A Fox and a Mother Hen

Luke 13:31-35 is often referred to as the "lament over Jerusalem." The textual matter is couched within a bigger section of Luke's Gospels known as the traveling narration (9:51-19:27). Jesus' Galilaean ministry have drawn to a close, and he have now "made up his head to travel to Jerusalem" (9:51, CEV), where God's intent will be accomplished.

Jesus have a warning that Herod The Great desires to kill him. Herod's repute as a autocrat have been referenced earlier in Luke's Gospels (3:19, 9:7-9). Jesus Of Nazareth reacts to the menace by calling Herod The Great a fox and proclaiming his committedness to go on his ministry of healing (13:32). The mention to the three years signalings Jesus' at hand decease and resurrection.

The "fox" cannot discourage Jesus Of Nazareth Of Nazareth from his mission, which will culminate in Capital Of Israel with his decease on a cross. It is in Capital Of Israel that Jesus Of Nazareth will ran into his fate - a fate linked to that of the Prophets (13:33). The apposition of Herod The Great as "fox" and Jesus Of Nazareth Of Nazareth Of Nazareth as "mother hen" protecting her biddies foreshadows the mounting latent hostility and diabolical confrontation that expects Jesus as he nears Capital Of Israel and the fulfilment of his destiny.

Here, Jesus keens over Jerusalem. Upon his reaching in the Holy Place City, he will once again weep (19:41-44). Throughout this Lenten season we will journeying with Jesus Of Nazareth to Capital Of Israel and follow him to the cross. And we, too, volition weep.

But wicked will be defeated. Hope will be rekindled. Jesus Of Nazareth is the 1 whom the faithful acknowledge as God's Messiah, and he will come up again in glorification and victory (Luke 21:27). And like those who shouted the words from Psalm 118:26 upon Jesus' reaching in Capital Of Israel (19:38), we, too, will name out, "Blessed is the 1 who come ups in the name of the Lord."

Until that day, we dwell with the self-assurance of God's gracious love. As a female parent biddy protects her immature under her wings, we are sheltered by the wings of the Holy Place One who maintains us procure (Psalm 91:4).