Matthew 21

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by: Debbie Galyen

04/08/2025

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“Behold, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey ...” (v5). Jesus, fulfilling prophecy, entered Jerusalem to shouts of “Hosanna!” (v9). His first act was to cleanse the temple of those using it to make money (v12). He reclaimed it as a “house of prayer” and healed the lame and blind there (v14). But the religious leaders were indignant (v15, v23). Jesus’ confident teaching about God and God’s kingdom and his insistence on healing threatened their control, and they were ready to kill him (v38). 

“Finally he sent his son to them ...” (v37). We don’t get to define or control God’s kingdom. Jesus showed us exactly what the Father is like, and our response is to receive and follow him. 

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“Behold, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey ...” (v5). Jesus, fulfilling prophecy, entered Jerusalem to shouts of “Hosanna!” (v9). His first act was to cleanse the temple of those using it to make money (v12). He reclaimed it as a “house of prayer” and healed the lame and blind there (v14). But the religious leaders were indignant (v15, v23). Jesus’ confident teaching about God and God’s kingdom and his insistence on healing threatened their control, and they were ready to kill him (v38). 

“Finally he sent his son to them ...” (v37). We don’t get to define or control God’s kingdom. Jesus showed us exactly what the Father is like, and our response is to receive and follow him. 

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