There is a part of the Palm Sunday story from the Gospel of Luke that has my attention. It's in the 19th chapter and it's the 39th verse where the Pharisees are telling Jesus to silence his disciples. He answers by saying, "I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out."
Of course, those words were taken from Habakkuk in the second chapter, "Alas, for you who get evil gain for your houses, setting you nest on high to be safe from the reach of harm. You have devised shame for your house by cutting off many peoples; you have forfeited your life. The very stones will cry out from the wall and the plaster will respond from the woodwork."
What do you say to the crowd? Jesus seems to be telling the Pharisees that the crowd was to cry out and not be silent. But what exactly is he saying? Is he trumpeting up his own celebration? Is he the cheerleader of his own parade? That doesn't seem consistent with the humble Galilean we have come to think he was.
Why would he be encouraging the celebration?
What were the Pharisees saying to the crowd?
What do we think the Romans would have said to the crowd?
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I look forward to hearing from you.
Charles Schuster
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The previous comment is interesting. Something is being said here but I have no idea what it is. Could the writer translate for me; for us?
Charles
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