Mar 27 2010
The Significance of the Donkey
When my toddler got her first illustrated bible from the church, I thought it would make a good introduction for her. I would read chapter by chapter each day (short ones), and she would get excited about looking at the pictures of Moses, Noah’s Ark, Jesus and His disciples.
When I get to the section called “The True King”, it illustrated a donkey and Jesus riding it during Passover Feast. It’s outlined in the books of Matthew 21:1-11, Mark 11:1-11, Luke 19:29-42, and John 12:12-19. The picture of the donkey is cute and we got a kick out of looking at it. I said to myself, that’s odd why they would focus on this donkey.
As it turns out, the donkey (and the subsequent Jesus arrival to Jerusalem on it) was prophesied earlier in Isaiah 21:7. Jesus had fulfilled that prophecy.
The Bible confirmed Jesus is the one true king, as shown by God’s vision.
