Theological Term of the Week
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 7:33PM
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triumphal entry
Jesus’s entry into Jerusalem riding on a colt prior to his crucifixion, when crowds welcomed him waving palm branches and shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord … . ”1

  • From ESV Study Bible:
  • Jesus’ triumphal entry, with people waving palm branches to greet him, is celebrated in Christian tradition as “Palm Sunday.” His riding into Jerusalem mounted on a donkey fulfills OT Scripture (Zech. 9:9; see also Ps. 118:25–26). The waving of palm branches, which symbolically conveyed the notion of victory over one’s enemy, probably indicates that the people (mistakenly) thought that Jesus would then and there bring national deliverance from Israel’s political enemies, the Romans. Yet Jesus’ popular acclaim would not last; within a mere five days, the shouts of praise would turn to angry calls for his crucifixion.

Learn more:

  1. The Bible: Matthew 21:1-12, Mark 11:1-11, Luke 19:28-40, John 12:12-19
  2. GotQuestions.org: What is the significance of the triumphal entry?
  3. Holman Bible Dictionary: Triumphal Entry
  4. Ligonier Ministries: The Triumphal Entry
  5. S. Lewis Johnson: The Triumphal Entry
  6. Dr. Steven J. Lawson: The Triumphal Entry (audio)

Related term:

1John 12:13 (ESV)

Filed under Person and Work of Christ

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