Read the chapter on Jesus` triumphal entry into Jerusalem on a donkey here in Matthew 21:1-11.
Also here in Luke 19:28-40.
By entering Jerusalem on a donkey, Jesus was fulfilling prophecy found in Old Testament Scripture.
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Jesus` riding on a donkey lines up with what we read in the epistle of Philippians chapter 2 - that Jesus, although equal to God, chose to empty Himself of His human rights in humility to identify with weak humanity.
Category: Why did Jesus ride into Jerusalem on a donkey?