All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,
All of this happened exactly so that what the prophet said way back then would actually come true.
God's been planning this moment since forever, nothing happens by accident.
📚 Historical Context
In the first century AD, during the time of Roman occupation, Jesus was entering Jerusalem for the Passover festival, a significant Jewish celebration commemorating God's deliverance of Israel from Egypt. This verse highlights how Jesus' actions, such as riding on a donkey, were deliberately fulfilling prophecies from the Old Testament, particularly from the prophet Zechariah, to demonstrate that He was the long-awaited Messiah. Matthew, as a Jewish writer, emphasized these fulfillments to persuade his audience of Jesus' divine identity.
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