Steven A. Bush - April 13, 2025
Crowds Cheering, Branches Waving, Jesus Weeping
On the very first Palm Sunday as Jesus rode a donkey into Jerusalem, we read the following account from Luke 19:37-38: "As He was drawing near—already on the way down the Mount of Olives--the whole multitude of His disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen, saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” (ESV) But as we read further, we learn that as the crowds were cheering, waving palm branches, carpeting the road with their cloaks, and shouting Messianic prophecies from Scripture, Jesus began weeping. So what might have been have behind our Lord's fountain of tears on the triumphal day?
Scripture References: Luke 19:28-44, Isaiah 55:6, Galatians 4:4-6, Romans 5:6-8, Ephesians 1:7-10, 2 Corinthians 6:1-2