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Hosanna in the Bible - a Christian perspective
When Jesus entered the city during his final week, he was greeted with a crowd going in front of him chanting Hosanna to him. The word Hosanna means Save.
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hi my name is re i practiced with my coach Teria and she is pacient with me and others i love her because she love me and others i have danced about hosanna and hosann means (SAVE US)THANK YOU 4 LISTENING AND WISH ME GOOD LUCK ND’REMEMBER GOD LOVES ME AND YOU.
“Hosanna†comes to us when Jesus had His grand moment-the “Triumphal Entry.” As Jerusalem was overcrowded with Passover pilgrims, people took off their coats, waving palm branches and welcoming Him as He rode in on a colt. They sang and shouted out, praise God! Blessed is He who comes in the Name of the Lord! Hail King; Hosanna in the Highest! This was in fulfillment of prophecy and the road to the redemption of the elect-all to display God’s glory.
Yes, “Hosanna†means “O-save!” as in save us now and continue to save and sustain us! It is an expression of praise called the Hillel from Psalm 118:25-27 that was also sung at Passover and used as a celebration of victory. It was also a “saying” shouted at Passover in Jesus’ time. Ironically, (perhaps, deliberately), they did not see verses 22-23! Knowing the Bible does not always mean knowing the Lord! This has been called the “Triumphal Entry” in Church tradition; it was victory over darkness and the oppression of sin, but not in military terms, as the Romans did in their victory processions, or as many worshipers expected of Jesus. This is what we celebrate on “Palm Sunday” a week before Easter (Psalms 113-118; Zech. 9:9; Rev. 7:9).
“Palm branches.†Branches were waved to honor a dignitary and were used in the Feast of Tabernacles so they were already there. Normally, one had to go to Jericho to buy them; this became popular during the Maccabean period all the way up ’till Jesus’ day (1 Macc. 13:51). This also was an expression of the hope that He was the “militant” messiah they had sought to kick out the Romans. Josephus recorded other “would be” messiahs who, at that time, were competing for public recognition; perhaps this was also a statement of jealousy (Psalm 118:25-27).
• Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! A quote from Psalm 118:26. It is to remind us about the character Jesus emulates of always seeking to be gentle and humble (Isa. 53:2-3, 7; Matt. 11:29).
• King of Israel. Jesus is the Great King! The Shepherd King! Jesus entered Jerusalem greeted as a king. This greeting of praise and worship eroded to disgust within a few days. Some of the same people who praised and called Him king then were calling for His death on Friday. The people were so blinded with their expectations of a Messiah they did not see what God foretold, or what they needed (Zech. 9:9).
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