April 28, 2024

Luke 11:29-32

29 And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.
30 For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
31 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
32 The men of Nineveh shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.

“Gabriel’s annunciations in Luke 1–2 revive suspended and failed expectations, gathering great joy and hope as they announce the culmination of God’s saving intervention not simply in Israel, but in all human history through the medium of Israel’s historic fulfillment.”