Matthew 23:37 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! 38 See, your house is left to you desolate. 39 For I tell you, you will not see me again, until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
These closing words to this chapter follow Jesus' warnings to His followers and woes upon the religious leaders concerning their hypocrisy and rejection of God's messengers. This is often labeled Jesus' lament, somewhat comparable to Jeremiah's lament over the fall of Jerusalem that led to the Exile. Just as then, there is an extreme sadness over how pervasive the rejection of God, His plan, and His Messiah was. Having mentioned rejection after reject, the sad fact was that judgment on Jerusalem was inevitable. Yet, there is an element of hope; there will be a return. People will finally wake up and see their deliverer come.
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