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Why Jesus wept for Jerusalem

Answer Text:
Jesus weeps over Jerusalem (Luke 19:41-48)
When Jesus drew near Jerusalem, he wept over the city. This was a change in mood from rejoicing to mourning. Jesus was deeply distressed over the sight of Jerusalem.

Why Jesus wept
i. This was because Jesus Knew that Jerusalem would reject him as the Messiah.
ii. Jerusalem had rejected God’s prophets.
iii. The people did not recognize him as the Messiah.
iv. They had forgotten that they were God’s chosen people and turned away from Him.
v. They had turned the temple into a commercial centre.
vi. The people who sold in the temple made excessive profits.
vii. It was a centre of worship but was spiritually dead.
viii. The religious leaders had forgotten the laws that they were supposed to keep and teach.