Out of the Mouth of Babes

Was Jesus of Nazareth God? Well, what did claim of Himself? Upon entering Jerusalem for the final week of His life, Jesus was the cause of some serious consternation on the part of the religious leaders of that day. In particular, Matthew 21 records that the chief priest and the scribes became indignant because there were large numbers of children who were crying out to Jesus saying “Hosanna to the Son of David.” Since the term “Son of David” was reserved for the Messiah alone, the troubled religious leaders confronted Jesus. They said, “Do You hear what they’re saying?” Jesus response is quite informative as to what He thought of Himself. He answered, “Yes; have you never read, “Out of the mouth of infants and nursing babes Thou hast prepared praise for Thyself?”

It would be very easy to unthinkingly gloss over the significance of this statement. Jesus equated the praise that He was receiving from the children with praise…for God. In other words, as the children were praising Jesus with “Hosanna to the Son of David”, Jesus said that they were actually praising God Himself. Wow! No wonder the religious leaders sought to do away with Him. For if Jesus were not truly God then He was committing the highest form of blasphemy, usurping the very praise of God for Himself.

Something to think about from the “Kingdom Perspective.”