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It's Not About the Donkey

Palm Sunday 2024

March 24, 2024 • David Sleeper • Matthew 21:1–11, Mark 11:1–11

The Messiah's Donkey is significant. Jesus chose to ride a donkey into Jerusalem. This was to tell his followers he was the Messiah and King, as foretold by the prophet Zechariah in the Gospels (Zechariah 9:9). Riding a donkey was a humble way of entering Jerusalem, compared to a horse which would have been a symbol of war.