I found it amusing that Jesus had no patience with weather forecasters, specifically those who were hypocrites. It is also interesting that even back in Jesus’ time, weather forecasting existed.
“When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is. And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, Thee will be heat; and it cometh to pass.”
In another passage of scripture, Jesus also talks about how when the sky is red in the morning, a storm is coming; when the sky is red in the evening, tomorrow will be fair.
But the overall point Jesus was making here was that these people were incredibly discerning about the sky and the signs therein, but could not discern the times. By discerning the times, I believe Jesus was referring to the fact that they could not see he was the Messiah and had fulfilled so many of the prophecies announcing his coming and walk on the earth.
How sad. The signs of the sky and what they foretold were better known to these men then the signs of their Messiah and his coming in the flesh.
