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Acts 1:18 "Now this man purchased a field with the wages of iniquity, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his entrails gushed out." Acts 1:18"

Day 243 – Mark 11

“Now this man purchased a field with the wages of iniquity, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his entrails gushed out.” Acts 1:18

THE CRY OF “HOSANNA”

All four Gospels noted this event of Jesus riding into Jerusalem on the colt of a donkey. All of the Gospels also recorded the cry of “Hosanna” (Cf. Matthew 21:9; Luke 19:38; John 12:13).

REFERENCE TO THE DAVIDIC KINGDOM

Mark especially noted the cry of ‘Hosanna’ and had this additional sentence.

“Blessed is the kingdom of our father David
That comes in the name of the Lord!
Hosanna in the highest!”
MARK 11:10

The following may be said concerning the “kingdom of David”. These were popularly-held beliefs among many in Israel.

1. Restoration of the physical Davidic Kingdom

Of all the kings that ruled Israel, David’s reign was best remembered.

a) He was called “the Anointed” (Cf. Psalm 132:10).
b) God’s promise to David of perpetuation of the throne was well known (Cf. Psalm 132:11).

2. Messianic Hope

The Heir to David’s throne would be none other than the Messiah Himself. He would be “The Anointed One” (essence of the word “Messiah”).

a) This was a hope that sustained Israel through its dark days.
b) The coming of Jesus, sitting on a colt of a donkey, stirred up public imagination, that He might be the One who would fulfill all Messianic expectations.

IN THE NAME OF THE LORD

There was great significance each time this phrase is employed. Since the cry of Hosanna was taken from Psalm 118, it would be interesting to note how this phrase was used there.

1. It was used in the context of battling and destroying enemies.


“In the name of the LORD I will destroy them.”
PSALM 118:10-12

2. Hidden in the cry “Hosanna”

Beneath the cry of Hosanna was the plaintive cry to God to save Israel- even if it means the destruction of the enemies (Rome was the ruling power then)!