But they could not find a way to do anything to Him because all of the people hung around to hear Him. Luke 19:48 When Jesus was at the temple, He would have been easy to take aside on the sly. But He was so popular that the people were always gathered around to hear…

And He was teaching daily in the temple. But the chief priests and scribes wanted to destroy Him, as did the rulers of the people. Luke 19:47 It is so sad that most of the Jewish leaders failed to recognize Jesus for Who He is. They wanted rid of Him for several reasons, but mainly…

Saying to them, ‘It is written, My house is a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves.’ Luke 19:46 Jesus is quoting from Isaiah 56:7 and Jeremiah 7:11. These are passages that the leaders of the Jews would have been familiar with. As a result, this comment from Christ would…

Then He went into the temple and began to drive out those who sold in it, and the purchasers, Luke 19:45 In preparation for the Passover the Jews would cleanse their homes of leaven. Jesus does the same here. His house must not contain the leaven of unholiness. Heavenly Father, thank You for Your ongoing…

And they will raze you to the ground, and your children in you; and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not understand the time of your visitation. Luke 19:44 Remember Jesus is addressing the city, which is why He says it the way He does. The event here…

Because the days will come when your enemies will build an embankment against you, and surround you, and lay siege to you from every side, Luke 19:43 Jesus is describing the yet future destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD in vivid detail. It took the Romans some time, but they beseiged the city just as…

saying, ‘If you had known, even you, and especially in this, your day, the things for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.’ Luke 19:42 Jesus is here mourning the fact that the Jewish people had, as a whole, failed to respond to the great mercy of Almighty God. Indeed there is…

As He drew near the city became visible, and He wept over her, Luke 19:41 The emotional responses of Christ make for a fascinating, and convicting, study. We see here the very Son of God weeping as He approaches His city while being hailed as its King. The language here is very descriptive. It is…

But He answered them, saying, ‘I tell you that, if these were silent, the stones would cry out.’ Luke 19:40 The Pharisees could easily say that these followers of Christ were mistaken. But to have the stones cry out would have been a difficult thing to deal with. However, that is not the case now.…

And some of the Pharisees from the crowd said to Him, ‘Teacher, rebuke your disciples.’ Luke 19:39 The Pharisees were the group of the Jewish elite that stuck the closest to Christ. They were fascinated by Him. Among them were some of the biggest hypocrites to be found. But, there were also those among their…