That went before him and that followed (ο προαγοντες αυτον κα ο ακολουθουντες). Note the two groups with two articles and the pres…

Hosanna to the Son of David, and so on. The word hosanna means, "Save now," or, "Save, I beseech you." It is a Syriac word and wa…

Hosanna — By comparing the four Gospels, we can understand the full nature of the mingled cries that burst from the multitude.

Numbers still flocked together until there was not only a multitude, but multitudes, some that went before and others that followed. The crowds pre…

Remigius of Auxerre: The Evangelist related above that the Lord departed from Galilee and began to go up to Jerusalem. Now occ…

Crowds ahead and behind may be incidental confirmation of two other details. (1)John 12:12 speaks of crowds coming out of Jerusalem to …

Hosanna to the Son of David. This prayer is taken from Psalm 118:25. Matthew expressly relates the Hebrew words to inform us that these pr…

And the multitudes that went before
That is, that went before Christ; accordingly the Syriac, Arabic, Persic, and Et…

This coming of Christ was described by the prophet Zechariah (Zechariah 9:9). When Christ would appear in his glory, it is in his meekn…

Here, it was stated that Matthew’s Gospel is divided into three parts:

1. In the first part, he relates Christ’s entrance into the world …