47 And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him, 48 And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him (Luke 19:47-48).
There were probably several reasons that the religious leaders in Jerusalem wanted Jesus destroyed. They were jealous of His popularity. Christ was a perceived threat to their livelihood and prestige. And some just wanted revenge because from their perspective He had insulted them. But it would seem that none of these reasons would be enough to warrant death. So, there is something much more to this hatred by the religious leaders. They ultimately were not servants of God, but rather servants of their father, Satan. In the end, they were enemies of God. Notice too in verse 48 that there were people that were attentive to Christ, and these people listened to Christ and were His people.
There were probably several reasons that the religious leaders in Jerusalem wanted Jesus destroyed. They were jealous of His popularity. Christ was a perceived threat to their livelihood and prestige. And some just wanted revenge because from their perspective He had insulted them. But it would seem that none of these reasons would be enough to warrant death. So, there is something much more to this hatred by the religious leaders. They ultimately were not servants of God, but rather servants of their father, Satan. In the end, they were enemies of God. Notice too in verse 48 that there were people that were attentive to Christ, and these people listened to Christ and were His people.
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