Why do you think that the Pharisees warn Jesus about Herod? (13:31)

Why do you think that Jesus responds the way that he does (13:32-33), as opposed to fleeing the region immediately for his own safety?

How would you describe Jesus’s posture toward the city of Jerusalem? How would you describe Jerusalem’s posture toward Jesus?

What does this text tell us about Jesus’s dedication and determination to accomplish his mission of saving His people from their sin?

How does this text call us to respond to the person and work of Jesus?

What does Jesus seem most concerned with in this text? What do you find that you are concerned with most often? Personal safety and well-being? God’s will? Sin and its consequences? Something else? Why?

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