Matthew 21:9

⁹וַהֲמוֹן הָעָם שֶׁהָלְכוּ לְפָנָיו וְאַחֲרָיו קָרְאוּ: "הוֹשַׁע־נָא לְבֶן־דָּוִד! בָּרוּךְ הַבָּא בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה! הוֹשַׁע־נָא בַּמְּרוֹמִים!"c

Matthew 21 marks a decisive pivot in the Gospel narrative. Jesus enters Jerusalem in a deliberately provocative display of messianic kingship, cleanses the temple with prophetic authority, curses a fig tree as a living parable of judgment, and engages in escalating confrontations