The Word & Thoughts:Palm Sunday Chronologically: a parallel review of scripture NIRV
- Explain the use of the Chronological Bible
- Pivotal shift—moving from ministry to the people to the final instructions to the Apostles
- Palm Sunday is the visible fulfillment of the prophecy in Zechariah 9:9 given 600 years earlier
John 12:9-11(audience—New Christians and searching non-Christians)
9 Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews found out that Jesus was there, so they came. But they did not come only because of Jesus. They also came to see Lazarus. After all, Jesus had raised him from the dead.
10 So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus too. 11 Because of Lazarus, many of the Jews were starting to follow Jesus. They were putting their faith in him.
Matthew 21:8-11(audience—the Jews)
8 A very large crowd spread their coats on the road. Others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 Some of the people went ahead of him, and some followed. They all shouted,
“Hosanna to the Son of David!” (definition of Hosanna: Save now!)
“Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!”
“Hosanna in the highest heaven!”
10 When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred up. The people asked, “Who is this?”
11 The crowds answered, “This is Jesus. He is the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”
Mark 11:11(audience—the Christians in Rome, where this gospel was written)
11 Jesus entered Jerusalem and went to the temple. He looked around at everything. But it was already late. So he went out to Bethany with the Twelve. (Bethany is about 3 miles from Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives is between the two areas.)
Luke 19:36-37, 39-40(audience—Theophilius, which means one who loves God, the Gentiles, and people everywhere)
36 As he went along, people spread their coats on the road.
37 Jesus came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives. There the whole crowd of disciples began to praise God with joy. In loud voices they praised him for all the miracles they had seen. . . .
39 Some of the Pharisees in the crowd spoke to Jesus. “Teacher,” they said, “tell your disciples to stop!”
40 “I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.”
John 12:16-19
16 At first, Jesus’ disciples did not understand all this. They realized it only after he had received glory (the Resurrection). Then they realized that these things had been written about him. They realized that the people had done these things to him.
17 A crowd had been with Jesus when he called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead. So they continued to tell everyone about what had happened. 18 Many people went out to meet him. They had heard that he had done this miraculous sign.
19 So the Pharisees said to one another, “This isn’t getting us anywhere. Look how the whole world is following him!”
Closing Prayer: (from the Book of Worship, no. 514))
Let us remember Jesus:
Who was mighty in deed, healing the sick, and the disordered,
using for others the powers he would not invoke for himself.
Who refused to force people’s allegiance.
Who was Master and Lord to his disciples,
yet was among them as their companion and as one who served.
Whose desire was to do the will of God who sent him.
Response: O Christ, our only Savior, so come to dwell in us that we may go
forth with the light of your hope in our eyes, and with your faith and love
in our hearts. — Amen
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