The Arrival of the King

Luke 19: 28-48

Introduction: 

• Jesus has been on his way to Jerusalem for roughly eleven chapters. 
• Luke 9:51 When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem.
• All along the way individuals have been met with the question: Who is Jesus?
• All of life really comes down to this question: Who is Jesus?
• As Jesus enters Jerusalem: the final destination on this mission we get the resolution of the story.
• What will the people do?
• This topic of who Jesus is matters for everything!
• Scripture presents Jesus as God-
• 3 weeks ago we learned from the parable of the minas that many would oppose the king and others would be unfaithful to Him.

Read Luke 19:28-48

• Jesus’ Authority Confirmed (28-30).
• Jesus was the one the Old Testament had pointed to- He fulfilled the prophecies.
• Many of these prophecies we have pointed out along the way. 
• We see multiple allusions and direct fulfillment in just this entry alone.
• Some reference the blessing of Judah in Genesis 49:11 where the colt is referred to.
• One interesting piece in the passage- was his demonstration of being the fulfilment of the Davidic covenant
• Others mention Solomon riding in on a mule to accept his kingship from David
• Jesus is the fulfilment of the Davidic Covenant
• He is the successor to Solomon and as such rides in with humility to accept the Davidic throne.
• The clear fulfilment is of the passage in Zechariah:

500 years before Jesus —Zechariah 9:9 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.

• Jesus was confirming his authority and his messiahship by entering the way he did.
• In order for Jesus to be the one true Messiah  he would have to fulfill all of the Scriptures teaching.
• What Scripture is telling us all along the way is that the circumstances of his life and his death are firmly in his own hands.

John 10:17-18 For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it up again. 18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from my Father.”

• Redemption is accomplished because Christ was willing.
• It wasn’t circumstances outside of his control, or just a martyrdom, He wasn’t deceived and taken- He willingly came to Jerusalem knowing the price that would be paid.
• Every step of the way- Jesus was in control– 
• We’ll see this in the next point

Jesus’ authority confirmed through prophecy and demonstrated through his power over creation.

• Jesus Authority over Creation (32-38).
• Jesus directs the disciples to go untie the colt that he is to ride on.
• The Colt- Mark tells us of this colt that had a person had not sat on
• The People (vs 35-38)-
• The prepared his colt
• The through their cloaks in the road
• They said, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
• Some didn’t like him being worshipped as a God and they asked him to stop his disciples.
• “Teacher, rebuke your disciples”
• Jesus said if the disciples didn’t praise Him than the rocks would cry out
• The Rocks (39-40)
• The donkey knows its Lord- The disciples know their Lord.
• The inanimate objects (the rocks) know their Lord.
• Yet in all this the religious missed it.
• Isaiah 1:3 - The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master's crib, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand.”
• You can be the smartest in the World but if you miss the authority of Christ then you miss everything-
• Jesus Authority Overlooked(41).
• So Jesus is nearing the entry point to Jerusalem many are crying out to him as King- But he begins to weep-
• The people of Jerusalem were about to miss the person of Jesus and judgment will be the result.
• All the way back to Luke 9 Jesus has been moving the people toward a decision and it becomes clear here- Israel as a whole will reject their rightful King.
• They will be judged for the failure to understand the King has arrived.
• The same is true of all who fail to repent and follow Jesus
• This is why we are passionate about proclaiming Jesus.
• We don't proclaim him to show superiority or for the belief we are right
• In Jesus weeping we see his humanity and his love for humanity.
• Jesus isn’t done exercising his authority.
• Jesus Authority Over the Temple (45-46).
• As Jesus has now fully arrived in Jerusalem he witnessed the money changers in the temple.
• Jesus wasted no time in sending these people out of the temple.
• Jesus quotes the scriptures calling for the temple to be a place of prayer
• This event was significant because not only were his actions another mark that he is the true Messiah, but it also paved the way for the rejection of His Authority.
• Jesus Authority Rejected (47-48)
• These actions by Jesus in cleansing led to the final rejection .
• Jesus' call to repent was rejected by hard hearts.

Application

• All the circumstances leading to these final moments- Jesus was over
• In spite of knowing all this and possessing all authority he took our place anyway.
• Your greatest need is to submit yourself to King Jesus.
• What are you holding on to today that you refuse to submit to Jesus?
• Lay these things down before your king- Submit to his Lordship in your life

Jesus marching into Jerusalem was a foretaste of a final reality.

• He is the king.
• One day all nations will bow before him as the one true God.
• He calls all people to make a decision.
• Unfortunately it was the religious that rejected him full scale.