There are a few words that we don't see translated in most versions of the Bible but that we use frequently in hymns and praise songs. One of these words is Hosanna. Today in church we sang a praise song that repeated the word Hosanna several times. I wondered what Hosanna meant so I looked it up. It means: "Save now! or Save, we beseech". It was used in the New Testament as a greeting for Jesus as He entered (we celebrate on Palm Sunday). Mark 11:9 "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" Hosanna was a shout of praise the Old Testament Jews used during the Feast of Tabernacles which celebrated God's provision and protection during the Exodus in the Wilderness and which looked forward to the coming rule and deliverance of the Messiah. So when we were singing "Hosanna" today we could identify with those folks from long ago as we celebrate Jesus, the Messiah, as He has come and continues to come to save us and to deliver us from our wanderings in the wilderness, even today.
Hosanna!
Rob Smith
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