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An Intertextuality Pair — one connection between two passages, shown as linked verse cards: the Later text and the Earlier text it quotes, alludes to or echoes. The Significance essay explains why the link matters and where it points in Christ.

Reference Type— how explicit the link is: Quotation, Allusion, or Echo
Connection Method(s)— how it carries meaning: e.g. Typology, Promise-Fulfillment, Analogy, Longitudinal Theme
Found via— where the connection was identified, e.g. the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge or an Anchor-Text Network

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Intertextuality Pair

Matthew 21:9 → Psalms 118:25-26

Quotation

Later text

Matthew 21:9BSB

The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”

Earlier text

Psalms 118:25-26BSB

O LORD, save us, we pray. We beseech You, O LORD, cause us to prosper! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you.

Walk the Square · a single-voice walk of this pair around the Clowney square8:31

Significance

The crowds acclaim Jesus using Psalm 118 from the Hallel collection traditionally sung at Passover and Tabernacles. "Hosanna" means "save now," invoking divine deliverance. "He who comes in the Lord's name" carried messianic connotations in Second Temple Judaism. By adding "Son of David," the crowds make explicit messianic interpretation unmistakable. The scene is deeply ironic - crowds acclaim without full understanding of what kind of Messiah Jesus is, and many will later demand his crucifixion. Yet their words speak prophetic truth about Jesus' identity.

Found via: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): Promise-Fulfillment

Linked Mentions 2

Anchor Texts 2