The King They Would Not Have
Aug 23, 2026 • Kevin Cox
On the day of His triumphal entry, at the high point of the celebration, Jesus wept over Jerusalem. The King came to His own — and His own would not have Him.
In this sixth message of The Ancient Promise, Pastor Kevin Cox walks through the hardest turn in Israel’s story through four windows: the King’s tears in Luke 19, His own who received Him not in John 1, His farewell lament in Matthew 23, and the turning toward the nations in Acts 28. It’s the saddest passage in the series — and even here, in the rejection, God is keeping a promise