Genesis 31:1-55; Job 42:1-17; Matthew 17:14-18:14
Jesus wept. John 11:35
On three occasions the Saviour wept, all occurring in the vicinity of the Mount of Olives. At the grave of Lazarus of Bethany, He wept because of the physical separation that death always brings. When He wept over the city of Jerusalem, He was aware of the spiritual separation that must befall those who refused His offer of mercy and salvation (Luke 19:41). Finally, in the Garden of Gethsemane in great anguish of soul, He anticipated not only His
physical death but also the separation that He would undergo when bearing the judgment that was due to our sins (Heb. 5:7). Thank God, He did not turn back. —Clark Logan
When we see Thee in the garden, in Thine agony of blood,
At Thy grace we are confounded, holy, spotless, Lamb of God! —J. G. Deck