Jesus sent two of His disciples ahead with instruction to get a donkey with a young foal that would be tied up beside the road. The foal was a colt, not yet broken in for riding. The disciples did as Jesus instructed them. This was the first day of the week and Jesus rode into Jerusalem on the colt, fulfilling prophecy of the prophet Zechariah 9:9.
The crowd that had journeyed to Jerusalem for The Passover joined some of the local people, spread their cloaks along the ground and took palm branches shouting, "Hosanna", and the words of Psalm 118:25,26 and Psalm 14:8,
thus ascribing Him the Messianic Title as the agent of The Lord God, the Coming King of Israel. Jesus humbly rode into Jerusalem as the Messianic King ,according to prophecy. The donkey was the mount of royalty, and horses were used for war. As Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey's colt, He knew, as God's Anointed Son, He would soon give His life for others and for the forgiveness of a multitude of sins. The Psalms they were shouting in praise of 'The One who comes in the Name of the Lord' were traditional songs for travelers who came to the city for the yearly event, but the crowd were enthusiastic and praised Jesus with extra vitality and additional vigor. Jesus truly went in The Name of God, from His Presence, whom God, The Father had blessed. The crowds greeted Him as their Messiah, sent from God and who revealed God to them. He was praised as the Lord's Anointed, who achieves the saving grace and victory for His people. Only human beings, out of all of God's creation can consciously and verbally praise Him. They worshiped Jesus because they knew God's Favour was in their midst.Jesus began to weep, for peace from God was within their grasp, but He knew that soon Jerusalem would be destroyed by The Roman Empire because of much rejection to Him there.
This was fulfilled in 70 A.D.

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