From hosana to crucify

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When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the crowd greeted him with “Hosana in the highest!”

Yet, just a short time later, the Jews were calling for His crucifixion.

Approximately how many days was it from Hosana to crucifixion?

And why the sudden change?
 
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When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the crowd greeted him with “Hosana in the highest!”

Yet, just a short time later, the Jews were calling for His crucifixion.

Approximately how many days was it from Hosana to crucifixion?

And why the sudden change?
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“Hosanna” happened on Sunday; “Crucify” happened the next Friday, about five days later.

There is another thread going on about the reason for the switch. One reason I saw there was that the crowds were getting tired of waiting for Jesus to bring on the Kingdom of God as they saw it coming. Another reason is that he was offered for release by Pilate and they were expecting Barabbas–and they hated Pilate anyway. I’m sure there’s more to it as well.
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We know that not **all **the Jews were shouting “Crucify Him!”

I like to think that at least some of the Jews who welcomed Him with palm leaves were not part of the later, condemning crowd.

Other than that, I think Liberian’s explanation, “the crowds were getting tired of waiting for Jesus to bring on the Kingdom of God as they saw it coming,” is good. I’ve been taught that recently, but I can’t remember if it was at Biblical School, in a homily, or in RCIA instruction.

We were taught that the Jews were waiting for a leader who would bring military victory over Pilate and/or Rome, but got the Passion instead. I can understand their disappointment without agreeing with it. They didn’t have “ears to hear.”
 
We don’t know that it was the same crowd. The chief priest could very easily have brought a sympathetic crowd with him.

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Tim
 
Our priest is very clear to point out that people in the crowd who welcomed their king, were among the people who yelled “Crucify Him”. He’s quick to bring up the point that we as a society are just as fickle. Take a movie star, sports star, or even a politician. The same person that is praised by our (misguided) society will be pounced on by the same society once they are perceived to have fallen.

The lesson of Palm Sunday is still poignant today!

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The best explanation I’ve heard was that the Hosanna-shouters were non-locals, fellow pilgrims entering the city at the same time that Jesus was, while the crucify-him-shouters were Jerusalem-dwellers, a rent-a-mob put together by the chief priests, scribes, etc.

Makes sense to me.

Of course, the fickleness of the common man also makes sense.

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