On the next day, much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, (13) Took branches of palm-trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel, that cometh in the name of the Lord! (14) And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written, (15) Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh sitting on an ass's colt.
(16) These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.
(17) The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.
(18) For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle.
In addition to what was offered by way of observation, on the similar passage to this, on our Lord's entrance into Jerusalem, Matthew 21:1, to which I refer: I would beg to remark, (and to remark it with suitable emphasis) that the Hosannas, which were offered to Jesus, could be offered to him in no other light, but as the Christ of God. The words were applicable to none but Christ. For the Psalmist, under the spirit of prophecy, a thousand years before, so expressed himself. Psalms 8:1 with Hebrews 2:6-9; Psalms 118:25-26. with Acts 4:11-12. And the recollection, which the disciples are said to have had of those things in the after day of the Church, when their understanding had been opened by the coming of the Holy Ghost; very decidedly proves, that the sole application of those words, and the scriptures referring to them, could be to no other than the Lord Jesus. Reader! I entreat you to be very cheery of those things; their testimony is precious! John 14:26; John 14:26; Acts 1:8.