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The multitudes who went before him, and who followed, cried, "Hosanna to the son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!"
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A Cry for Salvation
Commentators unanimously explain that “Hosanna” is a Hebrew phrase from Psalm 118, meaning “Save now, we pray!” It was both a desperate plea for salvation and a triumphant shout of praise. By crying “Hosanna to the Son of David,” the crowd was publicly declaring Jesus as the Messiah, the promised king who had come to save them.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
That went before him and that followed (ο προαγοντες αυτον κα ο ακολουθουντες). Note the two groups with two articles and the pres…
19th Century
Anglican
Hosanna — By comparing the four Gospels, we can understand the full nature of the mingled cries that burst from the multitude.
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Baptist
Numbers still flocked together until there was not only a multitude, but multitudes, some that went before and others that followed. The crowds pre…
Crowds ahead and behind may be incidental confirmation of two other details. (1)John 12:12 speaks of crowds coming out of Jerusalem to …
16th Century
Protestant
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…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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…
13th Century
Catholic
Here, it was stated that Matthew’s Gospel is divided into three parts:
