Luke 19:26-48

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 19:26

Luke 19:26. I say unto you,— I assure you; as much as to say, "You may take it on my authority." read more

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 19:27

Luke 19:27. But those mine enemies,— "Those who are guilty of rebellion against me, by doing all in their power to hinder my obtaining the kingdom, bring hither, and put them to death this instant." Κατασφαξατε, is literally, slay them with the sword; and it properly expresses the dreadful slaughter of the impenitent Jews, by the sword of each other, and of the Romans. That does not seem, however, the only design of the passage; for it plainly relates to the far more terrible execution which... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 19:28

Luke 19:28. When he had thus spoken, he went before,— Or, He went forward. Having finished the parable, our Lord left the house of Zaccheus, and proceeded onward to Jerusalem, shewing by his alacrity in the journey, how willing he was to undergo those heavy sufferings, which he knew were to befal him at Jerusalem. See on Mark 10:32. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 19:33

Luke 19:33. The owners thereof said— Perhaps had not the owners of the beasts happened to be by, and had not St. Luke expressly mentioned them, the malice of ancient or modern infidels would have found some occasion for raising an outcry on the ambiguity of the words, The Lord hath need of him. Its being a weak and contemptible cavil would not have prevented their use of it, as we learn from abundant experience. If the people here spoken of, were not, as they possibly might be, the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 19:40

Luke 19:40. The stones would immediately cry out.— This may signify either that God would by miracle raise up others to glorify his name; rather than silence should be kept on this occasion; or that it was a thing altogether impossible, without the exercise of irresistible power, to make the multitude hold their peace. See on Matth. iii read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 19:42

Luke 19:42. If thou hadst known,— O that thou hadst known! It is certain, as we have before observed, that the particle ει is sometimes used to express an ardent wish; and the connection here will very well bear it. But if our translation be retained, it must be acknowledged that the broken manner of speaking is very emphatical: our Lord will then seem to pause, in a silent reflection on the happy consequences which would have attended their obedient regard to his invitations and addresses. See... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 19:43

Luke 19:43. Shall cast a trench about thee,— Jesus here foretold particularly the principal circumstances of the siege of Jerusalem, and with his prophesy the event corresponded most exactly; for when Titus attacked the city, the Jews defended themselves so obstinately, that he found there was no way to gain his purpose, but to encompass the city with a fence and a mound. By this means he kept the besieged in on every side, cut off from them all hope of safety by flight, and consumed them by... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 19:44

Luke 19:44. Because thou knewest not the time, &c.— Our Lord here assigns the cause of the destructionof Jerusalem, and her children; it was because that when God visited them by his Son,—the Seed of Abraham and David,—the Messiah,—they did not know it, but rejected and crucified him, being blinded through the hardness of their hearts. The destruction of the city, and ofher inhabitants, clearly foreseen by our Lord in all its circumstances, was a scene so affecting, that it moved his tender... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 19:48

Luke 19:48. All the people were very attentive to hear him.— They hung as it were on his lips while he spake, is the literal import of the original. Inferences drawn from the history of Zaccheus, Luke 19:1-10.—In this pleasing narrative Zaccheus the publican sets an example particularly of two great and important Christian duties, namely, restitution, and almsgiving; which calls upon us to consider how far we are obliged to follow it. As to the first we may observe, that Zaccheus, by a conduct... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Luke 19:27

27. bring hither, c.—(Compare 1 Samuel 15:32 1 Samuel 15:33). Referring to the awful destruction of Jerusalem, but pointing to the final destruction of all that are found in open rebellion against Christ. 1 Samuel 15:33- :. CHRIST'S TRIUMPHANT ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM AND TEARS OVER IT. (See on 1 Samuel 15:33- :.) read more

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