Jesus' Triumphal Entry
Comments for Study 34
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I. The Lord Needs It (28-34)
>1. Where was Jesus going? (28)
* Luke 19:28 "After Jesus had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem."
* All four gospels have Jesus' entry into Jerusalem. So this is very important.
* Jesus' final entry into Jerusalem was his official announcement to Israel that he would be their king if they would accept him as such.
* A timeline of this week is as follows.
Friday -Jesus arrives in the Jerusalem area. (John 11:54-12:1)
Saturday (Sabbath) -a day of rest; no event recorded except Luke 21:37-38.
Sunday -Jesus' triumphal entry. (Matt. 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-10; Luke 19:29-44; John 12:12-19)
Monday -Jesus curses the fig tree (Matt. 21:18-19; Mark 11:12-14). Jesus clears out the Temple. (Matt 21:12-13; Mark 11:15-18)
Tuesday -Jesus' authority questioned. (Matt. 21:23-27; Mark 11:27-33; Luke 20:18) Jesus teaches in the temple. (Matt. 21:28-22:46; Mark 12:1-44; Luke 20:9-21:4) Jesus wept over Jerusalem's leader's unbelief and rejecting him as thier King. (Matthew 23:1-39) Jesus anointed at Bethany. (Matt. 26:6-13; Mark 13:3-9; John 12:2-11)
Wednesday -another day of rest; no event recorded except Luke 21:37-38. The Jews plot to kill Jesus. (Matt. 26:14-16; Mark 14:10-11; Luke 22:3-6)
Thursday (Hebrew month Abib the 13th day) -the Passover meal begins at twilight (see below note) when Jesus and the disciples celebrate the Last Supper. (Matt. 26:17-29; Mark 14:12-25; Luke 22:7-20; John 13:1-18) Jesus comforts the disciples (John 14:1-16:33) Jesus prays at Gethsemane. (Matt. 26:26-46; Mark 14:32-42; Luke 22:40-46)
Friday (Hebrew month Abib, 14 day) -According Hebrew time Jesus is arrest and tried from night to daylight. (Matt. 26:47-27:26; Mark 14:43-15:15; Luke 22:47-23:25; John 18:2-19:16) Jesus' crucifixion at 3:00pm, and death before sunset which is the end of the Hebrew day and Passover. (Matt. 27:27-56; Mark 15:16-41; Luke 23:26-49; John 19:17-30) Jesus is buried at sunset. (Matt. 27:57-66; mark 15:42-47; Luke 23:50-56; John 19:31-42)
Saturday (Sabbath Abib 15, Seven day Feast of Unleavened Bread begins) Jesus' body is in the tomb. He appears in Sheol and accompanies the saints previously dead to heaven.
Sunday (Abib 16; day of First Fruits Sheaf Wave) Jesus' morning resurrection and appearing to the women. (Mark 16:9-11; John 20:11-18) Then he appeared to the two on the road. (Mark 16:12-13; Luke 24:13-35) Then to the ten apostles (no Thomas or Judas) in the evening. (Mark 16:14; Luke 24:36-43; John 20:19-25)
Saturday (Sabbath) -Jesus appears to Thomas and the rest of the apostles. (John 20:26-31)
A week later -Jesus talks and eats with some disciples by the Sea of Galilee. (John 21:1-25)
Fourty days since his resurrection -Jesus ascends to his Father from the Mount of Olives. (Matt. 28:15-20; Mark 18:19-20; Luke 24:44-53; Acts 1:1-11)
* Note: The Passover is linked to the 14th days of the month not the day of the week. Passover starting on Thursday at twilight is a very rare event; unusally it starts on a different day of the week. (Hebrew days start at sunset/twilight and go thru the night till the next day's sunset.) Falling on a Thursday that year made it possible for Jesus to fulfill the meaning behind the feasts associated with the Passover. His crucified was on Friday (still Passover), the Sabbath (Saturday) rest was the Feast of Unleavened Bread (always on the first Sabbath after Passover), and Sunday was the third day since his death, the day of the First Fruit Sheaf Wave, and the day that Jesus rose from the dead. All three feasts were thus fulfilled by Jesus.
* "he went on ahead" -Jesus lead the way.
* "Jerusalem" -Jerusalem from antiquity has been occupied by people. Jerusalem's original name was Salem. Genesis chapter 14 states that Melchizedek, the high priest of the Lord, was from Salem. Abraham gave him a tenth of his possesions and Melchizedek blessed Abraham. Later, Abraham was told to offer Isaac on Mount Moriah, where David would eventually build the temple.
>What had Jesus been saying as he approached Jerusalem? (9:22, 44, 17:22, 18:31-33)
* Luke 9:22 "And he said, "The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life."
* Luke 9:44 "Listen carefully to what I am about to tell you: The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men."
* Luke 17:22 "Then he said to his disciples, "The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it."
* Luke 18:31-33 "Jesus took the Twelve aside and told them, "We are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled. He will be handed over to the Gentiles. They will mock him, insult him, spit on him, flog him and kill him. On the third day he will rise again."
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>2. What did Jesus do to prepare to enter the city? (29-31)
* Luke 19:29-31 "As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, "Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' tell him, 'The Lord needs it.'"
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>Why? (Zech. 9:8)
* Zechariah 9:9 "Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey."
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>Was Jesus notification to Jerusalem he was their king sincere?
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>3. Why might the command he gave his disciples be difficult for them to obey?
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>How did they respond? (32-34)
* Luke 19:32-34 "Those who were sent ahead went and found it just as he had told them. As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, "Why are you untying the colt?" They replied, "The Lord needs it."
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>What do the words, "the Lord needs it", suggest about Jesus?
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II. Blessed is the King! (35-44)
>4. What is the significance of people's spreading their cloaks on the road before Jesus?
* Luke 19:35-36 "They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. As he went along, people spread their cloaks on the road."
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>5. As they went down the Mount of Olives, why did the crowd shout so joyfully?
* Luke 19:37 "When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen:"
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>What did they shout?
* Luke 19:38 "Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!" "Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!"
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>6. How did the Pharisees respond to the shouts of the crowd?
* Luke 19:39 "Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples!"
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>What did Jesus mean by his statement in verse 40?
* Luke 19:40 "I tell you," he replied, "if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out."
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>7. Why did Jesus weep over Jerusalem?
* Luke 19:41-44 "As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it 42and said, 'If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace but now it is hidden from your eyes. The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side. They will dash you to the ground, you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of God's coming to you.'"
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>8. What was hidden from her eyes?
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III. King Jesus Who Judges (45-48)
>9. Where did Jesus go and what did he do after entering Jerusalem?
* Luke 19:45 "When Jesus entered the temple courts, he began to drive out those who were selling."
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>Why was he so angry?
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>What does this event teach us about Jesus?
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>10. Why did the Jewish leaders try to kill Jesus?
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