In the previous post, Jesus went to Bethany and a dinner was held for him with Martha serving. Lazarus, whom Jesus had raised from the grave, was in attendance.
V12-13 The next day many people who had been to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem and so they "took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord." These were the same people who had been witnesses of Jesus calling Lazarus from the grave.
The same people who were now praising Jesus were the ones to condemn him a few days later. They referred to him as King of Israel which angered the Pharisees.
V14-19 "And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written, Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt. These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him. The people therefore that were with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record. For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle. The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, 'perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.'"
In the other gospels, Jesus sends his disciples to find and bring back to him a colt which had never been ridden. Jesus sent them directly to where the colt was. This was in fulfillment of scripture (Zechariah 9:9). All was proceeding as it must. The Pharisees unknowingly prophesied when they said "behold the world is gone after him", Jew or Gentile, bond or free, male or female, those who believe are in Christ Jesus.
In the next post, Jesus tells his disciples that his hour has come.
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