The context of “The Party”
John 12:9-11
9Meanwhile
a large crowd of Jews found out that Jesus was
there and came, not only because of him but also to see
Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 10So the chief
priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well, 11for on account of
him many of the Jews were going over to Jesus and putting
their faith in him.
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The Party begins!
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John 12:12-13
12The next day the great crowd that had
come for the Feast heard that Jesus was
on his way to Jerusalem. 13They took
palm branches and went out to meet
him, shouting, “Hosanna!”
“Blessed is he who comes in the name
of the Lord!”
“Blessed is the King of Israel!”
DUCCIO di Buoninsegna Entry into Jerusalem 1308-11
Tempera on wood, 100 x 57 cm Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena
The Party begins!
Psalm 118:25, 26
25O LORD, save us; O LORD, grant us
success. 26Blessed is he who comes in
the name of the LORD. From the house
of the LORD we bless you.
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DUCCIO di Buoninsegna Entry into Jerusalem 1308-11
Tempera on wood, 100 x 57 cm Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena
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Luke 19:36-40
36As he went along, people spread their
cloaks on the road. 37When he came
near the place where the road goes
down the Mount of Olives, the whole
crowd of disciples began joyfully to
praise God in loud voices for all the
miracles they had seen: 38“Blessed is the
king who comes in the name of the
Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in
the highest!” 39Some of the Pharisees in
the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher,
rebuke your disciples!” 40“I tell you,”
he replied, “if they keep quiet, the
stones will cry out.”
DUCCIO di Buoninsegna Entry into Jerusalem 1308-11
Tempera on wood, 100 x 57 cm Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena
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John 6:14, 15
14After the people saw the miraculous
sign that Jesus did, they began to say,
“Surely this is the Prophet who is to
come into the world.” 15Jesus, knowing
that they intended to come and make
him king by force, withdrew again to a
mountain by himself.
DUCCIO di Buoninsegna Entry into Jerusalem 1308-11
Tempera on wood, 100 x 57 cm Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena
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What’s the
deal with
the palm
branches?
The whole donkey thing is REALLY
important for the Party
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John 12:14-15
14Jesus found a young
donkey and sat upon it, as it
is written, 15“Do not be
afraid, O Daughter of Zion;
see, your king is coming,
seated on a donkey’s colt.”
GIOTTO di Bondone No. 26 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 10.
Entry into Jerusalem1304-06Fresco, 200 x 185 cm, Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
The whole donkey thing is REALLY
important for the Party
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Zechariah 9:9
9Rejoice greatly, O Daughter
of Zion! Shout, Daughter of
Jerusalem! See, your king
comes to you, righteous and
having salvation, gentle and
riding on a donkey, on a colt,
the foal of a donkey.
GIOTTO di Bondone No. 26 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 10.
Entry into Jerusalem1304-06Fresco, 200 x 185 cm, Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua
Whoa, it all makes
sense now – so
cool!
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LORENZETTI, Pietro Entry of Christ into Jerusalem (detail)
c. 1320Fresco Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi
John 12:16
16At first his disciples did
not understand all this.
Only after Jesus was
glorified did they realize
that these things had
been written about him
and that they had done
these things to him.
“That Party Rocked! Let’s tell a lot of people
about it!”
John 12:17-18
17Now the crowd that was with him when he called Lazarus
from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to
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spread the word. 18Many
people, because they had
heard that he had given
this miraculous sign, went
out to meet him.
Of course, there has to be Party Poopers…
John 12:19
19So the Pharisees said to one another, “See, this is getting us
nowhere. Look how the whole world has gone after him!”
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