Happy Palm Sunday!
I will be doing a two-minute reflection/ meditation on one Bible verse each day this week.
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Why do Christians celebrate Palm Sunday?
The Biblical accounts are found in:
According to some sources, the first palm processional to honor this Biblical account might have taken place in the fourth century.
Basically, today Christians use palm branches to remember when Jesus entered into Jerusalem, the week he would be crucified. He was given a royal welcome, with people shouting “Hosanna!” and “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!”
In the video, I discuss the fulfillment of the prophecy in Zechariah 9:9-
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
ESV Bible, Zechariah 9:9
Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, your king is coming to you;
righteous and having salvation is he,
humble and mounted on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
Jesus had been teaching and healing people, and had amassed quite a reputation and following. He was received with hope, as people saw Him as a deliverer from their present troubles, especially the oppressive Roman rule.
Yet, Jesus would not deliver them in the way they had anticipated, and though Palm Sunday is often seen a celebratory it is also the beginning of a grim and dark week.
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