If the gospel dies in England, write on its tomb, Betrayed. If our churches lose their holy influence among men, write on them, Betrayed. What care we for infidels? vii. Whereas, on the contrary, there are other kinds of order that call for more profound thought and enlarged views, if we may speak now after the manner of men; and, indeed, I deny not that these the Holy Ghost employed in His own wisdom, though it is hardly needful to say He could, if He pleased, demonstrate His superiority to any means or qualifications whatsoever. Such people resent what seems to them the intrusion of new blood or the rise of a new generation with different plans and different ways. Jesus called them to him and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. Thus He points out the utter moral incongruity of fasting at that moment, and intimates that it was not merely the fact that He was going to be rejected, but that to conciliate His teaching and His will with the old thing was hopeless. Salem Media Group. And, look you, two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, they shouted out, "Lord, have pity on us, you Son of David!" Observe, They did not come for their pay till they were called; we must with patience wait God's time for our rest and recompence; go by our master's clock. In immediate juxtaposition to this stands the Gentile centurion, who seeks healing for his servant. Thirdly, The gospel call is given to those that stand idle in the market-place. Just the idea of Him being crucified was so shocking, that their minds in trying to absorb that, lost everything else He said after that. At the close of this chapter 9, in His deep compassion He bids the disciples pray the Lord of the harvest to send forth labourers into His harvest. When we are converted, we become members of Christs living body; and as we grow in grace, and get the true spirit that permeates that body, we shall say, when any member of it is honored, This is honor for usIf any brother shall be greatly honored of God, I feel honored in his honor. Matthew did not wish to show James and John guilty of worldly ambition, and so he puts the request into the mouth of their mother rather than of themselves. And someone said, "Jesus is going by." How Daniels Prophecy of 70 Weeks Connects to the End Times. Slaves and servants were regarded as being at least to some extent attached to the family; they were within the group; their fortunes would vary with the fortunes of the family, but they would never be in any imminent danger of starvation in normal times. Used by permission. Matthew 20:16New International Version. Instead of giving her at once a reply, He leads her on step by step; for so He can stoop. That the recompence of reward will be given to the saints, not according to the time of their conversion, but according to the preparations for it by grace in this world; not according to the seniority (Genesis 43:33), but according to the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ. "Upon this rock," says He, "I will build my Church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." 8, could not deny what was done in the case of the leper, who showed himself duly, and brought his offering, according to the law, to the altar. A double action follows. e. And to give His life a ransom for many: The death of Jesus the giving of His life purchased the freedom of His people. And then Pilot delivered Him unto them to be scourged. He is not going to lower Himself to a human measure. That they had reason to fear, lest they themselves should be found hypocrites at last; for many are called but few chosen. The better MSS., indeed, omit it here. Then the pitiable condition of the disciples at the foot of the hill, where Satan reigned in fallen ruined man, is tested by the fact, that notwithstanding all the glory of Jesus, Son of God and Son of man, the disciples rendered it evident that they knew not how to bring His grace into action for others; yet was it precisely their place and proper function here below. Oh, for grace so to bow and bless God, even when our little travail seems in vain! Considerable time, it is true, elapsed between the two facts; but this only makes it the more sure and plain, that they are grouped together with a divine purpose. The evil eye was a jealous, envious eye. They forgot His glory in their own anxiety and selfishness. Jesus emphasized that both the calling and the choosing of God is based on His grace especially His choosing. Matthew 13:19-22), we find first of all the utter worthlessness of the flesh's readiness to follow Jesus. It was really after the transfiguration recorded in chapter 17 of our gospel. I'm a photographer by trade and want you guys to enjoy the world with me on my journey.soooooo ..come on inside and take a backseat to my life and adventures to come , don't be afraid to say hey and come on an adventure with me :) check out my adventures and my photos, if you wish to see more of my work visit the links below to check them out ! There is no question of to whom the ransom was paid. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. A Roman coin was once found with the picture of an ox on it; the ox was facing two things an altar and a plough; and the inscription read: Ready for either. (Barclay), ii. Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with what is my own? And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried out all the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David. Individual instructors or editors may still require the use of URLs. To eat with unwashed hands defileth not a man. a. Jesus stood still: Nothing could stop Him on His journey to Jerusalem; yet He stood still to answer a persistent plea for mercy. "Of whom do the kings of the earth take custom? Not only will it be fair, it will be generous beyond expectation. It was as Son of David that they addressed Jesus. Now He brings out not the kingdom merely, but His Church; and this not merely in view of hopeless unbelief in the mass, but of the confession of His own intrinsic glory as the Son of God by the chosen witness. The bodily presence of the Messiah was not needed. Hence, lower down in the chapter, after the demon was cast out of the blind and dumb man before the amazed people, the Pharisees, irritated by their question, Is not this the Son of David? The fact is, beloved brethren, there is but one Jesus; and whoever it may be, whether John the Baptist, or the greatest in the kingdom of heaven, after all it is divinely-given faith which alone sustains: else man has to learn painfully somewhat of himself; and what is he to be accounted of? And I do believe that in communion there should always be healing services, where people as they take the broken bread and remember the suffering of Jesus Christ, by faith receive the result of that suffering; the purpose for which God allowed Him to be suffered, and receive healing and strength in your body. Notice that these people didn't go in on their own accord, the Lord sent them into the vineyard. i. What care we for those who curse and blaspheme? He makes some more useful than others, without regard to the time which they serve, and he will reward them accordingly. It is best understood as a parable about grace and reward. Through this parable Jesus assured Peter and the disciples that they will be rewarded but the principle of many who are first will be last and the last first (Matthew 19:30) meant that God may not reward as man expects even as the parable illustrated. The idea was you were to confess the crimes that you had committed against Rome, and as you confessed your crimes, the man who was administering that scourging would go easier and easier on you. In the picture of the holy city in the Revelation there are twelve gates. There were many who died right there as the result of the scourging itself. And to these men who were blind, they saw this as their one opportunity for a whole new life. The first came to an agreement with the master; they had a contract; they said, "We work, if you give us so much pay." c. Early in the morning: This is literally at dawn, usually reckoned to be about 6:00 in the morning. The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, To him who compares this with Luke 6:1-49, there need not remain a question as to the identity of the scene. He came not to be served, but to serve. And He said to her, What do you wish? She said to Him, Grant that these two sons of mine may sit, one on Your right hand and the other on the left, in Your kingdom.. Where love is, there is God.' Isaiah prophesied the fact that He would be scourged, but in prophesying the fact, Isaiah tells us the reason. THE CHRISTIAN REVOLUTION ( Matthew 20:20-28 continued). The age of serving in the army was from seventeen to forty-five, and the manner in which they were chosen was the following: -. And when the ten heard it, they were greatly displeased with the two brothers. Then says the unclean spirit, "I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept and garnished. (Matthew 20:29-31) Two blind men gain the attention of Jesus. So the last shall be first, and the first last The GENTILES, who have been long without the true God, shall now enjoy all the privileges of the new covenant; and the Jews, who have enjoyed these from the beginning, shall now be dispossessed of them; for, because they here rejected the Lord, he also hath rejected them. The time of life is the day, in which we must work the works of him that sent us into the world. And they went their way. But Jesus called them unto him, and he said, You know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. Here is the first mention of the mode of Jesus death and of the Gentiles part in it (only the Romans could crucify people). (Carson). 4. e T. Bab. They did not know that Jesus could have made the same promise of suffering to come to any of them (if they really wanted it!). "Day laborers" would be readily available in the market place. On the other hand, by far the greater weight of tradition goes to show that John lived to a great old age in Ephesus and died a natural death when he must have been close on a hundred years old. Accordingly, here we have a witness of it, and a witness so much the sweeter, because the present total rejection that was filling the heart of the leaders surely testified to the Lord's heart of that which was at hand. Even if Jesus had not specifically told them, their movement south from Galilee at about the time of the Passover feast made it easy to figure out that Jesus and the disciples would be in Jerusalem for Passover. He here is predicting the fact that He is going to be scourged. The system of law is easy to figure out: you get what you deserve. b. His word should silence all our murmurings, that, whatever God does to us, or withholds from us, he does us no wrong. Of course, there is often the order of time, but through the central part, and not infrequently elsewhere, his setting forth in order turns on another principle, quite independent of mere succession of events. The request of James and John not unnaturally annoyed the other disciples. Passwords should have at least 6 characters. Yes, it was His to rule and command the sea, even as the land and all that in them is. Jesus uses a kind of gradation. The New Testament It was an imperfect faith but they acted on it; and Jesus accepted it. It does not seem exactly as a pictorial view of what the Lord was doing, or going to do, but rather the repeated pledge, that they were not to suppose that the evil He had judged in the elders of Jerusalem, or the grace freely going out to the Gentiles, in any way led Him. Matthew 5:45). Here again is found a fresh case of the same remarkable principle of selection of events to form a complete picture, which I have maintained to be the true key of all. NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. (e) T. Bab. The picture is that the landowner had an inexhaustible supply of work for those who wanted to work. The market-place was the equivalent of the labour exchange. Have we, spite of superior privileges, such unwavering faith, that we can afford to treat the matter as incredible in John, and therefore only capable of solution in his staggering disciples? In Matthew 16:1-28 we advance a great step, spite (yea, because) of unbelief, deep and manifest, now on every side. This, too, we ascertain from Mark 1:1-45, where there are clear marks of the time. iii. And Peter quoting Isaiah looking back at that scourging said, "by His stripes, ye were, past tense, healed"( 1 Peter 2:24 ). The promise of Matthew 19:28 forms the background to this request; the thrones are already assured, leaving only the question of precedence. (France). Not even their wonderful "attitude" entitled them to a day's pay. What can have more evil in it? And so they didn't really remember that He said He was going to rise the third day, until after the resurrection. And so they were actually thinking evil, because of His good. Peter asked: "What do we get out of it?" There is here the first decisive step to the last act of the inescapable tragedy. She knelt respectfully to ask a favor. Thus the great tree and the leavened mass are in fact the two sides of Christendom. (v) Here also is the generosity of God. Yet Jesus was confident that He would be delivered to the Gentiles. In the end of this chapter (15) is another miracle of Christ's feeding a vast multitude. It was a scorned Messiah who, when rejected of His own people, Israel, turned to the Gentiles by the will of God: it was One who could look upon publicans and sinners anywhere. Matthew 20:16 The New King James Version (NKJV) 16 So the last will be first, and the first last. i. Cookie Notice: Parallel use in Matthew 19:30 where the closing expression of chapter 19 opens the parable in chapter 20. b. And now as they depart from Jericho. First, Carnal worldlings agree with God for their penny in this world; they choose their portion in this life (Psalms 17:14); in these things they are willing to have their reward (Matthew 6:2; Matthew 6:5), their consolation (Luke 6:24), their good things (Luke 16:25); and with these they shall be put off, shall be cut off from spiritual and eternal blessings; and herein God does them no wrong; they have what they chose, the penny they agreed for; so shall their doom be, themselves have decided it; it is conclusive against them. They next proceeded to the creation of subaltern officers, whom the tribunes chose from among the soldiers of the greatest reputation. The order of payment was important. Jesus came to give his life a ransom for many. So the last will be first, and the first last: Peter and the disciples knew they had given up a great deal to follow Jesus. What is mine, is mine to do with as I please." Reversal! In the kingdom so much the less sparing is the retribution of those who despise or abuse grace. 97. Can you drink the cup which I have to drink?" The landowner asked if they were jealous because the landowner was generous to other people. The Lord works in delivering power; but withal the power of Satan fills and carries away the unclean to their own destruction. He healed, and bore its burden on His heart before God, as truly as He took it away from men. It is easy to condemn the disciples, but the faith and the loyalty which lay behind the ambition must never be forgotten. Then comes the boast of Peter, though for others as well as himself. It adds to the reason for this interpretation, that Christ was conversing about the rewards that should be given to his followers, and not about the numbers that should be called, or about the doctrine of election. This would not be a legal claim on man, but the scattering of good seed, life and fruit from God, and this in the unlimited field of the world, not in the land of Israel merely. Now they no doubt had heard of the fame of Jesus. "And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth." a. The unparalleled grace of the Saviour must form and fashion the saints henceforth. For many are called, but few chosen.". b. The pattern is the Son of man saving the lost. As it has been put, this parable states implicitly two great truths which are the very charter of the working man--the right of every man to work and the right of every man to a living wage for his work. i. He was tricked by the seeming helplessness of Jesus; he took Jesus to be a mere man; he tried to retain hold of Jesus, and in trying to do so, he lost his power and was broken for ever. Then Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and he said unto them, [now He is on the way, there is probably great multitudes, but He takes the twelve apart] He said, Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him and the third day he shall rise again ( Matthew 20:17-19 ). No doubt the ship was covered with the waves; but how could that imperil the Lord of all? God turns away none that are willing to be hired, for yet there is room. THE MASTER SEEKS HIS WORKERS ( Matthew 20:1-16 ), 20:1-16 "For the situation in the Kingdom of Heaven is like what happened when a householder went out first thing in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. a. It does not say, that " then there came a leper," or " immediately there came a leper." iii. Free Challenge: Mr & Mrs Smith. Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." And I believe that we can believe and trust Jesus Christ for physical healing, as well as spiritual healing. Secondly, We are all called upon to be labourers in this vineyard. In truth, this was Emmanuel, God with us. In Jesus' name. I Will Build My Church (16:13-20) The . God had given his soul a deeper, fuller sight of Christ; for the Gentile's words prove that he had apprehended God in the man who was healing at that moment all sickness and disease in Galilee. Such was and is man. It is hard for those that do or suffer more than ordinary for God, not to be elevated too much with the thought of it, and to expect to merit by it. "There arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch, that the ship was covered with the waves; but he was asleep." For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother." Well, then, to whom was the ransom paid?" Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! Deuteronomy 15:9; 1 Samuel 18:9). (Carson), ii. It is clearly the failure of nature, the reversal of what might be expected. It often happens that we are easily discouraged from seeking the presence of God. From God they will both receive the same welcome, for both Jesus Christ is waiting, and for neither, in the divine sense, has life ended too soon or too late. Little faith leaves us as fearful for ourselves as dim witnesses of His glory whom the most unruly elements obey. Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did likewise. Secondly, the prophecy of Psalms declared, "not a bone of Him shall be broken"( Psalms 34:20 ). He went out again about twelve o'clock midday, and about three o'clock in the afternoon, and did the same. This question is accordingly put to the proof in the ninth chapter. But there's a big twist. But none the less do we find His affections engaged for the help of the helpless. This was testing matters more closely. I have endeavoured, though, of course, cursorily, and I feel most imperfectly, to give thus far Matthew's sketch of the Saviour as the Holy Ghost enabled him to execute it. We have the natural tie here brought into prominence; and this was a claim that Christ slighted not. He had been preparing them for the new things, and the impossibility of making them coalesce with the old. A devotional to help reclaim Jesus as the daily Lord of our lives. How thoroughly did our Lord take a lowly place for our sakes! i. He was going to build His Church "upon this rock" Himself, the Son of God. Wisdom Literature [2.] A Roman coin was once found with the picture of an ox on it; the ox was facing two things--an altar and a plough; and the inscription read: "Ready for either." Therefore what this saying means is quite simply--it cost the life and the death of Jesus Christ to bring men back to God. Nevertheless, His ear was open to the call on behalf of Israel perishing, dying, dead. Hence, the Lord Jesus is here disclosing throughout, that the doom of Israel was pronounced and impending. For they needed someone to help Him bear the cross. Jesus blessedly answered their thoughts, had there only been a conscience to hear the word of power and grace, which brings out His glory the more. And he went out about the third hour: The third hour was about 9:00 a.m.; the sixth hour was about 12 noon; the eleventh hour was about 5:00 in the evening. Perhaps, Christ here gives an intimation to Peter, not to boast too much, as he seemed to do, of his having left all to follow Christ; as if, because he and the rest of them had borne the burthen and heat of the day thus, they must have a heaven by themselves. He was never too busy to minister to individual needs. They are the circumstances that preceded the discourse upon the mount, as given in Matthew 5:1-48; Matthew 6:1-34; Matthew 7:1-29. In short, he had a question because he was a man. Time would fail now to dwell on this chapter, interesting as it is. It is the death-blow to human tradition and ordinance in divine things, and in reality depends on the truth of the absolute ruin of man a truth which, as we see, the disciples were very slow to recognize. The true disciple rests easy in the assurance that because his pay is from a Master of grace, it will be gracious. Those whom Christ fed miraculously, though of different sizes, men, women, and children, did all eat, and were filled. Most scholars have also recognized in the many a clear reference to Isaiah. (Carson) By His knowledge My righteous Servant shall justify many, for He shall bear their iniquities (Isaiah 53:11) He was numbered with the transgressors, and He bore the sin of many (Isaiah 53:12). 1. What feelings at such a time! Hugh Martin reminds us that a great teacher used to say that the saddest words in all Shakespeare's plays are the words: "Othello's occupation's gone." Did you not agree with me for a denarius? And after the supper He took the cup, likewise and said, this cup is a new covenant in my blood, which is shed for the remission of sins, and as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you do show the Lord's death, until He comes"( 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 ). The doctor who will come out at any time of the day or night to serve and save his patients; the parson who is always on the road amongst his people; the employer who takes an active interest in the lives and troubles of his employees; the person to whom we can go and never be made to feel a nuisance--these are the people whom all men love, and in whom instinctively they see Jesus Christ. But they in turn will deliver Him to the Gentiles, who will first of all mock Him. WORK AND WAGES IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD ( Matthew 20:1-16 continued). The next chapter (Matthew 18:1-35) takes up the double thought of the kingdom and the Church, showing the requisite for entrance into the kingdom, and displaying or calling forth divine grace in the most lovely manner, and that in practice. 2 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. Yet He confidently announced to His disciples that this would happen. She replied, "In your Kingdom, please let my two sons sit in places of honor next to you, one on your right and the other on your left.". New International Version (NIV). How many millions does the long-suffering of God lead to repentance! Hence, here it is a question not merely of cleansing, but of forgiveness, and forgiveness, too, as that which precedes power, manifested before men. Take what is yours and go your way. But it was for a land of darkness and sin and death that Jesus came from heaven the Messiah, not according to their thoughts, but the Lord and Saviour, the God-man. i. Lord cometh, his reward is with him, to give unto every man according as his work shall be, as one star differeth from another star in glory, so shall it be. The apostles were then sent thus, no doubt, forerunners of those whom the Lord will raise up for the latter day. These men did not all do the same work; but they did receive the same pay. she cried; but what had she to do with the Son of David? Though he vainly thought, that if those few were but two, they were himself and his son. He sits on the dust heap among the prison convicts. Prophets

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