Luke 19:39-44

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 19:28-40

We have here the same account of Christ's riding in some sort of triumph (such as it was) into Jerusalem which we had before in Matthew and Mark; let us therefore here only observe, I. Jesus Christ was forward and willing to suffer and die for us. He went forward, bound in the spirit, to Jerusalem, knowing very well the things that should befal him there, and yet he went before, ascending up to Jerusalem, Luke 19:28. He was the foremost of the company, as if he longed to be upon the spot,... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 19:41-48

The great Ambassador from heaven is here making his public entry into Jerusalem, not to be respected there, but to be rejected; he knew what a nest of vipers he was throwing himself into, and yet see here two instances of his love to that place and his concern for it. I. The tears he shed for the approaching ruin of the city (Luke 19:41): When he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it. Probably, it was when he was coming down the descent of the hill from the mount of Olives, where... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 19:28-40

19:28-40 When Jesus had said these things, he went on ahead on the way up to Jerusalem. When he had come near Bethphage and Bethany, which is near the mount called the Mount of Olives, he despatched two of his disciples. "Go to the village opposite," he said. "As you come into it, you will find tethered a colt upon which no man has ever sat. Loose it and bring it here. And if any one asks you, 'Why are you loosing this colt?' you will say, 'The Lord needs it.'" Those who had been despatched... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 19:41-48

19:41-48 When Jesus had come near, and when he saw the city, he wept over it. "Would that, even today," he said, "you recognised the things which would give you peace! But as it is, they are hidden from your eyes; for days will come upon you when your enemies will cast a rampart around you, and will surround you, and will hem you in on every side, and they will dash you and your children within you to the ground, and they will not leave one stone upon another within you, because you did not... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 19:39

And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude ,.... Who had placed themselves there, to watch and observe what was said, and done, that they might have something to reproach Christ with, expose him for, or bring as a charge against him: said unto him, master, rebuke thy disciples : not being able to bear such high encomiums of Jesus, and such open and public declarations of his being the Messiah; and would insinuate, that it was blasphemy in them to say what they did, and pride and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 19:40

And he answered and said unto them, I tell you ,.... As a truth, which may be depended on, and you may be assured of; this he spake with great earnestness, fervour, and courage: that if these should hold their peace ; be silent, and not sing the praises of God, and ascribe glory to him, and profess the Messiah, and make this public acknowledgment of him: the stones would immediately cry out ; either against them, or in a declaration of the Messiah: by which expression our Lord means,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 19:41

And when he was come near, he beheld city ,.... Of Jerusalem; being now nearer, and in a situation to take a full view of it, he lift up his eyes, and looking wistfully on it, and beholding the grandeur and magnificence of it, the number of the houses, and the stately structures in it, and knowing what calamities, in a few years, would come upon it; with which being affected, as man, he looked upon it, and wept over it ; touched with a tender concern for it, his natural passions moved,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 19:42

Saying, if thou hadst, known, even thou ,.... As well as other cities; or who hast been so long a flourishing city, the metropolis of the nation, the seat of the ancient kings of Judah; yea, the city of the great God, the place of divine worship, whither the tribes came up, time after time, to serve the Lord; a city so highly honoured of God and man: or, who hast despised the messages of the servants of God, mocked and misused the prophets in time past, beat one, killed another, and stoned... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 19:43

For the days shall come upon thee ,.... Suddenly, and very quickly, as they did within forty years after this: that thine enemies ; the Romans, and such the Jews took them to be, and might easily understand who our Lord meant: shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side : which was not only verified in the Roman armies closely besieging them; but particularly in this, as Josephus relates F20 De Bello Jud. l. 6. c. 8. that Titus built a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 19:44

And shall lay thee even with the ground ,.... Beat down all the houses in it, the stately edifices, and even the temple itself; See Gill on Matthew 24:2 . and thy children within thee ; that is, the inhabitants of the place should be slain with the sword of the enemy, and so fall to the ground, and lie upon it; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon anther ; such a consummate, and entire desolation shall be made, as was foretold by Daniel, Daniel 9:27 because thou... read more

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