Jesus Entering Jerusalem

Luke 19:35-40 They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. As he went along, people spread their cloaks on the road. When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen: "Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!" "Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!" Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples!" "I tell you," he replied, "if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out."

Keywords: Mount of Olives, Miracles, and Pharisees

Mount of Olives is described as a two-and-a-half-mile-long mountain ridge that towers over the eastern side of Jerusalem. It rises two hundred feet above the Temple Mount across the Kidron Valley. It is covered in olive trees.[1]

Miracles are events that unmistakably involve an immediate and powerful action of God designed to reveal His character or purposes.[2]

The Pharisees are one of three groups of the Sanhedrin in place to uphold the law.[3] They were part of the oral traditions maintaining a belief in predestination, angels, and spirits.[4]

As a sign of respect for the coming king, the crowd began to throw their clocks on the ground. In response to the Pharisees, Jesus answers by quoting Habakkuk 2:11.

"11 The stones of the wall will cry out, and the beams of the woodwork will echo it."

The praising of his arrival was necessary. It was fulfilling the prophecy found in Isaiah and Psalm 118. Over a three-year period, individuals have heard about Jesus and His miracles, but not many individuals had the pleasure of seeing Jesus. Finally, they see Jesus as he proclaims the proper place as Messiah and King.

Bibliography

Byrd, Robert O. “Olives, Mount of.” In Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1190. Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2015.

Martin, John A. “Luke.” In The Bible Knowledge Commentary: New Testament, edited by John F. Walvoord and Roy B. Zuck, 199-265. Colorado Springs, CO: David C Cook, 1984.

McNeal, T. R. “Miracles, Signs, Wonders.” In Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1110-1111. Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2015.

“Pharisee,” in Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1259. Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2015.

Scott, Jr., J. Julius. Jewish Background of the New Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 1995.

[1] Robert O. Byrd, “Olives, Mount of,” in Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary, (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2015), 1190. [2] T. R. McNeal, “Miracles, Signs, Wonders,” in Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary, (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2015), 1110-1111. [3] “Pharisees”, in Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary, (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2015), 1259. [4] J. Julius Scott, Jr. Jewish Background of the New Testament (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 1995), 205.