Palm Sunday
by Pastor Marie Esposito
“Hosanna to the Son of David!” Matt 21:9,15
“Hosanna in the highest” Mark 11:9,10
“Hosanna” John 12:13
“Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest~” Luke 19:38
Hosanna- english
Hebrew phrase – Hoshiya na – Hosanna
Hosanna means- ‘to be graciously inclined and propitious toward Jesus.
propitious- promising, optimistic, providential, advantageous, fortunate, auspicious [promise of success in the future] pointing toward a favorable outcome.
HOSANNA- Psalm 118:25 which means Save Please!
It’s a cry for help. HOSHIYAN NA!
then something happened to the phrase over a period of time as a shift happened regarding the meaning of the word. In the psalm it was immediately followed by Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
The word Hosanna moved from a plea to praise;from a cry to confidence.
SHIFT
Psalm 118
John 12:9-38
John 12:35-36
I John 1:7
Isaiah 45:22
HOSANNA IN THE HIGHEST!!