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My Song In The Night (Gospel of Luke)
我夜间的歌曲《路加福音》

My Song In The Night (Gospel of Luke)
我夜间的歌曲《路加福音》 
Day 
Day 238

Text: Luke 19: 41-44

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF JERUSALEM

1. The significance of Jerusalem politically.

a. It was the capital of Israel in the united monarchy.
b. It was the capital of Judah. The united monarchy became two kingdoms.

2. The significance of Jerusalem religiously.

a. It was the chosen place of worship.
b. The Temple was situated there with God’s blessings (2 Chronicles 7).

3. Jerusalem to all Jews:

a. It was their special source of pride.
b. It was the object of their love.
c. The faithful Jew would always pray for the peace of Jerusalem.

WEEPING OVER JERUSALEM

“Now as He drew near, He saw the city and wept over it, saying, ‘If you had known, even you, especially in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. For days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment around you, surround you and close you in on every side, and level you, and your children within you, to the ground; and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not know the time of your visitation.’”

Luke 19:41-44

1. The Lord Jesus wept as He saw Jerusalem.

2. Reasons for His tears:

a. The lack of spiritual knowledge.
b. The Prince of Peace could have given true and permanent peace.
c. But because the city had rejected the Lord, knowledge and peace would now be hidden to the city.

3. Foretelling the future of Jerusalem.

a. The enemies (Romans) would one day lay siege to Jerusalem.
b. The enemies would level Jerusalem to the ground.
c. They would not leave one stone upon another. Such would be the destruction and devastation.
d. They were totally and wilfully ignorant of the day of the Lord’s visitation of wrath.

经文: 路加福音 19:41-44

耶路撒冷的重要性

1．耶路撒冷的政治地位

a．它是以色列统一君主制中的首都

b．它是犹大的首都。统一君主制变成了两个王国

2．耶路撒冷的宗教意义

a．这是被拣选的崇拜地方

b．圣殿坐落在那里，有上帝的祝福《历王志下 7》

3．耶路撒冷对犹太人来说:

a．这是他们特别的骄傲

b．这是他们爱的对象

c．忠实的犹太人总是为耶路撒冷的和平祈祷

为耶路撒冷哀哭

“耶稣快到耶路撒冷，看见城，就为它哀哭， 说：“巴不得你在这日子知道关系你平安的事，无奈这事现在是隐藏的，叫你的眼看不出来。 因为日子将到，你的仇敌必筑起土垒，周围环绕你，四面困住你， 并要扫灭你和你里头的儿女，连一块石头也不留在石头上，因你不知道眷顾你的时候。”

《路加福音 19:41-44》

1．主耶稣看见耶路撒冷时就哭了

2．祂流泪的原因:

a．缺乏属灵的知识

b．和平的君本可以给予真正及永久的和平

c．但由于这座城市拒绝了主，现在知识与和平对这城市来说都已隐藏了

3．预言耶路撒冷的未来

a．敌人（罗马人）有一天会围攻耶路撒冷

b．敌人会将耶路撒冷夷为平地

c．他们会毁灭和破坏，连一块石头也不留在石头上

d．他们完全愚昧无知主忿怒临到的那一天