a23:35
bGen 4:8-11
c2 Chr 24:15-22
dMatt 27:25
e23:37
f23:29-36
gDeut 32:11
hRuth 2:12
iPss 17:8
j36:7
k57:1
l61:4
m91:4

‏ Matthew 23:34-37

23:35  a The span from Abel (Gen 4:8-11  b) to Zechariah (2 Chr 24:15-22  c) follows the order of the Hebrew Bible, in which 2 Chronicles is the last book. The implication is that this generation will be guilty of every murder of the righteous in the Old Testament (cp. Matt 27:25  d).
23:37  e Despite the severe judgment Jesus had just leveled against Israel (23:29-36  f), 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  g; Ruth 2:12  h; Pss 17:8  i; 36:7  j; 57:1  k; 61:4  l; 91:4  m).
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