Palm Sunday: The People and the Purpose of Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday: The People and the Purpose of Palm Sunday Opening Illustration: Imagine for just one moment you were there. Imagine that you were in Jerusalem. You were one of an estimated crowd of 100,000 to 200,000 individuals. You are in Jerusalem with your family to celebrate the Passover Feast. Suddenly the crowd thickens at the entrance of Jerusalem. Everyone begins to celebrate. Palm branches fly overhead. Shouts of “Hosanna in the highest” ring out from all directions. You see clothing, coats and tunics, being flung onto the ground covering the streets. Could it be? Is Caesar entering Jerusalem during the high holy day of Judaism. Has Rome been conquered by another empire. Is this new king coming to liberate the Jews? You peer through the thick crowd to see a man. Not just any man. You see a man wearing simple clothing. He is riding a donkey. He is closely followed...