And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, "Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around you and surround you on every side and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know the time of your visitation. ~Luke 19:41-44
Luke records this immediately after the Triumphal Entry which most churches celebrated two days ago. In it, I am again amazed by Jesus.
The Gospels are clear that Jesus knew what going into Jerusalem during the Passover week meant. He was embarking upon His death march to Calvary.This death would take place at the hands of the Romans, but also Jesus' own people. He had every right to be angry because of what He was about to endure for the sake of the very people who were going to kill Him. He could have spit on the ground in disgust.
And yet, He wept over them.
He wept because they wanted peace, but had no clue where to find it. He wept because they were blind. He wept because the object of all of their hope in, the Temple, would one day be destroyed. He wept because they missed the long-awaited visit from the LORD Himself.
Luke records this immediately after the Triumphal Entry which most churches celebrated two days ago. In it, I am again amazed by Jesus.
The Gospels are clear that Jesus knew what going into Jerusalem during the Passover week meant. He was embarking upon His death march to Calvary.This death would take place at the hands of the Romans, but also Jesus' own people. He had every right to be angry because of what He was about to endure for the sake of the very people who were going to kill Him. He could have spit on the ground in disgust.
And yet, He wept over them.
He wept because they wanted peace, but had no clue where to find it. He wept because they were blind. He wept because the object of all of their hope in, the Temple, would one day be destroyed. He wept because they missed the long-awaited visit from the LORD Himself.
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