When king David was on his deathbed, his older son Adonijah
attempted to take over the throne of Israel, even though his other son Solomon
had been chosen by God to be the next king.
To show all of Israel that Solomon was the chosen king of
Israel, David had Solomon ride into Jerusalem on his personal mule that only king
David rode on.
"And of all my sons, (for the LORD hath given me many
sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of
the LORD over Israel." - 1 Chronicles 28:5
Bathsheba, the wife of David and mother of Solomon, spoke to
David:
"And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are
upon thee, that thou shouldest tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord
the king after him. ...
David called Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and
Benaiah:
“The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of
your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him
down to Gihon...
“And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the
tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people
said, God save king Solomon.
“And all the people came up after him, and the people piped
with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound
of them." - 1 Kings 1:20, 33, 39-40 [See 1Kings chapter one for the
complete account]
This account of Solomon is a type and shadow of Jesus’ entry
into Jerusalem on the donkey. Jesus is the promised son of David, the king of kings
that brings salvation. His throne is forever, and His kingdom is forever.
When Jesus rode into Jerusalem on the donkey, He displayed
that He is the king of Israel.
"On the next day much people that were come to the
[Passover] feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, took
branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried,
“Hosanna: blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the
name of the Lord.
“And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as
it is written, Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on
an ass's colt." - John 12:12-15
"And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their
garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon. ...
“And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the
mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and
praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen; saying,
“Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord:
peace in heaven, and glory in the highest." - Luke 19:35, 37-38
"Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the
only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen." - 1 Timothy
1:17
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