Jesus’ Triumphant Entry

 Meditations of the Gospel of Mark

 September 22, 2020

Jesus’ Triumphant Entry

 As Jesus and his disciples approached Jerusalem, they came to the towns of Bethphage and Bethany on the Mount of Olives.

Mark 11:1

Read: Mark 11:1-11

 On our visit to Israel, we approached Jerusalem from Caesarea on the Mediterranean coast. As we saw the Holy City for the first time, our whole bus joined in singing The Holy City hymn.

 "Jerusalem, Jerusalem!

Lift up your gates and sing,

Hosanna in the highest.

Hosanna to your King!"

 Jesus and his disciples approached Jerusalem from the opposite direction. They came from Jericho. While only a distance of fifteen miles, they traversed through rugged desert and ascended from eight hundred feet below sea level in Jericho to almost three thousand feet above sea level on the Temple Mount. Even so, their entrance to the Holy City was just as exhilarating as they beheld the trees and blossoms and the extraordinary beauty of Jerusalem and the Temple.

When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the people laid branches in his path and shouted Hosanna. Only one conclusion can be drawn: the people were proclaiming Jesus as their Messiah, King. However, as we will see in the next few days, Jesus, the Messiah, has an altogether different agenda than the popular notions of the people.

My Takeaway: Whenever I read of Jesus’ triumphant entry, I remember that the people who so enthusiastically shouted Hosanna would soon abandon Jesus. Like those people, I want Jesus to come and love me, and provide for me, and to bless me and my people. The triumphant entry reminds me to “Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and (God) will give you everything you need.” (Matthew 6:33)

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

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