Jesus Rides Into Jerusalem
Taken from Matthew for Everyone Part 2
author: Tom Wright
contributor: SPCK - N T Wright
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Jesus Rides Into Jerusalem
Matthew 21.1-11
There is a famous story of Sir Walter Raleigh, one of the great explorers and travellers during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I of England. On one occasion he was with the queen when she was walking through London, and came to a place where rainwater had made the ground muddy and dirty. He quickly took off his cloak and placed it on the ground so the queen could walk over without getting mud on her feet.
The tale may or may not be true – though for some years Raleigh certainly was Elizabeth’s great favourite – but it illustrates the point of this incident. The story of Raleigh taking off his cloak has become famous, partly because it’s not the sort of thing that happens every day. If it has occurred in my lifetime, for princes, presidents, or Prime Ministers, I’ve never heard of it. It’s a very special gesture, especially if (as was probably not the case for Raleigh) the cloak is the only one you’ve got. It says, quite clearly, that you are celebrating and valuing this person about as highly as you can. It implies that, if need arose, you would give them anything else you had as well...
Taken from Matthew for Everyone – by Tom Wright
Matthew 21.1-11
There is a famous story of Sir Walter Raleigh, one of the great explorers and travellers during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I of England. On one occasion he was with the queen when she was walking through London, and came to a place where rainwater had made the ground muddy and dirty. He quickly took off his cloak and placed it on the ground so the queen could walk over without getting mud on her feet.
The tale may or may not be true – though for some years Raleigh certainly was Elizabeth’s great favourite – but it illustrates the point of this incident. The story of Raleigh taking off his cloak has become famous, partly because it’s not the sort of thing that happens every day. If it has occurred in my lifetime, for princes, presidents, or Prime Ministers, I’ve never heard of it. It’s a very special gesture, especially if (as was probably not the case for Raleigh) the cloak is the only one you’ve got. It says, quite clearly, that you are celebrating and valuing this person about as highly as you can. It implies that, if need arose, you would give them anything else you had as well...
Taken from Matthew for Everyone – by Tom Wright
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