BEHOLD THY KING COMETH

 ANCHOR OF LIFE DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE For TUESDAY, 4TH APRIL, 2023.

Author: PASTOR DR. SAMUEL AYORINDE – General Overseer

Anchor of Life & Redemption Ministry Int’l

Topic: BEHOLD THY KING COMETH

MEMORIZE: “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.” Zacharias 9:9

SCRIPTURE READING: Matthew 21:4, 5.

“All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.”

EXPOSITION:

Our Lord Jesus, in all that he did and suffered, had very much his eye upon this, “That the scriptures might be fulfilled.” As the prophets looked forward to him (to him they all bare witness), so he looked upon them, that all things which were written of the Messiah, might be punctually accomplished in him. This particularly which was written of him, “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.” Zacharias 9:9, where it ushers in a large prediction of the kingdom of the Messiah, Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy King cometh, must be accomplished. Now observe here, 

 

How the coming of Christ is foretold; “Tell ye the daughter of Zion, the church, the holy mountain, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee.” Note, (1.) Jesus Christ is the church's King, one of our brethren like unto us, according to the law of the kingdom, “Thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, whom the LORD thy God shall choose: one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee: thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which is not thy brother.” Deut. 17:15.  He is appointed King over the church, Ps 2:6. He is accepted King by the church; the daughter of Zion swears allegiance to him, “Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land: for great shall be the day of Jezreel.” Hosea 1:11. 

 

(2.) Christ, the King of his church, came to his church, even in this lower world; he comes to thee, to rule thee, to rule in thee, to rule for thee; he is Head over all things to the church. He came to Zion (Ro 11:26), that out of Zion the law might go forth; for the church and its interests were all in all with the Redeemer. 

 

(3.) Notice was given to the church beforehand of the coming of her King; Tell the daughter of Zion.  Christ will have his coming looked for, and waited for, and his subjects big with expectation of it; Tell the daughters of Zion, that they may go forth, and behold King Solomon, “Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon with the crown wherewith his mother crowned him in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart.” Song of Solomon 3:11.  Notices of Christ's coming are usually ushered in with a “Behold!” A note commanding both attention and admiration; Behold thy King cometh; behold, and wonder at him, behold, and welcome him.  Here is a royal progress truly admirable. Pilate, like Caiaphas, said he knew not what, in that great word – Behold your King. “And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!” John 19:14).

 

KEY POINT: Jesus is known for His humility and simplicity, yet He is the King of kings and the judge of the whole earth.

DAILY BIBLE READING IN A YEAR –  1 Kings 10-13.

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