Introduction
This passage marks the beginning of the week that has traditionally been known as Holy Week or Passion Week.
I. Some Textual Comments
A. Jesus had walked all the way from Galilee, 2.
B. Matthew, the one writing to show that Jesus is the Messiah according to the prophecies of the OT, quotes Zech. 9:9, 5.
C. Jesus is surrounded by people as he rode down the road that led from the summit of the Mount of Olives to the bottom of the Kidron Valley and then up again to the city gate, 8.
D. The city was stirred up by the commotion and people were asking what it was all about, 10-11.
II. Two Important Things the Triumphal Entry Communicates
A. It was first a public declaration of his Messiahship.
B. It was also a declaration that Jesus was not the Messiah that the people were expecting.
C. The blood that would redeem God's people from their sins was about to be shed.
III. The King of Glory
A. It is absolutely important to know that Jesus Christ is the King of kings.
B. He is more than a king – he is the prophet-king.
C. To weep over the people is make public his conviction that they were sinners who had offended God.
D. Our King comes to us not upon a great steed breathing fire, but upon a cross of agony.
E. He comes not to impress us with his power but to love us at great cost to himself.
IV. The Reality of the Triumphal Entry
A. This is absolutely history!
B. This is history filled with theological meaning.
Conclusion
The promise of the Gospel is that if one comes to Jesus Christ and confesses this King as Lord and Savior, he will receive forgiveness, peace with God, and eternal life.
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