JESUS LAMENTS OVER JERUSALEM
Luke 13:31-35
- The Third Day… (vs. 31-33)
a. Given the adversarial relationship the Pharisees had with Jesus do you think their warning for Him to leave was out of real concern for Jesus well-being?
b. What was the nature of the Pharisees warning?
c. Does Jesus reply indicate that He was afraid of Herod or in any other way troubled by the threat to the point that He would do anything different?
d. Base on Jesus own words what was He really describing, and do you think the Pharisees understood?
e. Jesus calling Herod a “fox” likely was a reference to his craftiness and as he had already had John the Baptist killed He knew what Herod would do. Who controlled the timeline of Jesus death in Jerusalem?
- O Jerusalem, Jerusalem… (vs. 34-35)
a. What sentiment does Jesus emote as He speaks these words over Jerusalem?
b. Jesus recognized the lengths to which the Jews went to ignore God’s message…what had they done to not listen to God’s word?
c. What example of tender love does Jesus use to express His desire to care for and nurture the people of Jerusalem?
d. Does Jesus willingness to “gather Jerusalem as a hen gather her chicks” overrule their unwillingness?
e. Is God’s sovereignty in any way diminished by their obstinance?
f. What does Jesus mean that “your house is left to you desolate?”
g. When will “they” see Jesus again?
Application: Even as Jesus every step led Him toward the cross, Who was in absolute control of every detail that it be accomplished as foretold?
