Tag: Triumphal Entry

  • The Triumph of Christ

    The Triumph of Christ

    To introduce Holy Week, Matthew made sure we saw Jesus’s loving compassion. Just like he saw and condescended to to two blind beggars (cf. 20:29-34), he condescended to all humanity in order to give Himself as a ransom for many (cf. 20:28). It turns out that Jesus’s interaction with the blind men was a picture…

  • Holy Week Timeline: According to Matthew’s Gospel

    Holy Week Timeline: According to Matthew’s Gospel

    Holy Week at a Glance Sunday (21:1-17) Triumphal Entry Into JerusalemCleansing of the TempleJesus and His disciples spent the night in  Bethany. Start in 28:1 (Sunday) and trace the days of the week back.28:17 Monday (21:18-23:39) Jesus curses a fig tree.Jesus’s authority is questioned.Jesus tells parables and answers accusations.Jesus exposes the religious leaders in Jerusalem…

  • The Triumphant Entry

    On this day around two-thousand years ago, my Savior led a parade of people into the city of Jerusalem. Whereas the Roman tradition called for dominant soldiers to follow their emperor into each city on glorious horseback, Jesus Christ entered on the back of a dirty mule. Less than spectacular in sight and notion, but…