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Verses 1-12 The Parable of the Tenants
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1Jesus then began to speak to
them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a pit
for the winepress and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some
farmers and moved to another place.
2At harvest time he sent a
servant to the tenants to collect from them some of the fruit of the vineyard.
3But they seized him, beat
him and sent him away empty-handed.
4Then he sent another servant
to them; they struck this man on the head and treated him shamefully. 5He sent
still another, and that one they killed. He sent many others; some of them they
beat, others they killed.
6“He had one left to send, a
son, whom he loved. He sent him last of all, saying, ‘They will respect my
son.’
7“But the tenants said to one
another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be
ours.’
8So they took him and killed
him, and threw him out of the vineyard.
9“What then will the owner of
the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to
others.
10Haven’t you read this
passage of Scripture:
“‘The stone the builders
rejected
has become the cornerstone;
11the Lord has done this,
and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”
12Then the chief priests, the
teachers of the law and the elders looked for a way to arrest him because they
knew he had spoken the parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd;
so they left him and went away.
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Concerning the parable of the
tenants,
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1) In what way did Jesus speak to the religious leaders?
o
He began to speak
to them in parables.
2) What did the man in the parable do for planting a
vineyard?
o
He
§
Put a wall around
the vineyard.
§
Dug a pit for the
winepress.
§
Built a
watchtower.
3) What did the man do after planting the vineyard?
o
He
§
Rented the
vineyard to some farmers.
§
Moved to another
place.
4) Whom does the owner of the vineyard represent?
o
The owner of the
vineyard represents God.
5) What does the vineyard represent?
o
The vineyard
represents all the blessing God gives
6) Whom do the farmers represent?
o
The farmers represent
the Jews.
7)
What did the
owner of the vineyard do at harvest time?
o
The owner sent a
servant to the tenants at harvest time to collect from them some of the fruit
of the vineyard.
8)
What did the
tenants do to the servant?
o
The tenants
§
Seized the servant.
§
Beat him.
§
Sent him away
empty-handed.
9) Whom does the servant represent?
o
The servant
represents a prophet sent by God to the Jews.
10)
What did the
owner of the vineyard do next?
o
The owner sent another
servant to the tenants.
11)
What did the
tenants do to the second servant?
o
They
§
Struck the second
servant on the head.
§
Treated him
shamefully.
12)
What did the
owner of the vineyard do yet next?
o
The owner sent still
another servant to the tenants.
13)
What did the
tenants do to the third servant?
o
They killed him.
14)
What did the
owner of the vineyard do yet next?
o
The owner sent
many other servants to the tenants.
15)
What did the
tenants do to these other servants?
o
They
§
Beat some of them.
§
Killed the others.
16)
What did the tenants
consistently mistreating servants the owner of the vineyard sent to them point
to in reality?
o
It pointed to the
reality that Jews consistently mistreated the prophets God sent among them.
17)
Whom did the
owner of the vineyard have left to send?
o
The owner had one left to send, a son, whom he loved.
18) Whom does the son of the owner of the vineyard represent?
o
The son of the
owner of the vineyard represents Jesus.
19)
What was the
assumption the owner of the vineyard made when he sent his son?
o
The owner sent
his son, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
20)
What was on the
mind of the owner of the vineyard when he said that the tenants would respect
his son?
o
The owner thought
that he held sway over the tenants such that when they saw his son, they would
change their attitude.
21)
What risk did the
owner of the vineyard put his son at when he sent his son to the tenants?
o
The owner put his
son at risk of getting killed, knowing that the tenants had killed some of the
servants he sent.
22)
To what extent
did the owner of the vineyard desire to broker a peaceful resolution of the
conflict between him and the tenants?
o
The owner desired
to broker a peaceful resolution of the conflict between him and the tenants so
much so that he was willing to put the son whom he loved at risk of getting
killed.
23)
Why did the owner
of the vineyard send his son last?
o
The owner sent the
son last because he did not want to put his son at risk of getting killed unless
it was necessary.
24)
What was left of the
option of peaceful resolution if the son of the owner of the vineyard failed to
change the attitude of the tenants?
o
The owner would
have exhausted his option of peaceful resolution.
25)
What did the
tenants do before they decided how to deal with the son of the owner of the
vineyard?
o
They had a
discussion.
26)
What did the
tenants decide that they would do to the son of the owner of the vineyard?
o
They decided to kill
him.
27)
Why did the
tenants decide to kill the son of the owner of the vineyard?
o
They intended to
take over the vineyard that was the inheritance of the son of the owner.
28)
What did the
tenants do to the son of the owner of the vineyard?
o
They
§
Took him.
§
Killed him.
§
Threw him out of
the vineyard.
29)
How did the
tenants respond to the owner’s continual offer of peaceful resolution?
o
They
§
Chose to escalate
their conflict with the owner by killing the owner’s son.
§
Intended to take
over ownership of the vineyard.
30)
What did the owner
of the vineyard conclude about the attitude of the tenants toward him?
o
The owner
concluded that he did not hold sway over the tenants as he thought he did.
31)
Why did the
tenants think that the inheritance would be theirs if they just killed the son
of the owner?
o
It was wishful
thinking on the part of the tenants.
32)
Why had the
tenants not considered the scenario that if they killed the son of the owner,
the owner would come and reckon with them?
o
The owner had
been so lenient with the tenants that they despised him and thought nothing of
him.
33)
What did the
tenants do to the option of peaceful resolution by killing the owner’s son?
o
They left the
owner with no further option of peaceful resolution.
34)
What did Jesus
say that the owner of the vineyard would do to the tenants?
o
The owner will
§
Come and kill
those tenants.
§
Give the vineyard
to others.
35)
What did Jesus
mean when he referred to ‘others’?
o
‘Others’ refers
to the Gentiles.
36)
What did Jesus
mean when he said that the owner will give the vineyard to others?
o
Jesus meant that
God will give to the Gentiles all the blessings that God has given to the Jews.
37)
How did Jesus
conclude the parable of the tenants?
o
Jesus concluded
the parable by quoting from the Old Testament of the bible, saying, “Haven’t
you read this passage of Scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become
the cornerstone; the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”
38) Whom do the builders represent?
o
The builders represent
the religious leaders.
39) Whom does the stone rejected by the builders represent?
o
The stone rejected
by the builders represents Jesus.
40) What is a cornerstone?
o
A cornerstone is
the first stone set in the construction of a building such that all other
stones would be set in reference to the cornerstone.
41) Whom does the cornerstone represent?
o
The cornerstone represents
the Christ.
42)
Whom does ‘the
Lord’ refer to?
o
‘The Lord’ refers
to God.
43) What does the act of the builders rejecting the stone represent?
o
The act represents
the religious leaders rejecting Jesus as the Christ and killing him.
44) Who made the stone, i.e., Jesus, that the builders,
i.e., the religious leaders, rejected and killed, the cornerstone, i.e., the
Christ?
o
The Lord, i.e.,
God, made Jesus whom the religious leaders rejected and killed the Christ.
45)
Why is it
marvelous in the eyes of the Jews that God made Jesus the Christ?
o
It is marvelous
in the eyes of the Jews because
§
The Jews were
expecting the Christ to
Ø
Deliver them from
the rule of the Romans.
Ø
Restore the
kingdom to
§
The Christ was to
the Jews a figure of military might.
§
God actually made
Jesus who was rejected and killed by the religious leaders the Christ.
46)
How patient had the
owner of the vineyard been with the tenants?
o
Very.
47)
What did the
owner of the vineyard being very patient with the tenants point to in reality?
o
It pointed to the
reality that God has been very patient with the Jews.
48)
What happened to
the patience of the owner of the vineyard with the tenants eventually?
o
The patience of
the owner of the vineyard with the tenants ran out.
49)
What did the
patience of the owner of the vineyard with the tenants running out point to in
reality?
o
It pointed to the
reality that God’s patience with the Jews would run out too.
50)
What was the
reaction of the religious leaders after they heard Jesus tell the parable?
o
Then they looked
for a way to arrest him because they knew he had spoken the parable against
them.
51)
Why did the
religious leaders think that Jesus was talking about them in the parable?
o
The religious
leaders would not have thought that Jesus was talking about them in the parable
if they had not already rejected Jesus.
52)
How did Jesus solidify
the intent of the religious leaders toward him?
o
By telling the
parable Jesus nudged the religious leaders further along in their quest to kill
him.
53)
Did the religious
leaders arrest Jesus and why?
o
No, because they
were afraid of the crowd.
54) What did the religious leaders end up doing?
o
They left Jesus
and went away.
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Verses 1-12 The Parable of the Tenants
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Verses 13-17 Paying the Imperial Tax to Caesar
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13Later they sent some of the
Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in his words.
14They came to him and said,
“Teacher, we know that you are a man of integrity. You aren’t swayed by others,
because you pay no attention to who they are; but you teach the way of God in
accordance with the truth. Is it right to pay the imperial tax to Caesar or
not?
15Should we pay or shouldn’t
we?” But Jesus knew their hypocrisy. “Why are you trying to trap me?” he asked.
“Bring me a denarius and let me look at it.”
16They brought the coin, and
he asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they
replied.
17Then Jesus said to them,
“Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.” And they were
amazed at him.
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Concerning paying the
imperial tax to Caesar,
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55) Whom did the religious leaders send to Jesus?
o
They sent some of
the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in his words.
56) What did the Pharisees and Herodians say to Jesus?
o
They came to him
and said, “Teacher, we know that you are a man of integrity. You aren’t swayed
by others, because you pay no attention to who they are; but you teach the way
of God in accordance with the truth. Is
it right to pay the imperial tax to Caesar or not? Should we pay or shouldn’t we?”
57)
What did the
Pharisees and Herodians address Jesus as?
o
They addressed
Jesus as teacher.
58) What was the commendation of Jesus by the Pharisees
and Herodians?
o
Jesus
§
Is a man of
integrity.
§
Is not swayed by
others because he pays no attention to who they are.
§
Teaches the way
of God in accordance with the truth.
59)
What was the
motive behind the commendation of Jesus by the Pharisees and Herodians?
o
They were trying
to put Jesus in a position where he had to answer the question they were posing
to him.
60)
What were the
questions the Pharisees and Herodians were posing to Jesus?
o
Is it right to
pay the imperial tax to Caesar?
o
Should we pay or
shouldn’t we?
61)
Why were the Pharisees
and Herodians trying to force Jesus to answer their questions?
o
In the previous
chapter Jesus asked the religious leaders a question about John the Baptist
with a choice of two unacceptable options.
o
They had to
abstain from answering the question and thus lost their argument.
o
Now they turned
the table on Jesus and asked him questions with a choice of two unacceptable
options.
62)
How did the questions
of the Pharisees and Herodians carry a choice of two unacceptable options?
o
If he said that
it was right to pay the imperial tax to Caesar, Jesus would be undermining
God’s sovereignty and legitimizing the rule of the Romans over
o
If he said that
it was not right to pay the imperial tax to Caesar, Jesus would be inciting
rebellion against the Romans.
63)
How did Jesus
characterize the motive of the Pharisees and Herodians in asking the questions?
o
Jesus knew their
hypocrisy.
64)
What was Jesus’
response to the questions of the Pharisees and Herodians?
o
“Why are you
trying to trap me?” he asked. “Bring me a denarius and let me look at it.”
65)
What did Jesus
say the Pharisees and Herodians were trying to accomplish?
o
Jesus asked the Pharisees
and Herodians the rhetorical question why they were trying to trap him.
66)
What is a
denarius?
o
A denarius is a
silver coin that was worth a day’s wages in Jesus’ day.
67) What did Jesus ask them about the coin when the Pharisees
and Herodians brought it?
o
“Whose image is
this?” Jesus asked them, “And whose
inscription?”
68)
What was the
reply of the Pharisees and Herodians?
o
“Caesar’s,” they
replied.
69)
What was Jesus’ reply
to the Pharisees and Herodians?
o
Jesus said to
them, “Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.”
70)
How did Jesus
avoid the trap of the Pharisees and Herodians?
o
Jesus
§
Did not directly
answer the question of the Pharisees and Herodians.
§
Yet managed to articulate
the Jews’ obligation to both
Ø
Caesar.
Ø
God.
71) What was the Jews’ obligation to Caesar and to God in
Jesus’ reply?
o
If they used
services provided by the Romans such as the Roman currency, the Roman roads,
the Roman aqueduct, etc., the Jews were obligated to pay the imperial tax to Caesar.
o
The Jews were
obligated to give God as the creator of all things a portion of what they earned.
72)
Were the Pharisees
and Herodians able to catch Jesus in his words?
o
No.
73)
What was the
response of the Pharisees and Herodians?
o
They were amazed
at Jesus.
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Verses 13-17 Paying Taxes to Caesar
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Verses 18-27 Marriage at the Resurrection
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18Then the Sadducees, who say
there is no resurrection, came to him with a question.
19“Teacher,” they said,
“Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no
children, the man must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.
20Now there were seven
brothers. The first one married and died without leaving any children.
21The second one married the
widow, but he also died, leaving no child. It was the same with the third.
22In fact, none of the seven
left any children. Last of all, the woman died too.
23At the resurrection whose
wife will she be, since the seven were married to her?”
24Jesus replied, “Are you not
in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God? 25When the
dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like
the angels in heaven.
26Now about the dead
rising—have you not read in the Book of Moses, in the account of the burning
bush, how God said to him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the
God of Jacob’?
27He is not the God of the
dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!”
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Concerning marriage at the
resurrection,
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74) Who came to Jesus with a question?
o
The Sadducees did.
75) Who were the Sadducees?
o
The Sadducees
were a sect of the Jews who
§
Denied
Ø
The resurrection of
the dead.
Ø
The existence of
angels.
§
Emphasized the
law God gave
76)
What did the Sadducees
address Jesus as?
o
They addressed
Jesus as teacher.
77) In what way were the Sadducees being disingenuous in the
question they posed to Jesus?
o
The Sadducees
denied the resurrection yet they asked Jesus a question that assumed the
reality of resurrection.
78)
What does the law
of Moses say that a man’s obligation is if his brother dies and leaves a wife
but no children?
o
The man must
marry the widow and have children for his brother.
o
The children
would come under the name of his brother in order to maintain the lineage of
his brother.
79) How many brothers were there in the Sadducees’
hypothetical situation?
o
There were seven
brothers.
80)
What happened to
the first one?
o
The first one
married and died without leaving any children.
81)
What happened to
the second one?
o
The second one
married the widow, but he also died, leaving no child.
82)
What happened to
the third one?
o
It was the same
with the third.
83)
What happened to
the rest?
o
In fact, none of
the seven left any children.
84)
What happened to
the woman?
o
Last of all, the
woman died too.
85)
What was the
question the Sadducees posed to Jesus?
o
At the
resurrection whose wife will she be, since the seven were married to her?
86)
What did Jesus say
that the Sadducees had done in raising the question?
o
The Sadducees
were in error by raising the question.
87)
What did Jesus
say was the cause of the Sadducees’ error in raising the question?
o
The cause of the Sadducees’
error in raising the question was that they did not know the scripture or the
power of God.
88)
What was ironic
about the Sadducees not knowing the scripture?
o
It was ironic
because they emphasized the law God gave
89)
What did Jesus
say was the Sadducees’ error in raising the question?
o
Jesus said that
when the dead rise, they will
§
Neither marry nor
be given in marriage.
§
Be like the
angels in heaven.
90)
Who aside from
resurrected humans did Jesus say would be in heaven when the dead rise?
o
Angels would be
in heaven.
91)
What did God say
to Moses in the account of the bush as recorded in the book of Moses?
o
God said to
Moses, "I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of
Jacob."
92)
What did Jesus imply
concerning Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob from what God said to Moses?
o
Jesus implied that
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are living even though they had already died.
93)
What was Jesus’
understanding about God that led to that implication concerning Abraham, Isaac,
and Jacob?
o
Jesus said that
God is not the God of the dead, but of
the living.
o
Therefore Abraham,
Isaac, and Jacob must be living even though they had already died.
94)
What did Jesus just
confirm from scripture concerning the dead that the Sadducees denied?
o
Jesus just
confirmed from scripture that the dead rise, which the Sadducees denied.
95)
What was another
fact that Jesus confirmed that the Sadducees also denied?
o
Jesus confirmed
that angels exist, which the Sadducees also denied.
96)
What did Jesus say
was the extent of the Sadducees’ mistake?
o
Jesus said that
they were badly mistaken.
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Verses 18-27 Marriage at the Resurrection
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Verses 28-34 The Greatest Commandment
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28One of the teachers of the
law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good
answer, he asked him, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”
29“The most important one,”
answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.
30Love the Lord your God with
all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your
strength.’
31The second is this: ‘Love
your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”
32“Well said, teacher,” the
man replied. “You are right in saying that God is one and there is no other but
him.
33To love him with all your
heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your
neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and
sacrifices.”
34When Jesus saw that he had
answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the
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Concerning the greatest
commandment,
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97) Who was listening when Jesus and the Sadducees were
debating?
o
One of the
teachers of the law came and heard them debating.
98) What did this teacher of the law do when he noticed
that Jesus had given the Sadducees a good answer?
o
He asked Jesus,
“Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”
99)
How did the
question for Jesus raised by this teacher of the law compare to the questions
raised by other religious leaders?
o
Unlike questions for
Jesus raised by other religious leaders the question raised by this teacher of
the law was constructive and not for trapping Jesus.
100) What did Jesus say is the most important commandment?
o
”The most
important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God,
the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God
with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all
your strength.’”
101)
Whom does ‘the
Lord’ refer to?
o
‘The Lord’ refers
to God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit – the three persons in
the triune God.
102) What does it mean that the Lord is one?
o
It means that
there is only one God even though there are three persons in the triune God.
103) With what intensity are we commanded to love God?
o
We are commanded to
love God with our entire being.
104) What did Jesus say is the second most important
commandment?
o
”The second is
this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
105) Who is my neighbor?
o
My neighbor is anyone
we come into contact with and not just the person living next door.
106) What did Jesus say about the importance of these two
commandments?
o
There is no
commandment greater than these.
107) What was the comment from the teacher of the law on
Jesus’ statement that the Lord is one?
o
“Well said,
teacher,” the man replied. “You are right in saying that God is one and there
is no other but him.”
108)
What did the
teacher of the law address Jesus as?
o
He addressed
Jesus as teacher.
109) What are burnt offerings?
o
Burnt offerings
are animal sacrifices made to God in the temple that are completely burnt up on
the altar.
110)
How did the
teacher of the law compare these two most important commandments with burnt
offerings and sacrifices?
o
To love God with
all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to
love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and
sacrifices.
111) How can we classify burnt offerings and sacrifices in
the context of religion?
o
Burnt offerings
and sacrifices are religious rituals.
112)
How did the
teacher of the law compare the two most important commandments with religious
rituals?
o
The two most
important commandments are more important than religious rituals.
113) What did Jesus think of the comment of the teacher of
the law?
o
Jesus thought
that the teacher of the law had answered
wisely.
114) What did Jesus say to the teacher of the law?
o
Jesus said to
him, “You are not far from the
115)
What did Jesus
imply concerning those who considered religious rituals to be more important
than these two commandments?
o
Jesus implied
that they were far from the
116) What effect did Jesus’ debate with various sects of
the Jews have?
o
From then on no
one dared ask him any more questions.
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Verses 28-34 The Greatest Commandment
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Verses 35-37 Whose Son Is the Christ
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35While Jesus was teaching in
the temple courts, he asked, “Why do the teachers of the law say that the
Christ is the son of David?
36David himself, speaking by
the Holy Spirit, declared:
“‘The Lord said to my Lord:
“Sit at my right hand
until I put your enemies
under your feet.”’
37David himself calls him
‘Lord.’ How then can he be his son?” The large crowd listened to him with
delight.
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Concerning whose son is the
Christ,
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117) Where was Jesus teaching?
o
Jesus was
teaching in the temple courts.
118) According to Jesus whose descendant did the teachers
of the law say that the Christ is?
o
The teachers of
the law said that the Christ is the son of David.
119)
Who was David?
o
David was the
most important earthly king of
120)
What is the
significance of the title ‘Son of David’?
o
It is a reference
to the Christ.
121) By whom did David speak?
o
David spoke by
God the Holy Spirit.
122)
How many persons are
there in the statement ‘The Lord said to my Lord’?
o
There are two
persons.
123)
Who is the Lord
who spoke?
o
The Lord who
spoke is God the Father.
124) Who is the Lord who was spoken to?
o
The Lord who was
spoken to is the Christ, the Son of God.
125)
Did God the
Father speak to his Son in the presence of the Holy Spirit on other occasions?
o
Yes.
126)
When was the last
time God the Father spoke to his Son in the presence of the Holy Spirit?
o
It was when Jesus
was baptized by John the Baptist in chapter 1.
127) What did the Lord say to my Lord in the current
conversation?
o
“Sit at my right
hand until I put your enemies under your feet.”
128) What did God the Father say to the Christ, the Son of God?
o
“Sit at my right
hand until I put your enemies under your feet.”
129) Is Jesus, the Christ, the Son of God, currently
sitting at the right hand of God the Father?
o
Yes.
130) When did Jesus start sitting at the right hand of God
the Father?
o
Jesus sat down at
the right hand of God the Father after he had died for the sins of the whole
world and risen from the dead.
131) What does sitting at the right hand of God the Father
symbolize?
o
Sitting at the
right hand of God the Father symbolizes occupying a position of power in the
132) Who are the enemies of Jesus Christ, the Son of God?
o
All who reject Jesus
Christ, the Son of God, are his enemies.
133) When will God the Father put Jesus’ enemies under his
feet?
o
God the Father will
put Jesus’ enemies under his feet when Jesus comes again to judge the world.
134) What was the question Jesus raised?
o
Since David calls
the Christ Lord, how then can the Christ be David’s son?
135) Did Jesus answer the question himself?
o
No.
136) How can Jesus’ question be properly answered?
o
David calls the
Christ Lord because the Christ is the Son of God.
o
Jesus Christ is
David’s descendant because Jesus as a man came from the line of David.
137) What was the crowd’s reaction to what Jesus said?
o
The large crowd
listened to Jesus with delight.
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Verses 35-37 Whose Son Is the Christ
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Verses 38-40 Jesus condemned the teachers of the law
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38As he taught, Jesus said,
“Watch out for the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing
robes and be greeted with respect in the marketplaces,
39and have the most important
seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.
40They devour widows’ houses
and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely.”
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Concerning Jesus condemning
the teachers of the law,
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138)
What did Jesus teach
the crowd concerning the teachers of the law?
o
Jesus taught the
crowd to watch out for the teachers of
the law.
139)
What was Jesus’
depiction of the teachers of the law concerning their desire for being honored
by men in public?
o
They liked to
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Walk around in
flowing robes.
§
Be greeted with
respect in the marketplaces.
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Have
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The most important
seats in the synagogues.
Ø
The places of
honor at banquets.
140)
What does the
teachers of the law walking around in flowing robes mean?
o
It means that
they loved to put on a show for people to see.
141)
What did the teachers
of the law do to widows who were powerless to protect themselves?
o
They devoured or
took over widows’ houses.
142)
How did the teachers
of the law put on an air of piety regardless of their wicked way?
o
They made lengthy prayers for a show.
143)
What was Jesus’ judgment
of the teachers of the law?
o
They will be
punished most severely by God.
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Verses 38-40 Jesus condemned the teachers of the law
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Verses 41-44 The Widow’s Offering
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41Jesus sat down opposite the
place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money
into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts.
42But a poor widow came and
put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents.
43Calling his disciples to
him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the
treasury than all the others.
44They all gave out of their
wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.”
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Concerning the widow’s
offering,
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144) Where was Jesus?
o
Jesus sat down
opposite the place where the offerings were put.
145) What was Jesus doing?
o
He was watching
the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury.
146) What was Jesus’ observation?
o
Many rich people
threw in large amounts.
o
But a poor widow
came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents.
147) What did Jesus say to the disciples about the widow?
o
Calling his
disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more
into the treasury than all the others.
They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in
everything—all she had to live on.”
148) To what extent did the widow give?
o
She, out of her
poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.
149) How does Jesus view our giving in light of what we
have?
o
The proportion of
how much we give out of what we have is more significant than the amount we
give.
o
When a person
gives more than what the person can afford, the person’s giving is more
significant than the larger amount another person gives out of plenty.
150) How did Jesus evaluate the giving of the widow and
others based on his view of giving?
o
The poor widow
put more into the treasury than all the others because she gave a larger proportion
of what she had than all the others.
o
Since she gave
more than what she could afford, her giving was more significant than the
larger amounts other people gave out of plenty.
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Verses 41-44 The Widow’s Offering
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