Reading:
The
same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out,
and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee. And he said unto them, Go
ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to
morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected. Nevertheless I must walk
to day, and to morrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a
prophet perish out of Jerusalem. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest
the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have
gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her
wings, and ye would not! Behold, your house is left unto you
desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time
come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the
Lord.
Commentary:
Hating the Lord Jesus and His Gospel, the Pharisees
tried to scare Jesus out of Herod's country.
Assuming a threat on Christ's life might compel Jesus to leave, they said
"Leave, or Herod will kill you."
Jesus however had much work to do in the saving of souls, therefore
"You go and tell that fox…."
In His lamentation over Jerusalem, we see the merciful heart of
Christ. It was His will to save all
people from sin, even the Pharisees and Herod.
He would love to gather the souls of Jerusalem into His Kingdom of
Grace, but "ye would not."
Those who do not make it to heaven but instead receive damnation, only
have themselves to blame. Man's unbelief
concerning Christ keeps souls out of heaven, and it is never Christ Himself
"who died for all. The message here
is that all sinners should receive Jesus and His grace while they have life and
breathe, for tomorrow may never come.
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