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Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 19:29-48

Jesus Rides Into Jerusalem, And Reveals Himself As God’s Only Son, Which Finally Results in His Description of His Triumphant Return (19:29-21:38). The Section may be analysed as follows: a After initial preparations Jesus rides into Jerusalem in triumph on a colt revealing Himself as the Messianic King. If the people had not welcomed Him the very stones would have cried out (Luke 19:29-40). b Jesus weeps over a Jerusalem which will be desolated, thus revealing Himself as the Messianic... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 19:39-46

The Response of The Pharisees: God’s Coming Judgment on Jerusalem (19:39-46). It was not to be expected that this hearty welcome of Jesus would please the Pharisees. Perhaps they were afraid of the reaction of Rome, or possibly they felt that it was coming near to blasphemy. But either way they wanted the enthusiasm stilled. There is possibly a hint in this of, ‘Now look what you have done by entering Jerusalem in this spectacular way.’ Jesus’ reply is significant. It stresses to them that... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 19:45

‘And he entered into the temple, and began to cast out those who sold,’ And He entered the Temple, and looking around at what was happening there in the Court of the Gentiles, He was angry. And so He began to cast out those who sold (He began and continued), emptying it of the noisy traders so that it was possible for those present to pray in comparative peace. Compare here Malachi 3:1. The Lord had come to His Temple. He was not weeping now. This was the next day (Mark 11:12), but Luke ignores... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 19:46

‘Saying to them, “It is written, And my house shall be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of robbers.” ’ And as He thrust out the dishonest traders He called on them to consider their ways, citing Jeremiah 7:11 and pointing out their dishonesty, likening them to a bandit’s cavern. The dishonesty of the Temple trade as the chief priest sought to enrich themselves, was one of the scandals of Jerusalem, and the avariciousness of some of the High priests a byword. It was totally the... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 19:47

‘And he was teaching daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people sought to destroy him,’ Every day Jesus returned to the Temple to preach (and to heal ‘the blind and the lame’- Matthew 21:14). Meanwhile all the leading authorities were banded together, differences forgotten, in order to find a way of destroying Him, the chief priests because He had affected their profits and their reputations, the Scribes because he had shown up their teaching... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 19:47-48

Jesus Preaches In The Temple (19:47-21:38). Having driven the traders out of the Temple in His prophetic zeal Jesus then revealed the greatness of His great courage by returning daily to that same Temple in order to teach the people. As the traders, who would quickly have returned, watched with baleful eyes, and the Temple police stood by alert for trouble, Jesus boldly entered the Temple again, and ignoring both, proceeded to address the crowds gathered there. Indeed the great crowds that... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 19:48

‘And they could not find what they might do, for the people all hung upon him, listening.’ However they were prevented from open action because all the people were eager to hear His teaching and saw Him as a prophet. They were well aware that to publicly arrest One Who was seen as a prophet of God at such a time would be to raise a ferment, even possibly to cause an uprising. It was something that they dared not risk, unless they could somehow loosen the ties between Jesus and the people. And... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 19:45-48

Luke 19:45-Galatians : . The Cleansing of the Temple ( Mark 11:15-Psalms : *, Matthew 21:12 f.*).— Lk. abbreviates; only the sellers are ejected. Jesus teaches daily in the Temple, a statement repeated at Luke 20:1 and Luke 21:37. Luke 19:48 points to the popularity of Jesus in Jerusalem, cf. Luke 21:38, Luke 23:27; Luke 23:48. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Luke 19:45-46

We have met with this before more fully: See Poole on "Matthew 21:12-13". See Poole on "Mark 11:15", and following verses to Mark 11:17. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Luke 19:47-48

This our Saviour’s preaching daily must be understood of a very few days, for it appeareth from John 12:1, that he came to Bethany but six days before the passover; now upon the passover day he died; but for the intermediate time, it is plain from the other evangelists that he was wont to spend the day time at Jerusalem in the temple, and at night to return to Bethany. The chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him, only they stood in a little awe of the... read more

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