Jesus and the Donkey Colt

Jesus rode a colt into Jerusalem, which is a young male from a donkey.
Or was it a colt AND the donkey?

Colt: A colt is a young male donkey which is less than four years of age. Filly: A filly is a young female donkey which is less than four years of age. Foal: A foal is a baby male or female donkey up to one year old.

The general consensus is that donkeys and mules*, including colts, should carry no more than 20-25% of their body weight. Some sources suggest a slightly higher range of 25-33% for donkeys due to their strong bone and muscle structure. 

The weight of donkeys ranges up to 570 pounds.

If a donkey colt weighs 500 pounds, it should ideally carry no more than 100-125 pounds (20-25% of its body weight) including saddle and rider. 

How much did Jesus weigh? No one really knows.

"How heavy was the Lord Jesus? Some historians believe He was maybe 142 pounds. Other historians have estimated his weight between 100-130 pounds. So the Lord Jesus was probably around 5'1- 5'5" and between 100-130 pounds or between 45kg to 64kg."

*Is a donkey and a mule the same thing? Nope. The mule is a domestic equine hybrid between a donkey and a horse. It is the offspring of a male donkey (a jack) and a female horse (a mare). mules are generally sterile and unable to reproduce due to their hybrid nature and an odd number of chromosomes, making it difficult to produce viable sperm or eggs." googleAI

► Zechariah 9:9 "See, your king comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

► Matthew 21:2 " Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me."
Mat 21:7  And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.

This article explains it this way : 

"I finally found clarity while reading Cornelius a Lapide’s commentary on the passage. According to Lapide, Christ first rode the ass up and down the mount and then transferred and rode the colt into the city.
There is a practical reason for this. The she-ass would be stronger and more able to go up and down the terrain. Next, the colt would be able to bring him into the city easily.
Yet there is a mystical signification is this as well. The she-ass and her colt signify “the two sorts of people of which the world is made up—the Jews, accustomed to the yoke of the Mosaic law, who were represented by the ass; and the Gentiles, living up to this time without the Law of God, and who were denoted by the colt.”
The she-ass represents Mother Israel who has been burdened with the Law of Moses. Saint Peter our first Pope described the Mosaic Law as “a yoke…which neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear” (Acts 15:10, D-R).
The young colt represents the new and untrained Gentiles – the wild olive branch that the Apostle describes as the Gentiles.
Christ our Lord rode both to signify that both the Jews and the Gentiles were called to be Christophoroi – Christ-bearers."
https://taylormarshall.com/2017/04/christ-ride-donkey-colt-time.html

And four points also :

►First, the prophet Zechariah wrote: “Behold, your king comes to you, triumphant and victorious. He is humble and riding on an ass, on a colt the foal of an ass.” (Zech 9:9)
The messianic sign was at once perceived by the crowds who hailed Jesus as their king shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” (Mt 21:9) .. Davidic salutation.. It is an acknowledgment that Jesus is the true Davidic Messiah and king.
►Secondly, an ass is integral to the story of Abraham’s offering of Isaac, a type of the oblation of the First Born Son as a sign of obedience.
►The third reason is that King Solomon Solomon rode to his messianic coronation on a mule that had once belonged to David (1 Kgs 1:33-44).
►Fourth, King Jehu rode into Samaria (a kind of false Jerusalem) over the garments of his adherents in order to destroy the temple of the false god Baal (2 Kgs 9:11-10:28). One of the first things Christ does upon entering Jerusalem is bring judgment to the Temple which has become a den of thieves. The typology in this account is rather startling as 2 Kgs chapter nine contains strong messianic language. Like King Jehu, Christ the King comes as a judge over ceremonial regulations."
https://taylormarshall.com/2012/04/4-reasons-why-christ-rode-donkey-on.html

 

 


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T.H.Tatman
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