Jesus" reply to the Pharisees shows that He viewed them as Herod"s messengers. They were as antagonistic to Him as they claimed Herod was. A fox Isaiah , of course, a proverbially dangerous and cunning animal that destroys and scavenges (cf. Lamentations 5:17-18; Ezekiel 13:4; 1Enoch89:10 , 42-49 , 55). Jesus walked in the light, but foxes went hunting in the dark. In Jesus" day foxes were also insignificant animals (cf. Nehemiah 4:3; Song of Solomon 2:15). Jesus viewed Herod similarly. [source][source][source]
Jesus explained that He would not run from Jerusalem but would continue moving toward it and ministering as usual as He went. He would reach Jerusalem in three days. This may have been a reference to three literal days, in which case it appears to refer to Jesus" second visit to Jerusalem rather than to His third and final visit. [1] This seems unlikely in view of Jesus" statement about visiting Jerusalem in Luke 13:35. Probably this was an idiomatic expression indicating a relatively short, limited period (cf. Hosea 6:2). [2] In this case the days would refer to the time of present opportunity culminating in the end of that opportunity. [3][source]
Jesus spoke of the city as His goal because it would be in Jerusalem that He would reach the goal of His ministry, namely, His passion. He acknowledged that He would die there. He viewed dying outside Jerusalem as inconsistent with the tradition of prophets who had died there at the hands of the Jews ( 1 Kings 18:4; 1 Kings 18:13; 1 Kings 19:10; Jeremiah 26:20-23; Nehemiah 9:26; cf. Acts 7:52). Jesus obviously did not mean that all the prophets died in Jerusalem. He meant that since Jerusalem had killed prophets it was appropriate for Him to die there too. [source][source][source]