Jesus shows his majesty as king, the Son of David, and the Son of God. At the same time, he comes humble and mounted on a donkey
(Zechariah 9:9). Jesus combines character traits that we would consider mutually exclusive. In Jesus we find infinite majesty yet complete humility, perfect justice yet boundless grace, absolute sovereignty yet utter submission, all-sufficiency in himself yet entire trust and dependence on God. But in Jesus the result of these extremes of character is not mental and emotional breakdown. Jesus’s personality is a complete and beautiful whole. Watch this mighty King ride a little donkey into Jerusalem and deal with what he finds there.
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Jesus is the Lord, the way is prepared for him (by John the Baptist who appealed the people to repent). He has shown his divine power: forgiveness of sins, power over the storm and the sea, power over illness and evil spirits—even over death. Now he comes to the temple, how will he be received by his people?
1 Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples