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"Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that kills the prophets, and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, like a hen gathers her own brood under her wings, and you refused!
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A Picture of God's Heart
Commentators emphasize the image of a hen gathering her brood as a profound picture of God's heart. Jesus expresses a deep, sorrowful desire to protect and shelter His people. This reveals the tender, compassionate, and protective nature of Christ's love, even for those who were actively rejecting Him.
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Luke
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18th Century
Presbyterian
From the message which Jesus sent to Herod we may learn:
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem (Ιερουσαλημ, Ιερουσαλημ). In Mt 23:37f. Jesus utters a similar lament over Jerusalem. The connection suits …
19th Century
Anglican
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets.—See Notes on Matthew 23:37-39. Here, as in other like cases, we have …
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Baptist
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killed the prophets and stone those who are sent to you; how often I would have gathered your children together, …
Luke draws the reader’s attention to Jerusalem, that city of destiny, both as the place of our Lord’s passion and as the pathetic, unwilling object…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which kill the prophets These words, with what follow, as they stand in ([Reference Matthew …
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Christ, in calling Herod a fox, gave him his true character. The greatest of men were accountable to God; therefore, it was fitting for Him to call…
