Herod’s Desire To Kill Jesus
Lk 13:31-35
31[On one occasion,] some Pharisees came to [Jesus] and said, “Go away, leave this area because Herod wants to kill you.” 32He replied, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and I perform healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I accomplish my purpose. 33Yet I must continue on my way today, tomorrow, and the following day, for it is impossible that a prophet should die outside of Jerusalem.’
34“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how many times I yearned to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but you were unwilling! 35Behold, your house will be abandoned. [But] I tell you, you will not see me until [the time comes when] you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’ ”
JERUSALEM, JERUSALEM. Among the Pharisees are some who believe in Jesus. In the Gospel, they tell Jesus to leave the place because King Herod wants to kill him. But Jesus is not afraid to continue his mission of healing and preaching, despite the threat from the king. He knows the time he will die for the people, and that time has not yet come.
Jesus laments that the people of Jerusalem do not believe in him. Comparing himself to a hen gathering her chicks under her wings, Jesus expresses his love for the people of Jerusalem and his regret that they are rejecting his love and care.
Jesus hints at the destruction of Jerusalem. But before that happens, he will enter the city and will be received by people who will declare, “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord” (v 35).
Pray for the conversion
of those who oppose Christ.
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