Jesus Wept

“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.’” {Luke 19:41,42}

“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 19:43,44} Jesus Wept

Defining “wept.” –“is used of any loud expression of grief, especially in mourning for the dead.” (VINE’S) –“to weep or wail, with emphasis upon the noise accompanying the weeping.” (Louw and Nida’s Lexicon Jesus Wept

“And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had said to him, ‘Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.’ So Peter went out and wept bitterly.” {Luke 22:61,62} Jesus Wept

“Then Paul answered, what do you mean by weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.” {Acts 21:13} Jesus Wept

Why Did Jesus Weep? Lost Souls –“But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd.” {Matthew 9:36}

Lost Souls –“For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?” {Matthew 16:26} Why Did Jesus Weep?

Squandered opportunities –“When once the Master of the house has risen up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, 'Lord, Lord, open for us,' and He will answer and say to you, 'I do not know you, where you are from,?’” {Luke 13:25} Why Did Jesus Weep?

Rejected Message –“Therefore, indeed, I send you prophets, wise men, and scribes: some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city.” {Matthew 23:34} Why Did Jesus Weep?

Hardened Hearts –“And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says: 'Hearing you will hear and shall not understand, and seeing you will see and not perceive; for the hearts of this people have grown dull. Their ears are hard of hearing, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, so that I should heal them.” {Matthew 13:14,15} Why Did Jesus Weep?

Certain Judgment –“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.” {2 Corinthians 5:10} Why Did Jesus Weep?

Does Jesus weep when He looks at me? Lost Souls… Squandered Opportunities Rejected Message Hardened Hearts Certain Judgment Concluding Thoughts

Do I weep when I look at myself? Concluding Thoughts Lost Souls… Squandered Opportunities Rejected Message Hardened Hearts Certain Judgment