GOLDEN STARS MONTESSORI ACADEMYDear students, imagine a great king coming to visit your town. How would people react? Would they roll out a red carpet, sing songs, and cheer loudly? This is exactly what happened when Jesus, our Lord and Saviour, made His final journey into the city of Jerusalem, just a few days before His crucifixion. This special event is called "The Triumphal Entry," and it is recorded in three of the four Gospels: Matthew, Mark, and Luke. It was a moment filled with excitement, praise, and deep meaning, showing the world who Jesus truly was – a King, but a very unique one.
This event is not just a story from the past; it teaches us important lessons about humility, obedience, praise, and recognizing God's plan for our lives. Let's explore this significant moment in Jesus' life in detail.
The Triumphal Entry is a powerful story that shows Jesus' divine knowledge, His humility, and the people's recognition of Him as the Messiah, the promised King. When Jesus had finished his ministry in Galilee, he decided to go to Jerusalem. The purpose of was to carry the gospel message to the religious capital of the Jews. Jesus and his disciples traveled through Samaria and entered Jerico from there, they came to Bephage, a village near Jerusalem to bring a colt of an ass [ a young donkey] which have not been driven by anyone. If they were challenged,they were to say that they lord wanted to use it and would return it. The disciples found the colt of an ass and brought it to Jesus. The disciples and other people who had gathered, threw their garments on the colt to make a comfortable seat for Jesus who afterwards sat on it. The people formed a procession and began to move slowly towards Jerusalem. The people paid homage to Jesus by spreading their Garment and palm fronds for Jesus to ride over with the colt. According to matthew, Jesus riding on the colt of an ass into Jerusalem fulfilled the prophecy of Zechariah 9:9. The people, gathered in Jerusalem to celebrate the passover, were delighted at the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. The word "HOSONNA originally meant "save" or "help" but later it came to mean "praise to the messiah, Jesus christ". They were very happy and excited that the messiah and savior had come and so they praised and gave God. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TRIUMPHANT ENTRY 1. Christians everywhere in the world celebrate the triumphant entry of christ into Jerusalem as " palm sunday". 2. This great event is to show the devil is "messiah of peace" who had come to bring peace into the world. he had not come as warrior.