Friday November 13th, 2020
Memorize: Zechariah 9:9
« Rejoice, people of Jerusalem. Shout for joy, people of Jerusalem. Look, your king is coming to you! He is the good king who won the victory, but He is humble. He is riding on a donkey, on a young donkey born from a work animal. »
Read: Matthew 21:6-17; John 12:12-15
The disciples brought a donkey and its colt to Jesus as He had asked them to. As Jesus rode on the donkey, a large crowd spread their coats to carpet the road; others cut palm branches from nearby trees and spread them on the road.
Some walked ahead of Jesus and some walked behind Him. They all shouted, “Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.”
When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in chaos. Some people asked, “Who is this?”
“This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth,” the crowd answered.
Then Jesus went to the Temple and chased out the people doing business there, saying, “My Temple will be called a house of prayer, but you have turned it into a den of thieves.” Then He healed the sick; and all the children shouted, “Hosanna to the Son of David!”
What does ‘hosanna’ mean?
A large crowd had gathered for the Passover feast. Jerusalem (called the city of David) was buzzing with activity as people from all over the country came for the yearly celebration.
By this time, many people had either met Jesus or heard of Him.
When they saw Jesus riding into the city, they started shouting “Hosanna!” meaning ‘save us.’
The Romans, who had conquered the country, were making life difficult for the Jewish people. Jesus had shown His power by doing many amazing miracles, and some thought that He was the One who would set them free from the Romans. They did not realize that Jesus had come to earth for a greater purpose than to save them from the Romans: it was to save the whole world (John 3:16).
That is why we can also sing (or shout) “Hosanna in the Highest” to Jesus, because He is the One who saves us and sets us free from our enemy, the devil.
Study questions
1 – In today’s memory verse, who are we referring to?
2 – Compose a prayer in which you are worshiping God.
Author: Dave Strehler
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