Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, your king is coming to you;
He is just and endowed with salvation,
Humble, and mounted on a donkey,
Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
I believe that this verse is quoted as confirmation at Christ's triumphal entry. Seeing it in context, I think I understand it better. I always wondered a bit why they expected Him to come and kick out the Romans, when His entire ministry had been peaceful and non-violent.
This verse is in the middle of a chapter talking about how God is going to destroy all their enemies. They put two and two together, and expected a warrior king, one who would make good on all those ancient promises again. They didn't realize that the defeats had already happened, and Christ was coming to bring peace within, not struggle outside.
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