First of these comes the treasure hidden in the field, for which the man sells all he had, securing the field for the sake of the treasure. Rudolf Bultmann writes: "In the Cross of Christ Jewish standards of judgment and human notions of the splendour of the Messiah are shattered." But Jesus answered and said, You don't know what you are asking. The Lord, however, in the same chapter, shows that it was not a question alone of what was to be done, or to be suffered, or is to be by-and-by, but what He was, and is, and never can but be. 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. He would not even claim the right to choose how His servants were rewarded, but yield that to His Father. Suffering from great humiliation and degradation. Minor Prophets 16So the last will be first, and the first will be last.(A), 17Now Jesus was going up to Jerusalem. He is talking about, no doubt, the scourging that He was going to receive, because it could not be that any of His bones should be broken. Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money. Jesus said that those who would share his triumph must drink his cup. Note, God will be sure not to be behind-hand with any for the service they do him: never any lost by working for God. a. The grace of God does not give us more blessing than we deserve it gives blessing to us completely apart from the principle of deserving. ", 'The Lord Is My Savior, Shield, Refuge, and Stronghold'. The third and fourth legions had the same advantage in their turns. God is the great Householder, whose we are, and whom we serve; as a householder, he has work that he will have to be done, and servants that he will have to be doing; he has a great family in heaven and earth, which is named from Jesus Christ (Ephesians 3:15), which he is Owner and Ruler of. b. It is not an accident that Jesus was scourged. The motives of the natural heart are laid bare. He evinces, that at the very time when Peter forgot the vision and the Father's voice, virtually reducing Him to mere man, He was God manifest in the flesh. The first is, as it has been said, "All service ranks the same with God." Finally, he was to be crucified; there we see the ultimate suffering of death. Shall we turn to Matthew's gospel chapter twenty, and continue our book-by-book study through the Word of God? i. Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year. Sometimes a young person dies almost before the door of life and achievement have opened at all. He is the Lord of the harvest. Oh, you have to love the mothers, don't you? The work of religion is vineyard-work, pruning, dressing, digging, watering, fencing, weeding. (iv) Here, also, is the infinite compassion of God. But, as I have stated, the choice and ordination of the twelve apostles had really taken place before the sermon on the mount, though not mentioned in Matthew, but in Mark and Luke. "Can a woman forget her sucking child? The world may assess a man's greatness by the number of people whom he controls and who are at his beck and call; or by his intellectual standing and his academic eminence; or by the number of committees of which he is a member; or by the size of his bank balance and the material possessions which he has amassed; but in the assessment of Jesus Christ these things are irrelevant. 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. What do you want Me to do for you? This furnishes occasion to the Pharisees to vent their unbelief: to them nothing is so offensive as grace, either in doctrine or in practice. And the third day He will rise again: Jesus was remarkably specific in this announcement of His fate, and foretold many things over which He had no apparent control. The Lord was in Capernaum, where Peter lived; and on a certain Sabbath-day, after the call of Peter, wrought in the synagogue mighty deeds, which are here recorded, and by Luke also. So the last shall be first, and the first last,. As he had asserted in Matthew 19:30 and which is clearly illustrated by this parable, as it may be applied to Jews or Gentiles, or to nominal and real Christians: for many be called; externally, under the ministration of the Gospel, as the Jews in general were, by Christ and his apostles; but, few chosen; in Christ from all eternity, both to grace and glory; and in consequence, and as an evidence of it, but few among the Jews; as also in the Gentile world, comparatively speaking: and even but a few of those that are outwardly called, are inwardly and effectually called by the powerful grace of God, out of darkness into marvellous light, into the grace and liberty of the Gospel, into communion with Christ, and to the obtaining his kingdom and glory, according to the eternal purpose of God. mother of the sons of Zebedee ( Matthew 27:56). They cannot hurt the Christ. few chosen; in Christ from all eternity, both to grace and glory; and in consequence, and as an evidence of it, but few among the Jews; as also in the Gentile world, comparatively speaking: and even but a few of those that are outwardly called, are inwardly and effectually called by the powerful grace of God, out of darkness into marvellous light, into the grace and liberty of the Gospel, into communion with Christ, and to the obtaining his kingdom and glory, according to the eternal purpose of God. So the last shall be first, and the first last. Heartlight Provides Positive Resources for Daily Christian Living. Men little weigh what their words will sound and prove in the day of judgment. Lastly, we have the Lord rebuking the ambition not only of the sons of Zebedee, but in truth also of the ten; for why was there such warmth of indignation against the two brethren? It was cruel, cutting, cursed scorn. (Spurgeon), v. And to crucify: Crucifixion was not the only way criminals were executed under the Romans, yet Jesus knew that this was how He would be put to death. (Ken Chumbley, The Gospel of Matthew, commentary, p.#351). She was a regular member of the disciple group who accompanied Jesus (Matthew 27:56), so her involvement in her sons ambitious ideas is hardly surprising. (France). Blue Letter Bible is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. "That ye may know it (then saith He to the sick of the palsy), Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thy house." 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. Is not your eye evil, because I am good? You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. After this, dismissing the multitudes, He retires alone, to pray, on a mountain, as the disciples toil over the storm-tossed lake, the wind being contrary. They couldn't see Him. Ransom was most commonly used as the purchase price for freeing slaves. (Carson) Lytron (ransom) and the preposition anti (for, literally instead of) point clearly to the idea of his taking our place. (France), ii. We need not dwell upon it. Matthew 20:16 - Verse-by-Verse Bible Commentary - StudyLight.org The devil was tricked by God. And then he repeats this again. They put it off until a more convenient time, but so often the more convenient time never comes. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. The axiom of this verse and of chapter nineteen, verse 30, sets the tone for Jesus entire ministry and the church. He promises, First, A penny,Matthew 20:2; Matthew 20:2. i. Jesus thought about how He would fulfill the will of His Father in the future. Probably thisto teach us that men who have wrought in Christ's service all their days may, by the spirit which they manifest at the last, make it too evident that, as between God and their own souls, they never were chosen workmen at all. It was the creature doing his best, yet proving that he loved the creature more than the Creator. And they went their way. In Mark 2:1-28 it says, "And again he entered into Capernaum." Prophets Pauline Epistles Follow Christ's journey to the Cross. 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. He is also the writer of many of the letters that you find in your New Testament.". Next is the one pearl of great price, the unity and beauty of that which was so dear to the merchantman. ; Continuity with Matthew 19 Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation." We are in his hand, as clay in the hands of a potter; and it is not for us to prescribe to him, or strive with him. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, (Hebrew/Greek Search by English Definition), * 'Number Delimiters' only apply to 'Paragraph Order', Search verses, phrases, and topics (e.g. At its close we see the leper approaching the Lord, after He had been preaching throughout Galilee and casting out devils. In calling the labourers, they must begin from the last, and so to the first. What Jesus Did! In truth, this was Emmanuel, God with us. i. In Matthew 14:1-36 facts are narrated which manifest the great change of dispensation that the Lord, in setting forth the parables we have just noticed, had been preparing them for. They boast, as the prodigal's elder brother did, of their good services; We have borne the burthen and heat of the day; that was the most they could make of it. Note, Evening time is the reckoning time; the particular account must be given up in the evening of our life; for after death cometh the judgment. Some think this parable speaks of the way that people come to God at different stages of their life. Historical Books Note, [1.] The point in the beginning of the next chapter (Matthew 20:1-34) is not reward, but the right and title of God Himself to act according to His goodness. This is unfortunate, since his works contain priceless gems of information that are found nowhere except in the ancient writings of the Jews. It is the man who will not be kept from Christ who in the end finds him. In the kingdom so much the less sparing is the retribution of those who despise or abuse grace. Pauline Epistles Once you scratch off the challenge, you have to do it. More and more excellent shall be the children of the desolate than those of the married wife,Isaiah 54:1. Who knows but that the church, in its old age, may be more fat and flourishing than ever, to show that the Lord is upright? But our Lord with dignity demands of Peter, "What thinkest thou, Simon?" The order of payment was important. Parents, and the disciples, like the Pharisees, were shown that grace, just because it is the expression of what God is to a ruined world, takes notice of what man in his own imaginary dignity might count altogether petty. It means quite simply this. It is always thus. And when they had sent away the multitude, they took Him even as He was in the ship. Christianity knows nothing of the conception of a herrenvolk, a master race. Barclay, William "The Gospel of Matthew, Volume 2" (The New Daily Study Bible, Matthew 11-28) (Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1975), Bruce, Alexander Balmain "The Synoptic Gospels: The Expositor's Greek Testament" Volume 1, Section 1 (Matthew-Luke) (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1897), Carson, D.A. Matthew 20 - The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints If the Gentiles were to be allowed into the fellowship of the Church at all, they must come in as inferiors. The crowd commanded them to stop their shouting; they were making a nuisance of themselves. "And forthwith when they were come out of the synagogue they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John; but Simon's wife's mother was sick of a fever, and anon they tell Him of her. The last trumpet, at the great day, shall call the labourers,1 Thessalonians 4:16. When did this take place, if we enquire into it merely as a matter of historical fact? The key to it is this, that Matthew was led by the Holy Ghost to keep in view adequate testimony to the Jewish people; it was the tender goodness of God that would meet them in a manner that was suitable under the law. There were many that followed Christ now in the regeneration, when the gospel kingdom was first set up, and these Jewish converts seemed to have got the start of others; but Christ, to obviate and silence their boasting, here tells them. The Lord now lets them know their mad folly, and warns them that this blasphemy was about to culminate in a still deeper, deadlier form when the Holy Ghost should be spoken against as He had been. 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. But if Matthew here laid aside all question of time, it was in view of other and weightier considerations for his object. There were many who died right there as the result of the scourging itself. The dispensational aim here leads to a more manifest disregard of the bare circumstance of time than in any other specimen of these gospels. "Dear Beloved, The apostle Paul is known as a great missionary. When they came they that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man [the denarius] a penny. If it was His rejection, these scornful men were themselves rejected in the very act. But, from first to last, what a trial of spirit, and what triumph! Having left Nazareth, as we saw, He takes up His abode in Capernaum, which was henceforth "His own city." Beyond the curtain of suffering lay the revelation of glory; beyond the Cross was the Crown; beyond the defeat was triumph; and beyond death was life. No sooner had Peter pronounced to Jesus the truth of His person, "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God," than Jesus holds the secret no longer. They wanted Jesus with a royal command to ensure for them a princely life. Did you not come to an agreement with me to work for 4 pence ? It is easy to sympathize with these who had worked all day. A double action follows. The Lord has nothing for them, or for Him, but to go right on to the end. The hours in the parable were the normal Jewish hours. It is not enough that Israel be awakened from the sleep of death, and see aright. Successful service to God is the gift of His grace. Had Peter confessed who the Son of man really is? This should quicken us to expedition and diligence in our work, that we have but a little time to work in, and the night is hastening on, when no man can work; and if our great work be undone when our day is done, we are undone for ever. 20:29-34 When they were leaving Jericho, a great crowd followed him. It is more particularly sin, viewed as guilt, and consequently as that which absolutely breaks and destroys all power in the soul towards both God and man. The man's walk before them testifies to the reality of his forgiveness before God. The limit was reached by Peter the Lombard. It is simply designed to teach that in the church, among the multitudes who will be saved, Christ makes a difference. Is thine eye evil, because I am good? Some make it a caution to the disciples, who had boasted of their timely and zealous embracing of Christ; they had left all, to follow him; but let them look to it, that they keep up their zeal; let them press forward and persevere; else their good beginnings will avail them little; they that seemed to be first, would be last. Christ only meant to say that every one who has been called before others ought to run with so much the greater alacrity, and, next, to exhort all men to be modest, not to give themselves the preference above others, but willingly to share with them a common prize. But these men slept in Gethsemane, forsook the Master when He was arrested, and one of them at least failed Him at the crosswe can only follow Christ in his cup and baptism, after we have been endued with the Spirit of Pentecost. (Meyer). It is a summons from the King to His people Israel. Though he vainly thought, that if those few were but two, they were himself and his son. Instead of giving her at once a reply, He leads her on step by step; for so He can stoop. New International Version (NIV). This place seems to refer to the ancient Roman custom of recruiting their armies. Some consider that John the Baptist enquired solely for the sake of his disciples. Free Challenge: Mr & Mrs Smith. They next proceeded to the creation of subaltern officers, whom the tribunes chose from among the soldiers of the greatest reputation. It was His meat to do the will of God. But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister [or servant]; And whosoever will be the chief among you, let him be the bondslave ( Matthew 20:23-27 ): Jesus here is teaching the servanthood of the ministry and the path to greatness. The Lord pleads the cause of the disciples. The delivered demoniacs are, to my mind, clearly the foreshadow of the Lord's grace in the latter days, separating a remnant to Himself, and banishing the power of Satan from this small but sufficient witness of His salvation. Beracot, fol. That they might mock me, scourge me, and crucify me, but I will rise again on the third day.Now again whenever Jesus talked to His disciples about His death, this thought was so repulsive to them, their minds just turned off, and they never heard, "I am going to rise again on the third day." Reader, whosoever thou art, act in behalf of thy soul as these blind men did in behalf of their sight, and thy salvation is sure. ". That meant that they did believe him to be the Messiah, but it also meant that they were thinking of Messiahship in terms of kingly and of earthly power. Only tradition will not do this work, nor will human thoughts or feelings. "Life is not fair! Praise God!" (Matthew 20:1-16) | Bible.org The glory of Christ's person strengthens us, not only to understand His cross, but to take up ours. 20:17-19 As he was going up to Jerusalem, Jesus took the twelve disciples apart, and said to them, while they were on the road, "Look you, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and the Scribes, and they will condemn him to death, and they will hand him over to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify; and on the third day he will be raised.". 2 He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard. There is room also for the most thorough self-abnegation. (Matthew 20:11-15) The complaint of the early workers. 3 And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, 4 And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. Out in the world, said Jesus, it is quite true that the great man is the man who controls others; the man to whose word of command others must leap; the man who with a wave of his hand can have his slightest need supplied. As for the Gentile, the Lord's proffer to go and heal his servant brought out the singular strength of his faith. In Matthew 15:1-39 we have another picture, and twofold. To all justice shall be done. To all to whom the rewards of heaven are promised they shall be given. of To hire laborers for his vineyard: The landowner went to the marketplace, which was the gathering place for day laborers. So when the evening was come, and the lord of the vineyard said unto his steward, Call the laborers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first. No doubt the tempest was great; but what harm could it do to Jesus? It says simply, "And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean." 14 Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. In the next discourse we may hope to have the rest of his gospel. And who knows, but what they may have put her up to it, because when Jesus asked the question, they're ready to respond. b. This was an entirely normal arrangement. This question is accordingly put to the proof in the ninth chapter. Those that have such a journey to go, had need set out betimes, the sooner the better. In some cases the last called will be among the first in rank of blessing. The discontent arose not because of any injustice in the landowner, but because of jealousy in the all-day workers (Matthew 20:9-15). Matthew 20. 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. And someone said, "Jesus is going by." (Matthew 19:30.) The time of life is the day, in which we must work the works of him that sent us into the world. Matthew 19:1-30 brings in another lesson of great weight. "According to your faith be it done unto you.". I do not believe that God would just allow His Son to take all of that suffering, if there were not some value to be received from that suffering. But the future is in view also. What could be said of her intelligence then? The world counts them great. "No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment; for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse." This parable explains why the last will become first. Little faith leaves us as fearful for ourselves as dim witnesses of His glory whom the most unruly elements obey. "Jesus deliberately and cleverly led the listeners along by degrees until they understood that if Gods generosity was to be represented by a man, such a man would be different from any man ever encountered." Mark gives them in the end of his second and the beginning of his third chapters. (G) On the third day(H) he will be raised to life!(I). It is true, we have only one in Mark, as in Luke; whereas in our gospel we have two. (v) Here also is the generosity of God. [At the end of his parable about the Kingdom of Heaven being like workers hired at different times during the day, Jesus said,] "So those who are last now will be first then, and those who are first will be last.". 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. Therefore what this saying means is quite simply--it cost the life and the death of Jesus Christ to bring men back to God. They will condemn Him to death: Jesus confidently predicted that the religious leaders would do this; yet this was not something He could plan. When the world and the devil begin to rebuke, in this case, it is a proof that the salvation of God is nigh; therefore, let such cry out a great deal the more. (Clarke). Your promises are thrilling. All rights reserved. God could not be limited by a question of place; His word was enough. And to these men who were blind, they saw this as their one opportunity for a whole new life. in the resource materials are not necessarily affirmed, in total, by this ministry. They should think of them in terms of grace, any reward being an act of Gods grace. This is the third time that Jesus warned his disciples that he was on the way to the Cross ( Matthew 16:21; Matthew 17:22-23). The system of grace is foreign to us: God deals with us according to who He is, not according to who we are. "Thank the Lord, my rock, who trained my hands to fight and my fingers to do battle, my merciful one, my fortress, my stronghold, and my savior, my". Jesus was no doubt very weakened by it. I didn't come to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give my life as a ransom for many ( Matthew 20:28 ). Blue Letter Bible study tools make reading, searching and studying the Bible easy and rewarding. This, then, I apprehend to be the reason why we End two demoniacs mentioned; whereas, in Mark or Luke for other purposes, the Spirit of God only draws attention to one of the two. Now Paul said if you understand this, when you partake of the broken bread, you can receive from God a work of His Spirit in your body.Now many who do not understand this, are weak and sick, because they do not understand the Lord's body. [1.] 2. They did not understand what was happening, but they could see in every line of Jesus' body the struggle of his soul. i. A complete new set of values has been brought into life. "Verily, I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven." He went out again about nine o'clock in the morning, and saw others standing idle in the market-place. Thus, whatever the peculiarity of the new blessings, the old thing could be taken up, though upon new grounds, and, of course, on the confession that Jesus is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. And so with the other conversation: "Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father;" it was after the glory of Christ had been witnessed on the holy mount, when man's selfishness of heart showed itself in contrast to the grace of God. And the third day He will rise again.. (Matthew 20:8-10) The landowner pays his workers. "I am certain that there is much about the scourging about Jesus that we do not fully understand. yea, they may forget, yet will not I forget thee. It is the glory of Christ; not so much as Son of the living God, but as the exalted Son of man, who once suffered here below. "Who is my mother? Hence it is that He has grouped together circumstances which make this plain, without raising the question of when they occurred; in fact, they range over a large space, and, otherwise viewed, are in total disorder. & Sanhedrim, fol. 2 After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard. There are a great many things which have to be done at the moment or they will never be done. But if this be so, there is here absolute certainty that our Lord, on the very Sabbath in which He cast out the unclean spirit from the man in the synagogue of Capernaum, immediately after quitting the synagogue, entered the house of Peter, and that there and then He healed Peter's wife's mother of the fever.

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