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A House Left Desolate
Commentators explain that Jesus' statement, "your house is left unto you desolate," was a direct prophecy of judgment against Jerusalem and its temple. Scholars like John Gill and the Expositor's Bible Commentary note this was the consequence of the city's rejection of God's messengers and, ultimately, the Messiah Himself.
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Luke
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Albert Barnes
On Luke 13:34–35
18th Century
Theologian
From the message which Jesus sent to Herod we may learn:
- That our lives are safe in the hands of God, and that wicked men can do no mo…
Charles Ellicott
On Luke 13:34–35
19th Century
Bishop
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets.—See Notes on Matthew 23:37-39. Here, as in other like cases, we have …
Charles Spurgeon
On Luke 13:35
19th Century
Preacher
There will be no true glory for Jerusalem until the Jews are converted; there will be no return of Christ to that royal city until they welcome him…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Luke 13:35
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…
John Gill
On Luke 13:35
17th Century
Pastor
Behold, your house is left unto you desolate
That is, would be in a little time, both city and temple; (See Gill…
Matthew Henry
On Luke 13:31–35
17th Century
Minister
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…