“All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,”
This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, saying. The fulfillment citation from Zechariah 9:9 grounds the triumphal entry in the prophetic expectation of the messianic king. The fulfillment pattern that has structured Matthew's Gospel from the birth narrative reaches its climax in the passion week's events.
Church Fathers on Matthew 21:4
aug hter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.'
Catena Aurea · St. Thomas Aquinas, tr. J. H. Newman · public domain
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