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Luke 19:29-44: Why Did Jesus Ride a Donkey? The Hidden Meaning of Palm Sunday

Two key themes in this passage are the arrival of Yeshua into Yerushalayim on a donkey and the responsive public cry, “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.” That blessed One came as the Lamb of God, yet Israel’s “shepherds” ignored Him, searching for the prophesied Lion of Yehudah. When the Lamb of God returns as the Lion of Yehudah, no one will be able to ignore Him.

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Parallel of Solomon and Yeshua entries to Yerushalayim (1st Kings 1)

Solomon’s assent to kingship mimics the triumphant entry of Yeshua haMashiakh (Jesus the Christ) into Yerushalayim (Jerusalem).

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2nd Samuel 24 part 1: David’s census mistake leads to purchase of Temple Mount

The Torah says that a census can not count people, only the coins they give. David knew this, and Yoab (Joab) did too. Why did David proceed after Yoab calls him out on this? What does it have to do with the strange land purchase in Yerushalayim (Jerusalem)?

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2nd Samuel 6 — David brings the Ark to Yerushalayim

David moves the Ark of the Testimony to Yerushalayim. Along the way, a priest is killed when he tries to “help” God in keeping the Ark from falling from a cart.

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2nd Samuel 5:11-6:11 — David establishes his reign in Yerushalayim

David begins to establish himself in Yerushalayim (Jerusalem). He builds a home and continues to establish his household. The Philistines find out about David’s promotion and attacks him but God helps David prevail against his enemies. After David pushes the Philistines back to their historic borders, David starts to bring the Ark of the Testimony from its place of exile back to Yerushalayim but the endeavor runs into trouble and the Ark’s trip to Yerushalayim stalls.

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2nd Samuel 4:1-5:10 — David becomes king over all Israel, considers the conquest of Jerusalem

David finally brings all the tribes of Israel under one ruler and starts considering Yerushalayim as the center for the nation.

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Acts 21:27-22:29 — Paul’s defense causes a riot

Paul had been attacked by those in the temple who thought he had brought uncircumcised believers from the nations inside while he was bringing four Nazarite vow-takers into the temple at the end of their time. The Roman commander in Yerushalayim pulled Paul out of the melee, and Paul received permission to address the crowd. The gathering quietly listened to his talk until he mention that the “Righteous One,” i.e. Messiah, had sent Paul to give the good news of God to the nations.