Charles Spurgeon Commentary Matthew 21:10

"And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, saying, Who is this?" — Matthew 21:10 (ASV)

He had been there before, but not in this way. Never had such enthusiastic multitudes surrounded Him with acclamations. Quiet citizens, who had not left their homes, wondered at the crowd. Great numbers had been moved by some uncontrollable impulse to go out to meet Jesus. When He came into Jerusalem, still greater crowds were attracted, and all the city was moved.

There is nothing that can move mankind like the coming of Christ. Everyone inquired, “Who is this?” It may have been in some an idle curiosity and in others a fleeting interest, but it was far better than the dull indifference which cares for none of these things. Where Jesus comes, He makes a stir and raises inquiry. “Who is this?” is a proper, profitable, personal, pressing question. Let our reader make this inquiry concerning Jesus and never rest until he knows the answer.