Looking at this text through the lens of the Advent season in anticipation for the coming Christ on Christmas I am drawn to what Chesterton wrote that we "began to walk backwards through history to the place from which Christmas came." Before we come to the birth of Christ we experience His triumphal entry to death and resurrection. The triumphal entry is truly the first and most pure of all Christmas parades as Christ is escorted to His passion as the lamb led to slaughter all in order to bring forth redemption for humanity. A theme I think I'm going to play with this week is the idea of the Triumphal entry as the first and greatest Christmas parade.
So far as throwing down their outer garments, we have 2 Kings 9:13 where Jehu's cohorts throw down their garments in front of him after he has been anointed king through Elisha. As you noted, Zechariah 9:9 is the prophesy of the donkey. I recall a conversation with a missionary about the donkey (and the upper room) who noted that the language is immediately recognized by the persecuted church. A church meeting might be described as an "afternoon tea". Transfer of reading materials was based on pre-arranged code.
Looking at this text through the lens of the Advent season in anticipation for the coming Christ on Christmas I am drawn to what Chesterton wrote that we "began to walk backwards through history to the place from which Christmas came." Before we come to the birth of Christ we experience His triumphal entry to death and resurrection. The triumphal entry is truly the first and most pure of all Christmas parades as Christ is escorted to His passion as the lamb led to slaughter all in order to bring forth redemption for humanity. A theme I think I'm going to play with this week is the idea of the Triumphal entry as the first and greatest Christmas parade.
So far as throwing down their outer garments, we have 2 Kings 9:13 where Jehu's cohorts throw down their garments in front of him after he has been anointed king through Elisha.
As you noted, Zechariah 9:9 is the prophesy of the donkey.
I recall a conversation with a missionary about the donkey (and the upper room) who noted that the language is immediately recognized by the persecuted church. A church meeting might be described as an "afternoon tea". Transfer of reading materials was based on pre-arranged code.
Isn't it supposed to be Luke 21? 25 36
we have the option on the LCMS lectionary