Monday of Passion Week (Mark 11:11–19; Matthew 21:12–13)
The cheers of Sunday have not yet faded.
“Hosanna” still echoes in the streets. The city still remembers the King who entered on a donkey. But as the sun sets on that triumphant day, Jesus does something unexpected—He does not seize the moment.
He pauses.
Mark tells us:
“So Jesus went into Jerusalem and into the temple. So when He had looked around at all things, as the hour was already late, He went out to Bethany with the twelve” (Mark 11:11).
He looks.
He observes.
He leaves.
This is not hesitation—it is intention.
