Lucas 19

Lucas 19

McGee writes: Well, he is talking about the day “which the Lord hath made,” the day of salvation. That day has already been two thousand years long, and “we will rejoice and be glad in it.”) 25 O LORD, do save (KJV = "save now) (COMMENT: Hebrew = hoshi`ah na = "Hosanna" cf Mt 21:9 "Save now" = "Hosanna" the word cried by the common people to Jesus when He entered Jerusalem on Palm Sunday of Passion Week), we beseech You; O LORD, we beseech You, do send prosperity! 26 Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the LORD; We have blessed you from the house of the LORD. 27 The LORD is God, and He has given us light; Bind the festival sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar. 28 You are my God, and I give thanks to You; You are my God, I extol You. 29Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting. (Psalm 118:21-28) Comment - BLESSED IS THE ONE WHO COMES (Quoted SIX TIMES in the NT! = Mt 21:9 Mt 23:39 Mk 11:9 Lk 13:35 Lk 19:38 Jn 12:13) IN THE NAME OF THE LORD: Notice Lu 19:38 quotes it as ''blessed is the KING who comes in the name of the Lord.' 'This blessing was voiced by the people on Palm Sunday when Christ entered Jerusalem (Mt 21:9). When the leaders rebuked the people's praises (Lu 19:37-39+), Jesus then gave the prophecy of Mt 23:38,39 to the Jews as a nation. This is the same prophecy as we see here in Luke 13, and there is no reason to not accept that He spoke it on separate occasions. Related Resource: Significance of Jesus Triumphal entry The King Has Come Read: Luke 19:28-44 Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!—Luke 19:38 An American philosopher once asked, “If Jesus and Plato should return to earth and were to lecture on the same campus at the same time, which would I go to hear?” He concluded, “Who would choose to go and hear even so great a one as Plato talk about truth, when he might listen to the One who is the Truth?” The cheering crowd that surged around Jesus on that first Palm Sunday responded much like that philosopher. They recognized that He had no equal, yet there was something unsettling about Him. Jesus rode calmly into Jerusalem on a donkey, although a stately war horse might have better suited the occasion. He visited the temple and then returned to Bethany (Mk. 11:11). The crowd had expected much more. They sought deliverance from Roman rule, but He came to deliver from Satan’s rule. They recognized that Jesus had come from God, but they completely misunderstood His spiritual mission. Do we pay tribute to Jesus because of who He is or just for what He can do for us? To honor Him means to obey Him and to die to our self-centered nature. The philosopher recognized Him as the Truth and the crowd saw Him as their deliverer, but we are called to submit to Him as King, the One who has come to rule in our hearts. To be a Christian is to be a loyal subject of the King of kings. The Way To Praise Him Read: Luke 19:28-38 Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! —Luke 19:38 The triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem a few days before His death focused attention on Him as Lord. When Jesus sent His disciples to get the colt He was to ride, He instructed them to tell its owners, “The Lord has need of it” (Luke 19:31). And when the crowds shouted their praise, they quoted Psalm 118:26, saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!” (Luke 19:38). Jesus is Lord. His name is “above every name” (Philippians 2:9). As part of His title, the word Lord refers to His sovereignty. He is the King, and every believer in Him is a member of His kingdom. We acknowledge Jesus as Lord of our lives by bowing to His authority as King. This means that we live in obedience to Him. We can’t be like the man who claimed to be a Christian and yet chose to use illegal drugs and live in an immoral relationship. When his minister confronted him, he glibly replied, “Don’t worry, pastor. It’s okay. I’m just a bad Christian.” It’s not okay. Not at all! Not for a person who claims to be a follower of Christ (Luke 6:43-49). Today, make sure you are honoring Him with your deeds as well as with your words. Then you can join with others in proclaiming, “Jesus is Lord!” Take me as I am, Lord, And make me all Your own; Make my heart Your palace And Your royal throne. —Pope If you adore Christ as Savior, you can't ignore Christ as Lord. Who Is This? Read: Luke 19:28–40 | Bible in a Year: Joshua 19–21; Luke 2:25–52 Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Luke 19:38 Imagine standing shoulder to shoulder with onlookers by a dirt road. The woman behind you is on her tiptoes, trying to see who is coming. In the distance, you glimpse a man riding a donkey. As He approaches, people toss their coats onto the road. Suddenly, you hear a tree crack behind you. A man is cutting down palm branches, and people are spreading them out ahead of the donkey. Jesus’s followers zealously honored Him as He entered Jerusalem a few days before His crucifixion. The multitude rejoiced and praised God for “all the miracles they had seen” (Luke 19:37). Jesus’s devotees surrounded Him, calling out, “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!” (v. 38). Their enthusiastic honor affected the people of Jerusalem. When Jesus finally arrived, “the whole city was stirred and asked, ‘Who is this?’ ” (Matthew 21:10). Lord, I want others to see You in me and to know You too. Today, people are still curious about Jesus. Although we can’t pave His way with palm branches or shout praises to Him in person, we can still honor Him. We can discuss His remarkable works, assist people in need, patiently bear insults, and love each other deeply. Then we must be ready to answer the onlookers who ask, “Who is Jesus?” Lord, may my life and my words express what I know about who You are. I want others to see You in me and to know You too. We honor God’s name when we live like His children. By Jennifer Benson Schuldt Who Is This? Read: Luke 19:28-40 Blessed is [He] who comes in the name of the Lord! —Luke 19:38 Imagine standing shoulder to shoulder with onlookers by a dirt road. The woman behind you is on her tiptoes, trying to see who is coming. In the distance, you glimpse a man riding a donkey. As He approaches, people toss their coats onto the road. Suddenly, you hear a tree crack behind you. A man is cutting down palm branches, and people are spreading them out ahead of the donkey. Jesus’ followers zealously honored Him as He entered Jerusalem a few days before His crucifixion. The multitude rejoiced and praised God for “all the mighty works they had seen” (Luke 19:37). Jesus’ devotees surrounded Him, calling out, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!” (v.38). Their enthusiastic honor affected the people of Jerusalem. When Jesus finally arrived, “all the city was moved, saying, ‘Who is this?’” (Matt. 21:10). Today, people are still curious about Jesus. Although we can’t pave His way with palm branches or shout praises to Him in person, we can still honor Him. We can discuss His remarkable works, assist people in need (Gal. 6:2), patiently bear insults (1 Peter 4:14-16), and love each other deeply (v.8). Then we must be ready to answer the onlookers who ask, “Who is Jesus?” So let our lips and lives express The holy gospel we profess; So let our works and virtues shine, To prove the doctrine all divine. —Watts We honor God’s name when we call Him our Father and live like His Son. Luke 19:39 Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, "Teacher, rebuke Your disciples." rebuke Isaiah 26:11; Matthew 23:13; John 11:47,48; Jn 12:10,19; Acts 4:1,2,16-18; James 4:5 Parallel accounts of Triumphal Entry - Mt 21:1-11; Mk 11:1-11; Lk 19:29-44, John 12:12-19 Luke 19 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Luke 19:28-44 Why You Should Follow Jesus - Steven Cole Luke 19:28-40 Jesus' Humble Coronation, Part 1 - John MacArthur Luke 19:28-44 Jesus' Humble Coronation, Part 2 - John MacArthur NOT JOY BUT JEALOUSY Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, "Teacher, rebuke Your disciples." - This is what religious without relationship can do to your heart! They are not overjoyed but outraged that Jesus accepts the crowds adulation and acclamation of Him as Messiah and King! The considered this blasphemous. As we might say today the Pharisees are "fit to be tied" which has a touch of irony in that Jesus is riding on a colt that has just been untied! And John 12:19+ adds "So the Pharisees said to one another, “You see that you are not doing any good; look, the world has gone after Him.” They misinterpreted the crowd and Jesus' purpose because they thought Jesus was making a play for the throne and the crowds are falling in line behind him. Why the command to rebuke the disciples? Because the Pharisees for all their bad faults did have some understanding of the Scriptures and they realized that the multitudes were attributing to Jesus fulfillment of a prophecy in Zechariah 9:9 in proclaiming Him as King. Of course their worry was they would make him a literal King at that time and if this excitement were not controlled it might burgeon into an open revolution against Rome. Mark Moore adds "Far from stopping them, Jesus says, “Their praise is both accurate and inevitable. If they stop the stones will start.” They demand that Jesus suppress the crowd. But Jesus stands nose to nose with them and calls their hand. On this day, they are a few cards short. They have neither the popular appeal nor the official power to do anything but stand idly by and watch. The battle lines are drawn and they’ll not be idle long." (See The Chronological Life of Christ - Page 494 - this resource highly recommended available in Logos or book format) Pharisees (5330) see pharisaios - It is notable that this is the final mention of the Pharisees in the Gospel of Luke. Their hostility toward Jesus has been seen all through the Gospel and now is reaching "fever pitch!" John records their greatest fear Therefore the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council, and were saying, “What are we doing? For this man is performing many signs. “If we let Him go on like this, all men will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.” (John 11:47-48, cf reaction of the chief priests and the scribes in Lk 20:1-2) Teacher (1320) (didaskalos) one who provides instruction or systematically imparts truth. While they refused to acknowledge Jesus as Messiah, at least they seemed to acknowledge the teaching aspect of His ministry. Rebuke (aorist imperative) (2008)(epitimao) means to censure or warn His disciples. Disciples (3101)(mathetes from manthano = to learn which Vine says is "from a root math, indicating thought accompanied by endeavor". Gives us our English = "mathematics") describes a person who learns from another by instruction, whether formal or informal. Apparently the Pharisees viewed all those shouting Hosanna's, etc, to be Jesus' disciples, when of course the number of true disciples that had placed their faith in Him as Messiah was extremely small. Luke 19:40 But Jesus answered, "I tell you, if these become silent, the stones will cry out!" Ps 96:11; 98:7-9; 114:1-8; Isaiah 55:12; Habakkuk 2:11; Matthew 3:9; 21:15,16; Matthew 27:45,51-54; 2 Peter 2:6 Parallel accounts of Triumphal Entry - Mt 21:1-11; Mk 11:1-11; Lk 19:29-44, John 12:12-19 Luke 19 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Luke 19:28-44 Why You Should Follow Jesus - Steven Cole Luke 19:28-40 Jesus' Humble Coronation, Part 1 - John MacArthur Luke 19:28-44 Jesus' Humble Coronation, Part 2 - John MacArthur JESUS PREDICTS A "ROCK CONCERT!" But - Term of contrast. And oh what a dramatic contrast Jesus gives us as He responds to the Pharisees call to quiet the crowd. Jesus answered, "I tell you, if these become silent, the stones will cry out!" - This statement by Jesus is found only in Luke's Gospel record of the "Triumphal Entry." One writer quipped that if these became silent, it would lead to a veritable "rock concert!" This statement reminds me of Paul's personification of all creation in Romans writing that because of sin and in anticipation of redemption of creation from the effects of sin "we know that the whole creation groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now.." (Ro 8:22+) 🙏 THOUGHT - Are you groaning for the soon revelation of His glory and your final glorification at your future day of redemption (cf Eph 4:30+)? Matthew gives a different response from Jesus to the rebuke of the Pharisees declaring... “Yes; have you never read, ‘OUT OF THE MOUTH OF INFANTS AND NURSING BABIES YOU HAVE PREPARED PRAISE FOR YOURSELF’?” (Mt 21:16b+ quoting from Ps 8:2a) Psalm 8:2 From the mouth of infants and nursing babes You have established strength Because of Your adversaries, To make the enemy and the revengeful cease. Comment: Note that Jesus quoted not from the Hebrew text but from the Septuagint version of the OT (which is the case with the majority of the OT quotes recorded in the NT - they quote the Greek Septuagint rather than the Hebrew) - Here is the Greek of Mt 21:16 "ek stomatos nepion kai thelazonton katertiso ainon" Here is the Greek from the Lxx of Ps 8:2 "ek stomatos nepion kai thelazonton katertiso ainon" Why would the stones have cried out? Because God did not want the children of Israel to miss THE MESSIAH! (Ps 96:11-13 98:7-9 Isa 55:12 Mt 3:9 Mt 27:54 Hab 2:11) One writer says in one sense the stones cried out in Matthew 27:51-52+ which rocks were split! And behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth shook and the rocks were split. The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; Another stone that "cried out" was the one that was rolled from the entrance of the tomb in Matthew 28:2+ And behold, a severe earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it. Comment: This stone has in a sense been crying out ever since that glorious day of First Fruits, proclaiming that the Messiah is alive! In fact, a well known book was written about this event entitled "Who Moved the Stone?" by Frank Morison. If your heart is like a stone, hardened to the Gospel, read this book and when you do may the Spirit cause your stony heart to break and cry out "He is Alive forevermore" so that you too will be live forever with Him! One other crying out of the stones is described in Matthew 24:2+ And He said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, not one stone here will be left upon another, which will not be torn down.” Finally there is one other Stone which will not cry out but which will cause the Christ rejecting world to cry out! “In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed, and that kingdom will not be left for another people; it will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, but it will itself endure forever. 45 “Inasmuch as you saw that a STONE (MESSIAH) was cut out of the mountain without hands and that it crushed the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver and the gold, the great God has made known to the king what will take place in the future; so the dream is true and its interpretation is trustworthy.” (Daniel 2:44-45+) Henry