Matthew 21 - The Triumphal Entry

 

Matthew 21 – The Triumphal Entry

 

The people were blind to their Scriptures (Zech.9:9). They praised Him with Psalm 118:26 but overlooked verses 22-23, which Jesus quoted later. Matthew said the city was moved, they shouted words meant only for the Messiah. Beware knowing the Bible but not knowing the Lod when He is at work in your life.

 

Jesus cleansed the temple and cursed the fig tree, two “unusual acts” for Him who came not to judge but to save (Isa. 28:21). Like the temple, Israel was corrupt within; and like the fig tree, it was fruitless without. A church can become a “den of thieves” if that is where we go to cover up our sins (Isa. 56:7). A person whose life is “nothing but leaves” is in danger of judgment, for Christ seeks fruit (Matt. 7:15-20).

 

Jesus had authority because He is the Son of God! The vineyard is Israel (Isa. 5) whose leaders did not respect the Son when He came. The nation rejected the Father when they refused the witness of John, and now they were about to reject the Son. The religious leaders should have recognized Jesus as the Messiah first, for they had awaited Him ad pointed others to Him. Yet they stubbornly refused to believe Jesus was the Anointed One.

 

The Jewish leaders pronounced their own sentence. Jesus quoted Psalm 118:22-23 to prove that their sins would not hinder His victory (Isa. 8:14-15). If only they had become like children and praised the Lord instead of fighting Him Matt. 21:15-16).

 

God loves for His children to accomplish great things through prayer, but only when it is within His purpose (Mark 11:24). An obedience that brings a person into intimate, personal relationship with Christ is one that consistently performs what it professes.

 

When the religious leaders understood they were the villains in Christ’ parable, they became furious and sought to lay hands on Him.

 

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J. Vernon McGee Commentary and Nelson’s Quick Reference Commentary.

Dr. David Jeremiah, J. Vernon McGee Through the Bible