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Riding a donkey was a sign of the lowly
character of Christ, since it was a despised thing to be seen riding on a
donkey, put below the horse-rider
Bible History Online
Messianic Prophecies: Enter Jerusalem on Donkey
Matthew 21:2-3 saying to them, "Go
into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and
a colt with her. Loose them and bring them to Me. "And if anyone says
anything to you, you shall say, `The Lord has need of them,' and immediately he
will send them."
Key Points: - Messiah will enter Jerusalem in great
humility, on a donkey (the symbol of humility). The opposite of worldly power
and self-exaltation.
- Riding a donkey was a sign of
the lowly character of Christ, since it was a despised thing to be seen riding
on a donkey, put below the horse-rider.
- Why were they to rejoice
greatly and to shout? because "Behold, your King is coming to you"
- Daughter of Zion and daughter
of Jerusalem both speak of Jerusalem and the people of God.
- To be "Just" was
the first virtue of a good king.
- "Having
salvation" speaks of being endowed with salvation (Hebrew yesha),
this word speaks of liberty, deliverance, prosperity, safety and salvation.
- The colt was an unbroken
animal. It describes the ass of a young animal, but still running behind the
she-asses made it even younger.
- "al-chamor we'al-'ayir
ben-'athonoth" means literally, "on an ass, and on an ass's colt, the
son of the wild-asses".
- War-chariots and horses speak
of earthly (worldly) power.
- Kings, high priests, judges,
and the richest people of ancient and modern times have ridden on donkeys.
- Donkeys carry burdens of
greater weight in proportion to their size than any other animal. They bear the
burdens that we lay upon them.
- Donkey colts (Hebrew Ayir)
are also called foals, young donkeys, and colts in the Bible.
- The Talmud states: "For
the ass is not a more peaceful animal than the horse, but a more vicious
one" (Kliefoth), therefore the ass was more of
a symbol of lowliness than of peace.
Zechariah 9:9 "Rejoice
greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King
is coming to you; he is just and having salvation, lowly and riding on a
donkey, a colt, the foal of a donkey.”
Matthew 21:2-3 - saying to
them, "Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a
donkey tied, and a colt with her. Loose them and bring them to Me. "And if
anyone says anything to you, you shall say, `The Lord has need of them,' and
immediately he will send them."
Zechariah 9:9 - “Rejoice
greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King
cometh unto thee: he [is] just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an
ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.”
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