Theme for Palm Sunday: The Coming King by Pastor John Buba Wakawa – John 12: 20

Zechariah 9: 9

To the fulfillment of Scripture Jesus had to come, we see Zechariah speaking of the King coming on a donkey. The key concept Pastor John B. emphasis was from the text:

John 12: 13

They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting,

“Hosanna!^[a]”

“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”^[b]

“Blessed is the king of Israel!”

and

John 12: 14 – 15 which reflects Prophet Zechariahs words in Zechariah 9:9

14 Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, as it is written:

¹⁵ “Do not be afraid, Daughter Zion.
    see, your king is coming,
    seated on a donkey’s colt.”

He talks about the significance of the palm branches: which indicates the sign of victory, mostly people from Jerusalem and Palestine used the Palm branch to indicate the sign of victory when a soldier wins a battle or when a great visitor comes as a sign of acceptance.

This according to him was used to stir up the messianic hope that the king had arrived. HOSANNA, he highlights means please save us!

At the time it was said Blessed is he that comes in the name of Yahweh, because they were looking for someone to save them from the Babylonians. The Donkey, he says was not an animal that denotes power; it was mostly used to carry heavy load / burden, so it had to meek and lowly (humble and a peaceful animal). Even Balam, who was beating the donkey, the donkey didn’t harm Balaam; if it was a horse, it would have pushed him off and ran. So, the donkey is a peaceful and meek animal; used to carry heavy load/ burdens over a long distance.

When Yeshua first came, he rode on a donkey, upon his return he will ride on a white horse to bring peace in the world as the man of war a soldier not as a great visitor who goes to check on his vineyards.

The word colt is a donkey that has never been used (a sort of virgin donkey). Daughter Zion or in some version Daughter of Zion signifies Jerusalem personified used in a poetical form (indirect expression for poems). Jesus came on a donkey to save us humbly and peacefully from the grip of sin and darkness. He came as a triumphant entry of Yeshua into our hearts. He came to reposition humanity, reposition our hearts towards the father not to dislodge the romans. He is the savior of the world, King of the world, and not just the King of Israel.

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Prayer

Open your heart to Yeshua and ask him to reposition your heart back to him. Set me free and liberate me from the curse of sins.