Read John 12:12-19
v13 What does the crowd think of Jesus?
What does the crowd call Jesus?
What do they expect of him? What does "Hosanna" mean?
Read Psalm 118:1-29
Psalm 118 was part of the
worship service during the Passover.
Ps 113-114 was sung before the Passover meal (e.g. Last Supper) and Ps
115-118 afterwards.
What is Psalm 118 about? In the second half, where are people going? Who is leading them?
What are the similarities with the events of John 12:13?
Who or what is the rejected
"cornerstone" in Ps 118? In Jesus' parable of Mark 12:9-12?
How is Jesus a representative of God's people?
Read Zechariah 9:9-10
This is a prophesy given c. 500BC. How was it fulfilled in John 12:14-15?
Why does the King ride a donkey?
What is King Jesus like?
Read Zechariah 9:14-16. How will peace come?
Compare with Rev. 19:11-16. Who is the warrior on the white horse?
Rev 21:22-27. What sort of things are meant by "salvation"?
The meaning of the Triumphal Entry
v16 What part did the disciples understand?
v18 What part did the crowd understand?
v19 What did the Pharisees think of these events?
v16 From the references to Ps 118 and Zechariah 9, what part did the disciples not understand?
From v20, 21, what else do we
know that they didn't? Is salvation limited to national Israel?
Mark 11:15-17 records Jesus next action: restoring the "Court of the
Gentiles" as a place of worship..
Who is Jesus?
From today's study, what is the
salvation Jesus' followers hope for?
What are the consequences for how we live?
Does God keep his promises?
Do we always understand what
God is doing?
Can you think of an example where the meaning of an experience only came
afterward?
How should we think of the experiences God allows us to have?