Why Israel Rejected Their King — Matthew 23 Explained

B15L9 What did Jesus mean when He said "your house is left unto you desolate"? In Matthew 23, Jesus delivers a stunning verdict over Jerusalem — and it changes everything about how we understand Israel, the temple, and Bible prophecy. ✝️ In this verse-by-verse study of Matthew 23:37–39 and Matthew 24:1–2, Les Feldick walks through one of the most sobering moments in Christ's earthly ministry. Jesus laments over Jerusalem like a hen longing to gather her chicks — but Israel would not. He then declares the temple "your house," a chilling shift from "My Father's house" in John 2:16, signaling God's withdrawal from a nation that rejected its King. 📖 Key Topics Covered: • Matthew 23:37 — Jesus weeps over Jerusalem and the hen-and-chicks analogy explained • Matthew 23:38 — Why Jesus calls the temple "your house" instead of "My Father's house" • Matthew 23:39 — The first of three prophetic "untils" in Scripture • Acts 2:22–23 — The "determinate counsel" of God: foreknowledge, free will, and the cross • Luke 21:24 — Jerusalem trodden down by Gentiles "until" the Times of the Gentiles are fulfilled • Romans 11:25 — Israel's spiritual blindness as a mystery revealed by Paul • Matthew 24:1–2 — Jesus prophesies the stone-by-stone destruction of the temple • God's sovereignty and human free will: how both can be true at the same time 🔑 Matthew 23 verse by verse, Jesus laments over Jerusalem, determinate counsel of God Acts 2:23, times of the Gentiles Luke 21:24, Israel's spiritual blindness Romans 11:25, Matthew 24 temple destruction prophecy, three untils in the Bible, God's foreknowledge and free will explained. Les Feldick Bible Study brings you verse-by-verse Bible teaching that makes the scriptures come alive. Whether you're a new believer or have studied the Bible for decades, these teachings will deepen your understanding of God's Word. Les Feldick has a unique gift for explaining complex biblical concepts in a way that anyone can understand, using scripture to interpret scripture. 📖 Visit our website: www.lesfeldickbiblestudy.com If this study blessed you, please LIKE the video and SHARE it with someone who needs to hear this teaching. Your likes and shares help others find these Bible studies. 00:00 — Welcome & About This Informal Bible Study 00:35 — Books 5 & 6 Now Available — Transcribed Word for Word 03:45 — Turning to Matthew 23 — Christ's Ministry Under the Law 04:30 — Jesus Healed Lepers & Told Them to Go to the Priests — Why? 04:52 — The Rich Young Ruler: "Keep the Commandments" — All Under Law 05:17 — A Caller's Revelation: Scripture Written to Jews vs. Gentiles 05:46 — Matthew 23:37 — O Jerusalem! The Hen and Her Chicks Explained 07:25 — Les Shares a Childhood Memory: The Storm and the One Lost Chick 08:43 — Israel's 2,000-Year History: God Clucking Over a Rebellious Nation 09:23 — Israel Rejected Their King — "Does Anything Good Come from Nazareth?" 10:06 — "You Would Not" — God's Sovereignty and Human Free Will 11:36 — Acts 2:22–23 — The Determinate Counsel and Foreknowledge of God 13:01 — What Does "Determinate Counsel" Mean? The Trinity's Plan Before Creation 14:51 — Back to Matthew 23:38 — "Your House Is Left Unto You Desolate" 15:59 — John 2:16 vs. Matthew 23:38 — "My Father's House" vs. "Your House" 16:52 — Matthew 23:39 — The First of Three Prophetic "Untils" 17:54 — Luke 21:24 — The Second "Until": Jerusalem Trodden Down by Gentiles 18:58 — 70 A.D. Under Titus — The Dispersion of the Jews Into All Nations 19:50 — Romans 11:25 — The Third "Until": Israel's Spiritual Blindness Explained 21:06 — The Mystery Revealed: Gentile Age, the Rapture, and Israel's Future 23:07 — All Three "Untils" Summarized — Matthew 23, Luke 21, Romans 11 24:38 — Preview of Matthew 24 — Moving Into End-Times Prophecy 25:44 — Matthew 24:1–2 — Disciples Marvel at the Temple; Jesus Prophesies Its Destruction 26:30 — How Rome Dismantled the Temple Stone by Stone — Fulfilled Prophecy 27:34 — Closing