Luke 19:43

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, FOR THE DAYS SHALL COME, [ hoti (G3754 ) heexousin (G2240 ) heemerai (G2250 ), 'FOR THERE SHALL COME DAYS'] UPON THEE, THAT THINE ENEMIES SHALL CAST A TRENCH ABOUT THEE, [ charaka (G5482)] - rather a palisaded 'rampart.' The word signifies any 'pointed stake;' but here it denotes the Roman military vallum, a mound or rampart with palisades. In the present case, as we learn from Josephus, it wa...

43._For the days shall come upon thee. _He now assumes, as it were, the character of a judge, and addresses Jerusalem with greater severity. In like manner the prophets also, though they shed tears over the destruction of those about whom they ought to feel anxiety, yet they summon up courage to pronounce severe threatenings, because they know that not only are they commanded to watch over the salvation of men, but that they have also been appointed to be the heralds of the judgment of God. Under these terms Jesus declares that Jerusalem will suffer dreadful punishment, _because she did not know the time of her visitation; _that is, because she despised the Redeemer who had been exhibited to her, and did not embrace his grace. Let the fearful nature of the punishments which she endured now alarm us, that we may not, by our carelessness, extinguish the light of salvation, but may be caref...

41-48 Who can behold the holy Jesus, looking forward to the miseries that awaited his murderers, weeping over the city where his precious blood was about to be shed, without seeing that the likeness of God in the believer, consists much in good-will and compassion? Surely those cannot be right who take up any doctrines of truth, so as to be hardened towards their fellow-sinners. But let every one remember, that though Jesus wept over Jerusalem, he executed awful vengeance upon it. Though he delights not in the death of a sinner, yet he will surely bring to pass his awful threatenings on those who neglect his salvation. The Son of God did not weep vain and causeless tears, nor for a light matter, nor for himself. He knows the value of souls, the weight of guilt, and how low it will press and sink mankind. May he then come and cleanse our hearts by his Spirit, from all that defiles. May si...

Verse 43. _CAST A TRENCH ABOUT THEE_] This was literally fulfilled when this city was besieged by _Titus_. _Josephus_ gives a very particular account of the building of this wall, which he says was effected in _three days_, though it was not less than _thirty-nine_ furlongs in circumference; and that, when this wall and trench were completed, the Jews were so _enclosed on every side_ that no person could escape out of the city, and no provision could be brought in, so that they were reduced to the most terrible distress by the famine which ensued. The whole account is well worth the reader's attention. See Josephus, War, book v. chap. xxii. sec. 1, 2, 3....

HE WEPT OVER IT - Showing his compassion for the guilty city, and his strong sense of the evils that were about to come upon it. See the notes at Matthew 23:37. As he entered the city he passed over the Mount of Olives. From that mountain there was a full and magnificent view of the city. See the notes at Matthew 21:1. The view of the splendid capital - the knowledge of its crimes - the remembrance of the mercies of God toward it - the certainty that it might have been spared if it had received the prophets and himself - the knowledge that it was about to put “him,” their long-expected Messiah, to death, and “for” that to be given up to utter desolation - affected his heart, and the triumphant King and Lord of Zion wept! Amid all “his” prosperity, and all the acclamations o

EXPOSITION LUKE 19:1 _Jesus lodges in the house of Zacchaeus, _"_the_ _chief among the publicans_"_ at Jericho. _This episode, which took place at Jericho just before the Lord's entry into Jerusalem the last time, is peculiar to this Gospel. That the source was Hebrew (Aramaic) is clear from the wording of the narration. Some brief Hebrew (Aramaic) memoir was given to St. Luke, whence he derived his information of this most interesting and instructive incident of the last journey of the Master. LUKE 19:1, LUKE 19:2 And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus

FOR THE DAYS SHALL COME UPON THEE,.... Suddenly, and very quickly, as they did within forty years after this: THAT THINE ENEMIES; the Romans, and such the Jews took them to be, and might easily understand who our Lord meant: SHALL CAST A TRENCH ABOUT THEE, AND COMPASS THEE ROUND, AND KEEP THEE IN ON EVERY SIDE: which was not only verified in the Roman armies closely besieging them; but particularly in this, as Josephus relates t that Titus built a wall about the city, of thirty nine furlongs long, and thirteen forts in it which reached ten furlongs, and all done in three days time; by which means they were pent up, starved, and famished, and reduced to inexpressible distress. t De Bello Jud. l. 6. c. 8....

Luke 19:1. _And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich. And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature. And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for today I must abide at thy house._ Remember that the Lord Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem, to suffer and to die; and there he was the patient, suffering Lamb of God; but here he speaks in that commanding tone which well became the Prince of the House of David: «Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for today I must abide at thy house.»...

V. IN JERUSALEM -- CHAPTER 19:28-21:38 CHAPTER 19:28-48 _ 1. The Triumphal Entry in Jerusalem. (Luke 19:28 .)_ 2. Weeping over Jerusalem. (Luke 19:41 .) 3. The Purification of the Temple. (Luke 19:45 .) Luke 19:28 The triumphal entry of the Lord into Jerusalem has been before us already in Matthew and Mark. He is presented as King. Luke gives an interesting addition. The multitude of disciples rejoiced and praised God for all the mighty works they had seen. “Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord; peace in heaven and glory in the highest.” The angelic announcement was “peace on earth”;

THE FALL OF JERUSALEM PREDICTED (Lk. only)._ Cf._ the words of Jesus to the daughters of Jerusalem, Luke 23:28. The passage takes the place of the withering of the fig-tree narrated by Mk. and Mt., which Lk. has already dealt with in different fashion, Luke 13:6. The use of the word bank (Luke 19:43), _i.e._ rampart, has been held to show that the prediction, if not composed, was at least revised, after the Fall of Jerusalem. LUKE 19:44. You would not understand when God was visiting you (Moffatt); VISITATION is a neutral term, here denoting the day of opportunity and testing....