Consider again how the temple had become a religious marketplace that the puppet leaders of the Jews who were supported by Rome profited from; is there a similar way that some houses of worship today, that are supposed to be the temple of God (1Co 3:16), have also become religious marketplaces that puppet leaders of…
What does Matthew record as the very first thing Jesus did after being hailed as king and welcomed by the multitude into the city? See Mat 21:12. What was the significance of this act in light of His triumphal entry into the city to the acclaim of the people as they celebrated with the branches…
Are we to suppose that this multitude who went out to welcome Jesus as He made His entrance into Jerusalem was composed of the political and religious leaders of the day? See Joh 11:47-48,57. What is the significance of Psa 118:22 in this context that would not be lost upon the lowly “rabble” among the…
What does Matthew record that the people were crying out as Jesus made His entrance into Jerusalem on the colt of the donkey? See Mat 21:9. What does hosanna mean, and what is its significance? Note: Hosanna is a transliteration of the Hebrew hoshiah na from Psalm 118:25-26 that means literally save now, I/we beseech…
What did the disciples do to the young donkey before Jesus road it into Jerusalem? See Mar 11:7, Luk 19:35. What does Matthew add in his description that includes the mother of the colt? See Mat 21:7. Notice the wording there is literally, “He sat on them”; does them refer to the donkeys, or to…
As we have seen, Jesus made His entrance into Jerusalem at His first coming upon the colt of a donkey, a lowly beast of burden, as an indication of the nature of the kingdom He came to establish and the deliverance His kingdom would provide to the meek and poor and afflicted. How does Scripture…
As we have seen as Christ made His triumphal entry into Jerusalem, Mark and Luke make clear that it was upon the colt of a donkey that He rode. What additional detail do they add about the colt? See Mar 11:2, Luk 19:30. What does the fact that the colt was still with its mother…
Recall that Matthew records in 19:1 that Jesus departed from Galilee and came into the “region of Judea beyond the Jordan” where He ministered for some time and discoursed with the Pharisees about divorce (Mat 19:3-12). It was as He was setting out from there on His journey (Mar 10:17) to Jerusalem (Mar 10:32) for…
What did Bartimaeus answer Jesus that he wanted Him to do for him? See Mar 10:51, Luk 18:41. What does the fact that he wanted to regain his sight (Greek anablepo, lit. to see again.) indicate about his having been able to see at one time? How is that like those who once walked in…
After the blind men were brought to Jesus, what did He ask them? See Mat 20:32. What is the significance that He asked them this question? I.e., wasn’t it obvious what they wanted? Think: In what way does people’s faith in Jesus determine what they ask from Him? As beggars, might they have but asked…