The King Who Brings Peace Grieves Over Rejection
Welcome to Day 288 of our journey with Jesus. Today, we discover what this passage shows about Jesus. The main truth for today is this: Jesus is the promised King who brings peace and grieves over those who reject it. Let’s begin.
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Luke 19:28–44
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Nígbà tí ó sì ti wí nǹkan wọ̀nyí tan, ó lọ síwájú, ó ń gòkè lọ sí Jerusalẹmu. Ó sì ṣe, nígbà tí ó súnmọ́ Betfage àti Betani ní òkè tí a ń pè ní òkè olifi, ó rán àwọn méjì nínú àwọn ọmọ-ẹ̀yìn rẹ̀. Wí pé, “Ẹ lọ sí ìletò tí ó kọjú sí yín; nígbà tí ẹ̀yin bá wọ̀ ọ́ lọ, ẹ̀yin ó rí ọmọ kẹ́tẹ́kẹ́tẹ́ kan tí a so, tí ẹnikẹ́ni kò gùn rí, ẹ tú u, kí ẹ sì fà á wá. Bí ẹnikẹ́ni bá sì bi yín pé, ‘Èéṣe tí ẹ̀yin fi ń tú u?’ Kí ẹ̀yin wí báyìí pé, ‘Olúwa ń fẹ́ lò ó.’ ” Àwọn tí a rán sì mú ọ̀nà wọn pọ̀n, wọ́n sì bá a gẹ́gẹ́ bí ó ti wí fún wọn. Bí wọ́n sì ti ń tú ọmọ kẹ́tẹ́kẹ́tẹ́ náà, àwọn Olúwa rẹ̀ bi wọ́n pé, “Èéṣe tí ẹ̀yin fi ń tu kẹ́tẹ́kẹ́tẹ́ náà?” Wọ́n sì wí pé, “Olúwa fẹ́ lò ó.” Wọ́n sì fà á tọ Jesu wá, wọ́n sì tẹ́ aṣọ sí ẹ̀yìn ọmọ kẹ́tẹ́kẹ́tẹ́ náà, wọ́n sì gbé Jesu kà á. Bí ó sì ti ń lọ wọ́n tẹ́ aṣọ wọn sí ọ̀nà. Bí ó sì ti súnmọ́ etí ibẹ̀ ní gẹ̀rẹ́gẹ̀rẹ́ òkè olifi, gbogbo àwọn ọmọ-ẹ̀yìn bẹ̀rẹ̀ sí í yọ̀, wọ́n sì fi ohùn rara yin Ọlọ́run, nítorí iṣẹ́ ńlá gbogbo tí wọ́n ti rí, wí pé, “Olùbùkún ni ọba tí ó ń bọ̀ wá ní orúkọ Olúwa!” “Àlàáfíà ní ọ̀run, àti ògo ni òkè ọ̀run!” Àwọn kan nínú àwọn Farisi nínú àwùjọ náà sì wí fún un pé, “Olùkọ́ bá àwọn ọmọ-ẹ̀yìn rẹ wí.” Ó sì dá wọn lóhùn, ó wí fún wọn pé, “Mo wí fún yín, bí àwọn wọ̀nyí bá pa ẹnu wọn mọ́, àwọn òkúta yóò kígbe sókè.” Nígbà tí ó sì súnmọ́ etílé, ó síjú wo ìlú náà, ó sọkún sí i lórí, Ó ń wí pé, “Ìbá ṣe pé ìwọ mọ̀, lónìí yìí, àní ìwọ, ohun tí í ṣe tí àlàáfíà rẹ! Ṣùgbọ́n nísinsin yìí wọ́n pamọ́ kúrò lójú rẹ. Nítorí ọjọ́ ń bọ̀ fún ọ, tí àwọn ọ̀tá rẹ yóò mọ odi bèbè yí ọ ká, àní tí wọn yóò sì yí ọ ká, wọn ó sì ká ọ mọ́ níhà gbogbo. Wọn ó sì wó ọ palẹ̀ ìwọ àti àwọn ọmọ rẹ pẹ̀lú rẹ; wọn kì yóò sì fi òkúta kan sílẹ̀ lórí ara wọn; nítorí ìwọ kò mọ ọjọ́ ìbẹ̀wò rẹ.”
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Luke 19:28–44 shows one event with two sides. Jesus receives the disciples’ royal welcome. He also weeps over the city that did not recognize what would bring it peace.
Watch: The King Who Brings Peace — But Also Grieves
Watch the companion video, then continue reading to examine the biblical testimony in its full context.
A King on a Colt.
The prophet Zechariah had described a coming king. This king would come to Jerusalem humble and riding on a colt. That promise is written in Zechariah 9:9. Jesus entered the city on a colt. His entry recalls that picture. Jesus did not come as a conquering ruler on a war horse. He came as the humble king Zechariah had described.
The Disciples Welcome Jesus as King.
A crowd of disciples praised God with loud voices. They praised God for all the miracles they had seen. They said, “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!” These words come from Psalm 118:26. In that psalm, the words welcome a person who comes in God’s name. The psalm does not use the word “king.” The disciples added that title. In Luke’s account, the disciples called Jesus king.
They also said, “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” The crowd gave glory to God.
Jesus Refused to Silence the Praise.
Some Pharisees were in the crowd. The Pharisees were a Jewish religious group that carefully followed the Law of Moses. They said to Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!” They wanted Jesus to order the crowd to stop. Jesus replied, “I tell you,” “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.” Jesus did not tell the crowd to be quiet. He did not deny the title the crowd gave him.
Jesus Weeps Over the City.
As Jesus came closer to Jerusalem, he saw the city. He wept over it. He said, “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes.” Jesus spoke to the city itself. He said the city could have known what would bring it peace. He said this was now hidden from the city’s eyes.
Jesus also spoke of a coming time. He said, “The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side. They will dash you to the ground, you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of God’s coming to you.” An embankment is a raised wall used to attack a city. Jesus said the city did not recognize the time when God came to it.
What the Passage Establishes.
One event held both praise and tears. The disciples welcomed Jesus as king. Jesus accepted their welcome. He refused to silence them. He said the stones would cry out if they were silent. Then Jesus wept over the city. He warned that Jerusalem would fall because it did not recognize the time of God’s coming.
The passage shows Jesus as the king Zechariah described. Jesus is the humble king who entered Jerusalem on a colt. The passage also shows Jesus as the king who weeps. His authority and his sorrow appear together. The king receiving praise is the same king who grieves over the city he warns. This is one event, not two.
Jesus received the disciples’ royal welcome and wept over Jerusalem’s failure to recognize what would bring peace. This is the Discover step in the Jesus365 Journey, and it belongs to Jesus in action in Luke 19:28–44. Next, the Question step examines whether public celebration means everything is well.
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What does this reveal about Jesus’ identity and mission?
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See in Jesus both royal authority and the grief of a Savior confronting rejection.
