The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

John 12:12-16, “On the next day the great multitude who had come to the feast, when they heard that

Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

13took the branches of the palm trees, and went out to meet Him, and began to cry out, ‘Hosanna! Blessed

is He who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel.’

14 And Jesus, finding a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written, 15’Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your

King is coming, seated on a donkey’s colt.’

16 These things His disciples did not understand at the first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they

remembered that these things were written of Him, and that they had done these things to Him.”

The Passover had come, and the multitude was excited to learn that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem!

They gathered palm fronds and ran to meet Him crying “Hosanna! Blessed is He who come in the name of the LORD!” They viewed Him as the prophetically promised Messiah, the King of Israel. And the word Hosanna literally means, “LORD, save us!” There was no mistake. He was indeed the King of all Israel, despite the fact that the Jewish leaders failed to recognize Him as such.

Verse 14 above is a quotation of Psalm 118:25-26:

“O LORD, do save, we beseech Thee; O LORD, we beseech Thee,

do send prosperity! 26Blessed is the one who comes in the name of

the LORD; We have blessed you from the house of the LORD.”

I am sure that we have a better understanding than the disciples; for at first, they did not understand what was occurring. They were much like us in that they later understood as they recalled the “things (that) were written of Him.”

One basic reason that we don’t understand Scripture is that we don’t read and study Scripture. Yes, it helps if we know some of the Hebrew and Greek languages; yet many of the esteemed biblical scholars were not proficient in those languages, either. Biblical knowledge abounds in whatever language we read it. The major factor is to READ and READ regularly. The only ones who will have an edge on you will be those who

have already accepted Jesus Christ as their LORD and Savior. If you’re one of those who hasn’t, please take a moment and ask for His forgiveness of your sin. I have known children who have accepted Him at the

tender age of 5; and they are still serving Him as adults today. God bless you abundantly! Hosannah!

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas 72764

United States of America

“We never know that God is all we need

until He becomes all that we have.”