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Triumphal Entry on a Donkey

Triumphal Entry on a Donkey

Details

Category
Messianic
Status
fulfilled

The Prophecy

Thy King cometh unto thee, lowly and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

Source

Zechariah 9:9

R9ejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

Fulfillment

Jesus entered Jerusalem riding on a donkey while crowds shouted Hosanna.

Fulfilled In

Matthew 21:4-9

A4ll this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,

5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass. 6 And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them, 7 And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon. 8 And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way. 9 And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.

Prophecy Journey

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Prophecy Given Zechariah 9:9
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Referenced John 12
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Fulfilled Matthew 21:4-9

Did You Know?

1

Zechariah specified a donkey. Kings rode horses for war but donkeys for peace.

2

Jesus entered Jerusalem on the exact day predicted by Daniel's 70 weeks prophecy.

3

The crowd's shout 'Hosanna' means 'Save us now'. They expected immediate political deliverance.