Riding on a donkey‏

Zechariah 9

⁹ Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem!
See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey,
   on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
¹⁰ I will take away the chariots from Ephraim and the warhorses from Jerusalem,
   and the battle bow will be broken. He will proclaim peace to the nations.
   His rule will extend from sea to sea and from the River^[b] to the ends of the earth.
¹¹ As for you, because of the blood of my covenant with you,  I will free your prisoners from the waterless pit. 

¹² Return to your fortress, you prisoners of hope; even now I announce that I will restore twice as much to you.

Israel has lost her past glory. She has been divided, conquered and plundered.. But she still has the promise of a Savior to come to her rescue. This is a son of David who will chase off her enemies and rebuild the city of David. But what kind of Savior is this? He comes humble and riding on a young donkey! But you may remember that David was disgraced by his son, Absalom. He was deposed and chased out of town. As he rode away, a man in the crowd cursed at David. Is this the same David who was promised to come to Israel’s rescue?

Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey like his “Father” David. The show of pomp was simple but meaningful because the King was coming into the city for his coronation. He would be crowned Lord of Lords and King of Kings on a cross. In his humility and obedience to the Father he was exalted above every name on earth or even above. 

"O' come, let us adore him.”