Matthew 23:37-39 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you that kill the prophets, and stone them which are sent to you… The reasons of this special sympathy. I. Christ as our Redeemer knows the dreadfulness of sin, and therefore pities those to whom it clings. II. He pities the sinner, knowing all that is involved in his final doom. III. Christ is the exponent of God's infinite love to man. IV. There is a ground for this compassion of Christ, growing out of His knowledge of the completeness of His salvation and the security of those who accept it. V. The Saviour's compassion is founded upon His knowledge of what the gospel cost Him to achieve. But if Christ's power is boundless and His pity so great, why does He not interfere to save us anyhow? God deals with man as a free agent. 1. The loss of the soul is self-caused. 2. How great the sin of refusing the gospel. (B. F. Palmer, D. D,) Parallel Verses KJV: O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! |
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