.519
 Are you running

00:31:16.519 --> 00:31:18.059
 from one meeting

00:31:18.059 --> 00:31:18.679
 to the next?

00:31:19.240 --> 00:31:20.379
 From one project

00:31:20.379 --> 00:31:21.259
 to the next?

00:31:21.500 --> 00:31:22.500
 From one job

00:31:22.500 --> 00:31:23.319
 to the next?

00:31:23.480 --> 00:31:24.379
 From one city

00:31:24.379 --> 00:31:25.220
 to the next?

00:31:25.220 --> 00:31:26.200
 From one school

00:31:26.200 --> 00:31:27.740
 to the next?

00:31:29.120 --> 00:31:29.880
 Do you lack

00:31:29.880 --> 00:31:30.460
 awareness

00:31:30.460 --> 00:31:31.299
 of Jesus

00:31:31.299 --> 00:31:32.460
 because you have

00:31:32.460 --> 00:31:33.420
 been too busy

00:31:33.420 --> 00:31:34.279
 and distracted

00:31:34.279 --> 00:31:35.500
 with important things

00:31:35.500 --> 00:31:35.860
 going on

00:31:35.860 --> 00:31:36.579
 in your own life?

00:31:39.440 --> 00:31:40.720
 Have you succumbed

00:31:40.720 --> 00:31:41.440
 to the tyranny

00:31:41.440 --> 00:31:42.200
 of the urgent

00:31:42.200 --> 00:31:43.160
 and neglected

00:31:43.160 --> 00:31:44.660
 what is most important

00:31:44.660 --> 00:31:45.519
 and necessary

00:31:45.519 --> 00:31:46.539
 in your life?

00:31:49.600 --> 00:31:50.680
 Have you reflected

00:31:50.680 --> 00:31:51.339
 on the questions

00:31:51.339 --> 00:31:52.559
 of eternal significance?

00:31:52.559 --> 00:31:55.019
 Where did I come from?

00:31:55.859 --> 00:31:57.339
 Where am I headed?

00:31:58.159 --> 00:31:59.319
 What's my purpose?

00:31:59.419 --> 00:32:00.319
 What am I here for?

00:32:01.200 --> 00:32:02.419
 What about after death?

00:32:03.379 --> 00:32:04.619
 How can I be saved

00:32:04.619 --> 00:32:05.319
 from sin

00:32:05.319 --> 00:32:06.200
 and death?

00:32:07.740 --> 00:32:08.259
 If so,

00:32:08.339 --> 00:32:09.460
 the fact that you are here

00:32:09.460 --> 00:32:10.700
 is a welcome break

00:32:10.700 --> 00:32:11.359
 from the norm

00:32:11.359 --> 00:32:12.339
 and this is a prime

00:32:12.339 --> 00:32:13.359
 opportunity for you

00:32:13.359 --> 00:32:14.480
 to consider the claims

00:32:14.480 --> 00:32:14.919
 of Jesus.

00:32:14.920 --> 00:32:18.019
 If Jesus really is

00:32:18.019 --> 00:32:19.120
 the chosen king

00:32:19.120 --> 00:32:20.440
 of the creator

00:32:20.440 --> 00:32:21.259
 of the universe

00:32:21.259 --> 00:32:22.860
 then you owe him

00:32:22.860 --> 00:32:23.740
 your allegiance.

00:32:25.519 --> 00:32:26.880
 Do you believe him?

00:32:27.820 --> 00:32:28.440
 Do you pledge

00:32:28.440 --> 00:32:29.060
 your allegiance

00:32:29.060 --> 00:32:29.600
 to him?

00:32:31.820 --> 00:32:33.000
 Everyone in this world

00:32:33.000 --> 00:32:34.519
 serves one thing

00:32:34.519 --> 00:32:34.980
 or another,

00:32:35.100 --> 00:32:35.820
 one king

00:32:35.820 --> 00:32:36.620
 or another.

00:32:36.740 --> 00:32:37.240
 They worship

00:32:37.240 --> 00:32:38.779
 some kind of thing.

00:32:39.640 --> 00:32:40.320
 The award winning

00:32:40.320 --> 00:32:40.860
 novelist

00:32:40.860 --> 00:32:41.840
 David Foster Wallace,

00:32:41.839 --> 00:32:43.159
 he was not a Christian

00:32:43.159 --> 00:32:44.240
 but he was an astute

00:32:44.240 --> 00:32:45.279
 observer of culture

00:32:45.279 --> 00:32:45.959
 and society

00:32:45.959 --> 00:32:47.819
 and not long before

00:32:47.819 --> 00:32:48.899
 taking his own life

00:32:48.899 --> 00:32:49.559
 he said this

00:32:49.559 --> 00:32:50.759
 in his commencement address

00:32:50.759 --> 00:32:52.000
 at Kenyon College.

00:32:52.559 --> 00:32:52.799
 Quote,

00:32:53.220 --> 00:32:54.459
 here's something else

00:32:54.459 --> 00:32:55.659
 that's weird but true.

00:32:56.459 --> 00:32:57.439
 In the day-to-day

00:32:57.439 --> 00:32:58.679
 trenches of adult life

00:32:58.679 --> 00:32:59.259
 there's actually

00:32:59.259 --> 00:33:00.059
 no such thing

00:33:00.059 --> 00:33:00.720
 as atheism.

00:33:01.459 --> 00:33:02.619
 There's no such thing

00:33:02.619 --> 00:33:03.599
 as not worshiping.

00:33:04.319 --> 00:33:05.579
 Everybody worships.

00:33:06.379 --> 00:33:07.959
 The only choice we get

00:33:07.959 --> 00:33:09.359
 is what to worship

00:33:09.359 --> 00:33:11.479
 and the compelling reason

00:33:11.479 --> 00:33:12.339
 for maybe choosing

00:33:12.339 --> 00:33:13.259
 some sort of God

00:33:13.259 --> 00:33:14.339
 or spiritual type thing

00:33:14.339 --> 00:33:14.779
 to worship

00:33:14.779 --> 00:33:16.199
 is that pretty much

00:33:16.199 --> 00:33:17.279
 anything else you worship

00:33:17.279 --> 00:33:18.379
 will eat you alive.

00:33:19.339 --> 00:33:20.619
 If you worship money

00:33:20.619 --> 00:33:21.559
 and things

00:33:21.559 --> 00:33:23.179
 if they are where

00:33:23.179 --> 00:33:24.259
 you tap real meaning

00:33:24.259 --> 00:33:24.740
 in life

00:33:24.740 --> 00:33:25.659
 then you will never

00:33:25.659 --> 00:33:26.219
 have enough

00:33:26.219 --> 00:33:27.879
 never feel you have enough.

00:33:28.099 --> 00:33:28.799
 It's the truth.

00:33:30.199 --> 00:33:31.099
 Worship your body

00:33:31.099 --> 00:33:31.719
 and beauty

00:33:31.719 --> 00:33:32.819
 and sexual allure

00:33:32.819 --> 00:33:33.899
 and you will always

00:33:33.899 --> 00:33:34.740
 feel ugly

00:33:34.740 --> 00:33:36.159
 and when time

00:33:36.159 --> 00:33:37.299
 and age start showing

00:33:37.299 --> 00:33:37.819
 you will die

00:33:37.819 --> 00:33:38.779
 a million deaths

00:33:38.779 --> 00:33:39.700
 before they finally

00:33:39.700 --> 00:33:40.299
 grieve you.

00:33:41.599 --> 00:33:42.359
 Worship power

00:33:42.359 --> 00:33:43.240
 you will end up

00:33:43.240 --> 00:33:43.980
 feeling weak

00:33:43.980 --> 00:33:44.500
 and afraid

00:33:44.500 --> 00:33:45.619
 and you will need

00:33:45.619 --> 00:33:46.539
 ever more power

00:33:46.539 --> 00:33:47.059
 over others

00:33:47.059 --> 00:33:47.660
 to numb you

00:33:47.660 --> 00:33:48.720
 to your own fear.

00:33:49.960 --> 00:33:51.059
 Worship your intellect

00:33:51.059 --> 00:33:52.359
 being seen as smart

00:33:52.359 --> 00:33:53.259
 you will end up

00:33:53.259 --> 00:33:54.079
 feeling stupid

00:33:54.079 --> 00:33:54.759
 a fraud

00:33:54.759 --> 00:33:56.059
 always on the verge

00:33:56.059 --> 00:33:57.139
 of being found out.

00:33:58.259 --> 00:33:59.779
 But the insidious thing

00:33:59.779 --> 00:34:00.500
 about these forms

00:34:00.500 --> 00:34:00.899
 of worship

00:34:00.899 --> 00:34:02.539
 is they're unconscious.

00:34:03.599 --> 00:34:04.740
 They are default settings.

00:34:04.740 --> 00:34:08.619
 your default setting

00:34:08.619 --> 00:34:09.480
 is to worship

00:34:09.480 --> 00:34:10.099
 something

00:34:10.099 --> 00:34:11.500
 or someone.

00:34:12.780 --> 00:34:14.519
 Who is your king?

00:34:15.159 --> 00:34:16.380
 Who rules

00:34:16.380 --> 00:34:17.300
 your life?

00:34:17.760 --> 00:34:18.780
 What occupies

00:34:18.780 --> 00:34:19.559
 your mind

00:34:19.559 --> 00:34:20.280
 and heart?

00:34:25.280 --> 00:34:26.420
 As the winner

00:34:26.420 --> 00:34:27.500
 of the Nobel Prize

00:34:27.500 --> 00:34:28.059
 in literature

00:34:28.059 --> 00:34:31.219
 I don't think

00:34:31.219 --> 00:34:31.719
 you'd expect me

00:34:31.719 --> 00:34:32.380
 to say this name

00:34:32.380 --> 00:34:33.079
 Bob Dylan

00:34:33.079 --> 00:34:34.599
 wrote in his

00:34:34.599 --> 00:34:35.700
 one of his songs

00:34:35.700 --> 00:34:37.720
 you may be

00:34:37.720 --> 00:34:38.300
 an ambassador

00:34:38.300 --> 00:34:39.000
 to England

00:34:39.000 --> 00:34:39.740
 or France

00:34:39.740 --> 00:34:40.640
 you may like

00:34:40.640 --> 00:34:41.180
 to gamble

00:34:41.180 --> 00:34:41.800
 you might like

00:34:41.800 --> 00:34:42.300
 to dance

00:34:42.300 --> 00:34:43.220
 you may be

00:34:43.220 --> 00:34:43.800
 the heavyweight

00:34:43.800 --> 00:34:44.760
 champion of the world

00:34:44.760 --> 00:34:45.360
 you may be

00:34:45.360 --> 00:34:45.960
 a socialite

00:34:45.960 --> 00:34:46.519
 with a long

00:34:46.519 --> 00:34:47.300
 string of pearls

00:34:47.300 --> 00:34:48.760
 you might be

00:34:48.760 --> 00:34:49.519
 a rock and roll

00:34:49.519 --> 00:34:49.880
 addict

00:34:49.880 --> 00:34:51.059
 prancing on the stage

00:34:51.059 --> 00:34:51.599
 you might have

00:34:51.599 --> 00:34:52.700
 drugs at your command

00:34:52.700 --> 00:34:53.880
 woman in a cage

00:34:53.880 --> 00:34:54.559
 you may be

00:34:54.559 --> 00:34:55.200
 a businessman

00:34:55.200 --> 00:34:56.260
 or some high degree

00:34:56.260 --> 00:34:56.840
 thief

00:34:56.840 --> 00:34:57.960
 they may call you

00:34:57.960 --> 00:34:58.500
 doctor

00:34:58.500 --> 00:34:59.500
 or they may call you

00:34:59.500 --> 00:35:00.079
 chief

00:35:00.079 --> 00:35:01.460
 but you're gonna

00:35:01.460 --> 00:35:02.279
 have to serve

00:35:02.279 --> 00:35:02.799
 somebody

00:35:02.799 --> 00:35:08.039
 yes you are

00:35:08.039 --> 00:35:08.460
 you're gonna

00:35:08.460 --> 00:35:09.319
 have to serve

00:35:09.319 --> 00:35:10.000
 somebody

00:35:10.000 --> 00:35:13.500
 well it may be

00:35:13.500 --> 00:35:13.940
 the devil

00:35:13.940 --> 00:35:15.159
 or it may be

00:35:15.159 --> 00:35:15.579
 the Lord

00:35:15.579 --> 00:35:16.519
 but you're gonna

00:35:16.519 --> 00:35:17.259
 have to

00:35:17.259 --> 00:35:18.000
 serve

00:35:18.000 --> 00:35:19.019
 somebody

00:35:19.019 --> 00:35:21.719
 Jesus

00:35:21.719 --> 00:35:22.799
 is the humble

00:35:22.799 --> 00:35:24.219
 messianic

00:35:24.219 --> 00:35:25.099
 king

00:35:25.099 --> 00:35:27.019
 who saves us

00:35:27.019 --> 00:35:28.119
 from our slavery

00:35:28.119 --> 00:35:28.880
 to sin

00:35:28.880 --> 00:35:30.019
 is there anyone

00:35:30.019 --> 00:35:31.460
 more worthy

00:35:31.460 --> 00:35:32.480
 than him

00:35:32.480 --> 00:35:33.539
 to serve

00:35:33.539 --> 00:35:39.199
 is there anyone

00:35:39.199 --> 00:35:40.400
 more worthy

00:35:40.400 --> 00:35:41.359
 of worship

00:35:41.359 --> 00:35:42.239
 than king

00:35:42.239 --> 00:35:42.839
 Jesus

00:35:42.839 --> 00:35:49.619
 but it's not

00:35:49.619 --> 00:35:50.519
 only the

00:35:50.519 --> 00:35:51.339
 urban

00:35:51.339 --> 00:35:52.099
 Jerusalemites

00:35:52.099 --> 00:35:52.679
 who are ignorant

00:35:52.679 --> 00:35:53.460
 in this passage

00:35:53.460 --> 00:35:55.420
 the crowds

00:35:55.420 --> 00:35:55.740
 that are

00:35:55.740 --> 00:35:56.159
 following

00:35:56.159 --> 00:35:56.559
 Jesus

00:35:56.559 --> 00:35:57.340
 are also

00:35:57.340 --> 00:35:57.940
 missing

00:35:57.940 --> 00:35:58.440
 the point

00:35:58.440 --> 00:36:00.320
 look at what

00:36:00.320 --> 00:36:00.679
 they do

00:36:00.679 --> 00:36:01.280
 in verse 8

00:36:01.280 --> 00:36:01.800
 after they

00:36:01.800 --> 00:36:02.320
 spread

00:36:02.320 --> 00:36:03.019
 their cloaks

00:36:03.019 --> 00:36:03.440
 on the road

00:36:03.440 --> 00:36:03.800
 it says

00:36:03.800 --> 00:36:04.340
 others cut

00:36:04.340 --> 00:36:04.820
 branches

00:36:04.820 --> 00:36:06.059
 from the trees

00:36:06.059 --> 00:36:06.500
 and spread

00:36:06.500 --> 00:36:07.280
 them on the road

00:36:07.280 --> 00:36:08.699
 John 12

00:36:08.699 --> 00:36:09.960
 13

00:36:09.960 --> 00:36:10.659
 provides more

00:36:10.659 --> 00:36:11.139
 detail

00:36:11.139 --> 00:36:11.860
 namely that

00:36:11.860 --> 00:36:12.519
 these branches

00:36:12.519 --> 00:36:13.139
 from the trees

00:36:13.139 --> 00:36:13.659
 were not any

00:36:13.659 --> 00:36:14.440
 old tree branches

00:36:14.440 --> 00:36:15.420
 but they were

00:36:15.420 --> 00:36:16.360
 palm branches

00:36:16.360 --> 00:36:18.619
 which is an

00:36:18.619 --> 00:36:19.559
 important historical

00:36:19.559 --> 00:36:20.019
 backdrop

00:36:20.019 --> 00:36:21.500
 in the second

00:36:21.500 --> 00:36:22.280
 century BC

00:36:22.280 --> 00:36:23.519
 during the time

00:36:23.519 --> 00:36:24.100
 of the Seleucid

00:36:24.100 --> 00:36:24.540
 Empire

00:36:24.540 --> 00:36:25.040
 when they

00:36:25.040 --> 00:36:25.760
 were occupying

00:36:25.760 --> 00:36:26.200
 Israel

00:36:26.200 --> 00:36:27.400
 these rulers

00:36:27.400 --> 00:36:28.260
 desecrated

00:36:28.260 --> 00:36:28.860
 the temple

00:36:28.860 --> 00:36:29.960
 of the Jews

00:36:29.960 --> 00:36:30.700
 they forbade

00:36:30.700 --> 00:36:31.260
 Jews from

00:36:31.260 --> 00:36:31.780
 worshipping

00:36:31.780 --> 00:36:32.580
 and in response

00:36:32.580 --> 00:36:33.040
 the Jews

00:36:33.040 --> 00:36:33.760
 revolted

00:36:33.760 --> 00:36:34.920
 and successively

00:36:34.920 --> 00:36:35.560
 through using

00:36:35.560 --> 00:36:36.460
 guerrilla warfare

00:36:36.460 --> 00:36:37.640
 overthrew the

00:36:37.640 --> 00:36:38.320
 Seleucid Empire

00:36:38.320 --> 00:36:39.240
 from their region

00:36:39.240 --> 00:36:41.040
 and this is known

00:36:41.040 --> 00:36:41.460
 as the

00:36:41.460 --> 00:36:42.780
 Maccabean revolt

00:36:42.780 --> 00:36:43.820
 and Jews

00:36:43.820 --> 00:36:44.620
 celebrate that

00:36:44.620 --> 00:36:45.340
 still to this

00:36:45.340 --> 00:36:45.840
 day during

00:36:45.840 --> 00:36:46.340
 Hanukkah

00:36:46.340 --> 00:36:47.840
 and it's written

00:36:47.840 --> 00:36:48.420
 in the first

00:36:48.420 --> 00:36:49.480
 book of Maccabee

00:36:49.480 --> 00:36:50.300
 chapter 13

00:36:50.300 --> 00:36:51.080
 verse 51

00:36:51.079 --> 00:36:52.059
 that following

00:36:52.059 --> 00:36:52.819
 their victory

00:36:52.819 --> 00:36:53.840
 Simon Maccabee

00:36:53.840 --> 00:36:54.440
 their leader

00:36:54.440 --> 00:36:55.299
 and his men

00:36:55.299 --> 00:36:56.099
 triumphantly

00:36:56.099 --> 00:36:56.699
 entered the

00:36:56.699 --> 00:36:57.059
 temple

00:36:57.059 --> 00:36:58.480
 and rededicated

00:36:58.480 --> 00:36:59.699
 carrying

00:36:59.699 --> 00:37:01.219
 palm branches

00:37:01.219 --> 00:37:04.139
 so then

00:37:04.139 --> 00:37:04.860
 in their

00:37:04.860 --> 00:37:06.059
 symbolic act

00:37:06.059 --> 00:37:06.400
 that's why

00:37:06.400 --> 00:37:06.699
 it's called

00:37:06.699 --> 00:37:07.420
 Palm Sunday

00:37:07.420 --> 00:37:08.259
 in their

00:37:08.259 --> 00:37:09.159
 symbolic act

00:37:09.159 --> 00:37:10.139
 of cutting off

00:37:10.139 --> 00:37:10.960
 and laying down

00:37:10.960 --> 00:37:11.799
 palm branches

00:37:11.799 --> 00:37:13.079
 we see the

00:37:13.079 --> 00:37:13.679
 true nature

00:37:13.679 --> 00:37:14.139
 of their

00:37:14.139 --> 00:37:14.719
 messianic

00:37:14.719 --> 00:37:15.400
 expectation

00:37:15.400 --> 00:37:17.000
 they want

00:37:17.000 --> 00:37:17.880
 Jesus to be

00:37:17.880 --> 00:37:18.279
 another

00:37:18.279 --> 00:37:19.579
 Simon Maccabee

00:37:19.579 --> 00:37:20.900
 they want

00:37:20.900 --> 00:37:21.559
 Jesus to

00:37:21.559 --> 00:37:22.059
 lead them

00:37:22.059 --> 00:37:22.759
 in military

00:37:22.759 --> 00:37:23.299
 victory

00:37:23.299 --> 00:37:24.059
 and political

00:37:24.059 --> 00:37:24.639
 liberation

00:37:24.639 --> 00:37:25.159
 from the

00:37:25.159 --> 00:37:25.940
 Roman Empire

00:37:25.940 --> 00:37:27.559
 but Jesus

00:37:27.559 --> 00:37:28.759
 is not

00:37:28.759 --> 00:37:29.420
 a second

00:37:29.420 --> 00:37:30.000
 Maccabee

00:37:30.000 --> 00:37:30.840
 he's the

00:37:30.840 --> 00:37:31.500
 first and

00:37:31.500 --> 00:37:32.759
 only Christ

00:37:32.759 --> 00:37:33.539
 the Messiah

00:37:33.539 --> 00:37:35.000
 and he is a

00:37:35.000 --> 00:37:35.679
 king like

00:37:35.679 --> 00:37:36.299
 no other

00:37:36.299 --> 00:37:37.440
 Maccabee

00:37:37.440 --> 00:37:38.000
 came on a

00:37:38.000 --> 00:37:38.480
 war horse

00:37:38.480 --> 00:37:39.159
 to defeat

00:37:39.159 --> 00:37:39.759
 his enemies

00:37:39.759 --> 00:37:40.759
 but Jesus

00:37:40.759 --> 00:37:41.480
 came on a

00:37:41.480 --> 00:37:41.799
 donkey

00:37:41.799 --> 00:37:42.699
 to save

00:37:42.699 --> 00:37:43.440
 his enemies

00:37:43.440 --> 00:37:44.619
 Maccabee

00:37:44.619 --> 00:37:45.039
 was a

00:37:45.039 --> 00:37:45.360
 violent

00:37:45.360 --> 00:37:46.099
 revolutionary

00:37:46.099 --> 00:37:46.940
 but Jesus

00:37:46.940 --> 00:37:48.019
 was the

00:37:48.019 --> 00:37:48.500
 prince

00:37:48.500 --> 00:37:49.380
 of peace

00:37:49.380 --> 00:37:51.099
 that's

00:37:51.099 --> 00:37:51.619
 because

00:37:51.619 --> 00:37:51.960
 Jesus

00:37:51.960 --> 00:37:52.320
 knew

00:37:52.320 --> 00:37:52.539
 that

00:37:52.539 --> 00:37:53.039
 Israel's

00:37:53.039 --> 00:37:53.440
 political

00:37:53.440 --> 00:37:54.159
 subjugation

00:37:54.159 --> 00:37:54.860
 was ultimately

00:37:54.860 --> 00:37:55.440
 due to their

00:37:55.440 --> 00:37:56.000
 sin

00:37:56.000 --> 00:37:57.000
 due to their

00:37:57.000 --> 00:37:57.500
 rebellion

00:37:57.500 --> 00:37:58.400
 against God

00:37:58.400 --> 00:37:59.820
 and freeing

00:37:59.820 --> 00:38:00.260
 them from

00:38:00.260 --> 00:38:00.860
 their political

00:38:00.860 --> 00:38:01.340
 slavery

00:38:01.340 --> 00:38:01.980
 while leaving

00:38:01.980 --> 00:38:02.300
 them to

00:38:02.300 --> 00:38:03.000
 their spiritual

00:38:03.000 --> 00:38:03.460
 slavery

00:38:03.460 --> 00:38:04.000
 is like

00:38:04.000 --> 00:38:05.239
 mowing the

00:38:05.239 --> 00:38:05.679
 weeds

00:38:05.679 --> 00:38:06.280
 in the lawn

00:38:06.280 --> 00:38:06.960
 without pulling

00:38:06.960 --> 00:38:07.360
 out their

00:38:07.360 --> 00:38:07.719
 roots

00:38:07.719 --> 00:38:08.639
 it'll just

00:38:08.639 --> 00:38:09.119
 grow right

00:38:09.119 --> 00:38:09.519
 back

00:38:09.519 --> 00:38:13.619
 so Jesus

00:38:13.619 --> 00:38:14.679
 goes right

00:38:14.679 --> 00:38:15.179
 for the

00:38:15.179 --> 00:38:15.440
 kill

00:38:15.440 --> 00:38:16.900
 right for

00:38:16.900 --> 00:38:17.280
 the root

00:38:17.280 --> 00:38:19.080
 to deal

00:38:19.080 --> 00:38:19.760
 with sin

00:38:19.760 --> 00:38:20.519
 once and

00:38:20.519 --> 00:38:21.000
 for all

00:38:21.000 --> 00:38:23.180
 so that

00:38:23.180 --> 00:38:23.519
 we might

00:38:23.519 --> 00:38:24.019
 be forgiven

00:38:24.019 --> 00:38:24.420
 of our

00:38:24.420 --> 00:38:24.840
 sins

00:38:24.840 --> 00:38:25.440
 and have

00:38:25.440 --> 00:38:26.040
 eternal

00:38:26.040 --> 00:38:27.160
 life

00:38:27.160 --> 00:38:29.620
 perhaps

00:38:29.620 --> 00:38:30.040
 you're

00:38:30.040 --> 00:38:30.760
 like these

00:38:30.760 --> 00:38:31.320
 Galilean

00:38:31.320 --> 00:38:31.740
 followers

00:38:31.740 --> 00:38:33.620
 you're

00:38:33.620 --> 00:38:33.940
 following

00:38:33.940 --> 00:38:34.300
 Jesus

00:38:34.300 --> 00:38:34.980
 to fulfill

00:38:34.980 --> 00:38:35.660
 your own

00:38:35.660 --> 00:38:36.160
 ends

00:38:36.160 --> 00:38:37.980
 maybe you

00:38:37.980 --> 00:38:38.620
 identify as

00:38:38.620 --> 00:38:39.080
 a Christian

00:38:39.080 --> 00:38:40.160
 but mostly

00:38:40.160 --> 00:38:41.360
 for political

00:38:41.360 --> 00:38:41.880
 reasons

00:38:41.880 --> 00:38:44.100
 maybe you

00:38:44.100 --> 00:38:44.420
 want to

00:38:44.420 --> 00:38:44.900
 defeat

00:38:44.900 --> 00:38:45.620
 liberalism

00:38:45.619 --> 00:38:46.039
 and see

00:38:46.039 --> 00:38:46.559
 the Christian

00:38:46.559 --> 00:38:47.019
 worldview

00:38:47.019 --> 00:38:47.839
 in ascendancy

00:38:47.839 --> 00:38:48.239
 again

00:38:48.239 --> 00:38:49.420
 maybe you

00:38:49.420 --> 00:38:49.699
 want to

00:38:49.699 --> 00:38:50.279
 storm the

00:38:50.279 --> 00:38:50.619
 capital

00:38:50.619 --> 00:38:51.199
 and take

00:38:51.199 --> 00:38:51.519
 back

00:38:51.519 --> 00:38:52.000
 America

00:38:52.000 --> 00:38:54.460
 maybe what

00:38:54.460 --> 00:38:54.920
 you really

00:38:54.920 --> 00:38:55.559
 want is not

00:38:55.559 --> 00:38:56.119
 Christ

00:38:56.119 --> 00:38:57.659
 but power

00:38:57.659 --> 00:39:03.900
 maybe what

00:39:03.900 --> 00:39:04.339
 you really

00:39:04.339 --> 00:39:04.960
 want is not

00:39:04.960 --> 00:39:05.519
 to submit

00:39:05.519 --> 00:39:06.159
 to Christ

00:39:06.159 --> 00:39:06.779
 but to

00:39:06.779 --> 00:39:07.380
 co-opt

00:39:07.380 --> 00:39:07.799
 Christ

00:39:07.799 --> 00:39:08.199
 for your

00:39:08.199 --> 00:39:08.599
 purposes

00:39:08.599 --> 00:39:12.239
 that's not

00:39:12.239 --> 00:39:12.599
 the way

00:39:12.599 --> 00:39:13.199
 of Christ

00:39:13.199 --> 00:39:17.259
 Charlemagne

00:39:17.259 --> 00:39:17.679
 the 8th

00:39:17.679 --> 00:39:18.299
 century king

00:39:18.299 --> 00:39:18.599
 of the

00:39:18.599 --> 00:39:19.059
 Carolingian

00:39:19.059 --> 00:39:19.480
 empire

00:39:19.480 --> 00:39:20.460
 is remembered

00:39:20.460 --> 00:39:21.119
 for taking

00:39:21.119 --> 00:39:21.799
 his conquered

00:39:21.799 --> 00:39:22.239
 peoples

00:39:22.239 --> 00:39:22.759
 and lining

00:39:22.759 --> 00:39:23.239
 them up

00:39:23.239 --> 00:39:23.819
 at a

00:39:23.819 --> 00:39:24.119
 beach

00:39:24.119 --> 00:39:25.159
 and forcing

00:39:25.159 --> 00:39:25.599
 them to

00:39:25.599 --> 00:39:25.920
 choose

00:39:25.920 --> 00:39:26.339
 between

00:39:26.339 --> 00:39:27.019
 baptism

00:39:27.019 --> 00:39:27.519
 in the

00:39:27.519 --> 00:39:27.860
 water

00:39:27.860 --> 00:39:28.880
 to become

00:39:28.880 --> 00:39:29.440
 a Christian

00:39:29.440 --> 00:39:30.659
 or the

00:39:30.659 --> 00:39:31.059
 sword

00:39:31.059 --> 00:39:32.319
 death

00:39:32.319 --> 00:39:32.639
 by the

00:39:32.639 --> 00:39:32.900
 sword

00:39:32.900 --> 00:39:35.039
 that is

00:39:35.039 --> 00:39:35.679
 exactly

00:39:35.679 --> 00:39:36.440
 the opposite

00:39:36.440 --> 00:39:37.380
 of what

00:39:37.380 --> 00:39:37.719
 Jesus

00:39:37.719 --> 00:39:38.459
 is like

00:39:38.459 --> 00:39:39.799
 Jesus

00:39:39.799 --> 00:39:40.799
 is gentle

00:39:40.799 --> 00:39:42.579
 and lowly

00:39:42.579 --> 00:39:43.019
 in heart

00:39:43.019 --> 00:39:43.619
 he's not

00:39:43.619 --> 00:39:44.099
 harsh

00:39:44.099 --> 00:39:45.019
 and haughty

00:39:45.019 --> 00:39:45.439
 in heart

00:39:45.439 --> 00:39:48.679
 he's the

00:39:48.679 --> 00:39:49.500
 humble king

00:39:49.500 --> 00:39:50.199
 so both

00:39:50.199 --> 00:39:51.119
 the Jerusalemite

00:39:51.119 --> 00:39:51.639
 and the

00:39:51.639 --> 00:39:52.119
 Galilean

00:39:52.119 --> 00:39:52.659
 responses

00:39:52.659 --> 00:39:53.319
 are inadequate

00:39:53.319 --> 00:39:53.939
 we need

00:39:53.939 --> 00:39:54.559
 a third

00:39:54.559 --> 00:39:55.639
 response

00:39:55.639 --> 00:39:56.539
 and here

00:39:56.539 --> 00:39:56.819
 is the

00:39:56.819 --> 00:39:57.359
 response

00:39:57.359 --> 00:39:57.839
 that God

00:39:57.839 --> 00:39:58.719
 calls us

00:39:58.719 --> 00:39:58.819
 to

00:39:58.819 --> 00:39:59.199
 we have

00:39:59.199 --> 00:40:00.259
 all sinned

00:40:00.259 --> 00:40:00.859
 against God

00:40:00.859 --> 00:40:01.599
 by rebelling

00:40:01.599 --> 00:40:02.139
 against his

00:40:02.139 --> 00:40:02.500
 rule

00:40:02.500 --> 00:40:03.379
 and seeking

00:40:03.379 --> 00:40:03.799
 to be

00:40:03.799 --> 00:40:04.219
 masters

00:40:04.219 --> 00:40:04.599
 of our

00:40:04.599 --> 00:40:04.879
 own

00:40:04.879 --> 00:40:05.179
 faith

00:40:05.179 --> 00:40:05.539
 have we

00:40:05.539 --> 00:40:05.799
 not

00:40:05.799 --> 00:40:07.119
 we're

00:40:07.119 --> 00:40:07.500
 living

00:40:07.500 --> 00:40:08.239
 not to

00:40:08.239 --> 00:40:08.739
 please

00:40:08.739 --> 00:40:08.920
 our

00:40:08.920 --> 00:40:09.380
 creator

00:40:09.380 --> 00:40:09.900
 but to

00:40:09.900 --> 00:40:10.179
 please

00:40:10.179 --> 00:40:10.719
 ourselves

00:40:10.719 --> 00:40:11.539
 and to

00:40:11.539 --> 00:40:11.739
 please

00:40:11.739 --> 00:40:11.960
 other

00:40:11.960 --> 00:40:12.300
 people

00:40:12.300 --> 00:40:12.599
 in our

00:40:12.599 --> 00:40:12.980
 lives

00:40:12.980 --> 00:40:14.880
 King

00:40:14.880 --> 00:40:15.380
 Jesus

00:40:15.380 --> 00:40:16.539
 could have

00:40:16.539 --> 00:40:17.420
 called upon

00:40:17.420 --> 00:40:18.300
 his heavenly

00:40:18.300 --> 00:40:18.719
 army

00:40:18.719 --> 00:40:19.480
 to descend

00:40:19.480 --> 00:40:20.300
 upon Jerusalem

00:40:20.300 --> 00:40:21.559
 with hordes

00:40:21.559 --> 00:40:22.280
 of fiery

00:40:22.280 --> 00:40:22.820
 chariots

00:40:22.820 --> 00:40:23.619
 and legions

00:40:23.619 --> 00:40:24.400
 of warrior

00:40:24.400 --> 00:40:25.000
 angels

00:40:25.000 --> 00:40:25.860
 King

00:40:25.860 --> 00:40:26.300
 Jesus

00:40:26.300 --> 00:40:26.860
 would have

00:40:26.860 --> 00:40:27.539
 been fully

00:40:27.539 --> 00:40:28.119
 justified

00:40:28.119 --> 00:40:29.440
 in crushing

00:40:29.440 --> 00:40:30.099
 our rebellion

00:40:30.099 --> 00:40:31.119
 and wiping

00:40:31.119 --> 00:40:31.860
 us clean

00:40:31.860 --> 00:40:32.440
 off the face

00:40:32.440 --> 00:40:33.039
 of the earth

00:40:33.039 --> 00:40:35.219
 but no

00:40:35.219 --> 00:40:36.779
 our king

00:40:36.779 --> 00:40:37.920
 came to

00:40:37.920 --> 00:40:38.400
 us

00:40:38.400 --> 00:40:38.980
 in

00:40:38.980 --> 00:40:39.739
 gentleness

00:40:39.739 --> 00:40:44.019
 he came

00:40:44.019 --> 00:40:44.679
 to us

00:40:44.679 --> 00:40:45.860
 in humility

00:40:45.860 --> 00:40:47.480
 and shortly

00:40:47.480 --> 00:40:48.259
 before this

00:40:48.259 --> 00:40:48.860
 passage

00:40:48.860 --> 00:40:49.519
 Jesus

00:40:49.519 --> 00:40:50.139
 explained

00:40:50.139 --> 00:40:50.460
 to his

00:40:50.460 --> 00:40:50.900
 disciples

00:40:50.900 --> 00:40:51.619
 the pattern

00:40:51.619 --> 00:40:52.219
 that he

00:40:52.219 --> 00:40:52.659
 had set

00:40:52.659 --> 00:40:53.019
 for them

00:40:53.019 --> 00:40:53.400
 in Matthew

00:40:53.400 --> 00:40:53.800
 20

00:40:53.800 --> 00:40:54.279
 25

00:40:54.279 --> 00:40:54.940
 to 28

00:40:54.940 --> 00:40:55.279
 this is

00:40:55.279 --> 00:40:55.519
 what he

00:40:55.519 --> 00:40:55.860
 said

00:40:55.860 --> 00:40:57.880
 you know

00:40:57.880 --> 00:40:58.259
 that the

00:40:58.259 --> 00:40:58.539
 rulers

00:40:58.539 --> 00:40:58.880
 of the

00:40:58.880 --> 00:40:59.500
 Gentiles

00:40:59.500 --> 00:41:00.119
 lorded

00:41:00.119 --> 00:41:00.659
 over them

00:41:00.659 --> 00:41:01.679
 and their

00:41:01.679 --> 00:41:02.440
 great ones

00:41:02.440 --> 00:41:03.079
 exercise

00:41:03.079 --> 00:41:03.739
 authority

00:41:03.739 --> 00:41:04.440
 over them

00:41:04.440 --> 00:41:05.739
 it shall

00:41:05.739 --> 00:41:06.460
 not be

00:41:06.460 --> 00:41:07.019
 so among

00:41:07.019 --> 00:41:07.420
 you

00:41:07.420 --> 00:41:08.480
 but whoever

00:41:08.480 --> 00:41:08.899
 would be

00:41:08.899 --> 00:41:09.619
 great among

00:41:09.619 --> 00:41:10.059
 you must

00:41:10.059 --> 00:41:10.480
 be your

00:41:10.480 --> 00:41:10.960
 servant

00:41:10.960 --> 00:41:11.960
 and whoever

00:41:11.960 --> 00:41:12.319
 would be

00:41:12.319 --> 00:41:13.059
 first among

00:41:13.059 --> 00:41:13.440
 you must

00:41:13.440 --> 00:41:13.779
 be your

00:41:13.779 --> 00:41:14.339
 slave

00:41:14.339 --> 00:41:15.940
 even as

00:41:15.940 --> 00:41:16.480
 the son

00:41:16.480 --> 00:41:17.019
 of man

00:41:17.019 --> 00:41:17.339
 that's

00:41:17.339 --> 00:41:17.739
 Jesus

00:41:17.739 --> 00:41:19.139
 came

00:41:19.139 --> 00:41:20.480
 not to

00:41:20.480 --> 00:41:21.539
 be served

00:41:21.539 --> 00:41:22.719
 but to

00:41:22.719 --> 00:41:23.379
 serve

00:41:23.379 --> 00:41:24.179
 and to

00:41:24.179 --> 00:41:25.059
 give his

00:41:25.059 --> 00:41:25.819
 life as a

00:41:25.819 --> 00:41:26.639
 ransom for

00:41:26.639 --> 00:41:27.059
 many

00:41:27.059 --> 00:41:30.880
 instead of

00:41:30.880 --> 00:41:31.739
 executing

00:41:31.739 --> 00:41:32.239
 rebellious

00:41:32.239 --> 00:41:32.639
 sinners on

00:41:32.639 --> 00:41:33.059
 the cross

00:41:33.059 --> 00:41:33.679
 Jesus gave

00:41:33.679 --> 00:41:34.599
 his life

00:41:34.599 --> 00:41:35.239
 on the

00:41:35.239 --> 00:41:35.619
 cross

00:41:35.619 --> 00:41:36.360
 as payment

00:41:36.360 --> 00:41:36.820
 for our

00:41:36.820 --> 00:41:37.119
 sins

00:41:37.119 --> 00:41:38.000
 to save

00:41:38.000 --> 00:41:38.400
 sinners

00:41:38.400 --> 00:41:39.059
 like us

00:41:39.059 --> 00:41:41.639
 the most

00:41:41.639 --> 00:41:42.259
 high king

00:41:42.259 --> 00:41:43.219
 came to

00:41:43.219 --> 00:41:43.920
 serve his

00:41:43.920 --> 00:41:44.440
 lowly

00:41:44.440 --> 00:41:45.079
 subjects

00:41:45.079 --> 00:41:46.679
 for his

00:41:46.679 --> 00:41:47.199
 crown

00:41:47.199 --> 00:41:47.880
 he took

00:41:47.880 --> 00:41:48.299
 the crown

00:41:48.299 --> 00:41:48.880
 of thorns

00:41:48.880 --> 00:41:50.579
 for his

00:41:50.579 --> 00:41:51.000
 throne

00:41:51.000 --> 00:41:51.559
 he ascended

00:41:51.559 --> 00:41:52.500
 to the

00:41:52.500 --> 00:41:52.940
 cross

00:41:52.940 --> 00:41:53.420
 the ancient

00:41:53.420 --> 00:41:53.799
 equivalent

00:41:53.799 --> 00:41:54.119
 of the

00:41:54.119 --> 00:41:54.480
 electric

00:41:54.480 --> 00:41:54.880
 chair

00:41:54.880 --> 00:41:56.680
 but on

00:41:56.680 --> 00:41:57.099
 the third

00:41:57.099 --> 00:41:57.400
 day

00:41:57.400 --> 00:41:57.700
 Jesus

00:41:57.700 --> 00:41:58.519
 was raised

00:41:58.519 --> 00:41:59.500
 victoriously

00:41:59.500 --> 00:41:59.940
 from the

00:41:59.940 --> 00:42:00.260
 dead

00:42:00.260 --> 00:42:02.840
 Jesus

00:42:02.840 --> 00:42:03.680
 is the

00:42:03.680 --> 00:42:04.160
 humble

00:42:04.160 --> 00:42:05.360
 messianic

00:42:05.360 --> 00:42:05.619
 king

00:42:05.619 --> 00:42:06.480
 who saves

00:42:06.480 --> 00:42:06.980
 us from

00:42:06.980 --> 00:42:07.180
 our

00:42:07.180 --> 00:42:07.579
 slavery

00:42:07.579 --> 00:42:08.119
 to sin

00:42:08.119 --> 00:42:10.880
 the

00:42:10.880 --> 00:42:11.240
 appropriate

00:42:11.240 --> 00:42:11.800
 response

00:42:11.800 --> 00:42:12.200
 for us

00:42:12.200 --> 00:42:12.480
 then

00:42:12.480 --> 00:42:13.380
 to yield

00:42:13.380 --> 00:42:13.780
 to the

00:42:13.780 --> 00:42:14.000
 humble

00:42:14.000 --> 00:42:14.340
 king

00:42:14.340 --> 00:42:16.140
 receive

00:42:16.140 --> 00:42:16.920
 freely

00:42:16.920 --> 00:42:17.579
 the gift

00:42:17.579 --> 00:42:18.400
 of salvation

00:42:18.400 --> 00:42:19.519
 to despair

00:42:19.519 --> 00:42:19.900
 of our

00:42:19.900 --> 00:42:20.420
 own efforts

00:42:20.420 --> 00:42:20.840
 to save

00:42:20.840 --> 00:42:21.360
 ourselves

00:42:21.360 --> 00:42:21.940
 and cling

00:42:21.940 --> 00:42:22.460
 to Jesus

00:42:22.460 --> 00:42:23.000
 alone

00:42:23.000 --> 00:42:23.780
 for salvation

00:42:23.780 --> 00:42:25.460
 are you

00:42:25.460 --> 00:42:26.080
 this morning

00:42:26.080 --> 00:42:26.940
 laboring

00:42:26.940 --> 00:42:28.000
 and heavy

00:42:28.000 --> 00:42:28.500
 laden

00:42:28.500 --> 00:42:29.740
 do you

00:42:29.740 --> 00:42:30.580
 seek rest

00:42:30.580 --> 00:42:31.120
 for your

00:42:31.120 --> 00:42:31.680
 souls

00:42:31.680 --> 00:42:32.460
 are you

00:42:32.460 --> 00:42:33.100
 breathing

00:42:33.100 --> 00:42:33.900
 with labored

00:42:33.900 --> 00:42:34.380
 breath

00:42:34.380 --> 00:42:34.820
 under the

00:42:34.820 --> 00:42:35.540
 heavy burden

00:42:35.540 --> 00:42:36.460
 of sin

00:42:36.460 --> 00:42:37.120
 and guilt

00:42:37.120 --> 00:42:37.560
 do you

00:42:37.560 --> 00:42:38.120
 feel

00:42:38.120 --> 00:42:39.019
 your moral

00:42:39.019 --> 00:42:39.780
 depravity

00:42:39.780 --> 00:42:40.580
 your weakness

00:42:40.580 --> 00:42:41.620
 your sinfulness

00:42:41.620 --> 00:42:42.500
 and your

00:42:42.500 --> 00:42:43.500
 desperate need

00:42:43.500 --> 00:42:44.360
 for a savior

00:42:44.360 --> 00:42:46.180
 come to

00:42:46.180 --> 00:42:46.920
 Jesus

00:42:46.920 --> 00:42:48.600
 the humble

00:42:48.600 --> 00:42:49.040
 king

00:42:49.040 --> 00:42:51.660
 he beckons

00:42:51.660 --> 00:42:51.920
 you

00:42:51.920 --> 00:42:53.920
 let's

00:42:53.920 --> 00:42:54.280
 pray

00:42:54.280 --> 00:43:03.420
 Lord

00:43:03.420 --> 00:43:03.980
 Jesus

00:43:03.980 --> 00:43:10.380
 what can

00:43:10.380 --> 00:43:10.920
 we say

00:43:10.920 --> 00:43:11.539
 to such

00:43:11.539 --> 00:43:12.119
 mercy

00:43:12.119 --> 00:43:18.159
 how can

00:43:18.159 --> 00:43:18.700
 we stop

00:43:18.700 --> 00:43:19.460
 from praising

00:43:19.460 --> 00:43:20.059
 your name

00:43:20.059 --> 00:43:23.519
 you

00:43:23.519 --> 00:43:23.820
 are the

00:43:23.820 --> 00:43:24.179
 king

00:43:24.179 --> 00:43:24.860
 of kings

00:43:24.860 --> 00:43:25.739
 the lord

00:43:25.739 --> 00:43:26.440
 of lords

00:43:26.440 --> 00:43:28.279
 and yet

00:43:28.279 --> 00:43:29.019
 you are

00:43:29.019 --> 00:43:29.679
 our

00:43:29.679 --> 00:43:30.639
 king

00:43:30.639 --> 00:43:35.759
 you came

00:43:35.759 --> 00:43:36.259
 to dwell

00:43:36.259 --> 00:43:37.000
 among us

00:43:37.000 --> 00:43:38.320
 to lift

00:43:38.320 --> 00:43:38.940
 our burdens

00:43:38.940 --> 00:43:40.739
 to save

00:43:40.739 --> 00:43:41.279
 us

00:43:41.279 --> 00:43:43.139
 God

00:43:43.139 --> 00:43:43.900
 we thank

00:43:43.900 --> 00:43:44.179
 you

00:43:44.179 --> 00:43:49.039
 we ask

00:43:49.039 --> 00:43:49.239
 that you

00:43:49.239 --> 00:43:49.659
 would help

00:43:49.659 --> 00:43:49.879
 us

00:43:49.879 --> 00:43:50.319
 to bring

00:43:50.319 --> 00:43:50.960
 our lives

00:43:50.960 --> 00:43:53.259
 more fully

00:43:53.259 --> 00:43:54.859
 in submission

00:43:54.859 --> 00:43:55.879
 to your

00:43:55.879 --> 00:43:56.399
 lordship

00:43:56.399 --> 00:43:57.799
 and your

00:43:57.799 --> 00:43:58.139
 will

00:43:58.139 --> 00:44:00.000
 for your

00:44:00.000 --> 00:44:00.440
 glory

00:44:00.440 --> 00:44:02.980
 in Jesus

00:44:02.980 --> 00:44:03.440
 name we

00:44:03.440 --> 00:44:03.699
 pray

00:44:03.699 --> 00:44:04.839
 amen