1 00:00:02,680 --> 00:00:08,680 Speaker 1: Life Audio The Bible Study Podcast, Episode nine fifty four. Today, 2 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:11,440 Speaker 1: The Bible Study Podcast continues the study of the Book 3 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:23,119 Speaker 1: of Luke with more from chapter nineteen. Welcome to the 4 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:26,439 Speaker 1: Bible Study Podcast. I'm your host, Chris Kristensen. We're going 5 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 1: to continue on with the Palm Sunday story here from Luke. 6 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 1: But first a word from this sponsor. So the section 7 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 1: of my Bible here that we're going to be dealing 8 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:41,839 Speaker 1: with today is not labeled Palm Sunday. It is labeled 9 00:00:42,360 --> 00:00:47,880 Speaker 1: Jesus comes to Jerusalem as King. Now that's important because 10 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 1: it's going to be a context for all of what's 11 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:52,599 Speaker 1: going to happen here in Holy Week, or what we 12 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:56,400 Speaker 1: call Holy Week, which is Palm Sunday to Easter. And 13 00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 1: remember that the last section we had in last episode 14 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:04,759 Speaker 1: with the parable of the ten Minas, started with Luke 15 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 1: telling us while they were listening to this, he went 16 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:09,440 Speaker 1: on to tell him a parable because he was near 17 00:01:09,520 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: Jerusalem and the people thought that the Kingdom of God 18 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 1: was going to appear at once. So they thought he 19 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:19,199 Speaker 1: was going to appear as a king in a very 20 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:22,760 Speaker 1: real earthly sense, and that would mean kicking out the 21 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 1: Romans to be king and because there is no other 22 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:30,840 Speaker 1: king here except for Caesar, we talk about King Herod. 23 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 1: There is a King Herod still, but he is further 24 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:38,320 Speaker 1: north than not in Jerusalem. And so people are potentially, 25 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 1: as they're doing what they're doing here on what we 26 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:44,559 Speaker 1: call Palm Sunday, have the wrong impression of what Jesus 27 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:49,240 Speaker 1: is there to do. That is going to affect their behavior. 28 00:01:49,760 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 1: It might also be affecting why later on that week 29 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 1: they're going to be crying crucify him, some of the 30 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 1: same people, quite possibly. But it also has influence on 31 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 1: what the religious leaders are thinking, because they have life 32 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 1: pretty good. And if Jesus proclaims himself as king in 33 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:11,919 Speaker 1: opposition to the Romans, if he declares a rebellion against Rome, 34 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:14,960 Speaker 1: Rome is quite possibly going to come in and do 35 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:18,959 Speaker 1: what they did do later on, which is destroy the place. 36 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 1: And so they are aware of that and that may 37 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 1: impact the way that they react to Jesus later this week. 38 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:31,360 Speaker 1: So Palm Sunday, after Jesus had said this, he went 39 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 1: on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. As he approaches Bethphage 40 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:37,840 Speaker 1: and Bethany on the hill called the Mount of Olives, 41 00:02:37,919 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 1: he sent two of his disciples saying to them, go 42 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:43,360 Speaker 1: to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, 43 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 1: you will find a cult tied there which no one 44 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 1: has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If 45 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:52,359 Speaker 1: anyone asks, why are you untying it, say the Lord 46 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:55,840 Speaker 1: needs it. Those who were sent ahead went and found it, 47 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:58,919 Speaker 1: just as Jesus had told them. As they were untying 48 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 1: the cult, its owners ask them, why are you untying 49 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:05,680 Speaker 1: the colt? They applied, the Lord needs it. They brought 50 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 1: it to Jesus, threw their cloaks over the colt, and 51 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 1: put Jesus on it. As he went along, people spread 52 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:15,200 Speaker 1: their cloaks on the road. When they came to the 53 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 1: place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, 54 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:21,520 Speaker 1: the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God 55 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 1: in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen. 56 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:27,680 Speaker 1: Blessed is the King who comes in the name of 57 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 1: the Lord, Peace in heaven and glory in the highest. 58 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 1: Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, Teacher, 59 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 1: rebuke your disciples, I tell you, he replied, if they 60 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:41,960 Speaker 1: keep quiet, the stones will cry out. As he approached 61 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:45,320 Speaker 1: Jerusalem and saw the city. He wept over it and said, 62 00:03:46,320 --> 00:03:49,119 Speaker 1: if you even you had only known on this day 63 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 1: what would bring you peace. But now it is hidden 64 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 1: from your eyes. The days will come upon you when 65 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 1: your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle 66 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 1: you in, you in on every side. They will dash 67 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 1: you to the ground. They will dash you to the ground, 68 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 1: you and the children within your walls. They will not 69 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:11,800 Speaker 1: leave one stone on another because you did not recognize 70 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:16,360 Speaker 1: the time of God's coming to you. So a couple 71 00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:19,200 Speaker 1: things going on there. We talked about the people's expectations. 72 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:21,799 Speaker 1: Now some of the people here that we're talking about 73 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:25,040 Speaker 1: are the disciples of Jesus, who he has been talking 74 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:27,080 Speaker 1: to a lot about what's going on, and he's been 75 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:29,600 Speaker 1: predicting his own death and things, and they don't get it, 76 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:32,800 Speaker 1: and that's been quite clear from every time he says that. 77 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:37,120 Speaker 1: But notice that they're calling out two different things. Blessed 78 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:39,039 Speaker 1: is the King who comes the name of the Lord, 79 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 1: which is definitely one of those things that can cause 80 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:46,239 Speaker 1: some concern among people because that is a threat to Caesar. 81 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:49,800 Speaker 1: And so that's probably one of the reasons why the 82 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 1: Pharisees are saying rebuke your disciples, but it could be 83 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:55,280 Speaker 1: just that they think that that is blasphemy, that they 84 00:04:55,320 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 1: think that he is not necessarily the Messiah. But then 85 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:02,720 Speaker 1: they also say peace in heaven and glory in the 86 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:06,919 Speaker 1: highest and we talk about Jesus as the Prince of peace, 87 00:05:06,960 --> 00:05:10,680 Speaker 1: which is really interesting because this week people are threatened 88 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:15,799 Speaker 1: by him. They are threatened. What this means this sign 89 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:20,479 Speaker 1: here of Jesus coming like a king mounted on not 90 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 1: a charger, not a war horse, but mounted on a colt, 91 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:30,039 Speaker 1: and it is threatening to people who have power, to 92 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:34,359 Speaker 1: the Romans, although they were less threatened certainly than to 93 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:39,000 Speaker 1: the Jewish leaders. And Jesus says, yeah, I could rebut them, 94 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:41,719 Speaker 1: but even the stones would cry out, this is a 95 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:45,640 Speaker 1: day that has to happen. But then he pauses and 96 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:48,800 Speaker 1: has this moment with Jerusalem. He has this moment with 97 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:52,360 Speaker 1: this city that he loves, the city that God loves, 98 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:56,400 Speaker 1: that has spent so much time rejecting the prophets and 99 00:05:56,520 --> 00:06:00,360 Speaker 1: is now soon going to reject him. And he weeps 100 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:04,000 Speaker 1: over it because he can see towards that day that 101 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 1: Jerusalem will be destroyed, and it will be destroyed in 102 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:10,159 Speaker 1: the lifetime of many of the people who are there. 103 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:13,440 Speaker 1: Many of the disciples will live to the age to 104 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:18,400 Speaker 1: see the destruction of Jerusalem. Some will not, some will 105 00:06:18,440 --> 00:06:22,000 Speaker 1: die beforehand, like James, who's the first of the apostles 106 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:26,080 Speaker 1: to be killed. But John, for instance, will certainly be 107 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 1: alive when Jerusalem is destroyed. And then Jesus comes in, 108 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:34,280 Speaker 1: and he does not kick out the Romans, or start 109 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:38,800 Speaker 1: a revolt, or do anything like it would seem would 110 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:41,600 Speaker 1: be appropriate, if that's the kind of king he was 111 00:06:41,640 --> 00:06:44,360 Speaker 1: going to be. Instead, he goes to the temple and 112 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:48,080 Speaker 1: does this. When Jesus entered the temple courts, he began 113 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:51,240 Speaker 1: to drive out those who were selling. It is written 114 00:06:51,279 --> 00:06:53,040 Speaker 1: he said to them, my house will be a house 115 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 1: of prayer, but you have made it a den of robbers. 116 00:06:56,920 --> 00:06:59,280 Speaker 1: Every day he was teaching in the temple, but the 117 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:01,560 Speaker 1: chief priests, the teachers of the law, and the leaders 118 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 1: among the people were trying to kill him. Yet they 119 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 1: could not find a weight any way to do it, 120 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:09,960 Speaker 1: because all the people hung on his words. So we 121 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:12,240 Speaker 1: have two things going on here. He is opposing what 122 00:07:12,400 --> 00:07:16,960 Speaker 1: is going on in the temple. Now there is commerce 123 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:21,760 Speaker 1: around the temple, and some of it is appropriate in 124 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:25,320 Speaker 1: the sense that when you come to the temple. For instance, 125 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:28,080 Speaker 1: when Jesus was dedicated to the temple, you may remember 126 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:32,720 Speaker 1: that his parents brought two doves to sacrifice. Now, the 127 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:36,280 Speaker 1: normal sacrifice would be a lamb, but they were poor 128 00:07:36,320 --> 00:07:39,000 Speaker 1: and so they brought two doves. Well, they didn't necessarily 129 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:43,160 Speaker 1: bring two doves from home in Galilee or find two 130 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:46,400 Speaker 1: doves in Bethlehem, but you could purchase them outside of 131 00:07:46,440 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 1: the temple, and if you didn't have the right coins, 132 00:07:50,840 --> 00:07:54,480 Speaker 1: if you were coming from somewhere else, you could change 133 00:07:54,640 --> 00:07:58,080 Speaker 1: your coins into the coins that you could use. And 134 00:07:58,160 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 1: so those functions outside the temple sort of makes sense. 135 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 1: But the idea that we have from elsewhere from the 136 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:10,360 Speaker 1: other gospels is that they are cheating people. That they're 137 00:08:10,440 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 1: not there as a service to try and help people 138 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 1: do their sacrifice. But there it's kind of tourist trap, right, 139 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:21,640 Speaker 1: you know those places that you go in and I 140 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 1: think of I'm going to pick on Europe here, particularly 141 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:26,640 Speaker 1: because we don't always know the language and we don't 142 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 1: always know the way things work, and so it's easy 143 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:32,480 Speaker 1: for us to become a mark and pay too much 144 00:08:32,520 --> 00:08:34,959 Speaker 1: for this or that. It's not only a European thing, 145 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:38,960 Speaker 1: but just came to mind that way, and so it 146 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:41,560 Speaker 1: appears that that's what's going on here. They've become a 147 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:45,160 Speaker 1: den of robbers. You're not just performing a service, but 148 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:48,760 Speaker 1: you're you're doing all of these things just to make 149 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:51,600 Speaker 1: a buck. And there's no there's no soul in it, 150 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:56,520 Speaker 1: there's no there's no sense of helping out the pilgrim 151 00:08:57,720 --> 00:09:01,200 Speaker 1: that's going on here. And so the first thing he 152 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:03,600 Speaker 1: does when he gets to Jerusalem is he cleans out 153 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:07,079 Speaker 1: the temple and drives out those there would be outside 154 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:09,960 Speaker 1: of the temple in the temple courts and drives them out. 155 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:11,800 Speaker 1: They're not in the holiest of pulleys. That's not what's 156 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:14,800 Speaker 1: going on there. But and then he spends the rest 157 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:18,880 Speaker 1: of the week teaching in the temple as he has 158 00:09:18,920 --> 00:09:23,880 Speaker 1: been teaching before. Again not what you expect from an 159 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:30,760 Speaker 1: incoming king. But already by this point the break with 160 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:35,040 Speaker 1: the religious leaders is such that they're already looking for 161 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:38,520 Speaker 1: ways to kill him, but they can't because he's very, 162 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:42,800 Speaker 1: very popular and all the people are around him. But 163 00:09:42,880 --> 00:09:48,080 Speaker 1: he won't be popular forever subtle foreshadowing of what's going 164 00:09:48,160 --> 00:09:51,480 Speaker 1: to happen later in the week, but not in this chapter. 165 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:54,040 Speaker 1: And so with that wee end Chapter nineteen D this 166 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:57,280 Speaker 1: episode of The Bible Study Podcast. If you have any questions, 167 00:09:57,320 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 1: send an email to Chris Tuex at gmail dot com, or, 168 00:10:01,440 --> 00:10:04,080 Speaker 1: better yet, leave a comment on this episode at the 169 00:10:04,120 --> 00:10:08,080 Speaker 1: Bible Study podcast dot com. And as always, thanks so 170 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:20,160 Speaker 1: much for listening. I want to take just a second 171 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:22,880 Speaker 1: to thank the team at Life Audio for their partnership 172 00:10:22,920 --> 00:10:25,800 Speaker 1: with us on this podcast. 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