Section 2
the place where He was working, to Jerusalem, the place where He would be put to death. In Jerusa lem He would be both the offering and the Priest presenting this offering to God on the cross.
ENTERING INTO JERUSALEM
TRIUMPHANTLY
The Lord Jesus was not arrested by the Phar isees in Galilee and then brought by them to Je rusalem to be put to death. On the contrary, He went to Jerusalem of His own initiative. Further more, He did not sneak into Jerusalem as a thief, but entered the city in a public way. When He drew close to Jerusalem, He prepared Himself to enter the city as a King. However, He did not enter the city as a king in splendor but as a King in humility. Instead of riding on a horse, He rode on a colt that sovereignly was made ready for Him.
How this colt was prepared for the Lord's use is a mystery. The Lord simply told two of His disciples, "Go into the village opposite you, in which, as you are entering, you will find a colt tied, on which no man has ever yet sat. Untie it and bring it" (Luke 19:30). The Lord went on to tell the disciples that if they were asked why they were untying the colt, they should say, "Be cause the Lord needs it" (v. 31). The disciples went