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  THE JEWS
  by Thomas Brooks
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Summary: The Jews' cruel treatment of Christ has led to their continued
hardness of heart and blindness, resulting in their destruction and
scattering.

Topics: "Spiritual Blindness", "Rejection of Christ"
Scripture References: Matthew 27:22-23, Luke 19:41-44, Acts 2:23, Acts 2:36

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Thomas Brooks addresses the tragic rejection of Jesus by the Jews,
emphasizing their persistent refusal to acknowledge their sin in
crucifying the Lord of glory. He highlights the consequences of this
rejection, including their suffering and scattering throughout history,
and notes their continued animosity towards Christians, particularly
those who convert from Judaism. Brooks reflects on Jesus' lament over
Jerusalem, illustrating the missed opportunity for peace due to their
blindness and hardness of heart. The sermon serves as a poignant
reminder of the importance of recognizing and accepting Christ.

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"What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called Christ?"

Pilate asked. They all answered, "Crucify Him!" "Why?

What crime has He committed?" asked Pilate. But they

shouted all the louder, "Crucify Him!" Mat. 27:22-23

"Him . . . you have taken, and by wicked hands

have crucified and slain!" Acts 2:23

"Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has

made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord

and Christ!" Acts 2:36

O, since their crucifying of the Lord of glory--the Jews

have never laid their finger upon the right sore; to this

very day they won't acknowledge their sin in crucifying

of the Lord of glory. They realize that God has sorely

afflicted them; but their cruelty to Christ, their crucifying

of Christ, which ushered in the total ruin of their city and

country--they cannot be brought to acknowledge to this

very day, though the Lord has burnt them up on every

hand, and has scattered them as dung all over the earth

to this very day!

A learned writer tells us that the Jews call Christ, "a

bastard;" and his Gospel, "the Volume of Lies," or "the

Volume of Iniquity;" and us Christians "heathen". When

they greet a Christian, they call him, "Devil". They hate

all Christians--but none so much as those who are

converted from Judaism to Christianity, and all this

after so great a burning and desolation that the Lord

has made in the midst of them!

"As He approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept

over it and said--If you, even you, had only known on

this day what would bring you peace--but now it is

hidden from your eyes. The days will come upon you

when your enemies will build an embankment against

you and encircle you and hem you in on every side.

They will dash you to the ground, you and the children

within your walls. They will not leave one stone on

another, because you did not recognize the time

of God's coming to you." Luke 19:41-44

It is certain that the majority of the Jews are under

woeful blindness and hardness to this very day!

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/thomas-brooks/the-jews/
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