• Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. (Zechariah 9:9 ESV)

John 12:12-19

The Temporary King

He wept for God’s people

And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, “Would that you, even you, had known on

this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. For the days will come

upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around you and surround you and hem you in on every

side and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And they will not leave one stone

upon another in you, because you did not know the time of your visitation.” (Luke 19:41-44 ESV)

• 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! (Luke 13:34 ESV)

Why was Jesus weeping?

1. For opportunities lost

He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. (John 1:11

ESV)

Why was Jesus weeping?

1. For opportunities lost2. For inconsistencies

Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you are seeking me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the

loaves. (John 6:26 ESV)

Why was Jesus weeping?

1. For opportunities lost2. For inconsistencies 3. For the inevitability of

judgment

Luke shows us the heart of

Jesus

For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around you and surround you

and hem you in on every side and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And they will

not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know the time of your visitation.”

(Luke 19:41-44 ESV)

The whole city was stirred up

And when he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred up, saying, “Who is this?” And the crowds said, “This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.” (Matthew 21:10-11 ESV)

I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I

who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I

now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of

God, who loved me and gave himself for me. (Galatians 2:20 ESV)

My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. (1 John 2:1 ESV)

And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by

which we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12 ESV)

I told you that you would die in your

sins, for unless you believe that I am he you will die in your sins.” (John 8:24 ESV)

The frustration of the Pharisees

So the Pharisees said to one another,

“You see that you are gaining nothing. Look, the world has gone after him.” (John 12:19 ESV)

And some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.” (Luke 19:39-40 ESV)

The frustration of the Pharisees came from a path they would not walk