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Matthew 21

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Matthew 21 . 1

1 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,CMatthew 20:17-21:01 Matthew 21:01-11TOSKMatthew 21:1

Matthew 21 . 2

2 saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to Me.CMatthew 21:01-11TOSKMatthew 21:2

Matthew 21 . 3

3 If anyone questions you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”CMatthew 21:01-11TOSKMatthew 21:3

Matthew 21 . 4

4 This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:CMatthew 21:01-11TOSKMatthew 21:4

Matthew 21 . 5

5 “Say to the Daughter of Zion, ‘See, your King comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”IPIsaiah 62:11 Zechariah 9:9CMatthew 21:01-11TOSKMatthew 21:5TTDavidic Kingdom (Messianic Reign)

Matthew 21 . 6

6 So the disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them.CMatthew 21:01-11TOSKMatthew 21:6

Matthew 21 . 7

7 They brought the donkey and the colt and laid their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them.CMatthew 21:01-11TOSKMatthew 21:7

Matthew 21 . 8

8 A massive crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.CMatthew 21:01-11TOSKMatthew 21:8

Matthew 21 . 9

9 The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”IPPsalms 118:25-26CMatthew 21:01-11TOSKMatthew 21:9TTDavid (The King After God's Own Heart) Holy Places (Access to God's Presence) Rejection Then Exaltation (Pattern of Suffering and Glory) Stone and Cornerstone (Rejected Foundation)

Matthew 21 . 10

10 When Jesus had entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”CMatthew 21:01-11TOSKMatthew 21:10

Matthew 21 . 11

11 The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”CMatthew 21:01-11TOSKMatthew 21:11

Matthew 21 . 12

12 Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.TOSKMatthew 21:12TTJosiah (Reformer King Prophesied by Name)

Matthew 21 . 13

13 And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”IPIsaiah 56:7 Jeremiah 7:11TOSKMatthew 21:13TTGentile Inclusion (Light to the Nations) Holy Places (Access to God's Presence) Rahab and Jericho (Faith Saves Gentiles)

Matthew 21 . 14

14 The blind and the lame came to Him at the temple, and He healed them.TOSKMatthew 21:14

Matthew 21 . 15

15 But the chief priests and scribes were indignant when they saw the wonders He performed and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David!”TOSKMatthew 21:15

Matthew 21 . 16

16 “Do You hear what these children are saying?” they asked. “Yes,” Jesus answered. “Have you never read: ‘From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise’?”IPPsalms 8:2TOSKMatthew 21:16TTAdam (The First and Last Adam) Image of God (Priestly Vocation) Name of God (Revelation of Divine Character)

Matthew 21 . 17

17 Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where He spent the night.TOSKMatthew 21:17

Matthew 21 . 18

18 In the morning, as Jesus was returning to the city, He was hungry.TOSKMatthew 21:18

Matthew 21 . 19

19 Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.TOSKMatthew 21:19

Matthew 21 . 20

20 When the disciples saw this, they marveled and asked, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”TOSKMatthew 21:20

Matthew 21 . 21

21 “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.TOSKMatthew 21:21

Matthew 21 . 22

22 If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”TOSKMatthew 21:22

Matthew 21 . 23

23 When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”CMatthew 21:23-27TOSKMatthew 21:23

Matthew 21 . 24

24 “I will also ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.CMatthew 21:23-27TOSKMatthew 21:24

Matthew 21 . 25

25 What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’CMatthew 21:23-27TOSKMatthew 21:25

Matthew 21 . 26

26 But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the people, for they all regard John as a prophet.”CMatthew 21:23-27TOSKMatthew 21:26

Matthew 21 . 27

27 So they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.CMatthew 21:23-27TOSKMatthew 21:27

Matthew 21 . 28

28 But what do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first one and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’CMatthew 21:28-32TOSKMatthew 21:28

Matthew 21 . 29

29 ‘I will not,’ he replied. But later he changed his mind and went.CMatthew 21:28-32TOSKMatthew 21:29

Matthew 21 . 30

30 Then the man went to the second son and told him the same thing. ‘I will, sir,’ he said. But he did not go.CMatthew 21:28-32TOSKMatthew 21:30

Matthew 21 . 31

31 Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.CMatthew 21:28-32TOSKMatthew 21:31

Matthew 21 . 32

32 For John came to you in a righteous way and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.CMatthew 21:28-32TOSKMatthew 21:32

Matthew 21 . 33

33 Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.IPIsaiah 5:1-7CMatthew 21:33-44TOSKMatthew 21:33TTStone and Cornerstone (Rejected Foundation) Vine and Vineyard (True Israel)

Matthew 21 . 34

34 When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit.CMatthew 21:33-44TOSKMatthew 21:34

Matthew 21 . 35

35 But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.CMatthew 21:33-44TOSKMatthew 21:35

Matthew 21 . 36

36 Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group. But the tenants did the same to them.CMatthew 21:33-44TOSKMatthew 21:36

Matthew 21 . 37

37 Finally, he sent his son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.CMatthew 21:33-44TOSKMatthew 21:37

Matthew 21 . 38

38 But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’CMatthew 21:33-44TOSKMatthew 21:38

Matthew 21 . 39

39 So they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.CMatthew 21:33-44TOSKMatthew 21:39

Matthew 21 . 40

40 Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard returns, what will he do to those tenants?”CMatthew 21:33-44TOSKMatthew 21:40

Matthew 21 . 41

41 “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and will rent out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share of the fruit at harvest time.”CMatthew 21:33-44TOSKMatthew 21:41

Matthew 21 . 42

42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?IPPsalms 118:22-23CMatthew 21:33-44TOSKMatthew 21:42TTDavid (The King After God's Own Heart) Rejection Then Exaltation (Pattern of Suffering and Glory) Stone and Cornerstone (Rejected Foundation) Vine and Vineyard (True Israel)

Matthew 21 . 43

43 Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.CMatthew 21:33-44TOSKMatthew 21:43