But He answered and said to them, "I tell you that if these should keep silent, the stones would immediately cry out." Luke 19:40

Jesus rode in to Jerusalem on the Sunday before He was crucified—we call that day “Palm Sunday” because the people waves palm branches to herald Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem. They hoped He would be a political king like David or Solomon, who would liberate them from the Romans. Palm branches were a symbol of the political Zionists in that day. Though Jesus certainly is the King, He is not that kind of king and His kingdom is not of this world.

The religious leaders wanted the people to stop cheering for Jesus. They commanded Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples." Jesus explained that even if the people were restrained, the rocks would praise Him.

Five Lessons:

People sometimes praise Jesus for the wrong reason.
There are always people who hate for Jesus to be praised.
Even if some people stop praising Him, others will. And if all people stopped, the rest of creation would praise Him!
I/we must never think I am/we are the only ones praising Him.
The Lord wants me/us to praise Him, but He doesn't need me/us. There are plenty of rocks to do the job!