The Holy week - 13Apr- 19Apr 2025

Shabbat Shalom from London, Kent - 18 Apr 2025

The final days of Jesus' earthly life. 

Here are Scripture references for each significant day of Holy Week:

Palm Sunday (Triumphal Entry)

Events:

• Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem.
• Crowds praised Him, waving palm branches and shouting "Hosanna."

Scripture:

• Matthew 21:6-9: "The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted, ‘Hosanna to the Son of David!’ ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’ ‘Hosanna in the highest heaven!’"
• Matthew 21:1-11 – Jesus enters Jerusalem on a donkey.
• Mark 11:1-11 – Crowds shout "Hosanna!"
• Luke 19:28-44 – Jesus weeps over Jerusalem.
• John 12:12-19 – The people welcome Jesus with palm branches.

Holy Monday (Cleansing the Temple)

Events:

• Jesus cleanses the temple, driving out the money changers.

Scripture:

• Matthew 21:12-13: "Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves."
• Matthew 21:12-22 – Jesus overturns tables in the Temple.
• Mark 11:15-19 – Jesus condemns corruption.
• Luke 19:45-48 – Jesus teaches in the Temple.

Holy Tuesday (Teaching and Confrontation)

Events:

• Jesus teaches in the temple and confronts the religious leaders.

Scripture:

• Matthew 21:23-27: "Jesus entered the temple courts, and while he was teaching, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him."
• Matthew 21-23 – Jesus debates religious leaders.
• Mark 12 – Parables and teachings.
• Luke 20 – Jesus warns against hypocrisy.

Holy Wednesday (Betrayal)

Events:

• Judas agrees to betray Jesus.

Scripture:

• Matthew 26:14-16: "Then one of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot—went to the chief priests and asked, ‘What are you willing to give me if I deliver him over to you?’ So they counted out for him thirty pieces of silver."
• Matthew 26:14-16 – Judas agrees to betray Jesus.
• Mark 14:10-11 – The plot against Jesus.
• Luke 22:3-6 – Judas seeks payment for betrayal.

Maundy Thursday (Last Supper)

Events:

• The Last Supper.
• Jesus washes the disciples' feet.

Scripture:

• Luke 22:19-20: "And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, ‘This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.’"
• Matthew 26:17-30 – Jesus shares the Last Supper.
• Mark 14:12-26 – Jesus institutes Communion.
• Luke 22:7-38 – Jesus washes the disciples' feet.
• John 13 – Jesus teaches about love and service.

Good Friday (Crucifixion)

Events:

• Jesus' crucifixion and death.

Scripture:

• John 19:17-18: "Carrying HIS own cross, HE went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha). There they crucified HIM, and with HIM two others—one on each side and Jesus in the middle."
• Matthew 27 – Jesus is arrested, tried, and crucified.
• Mark 15 – Jesus suffers and dies.
• Luke 23 – Jesus' final words on the cross.
• John 18-19 – Jesus is buried.

Holy Saturday (Silence and Waiting)

Events:

• Jesus' body rests in the tomb.

Scripture:

• Matthew 27:59-60: "Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock."
• Matthew 27:57-66 – Jesus' body rests in the tomb.
• Mark 15:42-47 – The disciples mourn.
• Luke 23:50-56 – The burial of Jesus.

Easter Sunday  (Resurrection)

Events:

• Jesus' resurrection.

Scripture:

• Matthew 28:5-6: "The angel said to the women, ‘Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said.’"
• Matthew 28 – Jesus rises from the dead.
• Mark 16 – The empty tomb is discovered.
• Luke 24 – Jesus appears to His followers.
• John 20 – Jesus' victory over death.