God had told Abraham that he was to be the father of many nations and that kings would come from his lineage. Many years after this promise, the children of Israel, who were ruled by the priest and the prophet, demanded for a king, because of their ignorance of God’s plan for their nation. God did not approve of this, and Samuel the prophet of God tried to dissuade them. He showed them the terrible things the king would do and demand for, but they insisted and said, “We don’t want to be ruled by the prophet any longer, we want a king like other nations.” God had made a promise to Abraham that out of him would come kings. He had envisioned a special Kingship that would emerge from Israel and would have rule and dominion over all. Zechariah 9:9 says, “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.”
When this prophecy was given, the children of Israel couldn’t understand it; they couldn’t comprehend it. They wondered what kind of king would come that would be just, having salvation, lowly and riding on a colt, but the Lord Jesus fulfilled that prophecy. The Bible says He rode into Jerusalem, riding on an ass and its colt, and the people laid their clothes on the floor and bowed before Him. The children of Israel looked for a king with royal robes, political and military prowess, but the King God gave came with transforming power from heaven to change men’s lives forever.
Now He has made us kings just like Himself. This great King Jesus is still alive and we’re still talking about Him today because He made all the difference in our lives, glory to God!
