With Jesus entering Jerusalem, we finally leave the long road of chapter ten. Whereas Jesus was determined to move forward before despite all that would happen to Him (10:32–34), now He delays outside the Holy City. He knows that certain preparations must be made to fulfill His mission. Notice what the Lord knows. We’ve already seen His foresight of His coming rejection and crucifixion in the previous chapter. Here, we see more foresight—He knows that a specific kind of donkey is tied in the next town, and He also knows the that the disciples can borrow it without trouble. There can be no doubt that He also knows Who He is—He allows them to lay down their coats and branches ahead of Him, giving Him a royal welcome and applying the Hosanna chorus to Him from Psalm 118:25–26. After all, that’s why He awaited the donkey outside Jerusalem—He was fulfilling Zechariah 9:9. We also notice in this last verse that He looks around the temple in ...
