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PALM SUNDAY - "Don't Miss The King"
Pastor Nathan Deisem - Fathom Church
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Matthew 21:1–11, Mark 11:1–11, Luke 19:28–44, and John 12:12–19

• INTRODUCTION: Today is what we call “Palm Sunday”
o “THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY”
o The Jews knew the Bible, and people in the crowd would remembered the words of Zechariah and recognized what Jesus was doing.
o The Son of David: Some of them may have even remembered that when Solomon became Israel's king, he was presented on the donkey of his father David (1 Kings 1:38-39).
o Palm branches were an ancient symbol of victory. During the Maccabean revolt, the Jews minted coins with the image of a palm, emblematic of their victory over the Greeks.
o Spreading their cloaks before him. This was the ancient custom; people threw down their garments to make a carpet for the royal procession.
o The word "Hosanna!" is not so much a word of praise as it is a prayer. Originally, it comes from Psalm 118, where it is a cry for help: "Save us, we pray, O Lord!" (Psalm 118:25a,26a). Later it became an invocation of blessing and an acclamation of praise. But its most basic meaning is "Save us!" or "Save now!" Therefore, by waving their palms and shouting "Hosanna to the Son of David!" the people were crying out for salvation from their victorious king.

Matthew 21:1-9
“1 Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them at once.”

[Luke 19:33-34 “33And as they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?” 34 And they said, “The Lord has need of it.”]

Matthew 21:1-9 Cont...
4 This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, [ Zechariah 9:9 ] saying,
5 “Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your king is coming to you,
humble, and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.’”
6 The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt and put on them their cloaks, and he sat on them. 8 Most of the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”

Luke 19:41-44
“41 As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it 42 and said, “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes. 43 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. 44 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.”

Romans 6:23
“23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”