29 When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, “This generation is an evil generation. It seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah. 30 For as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be to this generation. 31 The queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than Solomon is here. 32 The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here. 33 “No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar or under a basket, but on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light. 34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light, but when it is bad, your body is full of darkness. 35 Therefore be careful lest the light in you be darkness. 36 If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly bright, as when a lamp with its rays gives you light.”
When the crowds increased, Jesus' message got even more pointed, as He referred to them as an evil generation. Why did He say that? Because of their lack of repentance. He contrasts their lack of response to the way that the Ninevites did respond in repentance to Jonah's message, and the overwhelming response of the queen when she came to see Israel's glory, but what really impressed her was how Solomon spoke - the wisdom of the Word of God. Jesus was the Light of the World, sent by God, to reveal His character and His plan, but they were choosing to hide from the light, and even try to put the Light out. They rejected God's Word, His revelation, both in the message He gave, and the light He gave by His presence. How much light have you been given? What are you doing with it?
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