Hosanna
Palm.Sunday
March 24, 2024

The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, 13 took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out:
“Hosanna!
‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’
The King of Israel!”
14 Then Jesus, when He had found a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written:
15 “Fear not, daughter of Zion;
Behold, your King is coming,
Sitting on a donkey’s colt.”
16 His disciples did not understand these things at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about Him and that they had done these things to Him.
John 12:12-16


Now when they drew near Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Loose them and bring them to Me. 3 And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord has need of them,’ and immediately he will send them.”
4 All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying:
5 “Tell the daughter of Zion,
‘Behold, your King is coming to you,
Lowly, and sitting on a donkey,
A colt, the foal of a donkey.’ ”
6 So the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt, laid their clothes on them, and set Him on them. 8 And a very great multitude spread their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying:
“Hosanna to the Son of David!
‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’
Hosanna in the highest!”
10 And when He had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, “Who is this?”
11 So the multitudes said, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee.”
Matthew 21:1-11


Now when they drew near Jerusalem, to [a]Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples; 2 and He said to them, “Go into the village opposite you; and as soon as you have entered it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has sat. Loose it and bring it. 3 And if anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord has need of it,’ and immediately he will send it here.”
4 So they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door outside on the street, and they loosed it. 5 But some of those who stood there said to them, “What are you doing, loosing the colt?”
6 And they spoke to them just as Jesus had commanded. So they let them go. 7 Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their clothes on it, and He sat on it. 8 And many spread their clothes on the road, and others cut down leafy branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 Then those who went before and those who followed cried out, saying:
“Hosanna!
‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’
10 Blessed is the kingdom of our father David
That comes in the name of the Lord!
Hosanna in the highest!”
Mark 11:1-10

The Meaning

  1. The word, Hosanna, comes from the Hebrew words yasha, meaning deliver or

    and anna, meaning , beg or beseech.

  2. The only place the Hosanna appears in the New Testament are in the gospel accounts of the Triumphal

    .

  3. Psalm 118 is recited at the

    of Tabernacles as part of the Great Hallel.


Additional references:
Matthew 21:14-16, Psalm 118:22-29


The Message

  1. The crowd’s use of the word Hosanna indicates that they recognized Jesus as the

    .

  2. It was prophesied that the Messiah would be a descendant or Son of

    .

  3. Many look to Christ to change our

    but He came to change our hearts.


Additional references:
Psalm 118:25-27, Luke 2:10-11, Mark 11:10, Isaiah 11:1, Jeremiah 23:5-6, Luke 1:30-33, Matthew 5:38-45, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Romans 3:23 & 10, Romans 6:23


The Method

  1. The Jews expected the Messiah to ride in on the white stallion of a king. Instead He rode in on a young

    .

  2. Jesus saved humanity by

    for our sins.

  3. Jesus will save me if I

    with my mouth and with my heart.


Additional references:
Romans 5:6-9, 1 Corinthians 1:18, Romans 10:9-10, Romans 6:4