Mat 23:37-39 | TNotes | STEP | 23:37 Despite the severe judgment Jesus had just leveled against Israel (23:29-36 ), he truly longed for them to repent and receive God’s grace. • as a hen: An image of protective care (see also Deut 32:11 ; Ruth 2:12 ; Pss 17:8 ; 36:7 ; 57:1 ; 61:4 ; 91:4 ).

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oRom 11:12-32►

‏ Matthew 23:37-39

23:37 ^a Despite the severe judgment Jesus had just leveled against Israel (23:29-36 ^b), he truly longed for them to repent and receive God’s grace.

• as a hen: An image of protective care (see also Deut 32:11 ^c; Ruth 2:12 ^d; Pss 17:8 ^e; 36:7 ^f; 57:1 ^g; 61:4 ^h; 91:4 ⁱ).
23:38 ^j your house is abandoned and desolate: God would withdraw his presence from the Temple (Ezek 10:18-19 ^k; 11:22-23 ^l; cp. Matt 1:23 ^m), and both the Temple and Jerusalem would be destroyed.
23:39 ⁿ Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord: This is possibly the prediction of an end-time conversion of the nation of Israel to the Messiah (see also Rom 11:12-32 ^o).