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07/07/2025
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“Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” (v9). Mark reports that when Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey and people celebrated his kingly arrival, he immediately “went into the temple” (v11) and “looked around at everything”. As the faithful Son of the Father, he knew the temple had been corrupted. On the following day, he drove out everyone making money from temple activities and reclaimed the temple’s true purpose: “A house of prayer for all nations” (v17).
“Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David” (v10). God’s future good kingdom broke into our world with Jesus, the King of all who receive him. He wants to cleanse us, reclaim us, and return us to our true purpose.