Palm Sunday is in three days. I can’t guarantee we will have palm branches, we live about as far away from the beach as one can get in the continental United States, but I can guarantee, if the Lord wills and the creek don’t rise, we will look at the Palm Sunday passages in the New Testament. And they will feature the word:
Hosanna is often thought of as a declaration of praise, similar to hallelujah, but it is actually a plea for salvation. The Hebrew root words are found in Psalm 118:25, which says, “Save us, we pray, O LORD!” (ESV). The Hebrew words yasha (“deliver, save”) and anna (“beg, beseech”) combine to form the word that, in English, is “hosanna.” Literally, hosanna means “I beg you to save!” or “please deliver us!” – GotQuestions.Org
We know the story, and we will rehearse it on Sunday. The same crowds that called out to Jesus, Son of David, to save them (from the Roman occupation), crucified Him a week later. Their praise turned to hateful anger, but it was all part of God’s plan. They didn’t really take Jesus’s life, He laid it down, for you and for me!!
Pastor Scott
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