Fri, 22 December, 2006: Today’s Bible readings.
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!
behold, your king is coming to you;
righteous and having salvation is he,
humble and mounted on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
In a chapter filled with the promise of God saving His people, we have this promise of the coming of the King to Jerusalem.
What do we learn from this?
Zechariah tells Israel how they can recognize their great King who is to come. He is righteous (sinless) and He has salvation. He will be the salvation of His people. But unexpectedly, he will come humbly. He will come to Jerusalem riding on a young donkey.
Where is Christ in this passage?
Who is this great King?
That’s easy for us since we know the New Testament. Zechariah is describing Jesus’ Triumphal Entry on Palm Sunday. Jesus fulfilled this when He very purposefully entered Jerusalem, riding on the young donkey. He knew who He was. He knew He was the sinless one who was coming to Jerusalem to win the salvation of His people. He was not coming to rule, as most expected. But instead, He came humbly, to die for the sins of His people.
