WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.280 about how Jesus ran into some opposition. 00:00:05.280 --> 00:00:07.700 He had cast a demon out of a man. 00:00:08.900 --> 00:00:10.980 And at first the response seemed positive. 00:00:10.980 --> 00:00:10.980 00:00:30.000 --> 00:00:35.460 Right after doing this amazing thing of setting this poor man free from the demon which had possessed him. 00:00:36.060 --> 00:00:38.340 We read in verse 16 of Luke chapter 11. 00:00:38.859 --> 00:00:42.759 Others tested him by asking for a sign from heaven. 00:00:44.539 --> 00:00:49.179 And we heard over the past two weeks how Jesus responded to this. 00:00:49.179 --> 00:00:51.960 And today we're just picking up where we left off. 00:00:52.400 --> 00:00:55.980 In verse 29 of Luke chapter 11. 00:00:55.979 --> 00:01:00.819 As the crowds increased Jesus said. 00:01:01.179 --> 00:01:03.179 This is a wicked generation. 00:01:03.939 --> 00:01:05.519 It asks for a sign. 00:01:06.219 --> 00:01:07.859 But none will be given it. 00:01:08.519 --> 00:01:10.439 Except the sign of Jonah. 00:01:17.620 --> 00:01:20.159 For as Jonah was assigned to the Ninevites. 00:01:20.759 --> 00:01:23.259 So also will the son of man be. 00:01:23.259 --> 00:01:25.379 To this generation. 00:01:26.780 --> 00:01:30.960 The queen of the south will rise at the judgment with the people of this generation. 00:01:31.260 --> 00:01:32.060 And condemn them. 00:01:32.800 --> 00:01:36.000 For she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon's wisdom. 00:01:36.680 --> 00:01:39.400 And now something greater than Solomon is here. 00:01:41.159 --> 00:01:45.000 The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation. 00:01:45.580 --> 00:01:46.600 And condemn it. 00:01:46.820 --> 00:01:48.960 For they repented at the preaching of Jonah. 00:01:48.960 --> 00:01:52.880 And now something greater than Jonah is here. 00:01:52.879 --> 00:01:57.159 So just a few verses that we're going to look at this morning. 00:02:00.159 --> 00:02:02.560 We go back up to the top to verse 29. 00:02:03.299 --> 00:02:04.979 We read that the crowds were increasing. 00:02:05.179 --> 00:02:07.000 So Jesus is talking to the people. 00:02:07.560 --> 00:02:10.819 And the audience seems to be growing as he was talking. 00:02:11.000 --> 00:02:13.599 People I guess are just coming across this. 00:02:13.819 --> 00:02:17.960 And oh Jesus is speaking to people. 00:02:17.960 --> 00:02:20.379 Let's go and listen to what he has to say. 00:02:21.000 --> 00:02:23.719 And Jesus makes this very shocking statement. 00:02:25.000 --> 00:02:28.500 He says this is a wicked generation. 00:02:29.879 --> 00:02:34.819 Some translations say this is an evil generation. 00:02:35.680 --> 00:02:36.480 Same meaning. 00:02:36.479 --> 00:02:40.819 We love to be complimented. 00:02:41.219 --> 00:02:42.539 We love to be praised. 00:02:43.799 --> 00:02:45.079 When we fall short. 00:02:45.899 --> 00:02:48.620 We love to be encouraged gently. 00:02:49.139 --> 00:02:49.799 To do better. 00:02:51.019 --> 00:02:52.639 But this statement of Jesus. 00:02:53.199 --> 00:02:54.479 Is all negative. 00:02:56.079 --> 00:02:58.299 This is a wicked generation. 00:02:58.659 --> 00:02:59.219 He says. 00:02:59.219 --> 00:03:03.300 And now Jesus is not being harsh. 00:03:04.740 --> 00:03:06.560 He's not being overly critical. 00:03:08.240 --> 00:03:09.939 He's not exaggerating. 00:03:09.939 --> 00:03:11.079 Because he's upset. 00:03:12.979 --> 00:03:14.419 He gives no praise. 00:03:14.579 --> 00:03:14.939 No compliments. 00:03:15.900 --> 00:03:17.599 Because there are truly none to give. 00:03:18.079 --> 00:03:19.000 In this moment. 00:03:20.039 --> 00:03:21.199 He just simply states. 00:03:21.479 --> 00:03:22.079 What is true. 00:03:24.560 --> 00:03:26.879 But what leads Jesus to say this? 00:03:26.879 --> 00:03:30.159 What's wicked. 00:03:30.560 --> 00:03:32.740 About the generation of Jesus day. 00:03:33.819 --> 00:03:34.840 Well Jesus tells us. 00:03:34.919 --> 00:03:35.620 Right here in the verse. 00:03:35.740 --> 00:03:37.079 This is a wicked generation. 00:03:37.919 --> 00:03:39.699 It asks for a sign. 00:03:40.560 --> 00:03:42.099 But none will be given it. 00:03:42.139 --> 00:03:43.319 Except the sign of Jonah. 00:03:45.199 --> 00:03:46.979 This ties into what we just read. 00:03:47.039 --> 00:03:49.039 Back up in verse 16. 00:03:50.099 --> 00:03:51.579 I don't have it on there again. 00:03:51.580 --> 00:03:58.100 Back up in verse 16. 00:03:58.200 --> 00:03:58.940 We just read it. 00:03:59.540 --> 00:04:00.620 Others tested him. 00:04:00.680 --> 00:04:02.300 By asking for a sign from heaven. 00:04:03.240 --> 00:04:05.640 So Jesus is following up to that. 00:04:05.960 --> 00:04:06.420 With that. 00:04:10.400 --> 00:04:11.800 It's as if the people are saying. 00:04:11.939 --> 00:04:13.180 Show us a sign from heaven. 00:04:13.860 --> 00:04:15.180 And then we'll believe you. 00:04:17.420 --> 00:04:17.860 Prove. 00:04:18.860 --> 00:04:19.340 Yourself. 00:04:19.540 --> 00:04:19.840 Jesus. 00:04:19.840 --> 00:04:20.040 Jesus. 00:04:21.579 --> 00:04:22.979 Now some explanation. 00:04:23.259 --> 00:04:24.219 I think is needed here. 00:04:24.779 --> 00:04:25.699 Because we might wonder. 00:04:25.879 --> 00:04:26.819 Whether God expects us. 00:04:26.859 --> 00:04:27.699 To simply believe. 00:04:27.839 --> 00:04:29.459 Without some form of proof. 00:04:29.819 --> 00:04:30.639 Or evidence. 00:04:31.479 --> 00:04:32.539 Like what if an imposter. 00:04:32.719 --> 00:04:33.500 Was to come along. 00:04:33.740 --> 00:04:35.659 And claim to be sent from God. 00:04:35.800 --> 00:04:37.000 And say a whole bunch of things. 00:04:37.339 --> 00:04:38.560 Should we just believe him. 00:04:38.639 --> 00:04:39.459 Without first. 00:04:40.519 --> 00:04:41.240 Some sort of. 00:04:41.919 --> 00:04:42.399 Confirmation. 00:04:42.479 --> 00:04:43.019 Or sign. 00:04:43.180 --> 00:04:44.599 That he is telling the truth. 00:04:45.379 --> 00:04:46.740 But this is not that. 00:04:47.959 --> 00:04:48.680 In fact. 00:04:48.680 --> 00:04:49.680 God. 00:04:49.680 --> 00:04:49.720 God. 00:04:49.720 --> 00:04:49.720 00:04:49.720 --> 00:04:51.800 Does not want us to just believe. 00:04:51.879 --> 00:04:53.079 Anyone who comes along. 00:04:53.180 --> 00:04:54.000 And starts claiming. 00:04:54.500 --> 00:04:56.000 That to be sent from him. 00:04:56.220 --> 00:04:57.040 Without proof. 00:04:58.920 --> 00:05:00.180 The problem here. 00:05:01.259 --> 00:05:03.360 Is that they're asking for a sign. 00:05:04.460 --> 00:05:06.240 When they've already seen. 00:05:06.560 --> 00:05:07.079 Many. 00:05:07.579 --> 00:05:07.920 Many. 00:05:08.420 --> 00:05:08.699 Many. 00:05:09.139 --> 00:05:09.660 Signs. 00:05:09.660 --> 00:05:12.420 And yet. 00:05:12.540 --> 00:05:13.660 Even after seeing. 00:05:13.820 --> 00:05:14.360 All these things. 00:05:14.500 --> 00:05:15.380 They are again. 00:05:15.620 --> 00:05:15.980 Still. 00:05:16.240 --> 00:05:17.320 Asking for a sign. 00:05:18.760 --> 00:05:20.120 There have already been. 00:05:20.580 --> 00:05:21.020 Countless. 00:05:21.340 --> 00:05:21.940 Signs. 00:05:23.020 --> 00:05:23.800 There were the. 00:05:23.980 --> 00:05:24.820 Miraculous. 00:05:24.940 --> 00:05:25.340 Signs. 00:05:25.340 --> 00:05:25.820 Surrounding. 00:05:25.920 --> 00:05:26.600 Jesus birth. 00:05:26.660 --> 00:05:27.540 Which we heard about. 00:05:27.680 --> 00:05:29.040 In chapters one and two. 00:05:29.120 --> 00:05:29.879 Of Luke's gospel. 00:05:30.020 --> 00:05:30.320 There was. 00:05:30.660 --> 00:05:31.680 John the baptizer. 00:05:31.680 --> 00:05:32.960 Who was sent by God. 00:05:33.520 --> 00:05:34.520 And pointed the people. 00:05:34.620 --> 00:05:35.080 To Jesus. 00:05:35.440 --> 00:05:36.440 There was what happened. 00:05:36.500 --> 00:05:37.580 At Jesus baptism. 00:05:37.579 --> 00:05:40.500 They heard the voice of God. 00:05:40.620 --> 00:05:41.099 Audibly. 00:05:41.219 --> 00:05:42.319 And they saw the spirit. 00:05:42.319 --> 00:05:43.060 Come down. 00:05:43.199 --> 00:05:43.959 Upon Jesus. 00:05:45.680 --> 00:05:46.779 There was the healing. 00:05:46.779 --> 00:05:48.339 Of all kinds of sicknesses. 00:05:48.500 --> 00:05:48.979 Diseases. 00:05:49.319 --> 00:05:50.419 Even disabilities. 00:05:51.599 --> 00:05:53.279 And not just a few people. 00:05:54.620 --> 00:05:55.459 But even. 00:05:55.620 --> 00:05:56.519 If we're just looking. 00:05:56.519 --> 00:05:57.379 At Luke's gospel. 00:05:57.620 --> 00:05:58.279 More people. 00:05:58.779 --> 00:06:00.039 Than could be recorded. 00:06:00.659 --> 00:06:01.500 More healings. 00:06:01.579 --> 00:06:02.379 Than could be recorded. 00:06:03.120 --> 00:06:04.180 There was the casting out. 00:06:04.240 --> 00:06:05.060 Of many demons. 00:06:05.339 --> 00:06:06.000 We've heard about. 00:06:06.099 --> 00:06:07.259 Quite a number of them already. 00:06:07.579 --> 00:06:08.779 There was the miraculous. 00:06:08.779 --> 00:06:09.719 Catch of fish. 00:06:10.180 --> 00:06:11.019 There was the healing. 00:06:11.019 --> 00:06:11.639 Of a leper. 00:06:11.779 --> 00:06:12.180 The healing. 00:06:12.279 --> 00:06:13.680 Of a paralyzed man. 00:06:14.459 --> 00:06:15.419 There was the healing. 00:06:15.419 --> 00:06:16.319 Of the centurion. 00:06:16.500 --> 00:06:16.919 Servant. 00:06:17.019 --> 00:06:17.740 From a distance. 00:06:18.240 --> 00:06:18.879 The raising. 00:06:18.879 --> 00:06:19.479 Of the widow. 00:06:19.479 --> 00:06:20.459 Of Nain's son. 00:06:20.459 --> 00:06:21.259 From the dead. 00:06:21.379 --> 00:06:22.279 During the funeral. 00:06:23.539 --> 00:06:24.240 The raising. 00:06:24.399 --> 00:06:24.939 The resurrection. 00:06:24.939 --> 00:06:26.159 Of Jairus's daughter. 00:06:26.560 --> 00:06:27.219 The healing. 00:06:27.219 --> 00:06:27.799 Of the woman. 00:06:27.799 --> 00:06:28.599 Who had been bleeding. 00:06:28.599 --> 00:06:29.680 For 12 years. 00:06:29.860 --> 00:06:30.539 The feeding. 00:06:30.539 --> 00:06:31.659 Of the 5,000. 00:06:32.360 --> 00:06:33.560 In the middle of nowhere. 00:06:35.560 --> 00:06:36.539 And then the sending. 00:06:36.539 --> 00:06:37.299 Out of the 12. 00:06:37.300 --> 00:06:37.939 And then again. 00:06:37.939 --> 00:06:38.759 Of the 72. 00:06:38.759 --> 00:06:40.060 Who are also now. 00:06:40.060 --> 00:06:42.360 Doing many miracles. 00:06:43.420 --> 00:06:43.939 Healings. 00:06:44.100 --> 00:06:45.020 Casting out demons. 00:06:45.800 --> 00:06:47.280 There have already been. 00:06:47.620 --> 00:06:48.540 Countless signs. 00:06:48.699 --> 00:06:49.580 These are just the ones. 00:06:49.580 --> 00:06:51.199 The ones recorded in Luke. 00:06:51.280 --> 00:06:52.340 Up till this point. 00:06:52.500 --> 00:06:53.220 In the gospel. 00:06:55.420 --> 00:06:57.340 And then on this particular occasion. 00:06:57.340 --> 00:06:58.699 As we just heard. 00:06:58.860 --> 00:07:00.800 Jesus has just cast out this demon. 00:07:00.900 --> 00:07:01.780 That's made this man. 00:07:01.840 --> 00:07:02.680 Unable to speak. 00:07:02.680 --> 00:07:04.340 And so. 00:07:04.720 --> 00:07:06.160 If there are some here. 00:07:06.160 --> 00:07:07.259 Who did not see. 00:07:07.259 --> 00:07:08.540 Some of those other miracles. 00:07:09.540 --> 00:07:10.780 We know that they saw. 00:07:10.959 --> 00:07:11.819 At least this one. 00:07:15.939 --> 00:07:16.960 Now we might wonder. 00:07:17.100 --> 00:07:17.360 You know. 00:07:17.439 --> 00:07:19.160 Can we call all of Jesus' miracles. 00:07:19.639 --> 00:07:20.199 Signs? 00:07:21.480 --> 00:07:22.480 Well if we flip over. 00:07:22.579 --> 00:07:23.420 To the gospel of John. 00:07:23.519 --> 00:07:24.439 That's the same word. 00:07:24.519 --> 00:07:25.199 That John uses. 00:07:25.199 --> 00:07:26.460 To describe all of them. 00:07:26.459 --> 00:07:29.399 Jesus uses that word. 00:07:29.399 --> 00:07:29.919 As well. 00:07:30.019 --> 00:07:30.719 To describe them. 00:07:30.799 --> 00:07:31.399 They are all. 00:07:31.899 --> 00:07:33.039 Signs from heaven. 00:07:34.779 --> 00:07:35.539 And so truly. 00:07:35.699 --> 00:07:37.379 Jesus has already done. 00:07:37.579 --> 00:07:38.180 Countless. 00:07:38.839 --> 00:07:39.359 Signs. 00:07:40.240 --> 00:07:40.959 Later on. 00:07:41.000 --> 00:07:41.939 The Jewish council. 00:07:42.139 --> 00:07:43.259 We read in the gospel of John. 00:07:43.339 --> 00:07:44.679 They'll even acknowledge it. 00:07:44.759 --> 00:07:45.219 Verbally. 00:07:45.339 --> 00:07:46.139 At the meeting. 00:07:46.799 --> 00:07:47.560 That he is doing. 00:07:47.779 --> 00:07:48.500 Many signs. 00:07:48.639 --> 00:07:49.439 And everybody's. 00:07:49.699 --> 00:07:50.359 Following him. 00:07:52.259 --> 00:07:53.399 But the problem is. 00:07:53.500 --> 00:07:54.120 That after seeing. 00:07:54.319 --> 00:07:55.240 All these signs. 00:07:55.240 --> 00:07:57.620 They are still asking. 00:07:58.000 --> 00:07:58.639 For a sign. 00:08:00.000 --> 00:08:01.040 As if the things. 00:08:01.139 --> 00:08:02.259 Jesus has done. 00:08:03.439 --> 00:08:04.360 Haven't happened. 00:08:04.519 --> 00:08:04.699 Or. 00:08:05.319 --> 00:08:06.280 Aren't good enough. 00:08:07.720 --> 00:08:08.840 And this is why. 00:08:08.960 --> 00:08:09.240 Jesus. 00:08:09.240 --> 00:08:09.740 I believe. 00:08:09.860 --> 00:08:10.319 Calls them. 00:08:10.639 --> 00:08:10.939 Wicked. 00:08:11.819 --> 00:08:12.720 And evil. 00:08:13.600 --> 00:08:14.920 Because with all the things. 00:08:14.980 --> 00:08:15.579 They've witnessed. 00:08:15.900 --> 00:08:16.639 This isn't. 00:08:16.840 --> 00:08:18.079 Honest skepticism. 00:08:19.480 --> 00:08:20.639 It's willful. 00:08:20.759 --> 00:08:21.480 Rejection. 00:08:22.780 --> 00:08:23.879 It's stubborn. 00:08:24.019 --> 00:08:24.400 Hearted. 00:08:24.460 --> 00:08:25.220 Refusal. 00:08:25.240 --> 00:08:26.199 To listen. 00:08:26.199 --> 00:08:26.240 To listen. 00:08:26.240 --> 00:08:26.819 To Jesus. 00:08:27.199 --> 00:08:28.560 And to acknowledge. 00:08:28.720 --> 00:08:29.220 The countless. 00:08:29.699 --> 00:08:30.199 Clear signs. 00:08:30.319 --> 00:08:31.400 He's already given them. 00:08:33.980 --> 00:08:34.720 This is. 00:08:35.039 --> 00:08:35.460 The people. 00:08:35.659 --> 00:08:35.960 Knowing. 00:08:36.200 --> 00:08:36.899 That they are wrong. 00:08:37.159 --> 00:08:38.340 And that Jesus is right. 00:08:38.680 --> 00:08:39.320 And yet. 00:08:39.539 --> 00:08:40.019 Deliberately. 00:08:40.379 --> 00:08:41.460 Putting their fingers. 00:08:41.460 --> 00:08:42.139 In their ears. 00:08:42.240 --> 00:08:42.659 And saying. 00:08:42.820 --> 00:08:43.840 I'm not listening. 00:08:44.000 --> 00:08:44.940 I'm not listening. 00:08:46.419 --> 00:08:47.279 Have you ever had. 00:08:47.360 --> 00:08:48.159 A moment like that. 00:08:48.180 --> 00:08:48.940 In a conversation. 00:08:48.940 --> 00:08:49.539 With someone. 00:08:50.539 --> 00:08:51.720 Maybe you just know. 00:08:51.720 --> 00:08:54.000 A hundred percent. 00:08:54.200 --> 00:08:55.019 That you're right. 00:08:56.139 --> 00:08:57.340 And they're in the wrong. 00:08:58.139 --> 00:08:59.639 And you try to put the proof. 00:08:59.960 --> 00:09:01.019 Right in front of them. 00:09:02.279 --> 00:09:03.180 And what do they do? 00:09:03.240 --> 00:09:04.120 Well they close their eyes. 00:09:04.220 --> 00:09:04.600 And they just. 00:09:04.720 --> 00:09:05.660 I don't want to see that. 00:09:05.860 --> 00:09:06.899 I'm not going to listen to that. 00:09:06.899 --> 00:09:09.779 That's what's going on here. 00:09:09.819 --> 00:09:10.459 With the people. 00:09:11.740 --> 00:09:13.360 And that's why Jesus makes this statement. 00:09:13.539 --> 00:09:15.259 This is a wicked generation. 00:09:17.659 --> 00:09:18.699 Their wickedness. 00:09:18.840 --> 00:09:20.399 Is seen in their hard heartedness. 00:09:20.500 --> 00:09:22.419 It's seen in their stubborn refusal. 00:09:22.919 --> 00:09:24.340 To accept Jesus words. 00:09:24.539 --> 00:09:25.079 As true. 00:09:28.079 --> 00:09:30.199 Jesus says that no sign will be given. 00:09:30.779 --> 00:09:32.100 To this generation. 00:09:32.639 --> 00:09:34.000 Except the sign of Jonah. 00:09:34.000 --> 00:09:34.080 Jonah. 00:09:35.340 --> 00:09:36.580 So now Jesus. 00:09:37.879 --> 00:09:39.519 Tells them to think back. 00:09:40.580 --> 00:09:40.980 To. 00:09:42.059 --> 00:09:43.240 Remember what God did. 00:09:43.320 --> 00:09:44.419 In the days of Jonah. 00:09:44.940 --> 00:09:46.720 And also of the days of Solomon. 00:09:47.659 --> 00:09:49.419 And to really make sense of those words. 00:09:49.820 --> 00:09:50.879 We kind of have to know. 00:09:51.639 --> 00:09:53.240 The stories of those two men. 00:09:53.320 --> 00:09:54.840 And if it's a little fuzzy for you. 00:09:54.899 --> 00:09:56.360 Or maybe you've never heard these stories. 00:09:56.360 --> 00:09:57.759 We're just going to take a few minutes. 00:09:57.860 --> 00:09:59.019 To go back and remember. 00:10:00.220 --> 00:10:02.019 What happened with these two guys. 00:10:02.019 --> 00:10:04.159 So let's start with Jonah. 00:10:05.740 --> 00:10:08.279 Jonah was a prophet of God to Israel. 00:10:08.740 --> 00:10:10.620 About 760 BC. 00:10:10.960 --> 00:10:12.600 Or about 250 years. 00:10:12.759 --> 00:10:14.399 After King David. 00:10:14.720 --> 00:10:15.860 Was king in Israel. 00:10:16.720 --> 00:10:17.919 And in Jonah's days. 00:10:18.039 --> 00:10:18.860 The kingdom of Israel. 00:10:19.039 --> 00:10:20.679 Was already divided into two halves. 00:10:21.659 --> 00:10:23.100 In the northern half. 00:10:23.600 --> 00:10:25.539 There was Jeroboam the second. 00:10:25.759 --> 00:10:27.259 Who was reigning as king. 00:10:27.759 --> 00:10:29.439 And then in the southern half. 00:10:29.440 --> 00:10:31.300 There was Azariah reigning as king. 00:10:31.760 --> 00:10:33.800 For those of you who are in our Sunday school class. 00:10:33.800 --> 00:10:35.620 In Micah this past while. 00:10:36.060 --> 00:10:37.720 Jonah came on the scene as a prophet. 00:10:38.240 --> 00:10:41.080 Just before Micah came on the scene. 00:10:42.160 --> 00:10:44.080 And the story of Jonah from the Bible. 00:10:44.540 --> 00:10:45.700 It goes like this. 00:10:45.800 --> 00:10:48.460 God spoke verbally to Jonah. 00:10:48.540 --> 00:10:51.200 Just as he did to other prophets like him. 00:10:51.720 --> 00:10:54.460 And he told Jonah to go to the city of Nineveh. 00:10:54.980 --> 00:10:56.420 And preach against it. 00:10:56.419 --> 00:10:59.799 The word of the Lord came to Jonah. 00:11:00.579 --> 00:11:02.620 Go to the great city of Nineveh. 00:11:02.779 --> 00:11:04.059 And preach against it. 00:11:04.179 --> 00:11:05.259 Because its wickedness. 00:11:05.519 --> 00:11:07.099 Has come up before me. 00:11:08.379 --> 00:11:10.479 Now Nineveh wasn't just any old city. 00:11:10.979 --> 00:11:13.120 It was a large and prominent city. 00:11:13.120 --> 00:11:14.279 In the heartland. 00:11:14.699 --> 00:11:15.979 Of the Assyrian Empire. 00:11:17.259 --> 00:11:18.500 And at this time. 00:11:18.659 --> 00:11:20.659 The Assyrian Empire was no friend. 00:11:21.099 --> 00:11:21.719 Of Israel. 00:11:22.599 --> 00:11:24.399 They had already come down with the army. 00:11:24.399 --> 00:11:26.459 And collected tribute. 00:11:27.220 --> 00:11:28.139 From Israel. 00:11:28.220 --> 00:11:29.340 Which is kind of like saying. 00:11:29.860 --> 00:11:31.000 Hand over your wallets. 00:11:31.240 --> 00:11:32.220 And your purses. 00:11:32.539 --> 00:11:33.279 Your crops. 00:11:33.439 --> 00:11:34.079 Your flocks. 00:11:34.779 --> 00:11:36.100 Or we'll attack you. 00:11:36.199 --> 00:11:37.240 And take them by force. 00:11:38.840 --> 00:11:40.319 And so the Assyrians. 00:11:40.559 --> 00:11:41.779 Were Israel's enemies. 00:11:42.360 --> 00:11:43.100 At this time. 00:11:44.100 --> 00:11:46.199 And God was basically telling Jonah. 00:11:46.399 --> 00:11:48.439 To travel over 600 miles. 00:11:48.539 --> 00:11:49.179 On foot. 00:11:49.620 --> 00:11:50.299 First north. 00:11:50.299 --> 00:11:51.679 Kind of around that green. 00:11:53.559 --> 00:11:54.000 Region. 00:11:54.279 --> 00:11:55.179 You see on the map. 00:11:55.879 --> 00:11:56.939 And then east. 00:11:57.079 --> 00:11:58.620 Into the heartland of the enemy. 00:11:59.359 --> 00:12:00.079 To one of their. 00:12:00.479 --> 00:12:01.659 Most prominent cities. 00:12:03.319 --> 00:12:04.500 The people of that city. 00:12:04.599 --> 00:12:05.059 Were wicked. 00:12:05.579 --> 00:12:06.539 And God wanted Jonah. 00:12:06.620 --> 00:12:07.179 To preach. 00:12:07.439 --> 00:12:08.339 Against the city. 00:12:10.079 --> 00:12:11.359 And so what did Jonah do? 00:12:13.439 --> 00:12:14.699 We read in the next verse. 00:12:14.700 --> 00:12:16.540 But Jonah ran away from the Lord. 00:12:16.900 --> 00:12:18.080 And headed for Tarshish. 00:12:19.420 --> 00:12:20.680 He went down to Joppa. 00:12:20.740 --> 00:12:21.580 Where he found a ship. 00:12:21.759 --> 00:12:22.680 Bound for that port. 00:12:23.580 --> 00:12:24.740 After paying the fare. 00:12:24.900 --> 00:12:25.480 He went aboard. 00:12:25.580 --> 00:12:26.780 And sailed for Tarshish. 00:12:27.080 --> 00:12:27.920 To flee. 00:12:28.500 --> 00:12:29.140 From the Lord. 00:12:30.620 --> 00:12:32.240 So Jonah didn't want to go do. 00:12:32.340 --> 00:12:33.360 What God told him to do. 00:12:33.420 --> 00:12:34.740 He did the exact opposite. 00:12:35.100 --> 00:12:36.500 He went to a port city. 00:12:36.560 --> 00:12:37.340 On the Mediterranean. 00:12:38.379 --> 00:12:39.600 And you see the red arrow there. 00:12:39.660 --> 00:12:40.320 He got on a boat. 00:12:40.400 --> 00:12:42.300 And he went the complete opposite direction. 00:12:42.299 --> 00:12:45.579 Many of you probably know. 00:12:45.719 --> 00:12:46.679 How things go for Jonah. 00:12:46.679 --> 00:12:48.059 When he gets on the boat. 00:12:48.159 --> 00:12:49.339 It's a familiar story. 00:12:49.439 --> 00:12:50.179 To most of us. 00:12:50.599 --> 00:12:52.019 God sends a great storm. 00:12:52.419 --> 00:12:53.679 Which threatens the lives. 00:12:53.679 --> 00:12:54.819 Of everybody on board. 00:12:55.359 --> 00:12:56.519 And it becomes known. 00:12:56.519 --> 00:12:58.159 To those sailing with Jonah. 00:12:58.899 --> 00:13:00.279 That he is running away. 00:13:00.279 --> 00:13:00.919 From the Lord. 00:13:01.139 --> 00:13:02.599 And they sort of realize. 00:13:02.719 --> 00:13:03.500 And agree together. 00:13:03.500 --> 00:13:05.120 That the only way. 00:13:05.159 --> 00:13:06.019 To save their lives. 00:13:06.019 --> 00:13:06.740 From this storm. 00:13:06.839 --> 00:13:07.599 That God has sent. 00:13:07.679 --> 00:13:09.240 Is to throw Jonah overboard. 00:13:10.240 --> 00:13:11.399 Since his rebellion. 00:13:11.399 --> 00:13:11.899 Is the. 00:13:11.899 --> 00:13:13.439 Is what's causing all this. 00:13:14.319 --> 00:13:15.439 And so they do that. 00:13:15.519 --> 00:13:16.939 They throw Jonah overboard. 00:13:18.139 --> 00:13:20.039 As Jonah is sinking down. 00:13:20.779 --> 00:13:21.779 To his death. 00:13:22.459 --> 00:13:24.199 He cries out to God for mercy. 00:13:25.220 --> 00:13:26.600 And God answers his prayer. 00:13:27.039 --> 00:13:28.220 And sends a great fish. 00:13:28.399 --> 00:13:29.279 To swallow him. 00:13:30.000 --> 00:13:31.279 That's a miracle right there. 00:13:31.980 --> 00:13:33.659 And it takes Jonah back. 00:13:34.439 --> 00:13:35.639 And it vomits Jonah. 00:13:35.639 --> 00:13:36.500 Onto the beach. 00:13:37.019 --> 00:13:38.100 Back the way that he. 00:13:38.500 --> 00:13:39.559 Where he came from. 00:13:39.559 --> 00:13:42.239 And so God then speaks to Jonah. 00:13:42.319 --> 00:13:43.179 A second time. 00:13:44.179 --> 00:13:45.139 And tells him. 00:13:45.439 --> 00:13:46.339 To go to Nineveh. 00:13:46.439 --> 00:13:47.799 And proclaim his message. 00:13:48.259 --> 00:13:49.639 To the people of that city. 00:13:51.099 --> 00:13:51.939 This time. 00:13:52.539 --> 00:13:53.779 Jonah obeys the Lord. 00:13:54.379 --> 00:13:55.659 He goes to Nineveh. 00:13:55.719 --> 00:13:57.099 And he starts proclaiming. 00:13:57.439 --> 00:13:58.299 God's message. 00:14:01.099 --> 00:14:02.099 Forty more days. 00:14:02.099 --> 00:14:03.719 And Nineveh will be overthrown. 00:14:03.720 --> 00:14:05.240 And he declares. 00:14:05.480 --> 00:14:06.220 To the people there. 00:14:06.379 --> 00:14:07.980 He goes through the city. 00:14:08.120 --> 00:14:08.940 For three days. 00:14:09.379 --> 00:14:10.480 With this message. 00:14:11.040 --> 00:14:11.500 Basically. 00:14:11.639 --> 00:14:12.879 God's going to wipe you out. 00:14:13.379 --> 00:14:14.620 Because of your great evil. 00:14:15.639 --> 00:14:16.759 And what happens? 00:14:19.960 --> 00:14:21.019 Jonah 3.5. 00:14:21.100 --> 00:14:23.040 The Ninevites believed God. 00:14:24.480 --> 00:14:26.700 And a fast was proclaimed. 00:14:26.879 --> 00:14:27.600 And all of them. 00:14:27.720 --> 00:14:28.980 From the greatest to the least. 00:14:29.360 --> 00:14:30.560 Put on sackcloth. 00:14:30.559 --> 00:14:33.859 Those are cultural symbols. 00:14:33.859 --> 00:14:34.419 Of grieving. 00:14:34.679 --> 00:14:35.279 And mourning. 00:14:36.719 --> 00:14:38.519 When Jonah's warning. 00:14:38.519 --> 00:14:39.959 Reached the king of Nineveh. 00:14:40.159 --> 00:14:41.579 He rose from his throne. 00:14:41.759 --> 00:14:43.199 Took off his royal robes. 00:14:43.779 --> 00:14:45.459 Covered himself with sackcloth. 00:14:45.539 --> 00:14:46.939 And sat down in the dust. 00:14:48.879 --> 00:14:50.379 This is the proclamation. 00:14:50.379 --> 00:14:51.739 He issued in Nineveh. 00:14:52.559 --> 00:14:54.279 By the decree of the king. 00:14:54.339 --> 00:14:54.939 And his nobles. 00:14:55.059 --> 00:14:56.039 Do not let people. 00:14:56.239 --> 00:14:56.939 Or animals. 00:14:57.539 --> 00:14:57.899 Herds. 00:14:58.000 --> 00:14:58.659 Or flocks. 00:14:58.939 --> 00:15:00.000 Taste anything. 00:15:00.000 --> 00:15:01.639 Do not let them eat. 00:15:02.019 --> 00:15:02.679 Or drink. 00:15:03.139 --> 00:15:04.840 But let people and animals. 00:15:04.960 --> 00:15:06.279 Be covered with sackcloth. 00:15:06.360 --> 00:15:07.200 Let everyone. 00:15:07.639 --> 00:15:09.279 Call urgently on God. 00:15:10.059 --> 00:15:12.460 Let them give up their evil ways. 00:15:12.519 --> 00:15:13.399 And their violence. 00:15:14.460 --> 00:15:15.200 Who knows. 00:15:15.600 --> 00:15:16.960 God may yet relent. 00:15:17.419 --> 00:15:18.519 And with compassion. 00:15:18.799 --> 00:15:20.240 Turn from his fierce anger. 00:15:20.899 --> 00:15:21.440 So that. 00:15:22.000 --> 00:15:22.759 We will not. 00:15:23.480 --> 00:15:23.940 Perish. 00:15:25.580 --> 00:15:27.440 And when God saw what they did. 00:15:27.799 --> 00:15:29.720 And how they turned from their evil ways. 00:15:30.000 --> 00:15:31.019 He relented. 00:15:31.019 --> 00:15:31.080 He relented. 00:15:31.340 --> 00:15:33.460 And did not bring on them the destruction. 00:15:34.460 --> 00:15:35.600 He had threatened. 00:15:37.019 --> 00:15:39.120 That's the story of Jonah in a nutshell. 00:15:40.360 --> 00:15:41.460 It's surprising. 00:15:42.200 --> 00:15:43.860 The people of Nineveh. 00:15:44.220 --> 00:15:45.480 Wicked though they were. 00:15:46.139 --> 00:15:46.940 Believed God. 00:15:48.100 --> 00:15:50.600 They responded to Jonah's preaching. 00:15:50.960 --> 00:15:53.039 They repented of their evil ways. 00:15:53.860 --> 00:15:54.620 And God. 00:15:54.840 --> 00:15:55.720 In his mercy. 00:15:55.860 --> 00:15:56.460 He relented. 00:15:56.559 --> 00:15:58.519 He didn't go through with destroying the city. 00:15:58.519 --> 00:16:01.419 Well now back to Luke. 00:16:01.480 --> 00:16:02.899 And to what Jesus said. 00:16:03.799 --> 00:16:04.699 Luke 11 30. 00:16:05.539 --> 00:16:07.919 For as Jonah was assigned to the Ninevites. 00:16:08.079 --> 00:16:10.100 So also will the son of man be. 00:16:10.659 --> 00:16:12.039 To this generation. 00:16:14.259 --> 00:16:17.419 So Jesus is using what happened there with Jonah. 00:16:17.699 --> 00:16:19.000 And the people of Nineveh. 00:16:19.100 --> 00:16:19.960 As an example. 00:16:20.120 --> 00:16:20.899 As an illustration. 00:16:21.539 --> 00:16:22.019 He's saying. 00:16:22.019 --> 00:16:25.480 Just like God gave Jonah to the people of Nineveh. 00:16:25.980 --> 00:16:27.720 He was assigned to them. 00:16:27.779 --> 00:16:29.000 Of what was going to happen. 00:16:29.639 --> 00:16:31.360 As he preached against the city. 00:16:31.699 --> 00:16:32.720 In the same way. 00:16:32.799 --> 00:16:34.620 God has given the son of man. 00:16:35.879 --> 00:16:36.399 Jesus. 00:16:36.840 --> 00:16:37.939 To this generation. 00:16:39.139 --> 00:16:40.539 To give his message. 00:16:41.539 --> 00:16:42.419 To the people. 00:16:44.419 --> 00:16:45.699 And the question is. 00:16:46.500 --> 00:16:47.819 How will they respond? 00:16:47.820 --> 00:16:51.480 We know how the Ninevites responded. 00:16:52.280 --> 00:16:54.540 We just read that they believed God. 00:16:56.240 --> 00:16:58.500 But did the people of Jesus generation. 00:16:59.680 --> 00:17:00.580 Believe God. 00:17:01.879 --> 00:17:02.400 No. 00:17:02.840 --> 00:17:05.080 They're asking for a sign from heaven. 00:17:05.640 --> 00:17:08.019 Even after Jesus has already done. 00:17:08.360 --> 00:17:09.160 So many. 00:17:09.920 --> 00:17:12.380 They're refusing to listen to the prophet. 00:17:12.620 --> 00:17:14.100 To the one that God has sent. 00:17:14.099 --> 00:17:18.179 Well Jesus goes on to give them another illustration. 00:17:18.740 --> 00:17:20.419 This time from the life of Solomon. 00:17:21.679 --> 00:17:22.740 The next verse. 00:17:23.179 --> 00:17:24.099 The Queen of the South. 00:17:24.240 --> 00:17:24.839 Says Jesus. 00:17:25.679 --> 00:17:27.480 Will rise at the judgment. 00:17:27.779 --> 00:17:29.459 With the people of this generation. 00:17:29.799 --> 00:17:30.679 And condemn them. 00:17:31.480 --> 00:17:33.539 For she came from the ends of the earth. 00:17:34.139 --> 00:17:35.859 To listen to Solomon's wisdom. 00:17:36.859 --> 00:17:39.559 And now something greater than Solomon is here. 00:17:41.459 --> 00:17:43.919 So if we go all the way back to King David. 00:17:44.099 --> 00:17:46.019 Who lived about a thousand years before Jesus. 00:17:46.199 --> 00:17:47.299 His son Solomon. 00:17:49.259 --> 00:17:50.319 Most of you probably know. 00:17:50.399 --> 00:17:52.819 He was like one of the wisest people that ever lived. 00:17:54.019 --> 00:17:55.119 As the story goes. 00:17:55.240 --> 00:17:56.399 Solomon became king. 00:17:57.539 --> 00:17:59.359 When his father was old. 00:17:59.839 --> 00:18:02.699 But then Solomon felt utterly inadequate. 00:18:03.500 --> 00:18:05.480 To rule the kingdom. 00:18:06.599 --> 00:18:08.959 And so he humbled himself before God. 00:18:10.259 --> 00:18:12.319 And Solomon prayed to the Lord. 00:18:12.419 --> 00:18:12.980 And he asked. 00:18:13.079 --> 00:18:13.839 Give me wisdom. 00:18:14.099 --> 00:18:16.879 So that I can do this the way that you want me to. 00:18:17.019 --> 00:18:17.819 Do a good job. 00:18:17.919 --> 00:18:18.740 Do the right thing. 00:18:19.639 --> 00:18:20.839 Administer justice. 00:18:21.179 --> 00:18:22.839 For this great people of yours. 00:18:23.279 --> 00:18:24.079 And God was. 00:18:24.819 --> 00:18:26.959 Very pleased with Solomon's request. 00:18:27.179 --> 00:18:28.059 And he granted it. 00:18:29.000 --> 00:18:31.240 God gave Solomon wisdom. 00:18:31.399 --> 00:18:32.959 And not just a little bit of wisdom. 00:18:33.119 --> 00:18:33.779 But a lot. 00:18:34.240 --> 00:18:34.859 Of wisdom. 00:18:35.459 --> 00:18:37.079 He made him wiser than any. 00:18:37.240 --> 00:18:38.740 Who had ever lived before him. 00:18:39.059 --> 00:18:40.119 And any who. 00:18:40.119 --> 00:18:41.459 Who lived after. 00:18:42.259 --> 00:18:44.299 To summarize how things went with Solomon. 00:18:44.299 --> 00:18:45.399 I'm just going to read a little. 00:18:45.939 --> 00:18:46.379 Chunk. 00:18:46.899 --> 00:18:47.639 Right out of the Bible. 00:18:47.799 --> 00:18:49.139 In 1 Kings chapter 4. 00:18:49.140 --> 00:18:53.520 The people of Judah and Israel. 00:18:53.520 --> 00:18:55.860 Were as numerous as the sand on the seashore. 00:18:55.860 --> 00:18:56.820 They ate. 00:18:57.000 --> 00:18:57.480 They drank. 00:18:57.600 --> 00:18:58.380 And they were happy. 00:18:58.880 --> 00:19:01.120 And Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms. 00:19:01.120 --> 00:19:02.340 From the Euphrates River. 00:19:02.600 --> 00:19:04.220 To the land of the Philistines. 00:19:04.420 --> 00:19:06.960 As far as the border of Egypt. 00:19:07.960 --> 00:19:10.280 These countries brought tribute. 00:19:10.279 --> 00:19:12.220 And were Solomon's subjects. 00:19:12.839 --> 00:19:14.399 All his life. 00:19:15.579 --> 00:19:17.440 Solomon's daily provisions. 00:19:17.440 --> 00:19:19.799 Were 30 cores of the finest flour. 00:19:20.139 --> 00:19:21.259 60 cores of meal. 00:19:21.759 --> 00:19:23.660 10 head of stall fed cattle. 00:19:24.059 --> 00:19:25.960 20 of pasture fed cattle. 00:19:26.139 --> 00:19:28.460 And 100 sheep and goats. 00:19:28.920 --> 00:19:29.819 As well as deer. 00:19:30.220 --> 00:19:30.700 Gazelles. 00:19:30.859 --> 00:19:31.339 Roebuck's. 00:19:31.379 --> 00:19:32.180 And choice fowl. 00:19:32.700 --> 00:19:34.460 That was his daily provision. 00:19:34.619 --> 00:19:35.339 So you can think of. 00:19:35.519 --> 00:19:37.420 Every day this stuff was showing up. 00:19:37.480 --> 00:19:38.279 At the palace. 00:19:38.279 --> 00:19:38.720 Lots. 00:19:39.059 --> 00:19:39.680 For him. 00:19:39.879 --> 00:19:40.480 His family. 00:19:40.660 --> 00:19:41.420 The administration. 00:19:42.940 --> 00:19:44.299 So lots. 00:19:44.960 --> 00:19:46.920 For he ruled over all the kingdoms. 00:19:46.920 --> 00:19:48.299 West of the Euphrates River. 00:19:48.500 --> 00:19:49.079 From Tifsa. 00:19:49.279 --> 00:19:49.740 To Gaza. 00:19:50.319 --> 00:19:52.019 And had peace on all sides. 00:19:52.799 --> 00:19:54.019 During Solomon's lifetime. 00:19:54.139 --> 00:19:54.980 Judah and Israel. 00:19:55.180 --> 00:19:55.680 From Dan. 00:19:56.059 --> 00:19:57.200 To Beersheba. 00:19:57.460 --> 00:19:58.299 Lived in safety. 00:19:59.059 --> 00:20:00.579 Everyone under their own vine. 00:20:00.700 --> 00:20:01.899 And under their own fig tree. 00:20:03.200 --> 00:20:05.180 Solomon had 4,000 stalls. 00:20:05.859 --> 00:20:06.839 For chariot horses. 00:20:07.279 --> 00:20:08.259 And 12,000 horses. 00:20:08.279 --> 00:20:08.720 Horses. 00:20:09.539 --> 00:20:10.539 The district governors. 00:20:10.539 --> 00:20:11.539 Each in his month. 00:20:11.660 --> 00:20:12.639 Supplied provisions. 00:20:12.639 --> 00:20:13.619 For King Solomon. 00:20:13.839 --> 00:20:14.740 And all who came. 00:20:14.839 --> 00:20:15.740 To the king's table. 00:20:16.440 --> 00:20:17.279 They saw to it. 00:20:17.339 --> 00:20:18.339 That nothing was lacking. 00:20:18.519 --> 00:20:19.759 They also brought. 00:20:19.879 --> 00:20:20.759 To the proper place. 00:20:20.839 --> 00:20:21.379 Their quotas. 00:20:21.379 --> 00:20:21.940 Of barley. 00:20:22.139 --> 00:20:22.599 And straw. 00:20:22.599 --> 00:20:23.779 For the chariot horses. 00:20:24.139 --> 00:20:25.339 And the other horses. 00:20:26.819 --> 00:20:27.440 And here's sort of. 00:20:27.500 --> 00:20:28.399 The summary paragraph. 00:20:28.660 --> 00:20:29.700 God gave Solomon. 00:20:29.980 --> 00:20:30.519 Wisdom. 00:20:30.879 --> 00:20:32.660 And very great insight. 00:20:33.119 --> 00:20:33.940 And a breadth. 00:20:33.940 --> 00:20:34.960 Of understanding. 00:20:34.960 --> 00:20:36.000 As measureless. 00:20:36.000 --> 00:20:36.640 As the sand. 00:20:36.720 --> 00:20:37.400 On the seashore. 00:20:38.799 --> 00:20:39.680 Solomon's wisdom. 00:20:39.680 --> 00:20:40.960 Was greater than the wisdom. 00:20:40.960 --> 00:20:42.180 Of all the people. 00:20:42.180 --> 00:20:42.860 Of the east. 00:20:43.200 --> 00:20:44.440 And greater than all. 00:20:44.539 --> 00:20:45.460 The wisdom of Egypt. 00:20:46.259 --> 00:20:47.259 He was wiser. 00:20:47.259 --> 00:20:48.140 Than anyone else. 00:20:48.180 --> 00:20:49.059 Including Ethan. 00:20:49.180 --> 00:20:49.880 The Ezraite. 00:20:50.220 --> 00:20:50.759 Wiser than. 00:20:51.140 --> 00:20:51.480 Heman. 00:20:51.480 --> 00:20:52.400 And Calcol. 00:20:52.539 --> 00:20:52.980 And Darda. 00:20:53.120 --> 00:20:54.039 The sons of Mahol. 00:20:54.880 --> 00:20:55.759 And his fame. 00:20:55.900 --> 00:20:57.779 Spread to all the surrounding nations. 00:20:58.640 --> 00:21:00.460 He spoke 3,000 proverbs. 00:21:00.819 --> 00:21:03.299 And his songs numbered 1,005. 00:21:03.900 --> 00:21:05.640 He spoke about plant life. 00:21:05.720 --> 00:21:07.019 From the cedar of Lebanon. 00:21:07.480 --> 00:21:09.920 To the hyssop that grows out of walls. 00:21:10.559 --> 00:21:12.200 He also spoke about animals. 00:21:12.539 --> 00:21:13.579 And birds. 00:21:14.160 --> 00:21:14.720 Reptiles. 00:21:14.819 --> 00:21:15.339 And fish. 00:21:16.299 --> 00:21:17.539 From all nations. 00:21:17.759 --> 00:21:18.480 People came. 00:21:18.579 --> 00:21:20.039 To listen to Solomon's wisdom. 00:21:20.039 --> 00:21:22.680 Sent by all the kings of the world. 00:21:23.159 --> 00:21:24.680 Who had heard of his wisdom. 00:21:25.559 --> 00:21:27.579 Just skipping ahead to chapter 10. 00:21:27.720 --> 00:21:30.099 The weight of gold that Solomon received. 00:21:30.379 --> 00:21:33.899 Yearly was 666 talents. 00:21:34.079 --> 00:21:37.680 Which in the footnote is about 23 metric tons. 00:21:38.220 --> 00:21:38.859 Of gold. 00:21:39.099 --> 00:21:39.680 Each year. 00:21:41.119 --> 00:21:43.319 The king made silver as common in Jerusalem. 00:21:43.319 --> 00:21:44.099 As stones. 00:21:44.980 --> 00:21:46.180 And cedar as plentiful. 00:21:46.299 --> 00:21:47.960 As sycamore fig trees. 00:21:48.559 --> 00:21:49.680 In the foothills. 00:21:50.039 --> 00:21:53.599 So there's a snapshot. 00:21:53.599 --> 00:21:55.599 Of how the wisdom God gave to Solomon. 00:21:55.779 --> 00:21:57.819 Translated into success. 00:21:58.180 --> 00:21:58.920 And wealth. 00:21:59.220 --> 00:22:00.039 And fame. 00:22:00.700 --> 00:22:01.359 For Solomon. 00:22:02.359 --> 00:22:03.680 And then here's the key moment. 00:22:03.819 --> 00:22:04.799 In 1 Kings 10. 00:22:05.779 --> 00:22:07.180 This visit. 00:22:07.480 --> 00:22:08.539 From the queen of the south. 00:22:09.200 --> 00:22:11.159 When the queen of Sheba. 00:22:11.160 --> 00:22:11.759 Sheba. 00:22:12.160 --> 00:22:13.100 Sheba is. 00:22:13.340 --> 00:22:14.840 Was a kingdom located around. 00:22:14.840 --> 00:22:15.519 What is now. 00:22:16.140 --> 00:22:17.220 The country of Yemen. 00:22:17.720 --> 00:22:19.560 In the southernmost tip. 00:22:19.720 --> 00:22:20.980 Of the Arabian Peninsula. 00:22:21.980 --> 00:22:23.120 So when the queen of Sheba. 00:22:23.120 --> 00:22:24.640 Heard about the fame of Solomon. 00:22:24.779 --> 00:22:26.540 And his relationship to the Lord. 00:22:26.720 --> 00:22:28.259 She came to test Solomon. 00:22:28.720 --> 00:22:30.080 With hard questions. 00:22:31.279 --> 00:22:32.380 Arriving at Jerusalem. 00:22:32.380 --> 00:22:33.860 With a very great caravan. 00:22:34.019 --> 00:22:35.140 With camels. 00:22:35.259 --> 00:22:36.100 Carrying spices. 00:22:36.720 --> 00:22:38.320 Large quantities of gold. 00:22:38.319 --> 00:22:39.980 And precious stones. 00:22:40.759 --> 00:22:41.740 She came to Solomon. 00:22:41.879 --> 00:22:42.539 And talked with him. 00:22:42.599 --> 00:22:43.819 About all that she had. 00:22:43.879 --> 00:22:44.599 On her mind. 00:22:45.939 --> 00:22:47.179 Solomon answered. 00:22:47.319 --> 00:22:48.799 All her questions. 00:22:49.700 --> 00:22:50.179 Nothing. 00:22:50.659 --> 00:22:51.339 Was too hard. 00:22:51.460 --> 00:22:52.019 For the king. 00:22:52.299 --> 00:22:53.379 To explain to her. 00:22:53.380 --> 00:22:55.980 When the queen of Sheba. 00:22:55.980 --> 00:22:57.720 Saw all the wisdom of Solomon. 00:22:57.860 --> 00:22:59.100 And the palace he had built. 00:22:59.300 --> 00:23:00.920 The food on his table. 00:23:01.220 --> 00:23:03.340 The seating of his officials. 00:23:03.680 --> 00:23:04.880 The attending servants. 00:23:04.880 --> 00:23:05.800 In their robes. 00:23:05.860 --> 00:23:07.220 His cup bearers. 00:23:07.620 --> 00:23:09.080 And the burnt offerings. 00:23:09.080 --> 00:23:10.440 He made at the temple. 00:23:10.440 --> 00:23:11.120 Of the Lord. 00:23:12.280 --> 00:23:13.460 She was overwhelmed. 00:23:14.600 --> 00:23:15.900 She said to the king. 00:23:16.560 --> 00:23:18.040 The report I heard. 00:23:18.100 --> 00:23:18.980 In my own country. 00:23:18.980 --> 00:23:19.960 About your achievements. 00:23:19.960 --> 00:23:20.760 And your wisdom. 00:23:21.100 --> 00:23:21.860 Is true. 00:23:21.859 --> 00:23:23.379 Indeed. 00:23:25.079 --> 00:23:25.679 Sorry. 00:23:25.879 --> 00:23:27.339 But I did not believe these things. 00:23:27.339 --> 00:23:28.119 Until I came. 00:23:28.199 --> 00:23:29.579 And saw with my own eyes. 00:23:30.240 --> 00:23:30.659 Indeed. 00:23:31.000 --> 00:23:32.079 Not even half. 00:23:32.240 --> 00:23:33.039 Was told me. 00:23:34.299 --> 00:23:34.919 In wisdom. 00:23:35.079 --> 00:23:35.519 And wealth. 00:23:35.599 --> 00:23:37.359 You have far exceeded the report. 00:23:37.459 --> 00:23:37.979 I heard. 00:23:38.839 --> 00:23:40.859 How happy your people must be. 00:23:41.179 --> 00:23:42.339 How happy your officials. 00:23:42.339 --> 00:23:44.339 Who continually stand before you. 00:23:44.439 --> 00:23:45.679 And hear your wisdom. 00:23:46.399 --> 00:23:47.599 Praise be to the Lord. 00:23:47.599 --> 00:23:48.359 Your God. 00:23:48.759 --> 00:23:50.139 Who has delighted in you. 00:23:50.140 --> 00:23:51.960 And placed you on the throne of Israel. 00:23:53.120 --> 00:23:55.460 Because of the Lord's eternal love for Israel. 00:23:55.580 --> 00:23:57.100 He has made you. 00:23:57.580 --> 00:23:57.900 King. 00:23:58.540 --> 00:23:59.380 To maintain. 00:24:00.020 --> 00:24:00.380 Justice. 00:24:00.940 --> 00:24:01.680 And righteousness. 00:24:02.320 --> 00:24:03.280 And she gave the king. 00:24:03.400 --> 00:24:05.360 A hundred and twenty talents of gold. 00:24:05.720 --> 00:24:07.200 Large quantities of spices. 00:24:07.400 --> 00:24:08.280 And precious stones. 00:24:09.160 --> 00:24:10.800 Never again were so many spices. 00:24:10.800 --> 00:24:12.660 Brought in as those the queen of Sheba. 00:24:13.600 --> 00:24:14.080 Gave. 00:24:14.080 --> 00:24:15.140 To king Solomon. 00:24:15.140 --> 00:24:17.720 So that's the visit. 00:24:17.860 --> 00:24:19.060 That Jesus is talking about. 00:24:19.160 --> 00:24:19.759 With the crowds. 00:24:20.820 --> 00:24:22.360 In Luke's gospel. 00:24:23.840 --> 00:24:25.780 Now let's hear what Jesus said again. 00:24:25.900 --> 00:24:26.880 About that visit. 00:24:27.000 --> 00:24:27.300 He said. 00:24:27.380 --> 00:24:28.280 The queen of the south. 00:24:28.280 --> 00:24:30.020 Will rise at the judgment. 00:24:30.160 --> 00:24:32.180 With the people of this generation. 00:24:32.920 --> 00:24:34.380 And condemn them. 00:24:35.020 --> 00:24:37.380 For she came from the ends of the earth. 00:24:37.460 --> 00:24:39.100 To listen to Solomon's wisdom. 00:24:39.100 --> 00:24:40.780 And now. 00:24:41.060 --> 00:24:43.300 Something greater than Solomon is here. 00:24:43.299 --> 00:24:47.259 And so what is Jesus saying here? 00:24:48.639 --> 00:24:50.539 He's saying that the queen of Sheba. 00:24:50.839 --> 00:24:52.519 Will rise from the dead. 00:24:52.559 --> 00:24:53.599 On judgment day. 00:24:53.819 --> 00:24:55.720 And she will condemn the people. 00:24:55.720 --> 00:24:56.940 Of Jesus generation. 00:24:57.879 --> 00:24:58.680 Now that doesn't mean. 00:24:58.799 --> 00:24:59.720 That she'll be the judge. 00:24:59.759 --> 00:25:00.759 On judgment day. 00:25:01.419 --> 00:25:02.960 But that she'll point out. 00:25:03.099 --> 00:25:03.759 What's wrong. 00:25:04.200 --> 00:25:05.119 With the people. 00:25:05.720 --> 00:25:06.720 Of Jesus day. 00:25:06.720 --> 00:25:08.180 On judgment day. 00:25:09.779 --> 00:25:10.299 Why? 00:25:11.440 --> 00:25:12.759 Because in her day. 00:25:13.299 --> 00:25:14.619 She responded. 00:25:15.099 --> 00:25:16.159 To God's man. 00:25:16.940 --> 00:25:17.500 Appropriately. 00:25:18.379 --> 00:25:19.460 She acknowledged. 00:25:19.680 --> 00:25:21.159 That God was really speaking. 00:25:21.720 --> 00:25:22.480 Through Solomon. 00:25:23.299 --> 00:25:25.079 And she showed that she believed. 00:25:25.220 --> 00:25:26.200 Because she herself. 00:25:26.379 --> 00:25:27.339 Even though she was a queen. 00:25:27.480 --> 00:25:28.879 She was willing to make the journey. 00:25:29.000 --> 00:25:29.639 All the way. 00:25:30.000 --> 00:25:31.119 From the southern tip. 00:25:31.159 --> 00:25:32.359 Of the Arabian Peninsula. 00:25:32.980 --> 00:25:33.960 To Jerusalem. 00:25:34.480 --> 00:25:35.119 To listen. 00:25:35.599 --> 00:25:36.740 To Solomon's wisdom. 00:25:38.460 --> 00:25:41.039 Jesus uses a kind of a figure of speech. 00:25:41.039 --> 00:25:41.480 She says. 00:25:41.480 --> 00:25:43.740 She came from the ends of the earth. 00:25:44.279 --> 00:25:46.119 To listen to Solomon's wisdom. 00:25:46.720 --> 00:25:48.059 In our lingo. 00:25:49.039 --> 00:25:50.440 Halfway across the world. 00:25:52.139 --> 00:25:53.819 Let's remember that in Jesus day. 00:25:53.920 --> 00:25:54.899 Travel was on foot. 00:25:55.899 --> 00:25:56.920 Or in her case. 00:25:57.019 --> 00:25:57.799 Maybe a cart. 00:25:58.059 --> 00:25:58.700 Royal cart. 00:25:58.799 --> 00:26:00.159 Pulled by camels or something. 00:26:01.079 --> 00:26:01.819 And of course. 00:26:01.879 --> 00:26:02.539 I couldn't help. 00:26:02.579 --> 00:26:03.980 But look this up on Google Maps. 00:26:04.059 --> 00:26:05.399 And see how long it would take. 00:26:05.480 --> 00:26:06.399 To walk from Yemen. 00:26:06.960 --> 00:26:08.180 To Jerusalem. 00:26:08.180 --> 00:26:09.900 That's pretty hard to see. 00:26:10.000 --> 00:26:10.360 Probably. 00:26:10.560 --> 00:26:12.940 But it's about 2,700 kilometers. 00:26:14.060 --> 00:26:14.960 That's the same. 00:26:15.080 --> 00:26:15.660 As the distance. 00:26:15.820 --> 00:26:16.640 From here in Davidson. 00:26:17.019 --> 00:26:17.799 To Toronto. 00:26:19.380 --> 00:26:20.140 On foot. 00:26:21.940 --> 00:26:22.799 According to Google. 00:26:22.920 --> 00:26:23.720 It would take about. 00:26:23.980 --> 00:26:25.700 600 hours worth of walking. 00:26:26.299 --> 00:26:27.860 Or 26 days. 00:26:28.519 --> 00:26:28.960 Straight. 00:26:29.320 --> 00:26:29.680 Walking. 00:26:30.519 --> 00:26:31.320 To get there. 00:26:31.319 --> 00:26:33.299 I don't know. 00:26:33.299 --> 00:26:34.599 If this is accurate or not. 00:26:34.740 --> 00:26:34.859 But. 00:26:35.619 --> 00:26:37.179 One of those AI chat tools. 00:26:37.599 --> 00:26:38.200 I asked it. 00:26:38.279 --> 00:26:39.200 What it thought. 00:26:39.339 --> 00:26:41.139 Would be a caravan travel time. 00:26:41.259 --> 00:26:41.899 For this journey. 00:26:42.460 --> 00:26:43.700 And it came up with. 00:26:44.039 --> 00:26:44.480 Around. 00:26:44.980 --> 00:26:46.220 Four to five months. 00:26:47.039 --> 00:26:47.740 One way. 00:26:48.319 --> 00:26:48.799 Because of course. 00:26:48.859 --> 00:26:50.039 You got to stop in the dark. 00:26:50.119 --> 00:26:51.019 And sleep at night. 00:26:51.179 --> 00:26:51.259 And. 00:26:52.399 --> 00:26:53.559 With a large caravan. 00:26:53.700 --> 00:26:54.439 Things move slower. 00:26:54.500 --> 00:26:54.720 Right? 00:26:55.539 --> 00:26:55.960 So. 00:26:56.059 --> 00:26:57.019 From the ends of the earth. 00:26:57.079 --> 00:26:58.740 Is not really an exaggeration. 00:26:58.740 --> 00:27:00.900 She gave eight to ten months. 00:27:00.900 --> 00:27:01.660 Of her life. 00:27:02.120 --> 00:27:03.339 Just to go listen. 00:27:04.019 --> 00:27:04.660 To Solomon. 00:27:07.019 --> 00:27:07.900 And why? 00:27:09.599 --> 00:27:11.200 Because she recognized. 00:27:11.640 --> 00:27:12.579 Just as people. 00:27:12.700 --> 00:27:13.640 All over the earth. 00:27:13.720 --> 00:27:14.539 Did in her day. 00:27:15.099 --> 00:27:15.940 That God. 00:27:16.140 --> 00:27:17.120 Was speaking. 00:27:18.079 --> 00:27:19.120 Through Solomon. 00:27:21.839 --> 00:27:22.839 She heard. 00:27:23.019 --> 00:27:23.940 And she recognized. 00:27:24.180 --> 00:27:24.880 That he had. 00:27:25.220 --> 00:27:26.380 Supernatural wisdom. 00:27:28.740 --> 00:27:30.620 Even what she overheard. 00:27:30.779 --> 00:27:31.500 From far away. 00:27:31.579 --> 00:27:32.240 In her kingdom. 00:27:32.559 --> 00:27:32.880 Was enough. 00:27:32.960 --> 00:27:33.400 To bring her. 00:27:33.620 --> 00:27:34.000 All the way. 00:27:34.759 --> 00:27:35.079 Up. 00:27:35.200 --> 00:27:35.880 To hear more. 00:27:36.279 --> 00:27:37.660 To ask her questions. 00:27:39.420 --> 00:27:40.019 And so. 00:27:40.120 --> 00:27:40.599 Jesus says. 00:27:40.680 --> 00:27:41.880 She will rise from the dead. 00:27:41.940 --> 00:27:42.680 On judgment day. 00:27:42.740 --> 00:27:43.779 And basically say. 00:27:45.099 --> 00:27:46.500 What's wrong with you people. 00:27:47.200 --> 00:27:48.019 To the people. 00:27:48.099 --> 00:27:49.099 Of Jesus generation. 00:27:51.980 --> 00:27:52.420 Why? 00:27:52.420 --> 00:27:54.940 Because with the coming. 00:27:54.940 --> 00:27:55.480 Of Jesus. 00:27:55.480 --> 00:27:55.980 Is something. 00:27:55.980 --> 00:27:56.539 Something. 00:27:57.200 --> 00:27:57.580 Greater. 00:27:57.580 --> 00:27:58.519 Than Solomon. 00:27:58.680 --> 00:27:59.060 Is here. 00:28:02.640 --> 00:28:03.340 And yet. 00:28:03.420 --> 00:28:04.460 They are utter fools. 00:28:04.860 --> 00:28:05.600 And they refuse. 00:28:05.740 --> 00:28:06.259 To listen. 00:28:06.759 --> 00:28:07.560 And draw near. 00:28:08.380 --> 00:28:09.519 Someone wiser. 00:28:09.680 --> 00:28:10.180 Than Solomon. 00:28:10.300 --> 00:28:10.880 Has come. 00:28:12.240 --> 00:28:12.800 A kingdom. 00:28:13.320 --> 00:28:13.640 Greater. 00:28:13.640 --> 00:28:14.480 Than Solomon's. 00:28:14.480 --> 00:28:15.039 Has broken. 00:28:15.160 --> 00:28:15.940 Into the world. 00:28:18.380 --> 00:28:19.060 I mean. 00:28:19.120 --> 00:28:19.660 We think back. 00:28:19.720 --> 00:28:20.779 To Solomon's times. 00:28:20.779 --> 00:28:22.359 And God put on. 00:28:22.460 --> 00:28:23.240 Quite a demonstration. 00:28:23.240 --> 00:28:24.259 Of his wisdom. 00:28:25.819 --> 00:28:27.079 All those years ago. 00:28:27.779 --> 00:28:28.940 But he's putting on. 00:28:29.079 --> 00:28:30.000 An even bigger. 00:28:30.000 --> 00:28:30.879 Demonstration. 00:28:30.879 --> 00:28:31.859 Of his wisdom. 00:28:31.859 --> 00:28:32.960 And his power. 00:28:33.539 --> 00:28:34.119 Through Jesus. 00:28:34.859 --> 00:28:35.819 In the days. 00:28:35.920 --> 00:28:36.899 That Jesus first came. 00:28:38.039 --> 00:28:39.099 Think about this. 00:28:39.879 --> 00:28:40.579 There's nothing. 00:28:40.680 --> 00:28:41.139 In the Bible. 00:28:41.139 --> 00:28:41.920 About Solomon. 00:28:42.079 --> 00:28:43.119 Casting out demons. 00:28:44.379 --> 00:28:45.819 We're healing people. 00:28:46.579 --> 00:28:47.920 We're raising people. 00:28:48.019 --> 00:28:48.619 From the dead. 00:28:48.619 --> 00:28:48.699 Dead. 00:28:51.339 --> 00:28:52.979 Solomon never did miracles. 00:28:52.979 --> 00:28:54.019 Like Jesus did. 00:28:56.819 --> 00:28:58.059 Jesus isn't tooting. 00:28:58.059 --> 00:28:58.899 His own horn here. 00:28:59.079 --> 00:28:59.439 Either. 00:28:59.599 --> 00:29:00.219 When he says. 00:29:00.739 --> 00:29:01.679 That someone. 00:29:02.159 --> 00:29:02.959 Something greater. 00:29:03.119 --> 00:29:03.639 Than Solomon. 00:29:03.719 --> 00:29:04.179 Is here. 00:29:05.359 --> 00:29:06.319 The proof. 00:29:06.659 --> 00:29:07.519 Is in the pudding. 00:29:07.699 --> 00:29:08.839 Look at what God is. 00:29:09.019 --> 00:29:09.699 Now doing. 00:29:09.779 --> 00:29:10.479 Through Jesus. 00:29:10.599 --> 00:29:11.319 All those things. 00:29:11.419 --> 00:29:12.439 I listed off earlier. 00:29:13.019 --> 00:29:13.979 All those signs. 00:29:14.939 --> 00:29:16.579 The power of God. 00:29:16.659 --> 00:29:17.799 Is on display. 00:29:17.799 --> 00:29:19.200 Like never before. 00:29:19.319 --> 00:29:20.559 The wisdom of God. 00:29:20.740 --> 00:29:22.039 Is being shared. 00:29:22.599 --> 00:29:23.579 To people. 00:29:23.720 --> 00:29:24.119 To man. 00:29:24.200 --> 00:29:25.039 Like never before. 00:29:25.159 --> 00:29:25.980 And it's all through. 00:29:26.119 --> 00:29:26.659 One man. 00:29:26.879 --> 00:29:27.659 Not Solomon. 00:29:28.319 --> 00:29:29.159 But Jesus. 00:29:31.539 --> 00:29:32.659 The son of man. 00:29:33.539 --> 00:29:34.359 And yet the people. 00:29:34.460 --> 00:29:35.319 Of Jesus day. 00:29:36.159 --> 00:29:37.220 Are stubborn. 00:29:38.220 --> 00:29:39.500 And they refuse. 00:29:39.899 --> 00:29:40.559 To listen. 00:29:41.079 --> 00:29:41.819 They refuse. 00:29:41.960 --> 00:29:42.799 To acknowledge him. 00:29:44.119 --> 00:29:44.980 Jesus goes on. 00:29:45.039 --> 00:29:45.779 In verse 32. 00:29:45.779 --> 00:29:48.879 He says. 00:29:48.940 --> 00:29:49.740 The men of Nineveh. 00:29:49.819 --> 00:29:50.579 Will stand up. 00:29:50.660 --> 00:29:51.359 At the judgment. 00:29:51.539 --> 00:29:52.539 With this generation. 00:29:52.899 --> 00:29:54.000 And condemn it. 00:29:54.339 --> 00:29:55.500 For they repented. 00:29:55.639 --> 00:29:56.399 At the preaching. 00:29:56.399 --> 00:29:56.980 Of Jonah. 00:29:58.379 --> 00:29:59.339 And now. 00:29:59.559 --> 00:30:00.299 Something greater. 00:30:00.299 --> 00:30:00.940 Than Jonah. 00:30:01.259 --> 00:30:01.839 Is here. 00:30:04.839 --> 00:30:06.279 They were very wicked. 00:30:06.279 --> 00:30:07.019 In Nineveh. 00:30:07.279 --> 00:30:08.139 So much. 00:30:08.240 --> 00:30:09.039 That God gave them. 00:30:09.160 --> 00:30:10.200 Forty days notice. 00:30:11.559 --> 00:30:12.839 Till their destruction. 00:30:12.839 --> 00:30:16.179 And they believed God. 00:30:17.619 --> 00:30:18.599 They repented. 00:30:18.879 --> 00:30:19.759 Of their sins. 00:30:20.959 --> 00:30:22.519 The wicked Assyrians. 00:30:22.819 --> 00:30:23.519 In Nineveh. 00:30:23.619 --> 00:30:24.480 Humbled themselves. 00:30:24.679 --> 00:30:25.379 Before God. 00:30:25.519 --> 00:30:27.000 And had a real change of heart. 00:30:27.179 --> 00:30:28.879 They turned from their evil ways. 00:30:30.159 --> 00:30:31.019 Those guys. 00:30:31.139 --> 00:30:31.759 In Nineveh. 00:30:31.779 --> 00:30:32.319 Says Jesus. 00:30:32.480 --> 00:30:33.759 Are going to rise from the dead. 00:30:33.819 --> 00:30:34.599 At the judgment. 00:30:35.500 --> 00:30:36.319 And they're going to say. 00:30:36.399 --> 00:30:36.740 What. 00:30:37.480 --> 00:30:38.779 Is the matter with you. 00:30:40.279 --> 00:30:41.139 To the people. 00:30:41.140 --> 00:30:42.240 Of Jesus generation. 00:30:45.140 --> 00:30:45.580 Why? 00:30:46.060 --> 00:30:47.640 Because with the coming of Jesus. 00:30:47.780 --> 00:30:48.960 An even greater prophet. 00:30:49.740 --> 00:30:50.500 Is here. 00:30:51.860 --> 00:30:53.440 One who has come to warn. 00:30:53.560 --> 00:30:54.460 Just like Jonah did. 00:30:54.520 --> 00:30:55.420 And call the people. 00:30:55.420 --> 00:30:56.180 To repentance. 00:30:56.900 --> 00:30:57.120 And yet. 00:30:57.220 --> 00:30:58.180 They are utter fools. 00:30:58.340 --> 00:30:59.540 And they refuse to listen. 00:31:03.300 --> 00:31:04.560 These are shocking words. 00:31:04.620 --> 00:31:04.940 Aren't they? 00:31:06.360 --> 00:31:06.960 I mean. 00:31:07.020 --> 00:31:08.240 Jesus is basically saying. 00:31:08.320 --> 00:31:08.840 To the crowd. 00:31:08.839 --> 00:31:08.879 God. 00:31:09.639 --> 00:31:11.119 Your ancient enemies. 00:31:11.119 --> 00:31:12.119 Will fare better. 00:31:12.759 --> 00:31:13.819 At the judgment. 00:31:14.599 --> 00:31:15.240 Than you will. 00:31:17.299 --> 00:31:18.720 Because they had faith. 00:31:19.759 --> 00:31:21.000 They believed. 00:31:21.639 --> 00:31:22.639 They listened. 00:31:22.759 --> 00:31:23.500 To God's word. 00:31:23.679 --> 00:31:25.980 In far less significant moments. 00:31:25.980 --> 00:31:26.579 In history. 00:31:30.480 --> 00:31:31.859 They were gifts of grace. 00:31:31.980 --> 00:31:32.939 They were gifts of mercy. 00:31:32.939 --> 00:31:33.819 To the people of. 00:31:34.119 --> 00:31:35.039 Their generations. 00:31:35.839 --> 00:31:36.220 And now. 00:31:36.220 --> 00:31:37.480 The ultimate sign. 00:31:37.600 --> 00:31:39.039 The ultimate gift of grace. 00:31:39.039 --> 00:31:39.539 And mercy. 00:31:39.539 --> 00:31:40.059 Has come. 00:31:41.339 --> 00:31:42.880 The one whose whole life. 00:31:43.000 --> 00:31:44.039 Is filled with signs. 00:31:44.240 --> 00:31:45.380 Too numerous to count. 00:31:45.839 --> 00:31:46.779 From his birth. 00:31:46.860 --> 00:31:47.460 To his death. 00:31:47.539 --> 00:31:48.440 To his resurrection. 00:31:49.100 --> 00:31:50.380 The ultimate gift. 00:31:50.380 --> 00:31:51.279 Of grace and mercy. 00:31:51.279 --> 00:31:51.700 Has come. 00:31:51.779 --> 00:31:52.220 But this. 00:31:52.400 --> 00:31:53.640 Is a wicked generation. 00:31:55.299 --> 00:31:56.279 Because their hearts. 00:31:56.339 --> 00:31:56.980 Are stubborn. 00:31:58.100 --> 00:31:59.140 And they're unwilling. 00:31:59.140 --> 00:31:59.740 To listen. 00:32:00.140 --> 00:32:01.519 After all they've seen. 00:32:01.519 --> 00:32:03.819 They demand a sign. 00:32:03.819 --> 00:32:04.339 From heaven. 00:32:07.740 --> 00:32:08.779 John sums it up. 00:32:08.839 --> 00:32:09.240 Quite well. 00:32:09.299 --> 00:32:10.019 In his gospel. 00:32:10.180 --> 00:32:10.660 John 12. 00:32:10.759 --> 00:32:11.259 37. 00:32:11.920 --> 00:32:13.139 Even after Jesus. 00:32:13.139 --> 00:32:13.859 Had performed. 00:32:13.859 --> 00:32:14.779 So many signs. 00:32:14.779 --> 00:32:15.500 In their presence. 00:32:15.680 --> 00:32:16.440 They still. 00:32:16.720 --> 00:32:18.119 Would not believe in him. 00:32:22.119 --> 00:32:22.839 Well I wonder. 00:32:22.940 --> 00:32:23.700 What Jesus would say. 00:32:23.779 --> 00:32:24.660 About our generation. 00:32:25.799 --> 00:32:26.200 Today. 00:32:27.259 --> 00:32:28.039 Compared to. 00:32:28.680 --> 00:32:29.839 The one of his day. 00:32:29.960 --> 00:32:30.819 Compared to the people. 00:32:30.819 --> 00:32:31.500 Of Nineveh. 00:32:32.000 --> 00:32:33.099 Or the one of. 00:32:33.480 --> 00:32:34.079 Solomon's. 00:32:37.079 --> 00:32:37.639 I mean. 00:32:37.700 --> 00:32:38.259 She traveled. 00:32:38.480 --> 00:32:39.579 Four to five months. 00:32:39.639 --> 00:32:40.179 One way. 00:32:41.339 --> 00:32:42.119 Just to hear. 00:32:42.119 --> 00:32:42.879 The word of God. 00:32:43.659 --> 00:32:44.799 From God's man. 00:32:46.639 --> 00:32:47.480 And we have it. 00:32:47.539 --> 00:32:47.980 Right here. 00:32:48.639 --> 00:32:49.419 In our Bibles. 00:32:51.240 --> 00:32:52.639 Many of Solomon's words. 00:32:52.839 --> 00:32:53.399 Plus more. 00:32:54.759 --> 00:32:55.579 And will we even. 00:32:55.659 --> 00:32:56.899 Travel to the coffee table. 00:32:57.599 --> 00:32:58.599 To pick it up. 00:32:59.439 --> 00:33:00.179 And listen. 00:33:00.819 --> 00:33:03.779 I don't know. 00:33:03.859 --> 00:33:04.539 What Jesus would say. 00:33:04.619 --> 00:33:05.359 About our generation. 00:33:05.359 --> 00:33:06.059 In particular. 00:33:06.559 --> 00:33:07.000 Probably. 00:33:07.079 --> 00:33:07.759 He wouldn't say. 00:33:07.759 --> 00:33:09.259 That we're a righteous generation. 00:33:11.259 --> 00:33:11.659 Probably. 00:33:11.659 --> 00:33:12.439 That we are more. 00:33:12.559 --> 00:33:13.319 Or less wicked. 00:33:14.599 --> 00:33:15.039 Today. 00:33:17.240 --> 00:33:17.679 Maybe. 00:33:17.919 --> 00:33:18.879 What we think. 00:33:18.939 --> 00:33:19.379 He would say. 00:33:19.460 --> 00:33:19.980 Depends on. 00:33:20.039 --> 00:33:20.460 Whether we're. 00:33:20.559 --> 00:33:20.899 Sort of. 00:33:20.960 --> 00:33:22.179 The glass is half full. 00:33:22.240 --> 00:33:23.439 Or the glass is half empty. 00:33:23.439 --> 00:33:24.119 Kind of people. 00:33:24.119 --> 00:33:26.779 Are we worse. 00:33:26.779 --> 00:33:27.339 Than the people. 00:33:27.339 --> 00:33:28.159 Of Jesus day. 00:33:31.419 --> 00:33:31.819 Maybe. 00:33:34.579 --> 00:33:35.319 Maybe not. 00:33:36.079 --> 00:33:36.579 I mean. 00:33:36.639 --> 00:33:37.259 We haven't seen. 00:33:37.419 --> 00:33:38.199 With our own eyes. 00:33:38.439 --> 00:33:39.039 Or heard. 00:33:39.159 --> 00:33:39.899 With our own ears. 00:33:39.899 --> 00:33:40.899 The things that Jesus. 00:33:41.279 --> 00:33:41.679 Did. 00:33:41.919 --> 00:33:42.599 We just have. 00:33:42.659 --> 00:33:43.359 The written records. 00:33:43.359 --> 00:33:44.339 Of what went down. 00:33:47.059 --> 00:33:48.019 But that can't be. 00:33:48.099 --> 00:33:48.879 An excuse either. 00:33:48.880 --> 00:33:51.740 Because we do have. 00:33:51.820 --> 00:33:53.300 Knowledge of who Jesus was. 00:33:53.360 --> 00:33:54.060 And what he said. 00:33:54.120 --> 00:33:54.720 And what he did. 00:33:57.220 --> 00:33:57.660 Well. 00:33:57.700 --> 00:33:58.740 Whatever Jesus would say. 00:33:58.740 --> 00:33:59.720 About our generation. 00:33:59.980 --> 00:34:00.840 This generation. 00:34:01.040 --> 00:34:01.400 Today. 00:34:02.400 --> 00:34:03.000 2026. 00:34:04.280 --> 00:34:05.500 I think what matters most. 00:34:05.500 --> 00:34:06.420 Is simply this. 00:34:07.980 --> 00:34:09.260 What's my response. 00:34:09.420 --> 00:34:09.860 To Jesus. 00:34:12.800 --> 00:34:13.960 What's your response. 00:34:14.099 --> 00:34:14.559 To Jesus. 00:34:14.559 --> 00:34:18.840 Is the way. 00:34:18.840 --> 00:34:19.779 That I have been. 00:34:19.779 --> 00:34:20.960 Responding to Jesus. 00:34:21.579 --> 00:34:22.099 Similar. 00:34:23.059 --> 00:34:23.500 To the way. 00:34:23.559 --> 00:34:24.000 The crowds. 00:34:24.159 --> 00:34:25.019 Responded to him. 00:34:25.980 --> 00:34:26.719 That day. 00:34:30.960 --> 00:34:31.960 How have you. 00:34:32.480 --> 00:34:33.500 Responded to Jesus. 00:34:42.299 --> 00:34:43.039 Jesus said. 00:34:43.099 --> 00:34:43.599 They were wicked. 00:34:43.599 --> 00:34:44.420 Because they wouldn't. 00:34:44.420 --> 00:34:45.279 Listen to God. 00:34:47.799 --> 00:34:48.579 Have you. 00:34:48.980 --> 00:34:50.059 Been listening to God. 00:34:54.619 --> 00:34:55.480 And if not. 00:34:55.619 --> 00:34:56.739 It starts with us. 00:34:56.799 --> 00:34:57.480 Listening to these. 00:34:57.579 --> 00:34:58.579 Same words of Jesus. 00:35:00.920 --> 00:35:01.400 Jesus. 00:35:01.400 --> 00:35:02.440 Is God's. 00:35:02.659 --> 00:35:02.960 Man. 00:35:06.799 --> 00:35:07.839 He is to us. 00:35:07.900 --> 00:35:08.779 Like Jonah was. 00:35:08.900 --> 00:35:09.639 To the Ninevites. 00:35:09.639 --> 00:35:10.460 The one. 00:35:10.460 --> 00:35:11.379 The one. 00:35:11.379 --> 00:35:13.440 The one. 00:35:13.519 --> 00:35:14.339 Who brings the warning. 00:35:14.539 --> 00:35:15.059 That we need. 00:35:15.460 --> 00:35:17.000 So that we're not destroyed. 00:35:17.779 --> 00:35:19.000 Because of our sins. 00:35:21.359 --> 00:35:22.299 Not only that. 00:35:22.420 --> 00:35:22.739 But he. 00:35:23.299 --> 00:35:23.779 Offers. 00:35:25.059 --> 00:35:25.500 Blatantly. 00:35:25.679 --> 00:35:26.239 Openly. 00:35:26.940 --> 00:35:28.319 The promise of mercy. 00:35:29.099 --> 00:35:29.719 And forgiveness. 00:35:29.940 --> 00:35:30.500 For our sins. 00:35:30.579 --> 00:35:31.099 If we will. 00:35:31.519 --> 00:35:31.960 Repent. 00:35:31.960 --> 00:35:32.960 Jesus. 00:35:32.960 --> 00:35:33.960 Jesus. 00:35:33.960 --> 00:35:34.880 Is God's man. 00:35:36.159 --> 00:35:37.119 He is to us. 00:35:37.119 --> 00:35:38.079 Like Solomon was. 00:35:38.220 --> 00:35:38.800 To the nations. 00:35:38.800 --> 00:35:39.420 Of the world. 00:35:39.840 --> 00:35:41.340 God has put the full measure. 00:35:41.340 --> 00:35:42.900 Of his immeasurable wisdom. 00:35:43.900 --> 00:35:44.840 In Jesus. 00:35:44.840 --> 00:35:47.720 All the things. 00:35:47.860 --> 00:35:48.039 That. 00:35:48.519 --> 00:35:49.539 If we were to learn them. 00:35:49.600 --> 00:35:50.680 Would make all the difference. 00:35:50.760 --> 00:35:51.320 In our life. 00:35:52.880 --> 00:35:54.000 We have all of it. 00:35:54.160 --> 00:35:54.600 In Jesus. 00:35:54.840 --> 00:35:55.720 And we don't have to travel. 00:35:55.940 --> 00:35:56.180 Four. 00:35:56.620 --> 00:35:57.100 Months. 00:35:57.780 --> 00:35:58.500 To hear. 00:35:58.700 --> 00:35:59.220 The words. 00:35:59.740 --> 00:36:00.260 Of God. 00:36:00.340 --> 00:36:00.860 Through Jesus. 00:36:01.260 --> 00:36:02.220 We don't have to bring. 00:36:02.260 --> 00:36:03.420 An offering of gold. 00:36:04.700 --> 00:36:06.000 The best that we've got. 00:36:06.100 --> 00:36:06.940 To gain an audience. 00:36:06.940 --> 00:36:07.420 With him. 00:36:07.760 --> 00:36:08.880 We have a collection. 00:36:08.880 --> 00:36:10.260 Of his very words. 00:36:10.260 --> 00:36:10.780 Right here. 00:36:12.820 --> 00:36:13.260 Printed. 00:36:13.660 --> 00:36:14.019 Bound. 00:36:14.019 --> 00:36:15.059 In our own. 00:36:15.699 --> 00:36:16.179 Language. 00:36:18.259 --> 00:36:19.559 Will we draw near. 00:36:19.980 --> 00:36:20.500 And listen. 00:36:20.599 --> 00:36:21.320 To God's man. 00:36:23.119 --> 00:36:24.659 Like the Queen of Sheba did. 00:36:25.500 --> 00:36:26.619 What's your response. 00:36:26.719 --> 00:36:27.159 To Jesus. 00:36:29.239 --> 00:36:30.199 Will you listen. 00:36:30.300 --> 00:36:30.619 To him. 00:36:32.320 --> 00:36:33.119 Do you hear. 00:36:33.199 --> 00:36:34.019 The voice of God. 00:36:34.179 --> 00:36:35.259 Speaking to you. 00:36:36.480 --> 00:36:37.239 Through him. 00:36:38.639 --> 00:36:39.679 Will you believe. 00:36:41.199 --> 00:36:42.139 Will you obey. 00:36:42.239 --> 00:36:42.840 His words. 00:36:42.840 --> 00:36:47.000 Though the generation. 00:36:47.000 --> 00:36:47.740 That we live in. 00:36:47.920 --> 00:36:48.019 Is. 00:36:48.740 --> 00:36:50.000 Much like the people. 00:36:50.000 --> 00:36:50.880 Of Jesus day. 00:36:51.380 --> 00:36:52.260 Think we know it. 00:36:52.320 --> 00:36:52.920 We feel it. 00:36:53.000 --> 00:36:53.559 We see it. 00:36:55.260 --> 00:36:56.200 May none of us. 00:36:56.280 --> 00:36:56.760 Be found. 00:36:57.980 --> 00:36:58.940 Sticking our fingers. 00:36:58.940 --> 00:36:59.620 In our ears. 00:37:03.700 --> 00:37:04.480 Or pushing. 00:37:04.480 --> 00:37:05.300 Jesus away. 00:37:07.500 --> 00:37:08.539 There is a judgment. 00:37:08.539 --> 00:37:09.120 Day coming. 00:37:09.260 --> 00:37:10.140 Jesus said so. 00:37:10.139 --> 00:37:10.259 Now. 00:37:12.539 --> 00:37:13.539 And many. 00:37:13.619 --> 00:37:14.359 Will be condemned. 00:37:14.599 --> 00:37:15.299 For their response. 00:37:15.299 --> 00:37:16.299 To God's grace. 00:37:16.900 --> 00:37:17.879 On that day. 00:37:19.679 --> 00:37:21.139 May we not be among them. 00:37:24.719 --> 00:37:25.400 Let's pray. 00:37:25.400 --> 00:37:36.940 Father in heaven. 00:37:36.940 --> 00:37:37.380 Thank you. 00:37:37.380 --> 00:37:38.119 For your word. 00:37:39.200 --> 00:37:39.920 I pray. 00:37:39.920 --> 00:37:40.539 That it would go. 00:37:40.660 --> 00:37:41.260 To our hearts. 00:37:41.400 --> 00:37:42.000 All the way. 00:37:42.119 --> 00:37:42.900 Into our hearts. 00:37:43.019 --> 00:37:44.079 And that we would respond. 00:37:47.360 --> 00:37:47.800 Lord. 00:37:47.880 --> 00:37:48.800 We even think of. 00:37:49.220 --> 00:37:50.280 People we love. 00:37:50.599 --> 00:37:50.700 And. 00:37:50.900 --> 00:37:51.599 And know. 00:37:51.740 --> 00:37:52.400 Who have not. 00:37:52.559 --> 00:37:53.500 Responded to you. 00:37:54.239 --> 00:37:54.960 Favorably yet. 00:37:55.900 --> 00:37:57.199 We lift them up to you. 00:37:57.239 --> 00:37:57.880 And we ask. 00:37:58.000 --> 00:37:58.500 That you would. 00:37:59.340 --> 00:38:00.340 Get through to them. 00:38:00.940 --> 00:38:01.719 Open their hearts. 00:38:01.820 --> 00:38:02.440 To your word. 00:38:06.079 --> 00:38:07.139 Give us an urgency. 00:38:07.139 --> 00:38:08.079 For those people. 00:38:12.420 --> 00:38:13.739 Stir in our own hearts too. 00:38:13.840 --> 00:38:13.980 Lord. 00:38:14.019 --> 00:38:15.119 That we would not neglect. 00:38:16.840 --> 00:38:17.719 Our relationship. 00:38:17.719 --> 00:38:18.300 With you. 00:38:19.079 --> 00:38:19.900 And the words. 00:38:20.039 --> 00:38:21.019 That you have given to us. 00:38:21.019 --> 00:38:24.199 We ask these things. 00:38:24.400 --> 00:38:25.000 In your name. 00:38:25.820 --> 00:38:26.099 Amen.