Jesus Enters Jerusalem

based on events early in the week of Christ’s Passion
[ 3 voices ]

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THE VISION OF THE PROPHETS REGARDING JERUSALEM

ABC

Hear the uproar from the city!
Hear the noise from the temple! Isaiah 66.6

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The LORD declares

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“Shout and be glad, O Daughter of Zion

C

For I am coming, and I will live among you

A

Many nations will be joined with the LORD on that day
and will become my peoplezechariah 2.10,11

ABC

Be still before the LORD, all mankind

B

because the LORD has roused himself
from his holy dwelling”zechariah 2.13

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On that day

B

ten men from all languages and nations
will take firm hold of one Jew by the hem of his robe and say

C

“Let us go with you
because we have heard that God is with you”zechariah 8.23

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On that day

C

a fountain of living water will be opened to the house of David
and the inhabitants of Jerusalem
to cleanse them from sin and impurity zechariah 13.1
to remove the sin of this land in a single dayzechariah 3.9

B

And God will pour out
a spirit of grace and supplicationzechariah 12.10

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On that day

B

HOLY TO THE LORD
will be inscribed on the bells of the horses
Every pot in Jerusalem and Judah
will be holy to the LORD Almighty

A

On that day

B

there will no longer be merchants
in the house of the LORD Almightyzechariah 14.20-22

A

On that day

C

all foreigners who bind themselves to the LORD to serve him
to love the name of the LORD, and to worship him

B

all who keep the Sabbath without desecrating it
and who hold fast to my covenant

A

these I will bring to my holy mountain
to Jerusalem and give them joy
in my house of prayer

C

Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on my altar

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for my house will be called
a house of prayer for all nationsisaiah 56.6,7

ABC

On that day
all mankind will come and bow down before the LORD

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JESUS SETS HIS FACE TOWARDS JERUSALEM

 

B

As the days drew near for him to be taken up
Jesus set his face to go to Jerusalem

C

And he sent messengers on ahead
who went into a Samaritan village to get things ready for him
but the people there did not welcome him
because his face was set toward Jerusalem
When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked

B

“Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven
to destroy them?”

C

But Jesus turned and rebuked them
and they went to another village Luke 9.51-56

B

As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city,
he wept over it and said

C

“If you had only known on this day what would bring you peace
but now it is hidden from your eyes

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Reform your ways and your actions
and you will remain to live in this place
Do not trust in deceptive words and say

BC

“This is the temple of the LORD
the temple of the LORD
the temple of the LORD!”

A

If you really change your ways and your actions
and deal with each other justly
in your hearts not thinking evil of each other

B

if you do not oppress the alien, the fatherless or the widow
and do not shed innocent blood in this place

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and if you do not follow other gods to your own harm

C

then you will live in this place in the land given your forefathers for ever and ever

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But it is plain you are trusting in deceptive words that are worthless

 

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THE ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM

ABC

Hear the uproar from the city!
Hear the noise from the temple! Isaiah 66.6

B

When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover
the ancient festival
that celebrated the people's liberation from imperial slavery
Jesus and his followers went up to Jerusalem

A

As they came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives
Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them

C

“Go to the village ahead of you, and just as you enter it
you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden
Untie it and bring it here”

B

They brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it
and he sat on it.
Many people spread their cloaks on the road
while others spread branches
they had cut in the fieldsmark 11.1,2,7-9

C

When he came near the place
where the road goes down the Mount of Olives
the whole crowd of disciples
began joyfully to praise God in loud voices
for all the miracles they had seen
including the raising of Lazarus

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“Hosanna!”

C

“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”

B

”Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!”

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“Hosanna in the highest!” Mark 11.9,10

 

B

This took place to fulfill
what was spoken through the prophet Zechariah

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”Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem!
Watch, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation
gentle and riding on a colt

C

He will proclaim peace to the nations
His rule will extend from sea to sea
and from the River to the ends of the earth”zechariah 9.9, 10b

B

Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus

AC

“Teacher, rebuke your disciples!”

B

Jesus replied

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”I tell you, if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out” luke 19.39,4

B

Jesus entered Jerusalem and went to the temple
He looked around at everythingmark 11.11

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In the court of the Gentiles
Jesus found men selling cattle, sheep and doves,
and others sitting at tables exchanging moneyjohn 2.14

C

For I endure scorn for your sake, and shame covers my face
I am a stranger to my brothers
an alien to my own mother’s sonsPsalms 69.7,8

B

But it was already late
and so he went out to Bethany with the Twelvemark 11.11

C

Zeal for your house consumes me
and the insults of those who insult you fall on me
When I put on sackcloth, people make sport of me
Those who sit at the gate mock me
and I am the song of drunkardsPsalm 69.8-12
 

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THE PROPHET DISRUPTS THE TEMPLE

ABC

Hear the uproar from the city!
hear the noise from the temple! Isaiah 66.6

A

When Jesus returned to Jerusalem
the whole city was stirred and asked

BC

“Who is this?”

A

The crowds answered

BC

This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee” matthew 21.10,11

B

May those who hope in you not be disgraced because of me
O Lord, the LORD Almighty
may those who seek you not be put to shame because of me
O God of Israelpsalm.69.6

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Jesus returned to the temple courts
where he had found the merchants
Then he made a whip out of cords
and drove out from the temple area
all who were buying and selling there
as well as the sheep and cattle

C

He scattered the coins of the money changers
and overturned their tables
To those who sold doves he said

B

“Get these out of here!
How dare you turn my Father’s house into a market!
It is written
‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’

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a house of prayer for all nations
but you are making it a den of robbers
a cave for thugs
a place to which you return
from your thievery and your violence”

C

And his disciples remembered that it is written
“Zeal for your house will consume me” john 2.14-18

D

And he would not allow anyone to carry merchandise
through the temple courtsmark 11.16

B

Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck
I sink in the miry depths, where there is no foothold
I am worn out calling for help
my throat is parched
My eyes fail, looking for my Godpsalm 69.1-4, 29

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JESUS TEACHING AND HEALING IN THE TEMPLE

C

While he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast
Jesus was teaching every day at the temple
The blind and the lame came to him, and he healed them
Many people saw the miraculous signs he was doing
and believed in his name

A

But when the chief priests and the teachers of the law
saw the wonderful things he did
and the children shouting in the temple area

BC

“Hosanna to the Son of David” [echo effect]

A

they were indignant

C

”Do you hear what these children are saying?”

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Jesus replied

B

“Yes, have you never read
‘From the lips of children and infants
you have ordained praise?’ matthew 21.15,16
The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified
I tell you the truth
unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies
it remains only a single seed

C

But if it dies, it produces many seeds
Those who love their life will lose it
while those who hate their life in this world
will keep it for eternal life
Whoever serves me must follow mejohn 12.23-25

B

Now my heart is troubled”

A

Do not hide your face from your servant Psalm 69.17
You know how I am scorned, disgraced and shamed
all my enemies are before youpsalm 69.19-21

B

“But what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’?
No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour
Father, glorify your name!”john 12.27,28

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I will praise God’s name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving

C

The poor will see and be glad
those who seek God, may their hearts live!

A

The LORD hears the needy
and does not despise his captive people
Let heaven and earth praise him
the seas and all that move in them
for God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of JudahPsalm 69.30-35

C

“Now is the time for judgment on this world
now the prince of this world will be driven out

B

But when I am lifted up from the earth
I will draw all men to myself” john 12.31,32

 

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The chief priests and the teachers of the law heard this
and began looking for a way to kill him
for they feared him
because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching
and hung on his every wordmark 11.18

C

And when evening came
he left them and went out of the city to Bethany

B

where he spent the nightmatthew 21.17