Matthew 21:18 – 22:46. Matthew 21:18-19 Now in the morning, when He was returning to the city, He...

Matthew 21:18 – 22:46Matthew 21:18 – 22:46

Matthew 21:18-19Matthew 21:18-19Now in the morning,

when He was returning to the city, He became hungry.

19 Seeing a lone fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it except leaves only; and He said to it, “No longer shall there ever be any fruit from you.” And at once the fig tree withered.

Matthew 21:20Matthew 21:20Seeing this, the disciples

were amazed and asked, “How did the fig tree wither all at once?”

Matthew 21:21-22Matthew 21:21-22And Jesus answered

and said to them, “Truly I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ it will happen. 22 And all things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”

When He entered the temple, the chief When He entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to priests and the elders of the people came to Him while He was teaching, and said, “By Him while He was teaching, and said, “By what authority are You doing these things, what authority are You doing these things,

and who gave You this authority?”and who gave You this authority?”(Matthew 21:23).(Matthew 21:23).

Matthew 21:24-26Matthew 21:24-26Jesus said to them, “I will also ask

you one thing, which if you tell Me, I will also tell you by what authority I do these things. 25 The baptism of John was from what source, from heaven or from men?” And they began reasoning among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’ 26 But if we say, ‘From men,’ we fear the people; for they all regard John as a prophet.”

Matthew 21:27Matthew 21:27And answering Jesus, they said,

“We do not know.” He also said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”

• By what authority?

• John the Baptist

• Don’t ask don’t tell

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A Question A Question of authorityof authority


Parables of Parables of authorityauthority

• Parable of two sons

Matthew 21:28-30Matthew 21:28-30“But what do you think? A man

had two sons, and he came to the first and said, ‘Son, go work today in the vineyard.’ 29 And he answered, ‘I will not’; but afterward he regretted it and went. 30 The man came to the second and said the same thing; and he answered, ‘I will, sir’; but he did not go.”

Matthew 21:31Matthew 21:31“Which of the two did the will of

his father?” They said, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Truly I say to you that the tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the kingdom of God before you.”

Matthew 21:32Matthew 21:32“For John came to you in the way

of righteousness and you did not believe him; but the tax collectors and prostitutes did believe him; and you, seeing this, did not even feel remorse afterward so as to believe him.”






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• Parable of vineyard

Matthew 21:33Matthew 21:33“Listen to another parable. There

was a landowner who planted a vineyard and put a wall around it and dug a wine press in it, and built a tower, and rented it out to vine-growers and went on a journey.”

Let me sing now for my well-Let me sing now for my well-beloved beloved A song of my beloved A song of my beloved concerning His vineyard. concerning His vineyard. My well-beloved had a My well-beloved had a vineyard on a fertile hill. (Isaiah vineyard on a fertile hill. (Isaiah 5:1).5:1).

He dug it all around, removed He dug it all around, removed its stones, its stones, And planted it with the choicest And planted it with the choicest vine. vine. And He built a tower in the And He built a tower in the middle of it middle of it And also hewed out a wine vat And also hewed out a wine vat in it; in it; Then He expected Then He expected it it to produce to produce good good grapes,grapes,But it produced But it produced only only worthless worthless ones. ones. (Isaiah 5:2).(Isaiah 5:2).

And now, O inhabitants of And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah,Jerusalem and men of Judah,Judge between Me and My Judge between Me and My vineyard.vineyard.44 What more was there to do What more was there to do for My vineyard that I have not for My vineyard that I have not done in it?done in it?Why, when I expected Why, when I expected it it to to produce produce good good grapes did it grapes did it produce worthless ones? produce worthless ones? (Isaiah 5:3-4).(Isaiah 5:3-4).

So now let Me tell you what I So now let Me tell you what I am going to do to My vineyard:am going to do to My vineyard:I will remove its hedge and it I will remove its hedge and it will be consumed;will be consumed;I will break down its wall and it I will break down its wall and it will become trampled ground.will become trampled ground.(Isaiah 5:5).(Isaiah 5:5).

I will lay it waste; It will not be I will lay it waste; It will not be pruned or hoed,pruned or hoed,But briars and thorns will But briars and thorns will come up.come up.I will also charge the clouds to I will also charge the clouds to rain no rain on it. rain no rain on it. (Isaiah 5:6).(Isaiah 5:6).

For the vineyard of the LORD of For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israelhosts is the house of IsraelAnd the men of Judah His And the men of Judah His delightful plant. delightful plant. Thus He looked for justice, but Thus He looked for justice, but behold, bloodshed;behold, bloodshed;For righteousness, but behold, For righteousness, but behold, a cry of distress. a cry of distress. (Isaiah 5:7).(Isaiah 5:7).

Matthew 21:33Matthew 21:33“Listen to another

parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard and put a wall around it and dug a wine press in it, and built a tower, and rented it out to vine-growers and went on a journey.”

Matthew 21:34-35Matthew 21:34-35“When the harvest time

approached, he sent his slaves to the vine-growers to receive his produce. 35 The vine-growers took his slaves and beat one, and killed another, and stoned a third.”

Matthew 21:36-37Matthew 21:36-37“Again he sent another

group of slaves larger than the first; and they did the same thing to them. 37 But afterward he sent his son to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’”

Matthew 21:38-40Matthew 21:38-40“But when the vine-

growers saw the son, they said among themselves, ‘This is the heir; come, let us kill him and seize his inheritance.’ 39 They took him, and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. 40 Therefore when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vine-growers?”

Matthew 21:41Matthew 21:41They said to Him, “He

will bring those wretches to a wretched end, and will rent out the vineyard to other vine-growers who will pay him the proceeds at the proper seasons.”

Matthew 21:42Matthew 21:42Jesus said to them, “Did you never

read in the Scriptures,

‘The stone which the builders rejected,

This became the Chief Corner stone;

This came about from the Lord,

And it is marvelous in our eyes’?

Matthew 21:43-44Matthew 21:43-44“Therefore I say to you, the

kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people, producing the fruit of it. 44 And he who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls, it will scatter him like dust.”

When the chief priests and the Pharisees When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard His parables, they understood that heard His parables, they understood that He was speaking about them. He was speaking about them. 4646 When When

they sought to seize Him, they feared the they sought to seize Him, they feared the people, because they considered Him to be people, because they considered Him to be

a prophet. (Matthew 21:45-46). a prophet. (Matthew 21:45-46).






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• Parable of the wedding feast

Matthew 22:1-3Matthew 22:1-3Jesus spoke to them again in

parables, saying, 2 “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son. 3 And he sent out his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding feast, and they were unwilling to come.”

Matthew 22:4Matthew 22:4“Again he sent out other slaves

saying, ‘Tell those who have been invited, “Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fattened livestock are all butchered and everything is ready; come to the wedding feast.”’”

Matthew 22:5-7Matthew 22:5-7“But they paid no attention and

went their way, one to his own farm, another to his business, 6 and the rest seized his slaves and mistreated them and killed them. 7 But the king was enraged, and he sent his armies and destroyed those murderers and set their city on fire.”

Matthew 22:8-9Matthew 22:8-9“Then he said to his slaves, ‘The

wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy. 9 Go therefore to the main highways, and as many as you find there, invite to the wedding feast.’”

Matthew 22:10Matthew 22:10“Those slaves went out into the

streets and gathered together all they found, both evil and good; and the wedding hall was filled with dinner guests.”

Matthew 22:11-12Matthew 22:11-12“But when the king came in to look

over the dinner guests, he saw a man there who was not dressed in wedding clothes, 12 and he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without wedding clothes?’ And the man was speechless.”

Matthew 22:13-14Matthew 22:13-14“Then the king said to the

servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ 14 For many are called, but few are chosen.”






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Questions Questions from the from the CriticsCritics

• Taxation?

Matthew 22:15Matthew 22:15Then the Pharisees went and

plotted together how they might trap Him in what He said.

Matthew 22:16-17Matthew 22:16-17And they sent their disciples to

Him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that You are truthful and teach the way of God in truth, and defer to no one; for You are not partial to any. 17 Tell us then, what do You think? Is it lawful to give a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?”

Matthew 22:18-19Matthew 22:18-19But Jesus perceived their malice,

and said, “Why are you testing Me, you hypocrites? 19 Show Me the coin used for the poll-tax.” And they brought Him a denarius.

Matthew 22:20-21Matthew 22:20-21And He said to

them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” 21 They said to Him, “Caesar’s.” Then He said to them, "Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s; and to God the things that are God’s.”

Matthew 22:22Matthew 22:22And hearing this,

they were amazed, and leaving Him, they went away.






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• Taxation?• Resurrection?

Matthew 22:23-24Matthew 22:23-24On that day some Sadducees

(who say there is no resurrection) came to Jesus and questioned Him, 24 asking, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies having no children, his brother as next of kin shall marry his wife, and raise up children for his brother.’”

Matthew 22:25-28Matthew 22:25-28“Now there were seven brothers

with us; and the first married and died, and having no children left his wife to his brother; 26 so also the second, and the third, down to the seventh. 27 Last of all, the woman died. 28 In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had married her.”

Matthew 22:29-30Matthew 22:29-30But Jesus answered and said to

them, “You are mistaken, not understanding the Scriptures nor the power of God. 30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.”

Matthew 22:31-32Matthew 22:31-32“But regarding the resurrection of

the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God: 32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead but of the living.”

Matthew 22:33Matthew 22:33When the crowds heard this, they

were astonished at His teaching.

Matthew 22:34Matthew 22:34But when the Pharisees heard

that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered themselves together.






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• Taxation?• Resurrection?• Greatest

command?

Matthew 22:35-36Matthew 22:35-36One of them, a lawyer, asked Him

a question, testing Him, 36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?”

Matthew 22:37-40Matthew 22:37-40And He said to him, “You chall

love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and foremost commandment. 39 The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets.”






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• Taxation?• Resurrection?• Greatest

command?

Question from Question from JesusJesus

Matthew 22:41-42Matthew 22:41-42Now while the Pharisees were

gathered together, Jesus asked them a question: 42 “What do you think about the Christ, whose son is He?” They said to Him, “The son of David.”

Matthew 22:43-44Matthew 22:43-44He said to them, “Then how does

David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord,’ saying, 44 ‘The Lord said to My Lord, “Sit at My right hand, until I put Your enemies beneath Your feet”’? 45 If David then calls Him ‘Lord,’ how is He his son?”

David’s SonDavid’s Son

Matthew 22:46Matthew 22:46No one was able to answer Him a

word, nor did anyone dare from that day on to ask Him another question.

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