Page 2 - Psalm Sunday and Jerusalem (April 1st - 2012)
(40) And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.”
This is Palm Sunday 33 A.D. This is the day when Jesus offered Himself as King to the Jewish nation. And on this, their day, the Jews would simply miss just Who it was that rode a donkey through the city.
Next, look with me at the response of Jesus to those who missed the significance of that day; verse forty-one.
(41) “And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, (42) Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
(43) For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,
(44) And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
(45) And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought; (46) Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.”
Did you notice as I read how that Jesus pointed to the fact that these men had missed this very significant day? Look at verse forty-one.
Verse 42 – “If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day…” But there is more that they missed that day.
Verse 42 – “the things which belong unto thy peace!”
Verse 42 – ““but now they are hid from thine eyes.”
Verse 44 – “…because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.”
I’ve titled today’s sermon “Palm Sunday and Jerusalem.” Shall we pray?
Now what should strike you very deeply is what Jesus did that day? Did you notice Jesus’ feelings and response to this very special occasion? Notice again verse forty-one.” (41) “And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,…”
The word for weep here in the original is klaio which means “to sob and wail out loud.” So, in essence, “He burst into tears.” Usually we burst into tears over something that very seriously affects us.
And why would the LORD weep? Here’s why; verse 41. (41) “And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,…” “The city” here is a reference to the ones that should have recognized Who He was, but didn’t. Inside Jesus’ tears you can see God’s heart for the Jews, the unbelieving Jewish leadership, the ones who saw themselves as religious leaders while having little or no heart for righteousness. These were men who appear to have no interest in seeking and knowing the truth.
Jesus weeps and His Father weeps over the condition of the hearts of men and women whose idea of religion was all external. They had no heart for right or good or God Himself. They were missing the very point of living. That’s why God wept that first Palm Sunday.
Now, notwithstanding the heart condition of these Jewish leaders, look with me at Jesus, here’s what Jesus says about His tear-filled heart that day. Here’s what He says about them.
First, He was clearly saddened by their ignorance. Here was their day and they couldn’t even see it. Verse forty-two. (42) “Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day,…”
You see, this wasn’t merely Jesus’ Day to offer Himself as Israel’s Promised King and Messiah. It was truly their day; theirs in the sense that all He had come to do was for their benefit.
Too often too many people forego the best that life has to offer because their view of Jesus is so low. Jesus is the Christ, the Messiah, the Anointed One, the Promised Deliverer, the Savior of mankind.
This is Palm Sunday 33 A.D. This is the day when Jesus offered Himself as King to the Jewish nation. And on this, their day, the Jews would simply miss just Who it was that rode a donkey through the city.
Next, look with me at the response of Jesus to those who missed the significance of that day; verse forty-one.
(41) “And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, (42) Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
(43) For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,
(44) And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
(45) And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought; (46) Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.”
Did you notice as I read how that Jesus pointed to the fact that these men had missed this very significant day? Look at verse forty-one.
Verse 42 – “If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day…” But there is more that they missed that day.
Verse 42 – “the things which belong unto thy peace!”
Verse 42 – ““but now they are hid from thine eyes.”
Verse 44 – “…because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.”
I’ve titled today’s sermon “Palm Sunday and Jerusalem.” Shall we pray?
Now what should strike you very deeply is what Jesus did that day? Did you notice Jesus’ feelings and response to this very special occasion? Notice again verse forty-one.” (41) “And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,…”
The word for weep here in the original is klaio which means “to sob and wail out loud.” So, in essence, “He burst into tears.” Usually we burst into tears over something that very seriously affects us.
And why would the LORD weep? Here’s why; verse 41. (41) “And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,…” “The city” here is a reference to the ones that should have recognized Who He was, but didn’t. Inside Jesus’ tears you can see God’s heart for the Jews, the unbelieving Jewish leadership, the ones who saw themselves as religious leaders while having little or no heart for righteousness. These were men who appear to have no interest in seeking and knowing the truth.
Jesus weeps and His Father weeps over the condition of the hearts of men and women whose idea of religion was all external. They had no heart for right or good or God Himself. They were missing the very point of living. That’s why God wept that first Palm Sunday.
Now, notwithstanding the heart condition of these Jewish leaders, look with me at Jesus, here’s what Jesus says about His tear-filled heart that day. Here’s what He says about them.
First, He was clearly saddened by their ignorance. Here was their day and they couldn’t even see it. Verse forty-two. (42) “Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day,…”
You see, this wasn’t merely Jesus’ Day to offer Himself as Israel’s Promised King and Messiah. It was truly their day; theirs in the sense that all He had come to do was for their benefit.
Too often too many people forego the best that life has to offer because their view of Jesus is so low. Jesus is the Christ, the Messiah, the Anointed One, the Promised Deliverer, the Savior of mankind.