We can be sure that the disciples considered the week anything but holy - that is, until the following Sunday. Of course, having the benefit of knowing the outcome, we indeed recognize the events for what they were - but to his disciples at the time, these days must have been increasingly disturbing, ultimately culminating in his death. It provides a prelude to many sad events leading up to the death and resurrection of Christ Jesus. The triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem is remembered and celebrated on Palm Sunday. The last Monday leading up to Easter, or Resurrection Sunday.
The second day of what we now call Holy Week.
They yelled out, “Hosanna to the son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!” ( Matthew 21:6-9) “Blessed is the king of Israel!” ( John 12:13).ĭownload our FREE Holy Week Prayer Guide to lead you in praying each day of Holy Week. Many others grabbed branches of trees - assumed to be branches of palms - to place on the royal pathway. Many people celebrated the King's coming into Jerusalem, throwing their own cloaks on the ground. But they were indeed not alone in their celebration. They were the first to throw their cloaks on the donkey and the ground in front of Jesus. Their hearts must have been overflowing with expectation. Peter had declared him to be “…the Messiah, the Son of the Living God” ( Matthew 16:16). They had witnessed all of the miracles, but more importantly, they had been with him virtually every hour of every day. The disciples followed this man Jesus for three years. Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey ( Zechariah 9:9).
All of this is in fulfillment of the prophecy found in the Book of Zechariah: He had ridden in on the foal, the colt, of a donkey that no one had ever ridden. Can you imagine how the disciples felt on the Monday after Palm Sunday (referred to as Holy Monday)? Just the day before, Jesus had made his grand entrance into Jerusalem.
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