Hosanna!

Hosanna!

Dave Riddle - 2/12/2023

Key Passage: John 12:4-19

Judas Asks A Legitimate Question

  • John 12:5

    • Mary just poured a year’s wages on Jesus feet.

Judas Has Impure Motives

  • John 12:6

    • His concern wasn’t actually rooted in his concern for the poor.

Jesus Responds 

  • John 12:7-8

    • The Dueteronomy passage Jesus quotes here talks about the importance of generosity. 

      • Jesus isn’t diminishing the importance of generosity to the poor. 

      • He is acknowledging the importance of what Mary had done in light of his looming death.

The Plot to Murder Lazarus

  • John 12:9-11

    • Evil builds upon evil

    • Sin spreads and grows

Hosanna!

  • John 12:12

    • Hebrew means “save us”

    • Greek usage is uncertain

  • A general expression of excitement

    • Hip hip hooray!

      • We know what we mean even if we can’t define the specific words.