Celebrate EasterSample

Before Easter, we celebrate a day called Palm Sunday. Palm Sunday isn’t a day that we all go to Hawaii and lay on the beach under palm trees, although that does sound good. Palm Sunday is when Christians around the world celebrate when Jesus arrived in Jerusalem, one week before His death and resurrection. We read about this event in each of the four gospel books of the Bible; Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. We can also read about it in the Old Testament, where it was prophesied that the King would come riding into Jerusalem on a donkey. What was written about the coming Messiah thousands of years before, was fulfilled.

It was customary in Bible times that a king would ride into town on a white horse after a victorious battle. In times of peace, a king would ride in on a donkey. Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey and He is the bringer of peace. People lined the street and laid their cloaks down covering the path where Jesus came; a sign of great honor. They sang “Hosanna to the King!” And waved palm branches as they praised Him. That’s why it’s called Palm Sunday.

In today's verse, read the Old Testament Prophesy about Jesus’ arrival in Jerusalem.