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Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Luke 19:28-48

CRITICAL NOTESLuke 19:28. Went before.—I.e., at the head of the disciples. Cf. Mark 10:32. Ascending.—The road from Jericho to Jerusalem is one long ascent.Luke 19:29. Bethphage.—A village apparently on the east of Bethany. The name means “house of figs.” The place itself has not been identified. It is mentioned in the Talmud. Bethany.—The home of Lazarus and his sisters. It lies on the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives, fully a mile beyond the summit, and not very far from the point at... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Luke 19:45-46

Luke 19:45-46 The Cleansing of the Temple. In this passage we notice: I. Our Lord's zeal that zeal of which the Psalmist said, speaking prophetically: "The zeal of Thine house hath even eaten me." Let Christ our Lord be in this as in other things a pattern to us; let the honour of God be with us a governing principle; if the command of God be clear one way, then, even though everybody be on the other side, let us have the courage to take our stand on His command. And perhaps a little more... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Luke 19:1-48

Now Jesus has entered into Jericho ( Luke 19:1 ).And as He is passing through the city,Behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans ( Luke 19:2 ),The city of Jericho was an oasis. It was a resort town; it was the Palm Springs, except even more lush. The winters can get quite cold in Jerusalem. They get even an occasional snow. But down in Jericho in the wintertime the weather is just really perfect. The days are usually clear. You get less than two inches of... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Luke 19:1-48

Luke 19:11 . He spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, to correct the fond error of those who thought he would reign on earth. This parable therefore differs from that of the talents, in Matthew 25:0., which was spoken in the temple to denounce judgment on those who had leagued to take away his life. That respected the high endowment of talents, one, two, and five in number. This speaks only of pounds, one of which, the sixtieth part of a talent, was given to each. Yet the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Luke 19:45-46

Luke 19:45-46My house is the house of prayerThe purified templeRegarding the Church as an institution, with its possessions, its laws, its days of worship, its rulers, its teachers, its outward services, we may find for ourselves a lesson in this incident.And that lesson is, that the spiritual character of the Church is everything, and that its first object is to deepen in men’s hearts the sense of the Divine and the spiritual. When that great end is lost sight of, the Church has parted with... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Luke 19:45

45 And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought; Ver. 45. See Matthew 21:12-13 , &c.; See Trapp on " Joh 2:14 " read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Luke 19:46

46 Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves. Ver. 46. See Matthew 21:12-13 , &c.; See Trapp on " Joh 2:14 " read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Luke 19:47

47 And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him, Ver. 47. He taught daily ] The nearer he drew to his end the more intent he was upon the work, that he might say, as afterwards he did in that heavenly prayer of his, "I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do," John 17:4 . But the chief priests ] Wild beasts cannot endure fire; no more can wicked men away with zeal. Tigers are enraged with sweet odours;... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Luke 19:48

48 And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him. Ver. 48. Were very attentive to hear him ] Gr. εξεκρεματο , hanged on him, as the bee doth on the flower, the babe on the breast, or the little bird on the bill of her dam. Christ drew the people after him, as it were, by the golden chain of his heavenly eloquence. read more

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