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Jesus enters Jerusalem. Seemingly this is not a major event. As a matter of fact, he might have been coming to Jerusalem for the past many years to observe the Passover, the most important among the three Jewish Pilgrimage Festivals. But this time, he asks his disciple to prepare a colt that had never been ridden. And, as he enters Jerusalem, the people shout, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven! (Matthew 21:9)" Hosanna means either "help" or "Save, I pray." What were their expectations of Jesus? And, more importantly, what was the teaching that Jesus had in mind by entering Jerusalem in such a manner?

(Verweise: Zechariah 9:9)