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MARK 11:1–11:11 ©

Yeshua is treated like a king as he enters Yerusalem

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11:1 Yeshua is treated like a king as he enters Yerusalem

(Yhn 12:12-19, Mat. 21:1-11, Luke 19:28-40)

11As they got close to Yerusalem and were passing Bethphage and Bethany on the Mount of Olives, Yeshua sent two of his apprentices ahead, telling them, 2Go on to the next village and as you enter it, you’ll see a young donkey that hasn’t ever been ridden yet. Untie it and bring it back here. 3If anyone asks what you’re doing, tell them that the master needs it and he’ll return it later.

4So they went ahead and found a donkey tied up on the path just outside the door of a house, and so they went to untie it. 5But some of the people standing around there said, “Hoy! What do you think you’re doing untying that donkey?”

6So they responded just as Yeshua had told them, and the people allowed them to proceed. 7They brought the young donkey to Yeshua, placing their coats over it before Yeshua mounted it. 8As Yeshua rode it into Yerusalem, many people laid their coats on the road, while others lay down leafy branches cut from trees in nearby fields. 9[ref]Some went ahead and others came along behind, shouting, “This is the saviour who comes with the authority and blessing from God— 10the promised ancestor of King David who is blessed as he ushers in his kingdom—the blessed saviour from heaven.”

11And so Yeshua arrived in Yerusalem and went into the temple and looked all around, but because it was now evening, he went back out to Bethania village with his twelve apprentices.


11And when they_are_nearing to Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim), to Baʸthfagaʸ and Baʸthania near the Mount the of_Olives, he_is_sending_out two of_the apprentices/followers of_him, 2and is_saying to_them:
Be_going into the village which in_front_of you_all, and immediately entering_in into it, you_all_will_be_finding a_colt having_been_bound on which no_one of_the_people not_yet sat_down, untie it and be_bringing it.
3And if anyone may_say to_you_all:
Why are_you_all_doing this?
Say, that The master is_having need of_it, and immediately he_is_sending_ it _out again here.
4And they_went_away, and they_found the_colt having_been_bound at the door outside by the street, and they_are_untying it.
5And some of_the ones having_stood there were_saying to_them:
What are_you_all_doing releasing the colt?
6And they spoke to_them as the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) told, and they_allowed them.
7And they_are_bringing the colt to the Yaʸsous, and they_are_laying_on the coats of_them to_it, and he_sat_down on it.
8And many spread the coats of_them on the road, and others leafy_branches having_cut_off from the fields.
9And the ones going_before and the ones following were_crying_out:
Honoured_saviour.
Having_been_blessed is the one coming in name of_the_master.
10Having_been_blessed is the coming kingdom of_the father of_us, Dawid/(Dāvid).
Honoured_saviour in the highest.
11And he_came_in into Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim), into the temple, and having_looked_around all things, already being the evening hour, he_came_out to Baʸthania with the twelve.

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Bethany and Bethphage

Matthew 21:1-17; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-48; John 12:1-19; see also Matthew 26:6-13; Mark 14:3-9

At the start of Passover one week before he was crucified, Jesus and his disciples traveled to Jerusalem, approaching the city from the east. When they arrived at the village of Bethphage, Jesus mounted a donkey and rode down the Mount of Olives as a humble king entering his capital city. Along the way, many people laid branches and cloaks in his path to welcome him. After Jesus entered the city, he immediately went up to the Temple and drove out the moneychangers and merchants there, and he healed the blind and the lame. Then he traveled nearly two miles outside the city to the village of Bethany to spend the night, which appears to have been where he typically lodged each night while visiting Jerusalem during the crowded Passover festival. Bethany is also where Jesus’ close friends Mary, Martha, and Lazarus lived. One evening while Jesus was there at a large dinner party given in his honor, Martha served the food, and Mary poured expensive perfume on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair.

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Jerusalem during the New Testament

By the time of the New Testament, the ancient city of Jerusalem had been transformed from the relatively small fortress of David’s day (2 Samuel 5:6-10; 1 Chronicles 11:4-9) into a major city with a Temple that rivaled the greatest temples in the Roman world. Just prior to Jesus’ birth, Herod the Great completely renovated and expanded the Temple of the Lord, and he also built a lavish palace for himself, various pools (where Jesus occasionally performed healings), public buildings, and military citadels, including the Antonia Fortress, which overlooked the Temple. Wealthy residents, including the high priest, occupied extravagant houses in the Upper City, while the poorer residents were relegated to less desirable areas like the Lower City. The Essene Quarter was so named because many of its residents belonged to the Essenes, a strict religious sect that was known for its careful attention to the law of Moses. Across the Kidron Valley lay the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus often met with his disciples (Matthew 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-53; John 18:1-14). Further east was the Mount of Olives, where Jesus began his triumphal entry one week before his crucifixion (Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; John 12:12-19), taught his disciples about the last days (Matthew 24-25; Mark 13), and eventually ascended to heaven after his resurrection (Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:1-11).

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Jesus’ Final Journey to Jerusalem

Much like the difficulties of discerning the Israelites’ journey to the Promised Land (see here), the task of reconciling the four Gospel accounts of Jesus’ final journey to Jerusalem into one coherent itinerary has proven very challenging for Bible scholars. As with many other events during Jesus’ ministry, the accounts of Matthew, Mark, and Luke (often referred to as the Synoptic Gospels) present a noticeably similar account of Jesus’ final travels, while John’s Gospel presents an itinerary that is markedly different from the others. In general, the Synoptic Gospels present Jesus as making a single journey to Jerusalem, beginning in Capernaum (Luke 9:51), passing through Perea (Matthew 19:1-2; Mark 10:1) and Jericho (Matthew 20:29-34; Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-19:10), and ending at Bethany and Bethphage, where he enters Jerusalem riding on a donkey (Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-44). John, on the other hand, mentions several trips to Jerusalem by Jesus (John 2:13-17; 5:1-15; 7:1-13; 10:22-23), followed by a trip to Perea across the Jordan River (John 10:40-42), a return to Bethany where he raises Lazarus from the dead (John 11), a withdrawal to the village of Ephraim for a few months (John 11:54), and a return trip to Bethany, where he then enters Jerusalem riding on a donkey (John 12:1-19). The differences between the Synoptics’ and John’s accounts are noteworthy, but they are not irreconcilable. The Synoptics, after noting that Jesus began his trip at Capernaum, likely condensed their accounts (as occurs elsewhere in the Gospels) to omit Jesus’ initial arrival in Jerusalem and appearance at the Festival of Dedication, thus picking up with Jesus in Perea (stage 2 of John’s itinerary). Then all the Gospels recount Jesus’ trip (back) to Bethany and Jerusalem, passing through Jericho along the way. Likewise, the Synoptics must have simply omitted the few months Jesus spent in Ephraim to escape the Jewish leaders (stage 4 of John’s itinerary) and rejoined John’s account where Jesus is preparing to enter Jerusalem on a donkey.

MARK 11:1–11:11 ©

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