FROM PALM SUNDAY TO EASTER (Part 2)
SUNDAY —The Triumphal Entry
Matt. 21:1–11; Mark 11:1–11; Luke 19:28–44; John 12:12–19
On the first day of the week Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey, fulfilling an ancient prophecy (Zech. 9:9). The crowd welcomed him with “Hosanna” and the words of Psalm 118:25–26, thus ascribing to him a messianic title as the agent of the Lord, the coming King of Israel. The Roman road climbed steeply to the crest of the Mount of Olives, affording a spectacular view of the Desert of Judea to the east and Jerusalem across the Kidron Valley to the west.
MONDAY —Clearing of the Temple
Matt. 21:10–17; Mark 11:15–18; Luke 19:45–48
The next day he returned to the temple and found the court of the Gentiles full of traders and money changers making large profits as they gave out Jewish coins in exchange for “pagan” money. Jesus drove them out and overturned their tables.
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