John 12:15
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15 “Don’t be afraid, people of Jerusalem.[a]
Look, your King is coming,
riding on a donkey’s colt.”[b]
Zechariah 9:9
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Zion’s Coming King
9 Rejoice, O people of Zion![a]
Shout in triumph, O people of Jerusalem!
Look, your king is coming to you.
He is righteous and victorious,[b]
yet he is humble, riding on a donkey—
riding on a donkey’s colt.
Zephaniah 3:16-17
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16 On that day the announcement to Jerusalem will be,
“Cheer up, Zion! Don’t be afraid!
17 For the Lord your God is living among you.
He is a mighty savior.
He will take delight in you with gladness.
With his love, he will calm all your fears.[a]
He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.”
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- 3:17 Or He will be silent in his love. Greek and Syriac versions read He will renew you with his love.
Isaiah 62:11
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11 The Lord has sent this message to every land:
“Tell the people of Israel,[a]
‘Look, your Savior is coming.
See, he brings his reward with him as he comes.’”
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- 62:11 Hebrew Tell the daughter of Zion.
Isaiah 35:4-5
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4 Say to those with fearful hearts,
“Be strong, and do not fear,
for your God is coming to destroy your enemies.
He is coming to save you.”
5 And when he comes, he will open the eyes of the blind
and unplug the ears of the deaf.
2 Samuel 16:2
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2 “What are these for?” the king asked Ziba.
Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for the king’s people to ride on, and the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat. The wine is for those who become exhausted in the wilderness.”
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Matthew 2:2-6
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2 “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose,[a] and we have come to worship him.”
3 King Herod was deeply disturbed when he heard this, as was everyone in Jerusalem. 4 He called a meeting of the leading priests and teachers of religious law and asked, “Where is the Messiah supposed to be born?”
5 “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they said, “for this is what the prophet wrote:
6 ‘And you, O Bethlehem in the land of Judah,
are not least among the ruling cities[b] of Judah,
for a ruler will come from you
who will be the shepherd for my people Israel.’[c]”
Zechariah 2:9-11
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9 I will raise my fist to crush them, and their own slaves will plunder them.” Then you will know that the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has sent me.
10 The Lord says, “Shout and rejoice, O beautiful Jerusalem,[a] for I am coming to live among you. 11 Many nations will join themselves to the Lord on that day, and they, too, will be my people. I will live among you, and you will know that the Lord of Heaven’s Armies sent me to you.
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- 2:10 Hebrew O daughter of Zion.
Micah 4:8
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8 As for you, Jerusalem,
the citadel of God’s people,[a]
your royal might and power
will come back to you again.
The kingship will be restored
to my precious Jerusalem.
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- 4:8 Hebrew As for you, Migdal-eder, / the Ophel of the daughter of Zion.
Isaiah 41:14
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14 Though you are a lowly worm, O Jacob,
don’t be afraid, people of Israel, for I will help you.
I am the Lord, your Redeemer.
I am the Holy One of Israel.’
Isaiah 40:9-10
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9 O Zion, messenger of good news,
shout from the mountaintops!
Shout it louder, O Jerusalem.[a]
Shout, and do not be afraid.
Tell the towns of Judah,
“Your God is coming!”
10 Yes, the Sovereign Lord is coming in power.
He will rule with a powerful arm.
See, he brings his reward with him as he comes.
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- 40:9 Or O messenger of good news, shout to Zion from the mountaintops! Shout it louder to Jerusalem.
1 Kings 1:33
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33 the king said to them, “Take Solomon and my officials down to Gihon Spring. Solomon is to ride on my own mule.
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Judges 12:14
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14 He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. He judged Israel for eight years.
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Judges 5:10
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10 “Consider this, you who ride on fine donkeys,
you who sit on fancy saddle blankets,
and you who walk along the road.
Deuteronomy 17:16
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16 “The king must not build up a large stable of horses for himself or send his people to Egypt to buy horses, for the Lord has told you, ‘You must never return to Egypt.’
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2 Samuel 15:1
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Absalom’s Rebellion
15 After this, Absalom bought a chariot and horses, and he hired fifty bodyguards to run ahead of him.
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