When Jesus made His final triumphant return entry into Jerusalem the people laid their coats on the ground and shouted, "Hosanna to the Son of David!" Their hope and respect for Jesus was obvious. The Pharisees however had a different reaction, accusing Him of blasphemy because he accepted their praise. Five days later that same adoring crowd was screaming, "Crucify Him! Crucify Him!" What changed?

2. Matthew 21:6-11
So the disciples went and did as Jesus
commanded them. They brought the
donkey and the colt, laid their clothes on
them, and set Him on them. And a very
great multitude spread their clothes on
the road; others cut down branches from
the trees and spread them on the road.

3. Matthew 21:6-11
Then the multitudes who went before
and those who followed cried out,
saying:
“Hosanna to the Son of David!
‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of
the LORD!’
Hosanna in the highest!”

4. Matthew 21:6-11
And when He had come into
Jerusalem, all the city was moved,
saying, “Who is this?”
So the multitudes said, “This is Jesus,
the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee.”

5. Hosanna - Save now! or Save, we
beseech, (Matt. 21:9). This was a
customary form of acclamation at
the feast of Tabernacles. (Comp.
Ps. 118:25.) ~ Easton’s Bible
Dictionary

6. “When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the
people chanted “Hosanna” and shouted
“Please save us, O son of David!” (Matthew
21:9). In effect, they were proclaiming
Jesus as military and political savior. The
Jews wanted a warrior-messiah who, like
David triumphed over the enemy. Hosanna,
a nationalistic chant, had become a prayer

7. for political deliverance. It meant “Give me
my freedom.” Originally, hosanna and the
palms were linked to the Jewish feast of
Sukkot, which included the hosanna prayer
from Psalm 118:25-26. Composed of two
Hebrew words hosha meant “save” and na
added a sense of urgency. Thus, hosanna
meant “Please save!” or “Help, please!””
~Ray Vander Laan

8. Psalm 118:25 - Save now, I pray, O
LORD; O LORD, I pray, send now
prosperity.

9. The respect
of the people

10. Matthew 21:9
Then the multitudes who went before
and those who followed cried out,
saying: “Hosanna to the Son of David!
‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of
the LORD!’
Hosanna in the highest!”

11. Luke 7:6,7
Then Jesus went with them. And when He
was already not far from the house, the
centurion sent friends to Him, saying to Him,
“Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not
worthy that You should enter under my roof.
7 Therefore I did not even think myself
worthy to come to You. But say the word,
and my servant will be healed.

12. The reaction
of the
Pharisees

13. Luke 19:39,40
And some of the Pharisees called to Him
from the crowd, “Teacher, rebuke Your
disciples.” But He answered and said to
them, “I tell you that if these should keep
silent, the stones would immediately cry
out.”

14. Acts 4:19,20
So they called them and commanded them
not to speak at all nor teach in the name of
Jesus. But Peter and John answered and
said to them, “Whether it is right in the
sight of God to listen to you more than to
God, you judge. For we cannot but speak
the things which we have seen and heard.”

15. Five days
later ...

16. Luke 23:13-25
Then Pilate, when he had called together
the chief priests, the rulers, and the
people, said to them, “You have brought
this Man to me, as one who misleads the
people. And indeed, having examined
Him in your presence, I have found no

17. Luke 23:13-25
fault in this Man concerning those things
of which you accuse Him; no, neither did
Herod, for I sent you back to him; and
indeed nothing deserving of death has
been done by Him. I will therefore
chastise Him and release Him” (for it was

18. Luke 23:13-25
necessary for him to release one to them
at the feast).
And they all cried out at once, saying,
“Away with this Man, and release to us
Barabbas”— who had been thrown into
prison for a certain rebellion made in the

19. Luke 23:13-25
city, and for murder.
Pilate, therefore, wishing to release
Jesus, again called out to them. But they
shouted, saying, “Crucify Him, crucify
Him!”
Then he said to them the third time,

20. Luke 23:13-25
“Why, what evil has He done? I have
found no reason for death in Him. I will
therefore chastise Him and let Him go.”
But they were insistent, demanding with
loud voices that He be crucified. And the
voices of these men and of the chief

21. Luke 23:13-25
priests prevailed. So Pilate gave sentence
that it should be as they requested. And
he released to them the one they
requested, who for rebellion and murder
had been thrown into prison; but he
delivered Jesus to their will.

22. Why the
change?

23. Casual vs.
Committed

24. Matthew 19:16-22
Now behold, one came and said to Him,
“Good Teacher, what good thing shall I
do that I may have eternal life?”
So He said to him, “Why do you call Me
good? No one is good but One, that is,
God. But if you want to enter into life,

25. Matthew 19:16-22
keep the commandments.”
He said to Him, “Which ones?”
Jesus said, “‘You shall not murder,’ ‘You
shall not commit adultery,’ ‘You shall not
steal,’ ‘You shall not bear false witness,’
‘Honor your father and your mother,’

26. Matthew 19:16-22
and, ‘You shall love your neighbor as
yourself.’ ”
The young man said to Him, “All these
things I have kept from my youth. What
do I still lack?”
Jesus said to him, “If you want to be

27. Matthew 19:16-22
perfect, go, sell what you have and give
to the poor, and you will have treasure in
heaven; and come, follow Me.”
But when the young man heard that
saying, he went away sorrowful, for he
had great possessions.

28. John 13:36,37
Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, where
are You going?”
Jesus answered him, “Where I am going
you cannot follow Me now, but you shall
follow Me afterward.”

29. John 13:36,37
Peter said to Him, “Lord, why can I
not follow You now? I will lay
down my life for Your sake.”

30. John 21:18,19
Most assuredly, I say to you, when you
were younger, you girded yourself and
walked where you wished; but when you
are old, you will stretch out your hands,
and another will gird you and carry you
where you do not wish.”

31. John 21:18,19
This He spoke, signifying by what
death he would glorify God. And
when He had spoken this, He said to
him, “Follow Me.”

32. Casual vs.
Committed