“He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.” Isa. 53:3Isa. 53:3

Jn. 11:35 Lk. 19:41 Heb. 5:7

1. Occasions of His Tears

““Jesus wept”Jesus wept”Context: - Death of Lazarus

Sympathy for Mary and Martha

“Wept” = shed tears, weep silently

Contrast to “wailing” of Mary

1. Occasions of His Tears

Jn. 11:35

“…“…wept over it”wept over it”Weep Audibly

Wept over the city of Jerusalem

Wanted them to have abundant life

They chose eternal death

1. Occasions of His Tears

Lk. 19:41

““crying and tears”crying and tears”

Loud Public Crying

Shows humanity of Jesus

Lk. 22:42-44Lk. 22:42-44

Did not want to suffer death

But there was no other plan

1. Occasions of His Tears

Heb. 5:7

2. The Cause of His Tears

Humanity

“likeness of man” ~ Phil. 2:7Phil. 2:7

Hungry, thirsty, tired

Cried because He was feeling like us

2. The Cause of His Tears

Humanity

“or we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.”

Heb. 4:15Heb. 4:15

2. The Cause of His Tears

Pity He could understand Heb. 2:18 Heb. 2:18 “He is able to aid” John 11:33 John 11:33 “groaned” - “troubled”

2. The Cause of His Tears

He saw sorrow in His friends Why were they hurting? Death ! Rom. 5:12Rom. 5:12

Sorrow

2. The Cause of His Tears

3. The Nature of His Tears

Not for show or attention

Not a professional mourner (Mk. 5 Mk. 5 - House of Jairus)

Of a meek and lowly spirit

Modestly

3. The Nature of His Tears

Not ashamed of His human feelings

Did not try to refrain His sympathies

Unashamedly

3. The Nature of His Tears

His heart was touched by their grief

4. The Lesson of His Tears

Assures us of His sympathy for us

Matt. 28:20Matt. 28:20

We have a Savior who could shed tears of love, sympathy and concern.

Pledge

4. The Lesson of His Tears

We can help others who are grieving

“For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps” 1 Pet. 2:21 1 Pet. 2:21

“Weep with them that weep” Rom. 12:15Rom. 12:15

Example

4. The Lesson of His Tears

Rev. 7:17 Rev. 7:17 “wipe away all tears from their eyes.”

Rev. 21:4 Rev. 21:4 “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes…”

Ps. 126:5 Ps. 126:5 “They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.”

Because of His tears, our tears may be Wiped away

““Jesus Wept” - Jesus Wept” - John 11:35John 11:35

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• HearHear John 12:48John 12:48

• BelieveBelieve John 8:24John 8:24

• RepentRepent Luke 13:3Luke 13:3

• ConfessConfess Matt. 10:32-33Matt. 10:32-33

• BaptizedBaptized Mark 16:16Mark 16:16

• FaithfulFaithful Matt. 24:13Matt. 24:13