Saying unto them, it is written ,.... In Isaiah 56:7 my house is the house of prayer ; built and devoted for that service: but ye have made it a den of thieves ; which clause is not written in the above prophecy, but are the words of Christ referring to Jeremiah 7:11 . The Ethiopic version adds, "and robbers"; and the Persic version adds, "and a place of cut-purses"; See Gill on Matthew 21:13 . read more
And he taught daily in the temple ,.... Every day till the passover came, and only in the day; for at night he went out of the city to Bethany, or to the Mount of Olives: some of his discourses in the temple, the parables he delivered, and his disputations with the doctors, are recorded in Matthew 21:27 , but the chief priests, and the Scribes, and the chief of the people ; or "the elders of the people", as the Syriac version renders it; that is, the whole sanhedrim: sought to... read more
And could not find what they might do ,.... The Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Ethiopic versions, and so Beza's most ancient copy, add, "to him"; they could not find an opportunity of seizing him, nor any advantage against him; they knew not what steps to take, nor how to bring about their wicked design of destroying him. For all the people were very attentive to hear him ; there were great crowds always about him, that hung upon him, as the word rendered "attentive" signifies; they heard... read more
See this triumphal entry into Jerusalem explained at large on Matthew 21:1-11 ; (note), and Mark 11:1-10 ; (note). read more
Glory in the highest - Mayst thou receive the uttermost degrees of glory! See on Matthew 21:9 ; (note). read more
If these should hold their peace, the stones would - cry out - Of such importance is my present conduct to you and to others, being expressly predicted by one of your own prophets, Zechariah 9:9 , as pointing out the triumph of humility over pride, and of meekness over rage and malice, as signifying the salvation which I bring to the lost souls of men, that, if this multitude were silent, God would give even to the stones a voice, that the advent of the Messiah might be duly celebrated. read more
And wept over it - See Matthew 23:37 . read more
The things which belong unto thy peace! - It is very likely that our Lord here alludes to the meaning of the word Jerusalem, ירושלים from ירה yereh , he shall see, and שלום shalom , peace or prosperity. Now, because the inhabitants of it had not seen this peace and salvation, because they had refused to open their eyes, and behold this glorious light of heaven which shone among them, therefore he said, Now they are hidden from thine eyes, still alluding to the import of the name. read more
Cast a trench about thee - This was literally fulfilled when this city was besieged by Titus. Josephus gives a very particular account of the building of this wall, which he says was effected in three days, though it was not less than thirty-nine furlongs in circumference; and that, when this wall and trench were completed, the Jews were so enclosed on every side that no person could escape out of the city, and no provision could be brought in, so that they were reduced to the most terrible... read more
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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 19:45
And he went into the temple ,.... Being come into the city, he alighted from the colt he rode on, and having committed it to the care of a proper person to return it to the owner, he went up directly to the temple, of which he was the Lord and proprietor, and where he had some work to do the few days he had to live. And began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought ; that traded in sheep, and oxen, and doves; see John 2:15 . The Ethiopic version adds here, as there,... read more