O Jerusalem, Jerusalem!

Luke 13:31-35

Key Verse 13:34

1. Think about some Pharisees' advice to Jesus in verse 31 and Jesus' reply in verses 32-33. What can we learn from the following words of Jesus in serving the Lord? 

1) Go tell that fox; 

2) I will drive out demons and heal people today and tomorrow; 

3) on the third day I will reach my goal; 

4) in any case, I must keep going today and tomorrow and the next day; and

5) for surely no prophet can die outside Jerusalem!

2. Verses 34-35 describe what Jesus said concerning Jerusalem. Jesus’ words indicate that He knew in advance what the people of Jerusalem would do to him.  Yet, despite this knowledge, he still went to suffer loss there. Why? 

 

3. Describe Jesus' longing for the children of Jerusalem, and peoples’ unwillingness to be gathered by Jesus in verse 34. What does this tell us about: 1) Jesus; and 2) people who were not "willing"?

4. Read verse 35. What does "Your house will be left desolate" mean? Until when will it be left desolate? What warning is there for us to heed here?