04/06/20 Passion Week #1—Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem: Matthew 21:9 (CSB) Then the crowds who went ahead of Him and those who followed shouted: Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven! (see Isaiah 62:11; Zechariah 9:9; Psalm 118:25-26, etc.) 

As Jesus approached Jerusalem, several OT prophecies about the promised Messiah are fulfilled in just a few hours. In those days after a great military victory, it was common for the conquering king to ride into the defeated capital on a donkey as a gesture of celebration and peace. Messianic fever and expectation among the Jews had never been higher. “Hosanna” was a transliteration of the Hebrew for “Save (us) now!” The crowds were crying out for God to send His Messiah to save them from cruel Roman oppression. All were hoping and some were cheering that Jesus was, indeed, the Messiah, the Christ.

In the midst of our suffering under the cruel suffering and oppression of Covid-19, let’s call on and cry out to God, “Lord, save us now!”