Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Matthew: Chapter 21].
auton kai hoi akolouthountes\). Note the two groups with two
articles and the present tense (linear action) and the imperfect
\ekrazon\ "were crying" as they went. {Hosanna to the Son of
David} (\Hosanna t•i hui•i Daueid\). They were now proclaiming
Jesus as the Messiah and he let them do it. "Hosanna" means
"Save, we pray thee." They repeat words from the _Hallel_ (Ps
148:1) and one recalls the song of the angelic host when Jesus
was born (Lu 2:14). "Hosanna in the highest" (heaven) as well
as here on earth.
21:10 {Was stirred} (\eseisth•\). Shaken as by an earthquake.
"Even Jerusalem frozen with religious formalism and socially
undemonstrative, was stirred with popular enthusiasm as by a
mighty wind or by an earthquake" (Bruce).
21:12 {Cast out} (\exebalen\). Drove out, assumed authority over
"the temple of God" (probably correct text with \tou theou\,
though only example of the phrase). John (Joh 2:14) has a
similar incident at the beginning of the ministry of Jesus. It is
not impossible that he should repeat it at the close after three
years with the same abuses in existence again. It is amazing how
short a time the work of reformers lasts. The traffic went on in
the court of the Gentiles and to a certain extent was necessary.
Here the tables of {the money-changers} (\t•n kollubist•n\, from
\kollubos\, a small coin) were overturned. See on ¯17:24 for the
need of the change for the temple tax. The doves were the poor
man's offering.
21:13 {A den of robbers} (\sp•laion l•ist•n\). By charging
exorbitant prices.
21:15 {The children} (\tous paidas\). Masculine and probably boys
who had caught the enthusiasm of the crowd.
21:16 {Hearest thou} (\akoueis\). In a rage at the desecration of
the temple by the shouts of the boys they try to shame Jesus, as
responsible for it.
{Thou hast perfected} (\kat•rtis•\). The quotation is from Ps
8:3 (LXX text). See 4:21 where the same verb is used for
mending nets. Here it is the timeless aorist middle indicative
with the perfective use of \kata-\. It was a stinging rebuke.
21:17 {To Bethany} (\eis B•thanian\). House of depression or
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