Matthew 21:7

Matthew 21:7. And brought the ass— The exact knowledge which our Lord shewed of so many minute and most fortuitous particulars, must surely impress the minds of these messengers greatly, and establish the faith of his followers. It is observable,that many such things occurred before his death, which, considered in this view, have a peculiar beauty. Compare Matthew 26:31-35. Mar 14:15-16 and Luke 22:10-13. The and, [και ], like the particle ו vau in the Hebrew, is here used, as it is frequently, to signify even, or that is,—upon an ass, even a colt, &c. They set him thereon, means on their clothes, which they had placed upon the ass. All the Evangelists, except St. Matthew, speak expressly of his riding on the colt.