Why Palm Sunday?
“…the news that Jesus was on the way to Jerusalem swept through the city. A huge crowd of Passover visitors took palm branches and went down the road to meet him.” John 12:12-13 (NLT) Why the Passover? In the book of Exodus, God was sending His plagues upon the Egyptians who were unwilling to let Moses lead the Israelites to freedom. “…Moses called for the leaders of Israel and said, ‘Tell each of your families to slaughter the lamb they have set apart for the Passover. Drain each lamb’s blood into a basin. Then take a cluster of hyssop branches and dip it into the lamb’s blood. Strike the hyssop against the top and sides of the doorframe, staining it with the blood. And remember, no one is allowed to leave the house until morning. For the LORD will pass through the land and strike down the Egyptians. But when he sees the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe, the LORD will pass over your home. He will not permit the Destroyer to enter and strike down your firstborn.'” Exodus