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Compare Matthew 19:1-2; Mark 10:1
I’m struck by this language: “When the days drew near for him to be received up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem.”
First of all, I’m not sure that the idea of being “received up” here refers to his ascension or even his crucifixion, both of which are still months away. It may be that it refers to his “going up” — both literally and figuratively — to Jerusalem.
But what really strikes me is the notion that he “set his face to go to Jerusalem.” It suggests a resolute, deliberate, purposeful determination.
He knows, more or less, what he’s walking toward.
He was determined to save us.
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