ISB ~ Mark 11 v8 - 10

Three details surrounding the triumphal entry recall Psalm 118, a psalm chanted by Passover pilgrims flocking to Jerusalem.

• (1) The leafy branches (11:8) echo the “festal procession with branches” in Ps 118:27. (2) The Hebrew acclamation Hosanna (11:9) means “save us” and is taken from Ps 118:25. (3) Blessed … in the name of the Lord (11:9) is quoted from Ps 118:26. Jesus later interprets Psalm 118 in the Temple (12:10-11).