BACK THEKID 4'3m1f Twelve-year-old Jesus predicts Palm Sunday JOSEPH - (enters crosses almost to far exit) MARY --- (enters, follows) Joseph, it's almost time to stop for lunch. Have you seen Jesus? JOSEPH - No I haven't. But this is a big crowd, Mary. I'm sure he's walking with the other kids back there somewhere. (points back) MARY --- You know, I haven't seen him since we left Jerusalem. JOSEPH - Come to think of it, neither have I. You don't suppose... MARY --- Joseph, I'm worried. Let's go back and get him. (turns) JOSEPH - I'm worried too, Mary. Let's go. (turns leads) MARY --- Jerusalem is a big city. Where will we look? JOSEPH - Well, the last time I saw him, he was standing in the the temple, talking to the elders. (both return to exit) MORRIS - (enters opposite, speaks to audience) Gentlemen of Jerusalem, the Prophet Daniel prophecied that the messiah of God would triumphantly ride into Jerusalem in 69 sevens of years from the time of the proclamation to rebuild Jerusalem. According to my calculations, that means that the Messiah will come to earth in just 18 years. JESUS -- (12 years old, enters, approaches) Excuse me, sir, but the Messiah is already on earth. MORRIS - Buzz off kid, I'm expounding here. JESUS -- I don't mean to disagree with you, sir, but... MORRIS - Look, you little juvenile delinquent, according to the the prophet Daniel, the Messiah will ride triumphantly into Jerusalem in 18 years. Now, I don't suppose you're old enough to be able to calculate a date like that. JESUS -- Well, Daniel is correct, sir. The Messiah will ride into Jerusalem in just 18 years on the first day of the feast of unleavened bread. MORRIS - Unleavened bread. Oh, yeah. (clears throat) I knew that. So, little kid, why don't you go outside and play. JESUS -- Well, what I wanted to explain is that the Messiah is already on earth. MORRIS - Now, wait a minute, you just said... JESUS -- I said that the messiah would ride into town on the first day of the feast of unleavened in 18 years. But, he was born twelve years ago. MORRIS - You're full of beans, kid, you don't know what you're talking about. The Messiah won't be born, he'll just come down from heaven. (giggles, aside) This kid... JESUS -- Then, how do you explain what the prophet Isaiah said. MORRIS - Isaiah? JESUS -- Yes, he said, "to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. MORRIS - Show off. JESUS -- Well? MORRIS - Alright, so it looks like the messiah is born as a baby. So? JESUS -- So, if he waits until he is at least the age of a priest before he rides into town, he'll be at least 30 years old... MORRIS - I know all about the age of a priest, kid. I'm from the line of Aaron. My whole family is priests. JESUS -- Yes, but what I was trying to point out was, if he'll be at least 30 years old when he rides into town in 18 years, it means he's already alive. MORRIS - Really?! (clears throat) I mean, ah, that means he's probably one of us here in this temple. (motions broadly to audience) JESUS -- Yes, he is. One of us. MORRIS - Well! Maybe it's me! JESUS -- No, it's not you. MORRIS - You little rug rat! What do you know about it? I'm a a priest in the line of Aaron. Who would be a better Messiah than me? JESUS -- I mean no disrespect, sir... but the prophet Isaiah says that the Messiah will be from the line of David, not from Aaron. MORRIS - Oh. JESUS -- Are you from the line of David? MORRIS - (aside) ...little brat... JESUS -- The messiah was born in the city of David as the prophet Micah predicted. MORRIS - Hey, Seymour lives in Bethlehem! (points to back of audience) Maybe, Seymour is the Messiah. JESUS -- No. MORRIS - How do you know? JESUS -- The messiah was BORN in the city of David. Seymour was born in Jericho. MARY --- (enters) Oh, there he is. JOSEPH - (enters, leads, crosses) Jesus, we were worried about you! JESUS -- Oh, sorry, Dad. Sorry, Mom. I didn't mean to make you worry. JOSEPH - We were half way home when we noticed that you weren't with our group. MARY --- What were you doing here, son? (Mary, Joseph and Jesus exit, conversing silently) MORRIS - He was getting under foot. (laughs, speaks to audience) He just told us that my friend Seymour here couldn't possibly be the Messiah because he was born in Jericho. (laughs) Have you ever heard of anything so stupid? Everybody knows that Seymour lives in Bethlehem. You were BORN in Bethlehem, weren't you Seymour? No? Say, kid, how you know... Hey, where did he go? (shrugs, exits) ©2013 Bob Snook. Conditions for use: Do not sell any part of this script, even if you rewrite it. Pay no royalties, even if you make money from performances. You may reproduce and distribute this script freely, but all copies must contain this copyright statement. http://www.bobsnook.org email: [email protected] BACK |