21:6-11
The disciples did as they had been instructed. Cloaks were placed on the donkey, and we know from Mark and Luke that Jesus sat upon the colt. The crowds spread their cloaks and palm leaves on the road. This was a sign of homage and welcoming for the king. They then shouted Hosanna to the Son of David. So they praised the king as well, expecting salvation from Him. So we have this picture of the king being welcomed and praised, yet a few days later He is nailed to a cross. The reception Jesus received on this day was the reception He should have received, it was the rightful reception. The treatment He received a few days later was not what He should have received, yet it was what was planned all along, it was the reason He came. We need to be rescued.
21:12
Jesus came gentle and riding upon a donkey, but He was no soft touch. He entered the temple and drove out the buyers and sellers. John has a temple clearing early on in his account (John 2:12-16). Some claim John was recounting the same event as here, but placed it differently for theological reasons. It is far better to see there being two cleansings. Details of the events are different, and there is no reason to doubt that they would have gone back to their old ways a couple of years later.
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