Matthew 22:41-46 The Son of David

After the Pharisees tried and failed three times to get Jesus to say something they could use against him, they gave up. So, Jesus turned the tables on them and asked them a question about Ps 110:1 that they could not answer. Even if they knew the answer, they would...

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Matthew 22:15-40 How They Might Entangle Him

In a prior lesson, we saw that the Pharisees questioned Jesus’ authority for clearing out the Temple in Matt 21. In response to their question, he trapped them by asking a question regarding John’s baptism that they refused to answer for fear of incrimination. While he had their audience he...

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Matthew 22:1-14 The Marriage of the Lamb

This is a parable of the kingdom of heaven dealing with things at the end 2. certain king – God a. marriage for his son – Rev 12:7-9; Matt 25:1-13 3. servants – Rev 11:18; Rev 7:3 to call them a. bidden – invited – this was the Jews (Rom...

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Matthew 21:33-46 The Householder’s Vineyard

This parable illustrates the transfer of the kingdom of God from Israel to the Gentiles. Notice in verse 43 that the parable is about the kingdom of God (the spiritual kingdom which we enter by the new birth) and not the kingdom of heaven (the earthly, physical kingdom over which...

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Matthew 21:17-22 The Withered Fig Tree

There are three things that we need to study in this lesson concerning the fig tree that Jesus cursed on his way to the temple. We need to reconcile this passage with Mk 11:11-19, we need to study the typology of the fig tree and we need to apply the...

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Matthew 21:1-16 The Triumphal Entry

What you are studying today is what has been commonly called the triumphal entry. This is the place where Jesus rides a colt into Jerusalem amidst the cries of “Hosanna to the Son of David.” The Jews who were praising him were ready to make him their king. As such,...

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Matthew 20:29-34 Blind Bartimaeus

This story is also recorded in Mk 10:46-52 and Lk 18:35-43. It is the story of the healing of two blind men as Jesus was traveling to Jerusalem in preparation for his death. (Mat 20:29) And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. Lk 18:35 says “come...

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