glory in the highest!” ’ Luke’s description is brief, but Matthew and the other gospel writers describe how they waved palm branches and shouted words like, ‘Hallelujah’ or ‘Hosanna’. This was a festive occasion to beat all festive occasions. This is the moment the Jewish people had longed for for centuries. This was the public reception of the long-awaited Messiah. They were so excited they even took off their garments and threw them in his path, so this donkey, bearing the burden of the King of