It is as if Jesus was going to gather in upon himself every possible kind of physical and emotional and mental suffering that the world could inflict. In the evening multitudes are brought, taking advantage of the power that had so shown itself, publicly in the synagogue, and privately in the house of Peter; and the Lord accomplished the words ofIsaiah 53:4; Isaiah 53:4: "Himself," it is said, "took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses," an oracle we might do well to consider in the limit of its application here. If we turn toMark 1:1-45; Mark 1:1-45, the proof of what I have said will appear as to the leper. These workers hired at the very beginning of the working day agreed to work for a denarius a day, the common daily wage for a workingman. And because they were sent of God, they each one received from the Lord that same portion.Sometimes we see people who on their deathbed receive Jesus Christ as their Savior and they enter into eternal life. Matthew 19. 14 Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee. The landowner rebuked them for their jealousy and resentment of the landowners generosity towards others. It is not only the fact that God slighted matters of prescriptive ordinance because of the ruined state of Israel, who rejected His true anointed King, but there was this principle also, that certainly God was not going to bind Himself not to do good where abject need was. Now do you think that God the Father would allow His Son to suffer unnecessarily? Our job as disciples is to keep searching and including the lost, the last, and the least in the Kingdom and not just those who can bring us some benefit. Third, this passage sheds a light on Jesus. He came not to be served, but to serve. If we understand it of that which is ours by debt or absolute propriety, it would be a dreadful word; we are all undone, if we be put off with that only which we can call our own. On the way, he took the Twelve aside and said to them, 18We are going up to Jerusalem,(C) and the Son of Man(D) will be delivered over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. It is easy to condemn the disciples, but the faith and the loyalty which lay behind the ambition must never be forgotten. The Lord then had been shown such as He was towards Israel, had Israel in their leprosy come to Him, as did the leper, even with a faith exceedingly short of that which was due to His real glory and His love. Men were in the grip of a power of evil which they could not break; their sins dragged them down; their sins separated them from God; their sins wrecked life for themselves and for the world and for God himself. What an anticipation of the walk by faith, not by sight, in which the Gentiles, when called, ought to have glorified God, when the rejection of the Messiah by His own ancient people gave occasion to the Gentile call as a distinct thing! The right hand and left hand suggest proximity to the Kings person and so a share in his prestige and power. (Carson), ii. 1 Corinthians 6:2; Revelation 2:26). The true disciple is motivated by love not lust. (v) Here also is the generosity of God. Note, It is good for us often to consider what it was that we agreed with God for. It was really after the transfiguration recorded in chapter 17 of our gospel. He has His rejection before His eyes, as well as the presumptuous unbelief of this sordid, and self-confident, would-be follower. (Matthew 20:22-23) Jesus answers James and John: when you ask for a place of special status, do you know what you ask for? The New Testament After Paul had preached on Mars Hill, there were those who said, "We will hear you again about this" ( Acts 17:32). ii. Secondly, We are all called upon to be labourers in this vineyard. 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. 2. In the chapter that follows we have a companion picture, carrying on, no doubt, the lord's presentation to Israel, but from a different point of view; for inMatthew 9:1-38; Matthew 9:1-38 it is not merely the people tried, but more especially the religious leaders, till all closes in blasphemy against the Holy Ghost. There never can be strength in the soul till forgiveness is known. Many a man, who, as the world counts it, is a poor man, will be great in the Kingdom, because he never thought in terms of reward but worked for the thrill of working and for the joy of serving. But still, it was His carrying on the great process of shewing out more and more the total rejection of His rejectors. He, on the contrary, insists not only that He was bound for the cross, but that its truth must be made good in any who will come after Him. Think of when this request was made. It appears to me, that the nature or aim of Mark's gospel demands this. "Then," said the Lord, "are the children free. A Gentile (indeed, any mind not under any kind of legal prejudice or difficulty) would be far more moved by a detailed account of what was more, conspicuous. (d) T. Hieros. But when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise received each a denarius. Since the text and audio content provided by BLB represent a It's God's to give, however, to whomever He pleases. The landowner reminded them that he had been completely fair to them. The picture is that the landowner had an inexhaustible supply of work for those who wanted to work. For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner: Like many of Jesus parables, this story is about an employer and those who work for him. Jesus openly acknowledged the suffering and agony that awaited Him. The Lord increase thy earnestness and faith! (Clarke), 2018 David Guzik No distribution beyond personal use without permission, The Whole Bible And then Paul warned the Corinthians about the manner in which they did partake of the Lord's supper. He may therefore give or withhold his blessings, as he pleases. The crown set before us is a crown of righteousness, which the righteous Judge shall give. Therefore it was not a mere simple fact that He banished sickness or infirmity, but He carried them in His spirit before God. It is not the amount of service given, but the love in which it is given which matters. 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. Matthew, Expository Sermons - From The Executable Outlines Series by Mark A. Copeland - Hundreds of free sermon outlines and Bible study materials available for online browsing and downloading. b. All of this takes the simple picture Jesus gave too far. 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. 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. He was really God in man; and all these wonderful features are here presented and compressed in this most simple, but at the same time significant, action of the Saviour the fitting frontispiece to Matthew's manifestation of the Messiah to Israel. So He is telling the disciples this was going to happen. This parable is not a perfect illustration of Gods grace, because the principle of working and deserving is involved. The Lord has nothing for them, or for Him, but to go right on to the end. They looked for a conqueror; they received one broken on a cross. 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. The common call is promiscuous, to come and work in the vineyard; but the effectual call is particular, and it is then effectual when we come at the call. The point of this closing aphorism is not to suggest that God's ways are simply or only about an inversion of the status quo. They were beggars; but it was not money they asked for, it was nothing less than sight. Basically what He is teaching is that as we serve the Lord in His vineyard, that what really counts is the fact the Lord sent me. Get the BEST VALUE in digital Bible study as you prepare for Easter. Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with my own things? The spirit, as well as the form, was alien. Compare Luke 17:7; Luke 17:8; Luke 12:37. And, behold, there were two blind men who were sitting by the way side, and when they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, saying, Have mercy upon us, O Lord, thou son of David. Even when they were bluntly told that there lay ahead a bitter cup, it never struck them to turn back; they were determined to drink it. He had been preparing them for the new things, and the impossibility of making them coalesce with the old. 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.". 3. Note, First, The church is God's vineyard; it is of his planting, watering, and fencing; and the fruits of it must be to his honour and praise. Through the day, the landowner went to the place where the laborers gathered, found some standing idle in the marketplace, and hired them to do the work in his vineyard. 1. 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. Blue Letter Bible is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. And thus He, whose glory was so forgotten by His disciples Jesus, Himself thinks of that very disciple, and says, "For me and thee.". but what a heart was His! He maintains His sovereign title to do good, to do as He will with His own. How are we to account for a selection so marked, an elimination of time so complete? Blessed Paul guarded against this, when, though the chief of the apostles, he owned himself to be nothing, to be less than the least of all saints. The Old Testament and a sinking ship are serious difficulties to a man. On this the Lord proceeds to take a step farther, and makes a deeper inroad, if possible, upon Jewish prejudice. Poetical Books Saul saw that David prospered, and he eyed him,1 Samuel 18:9; 1 Samuel 18:15. 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. The payment shall not be wholly deferred till the morning of the resurrection; but then, in the evening of the world, will be the general account, when every one shall receive according to the things done in the body. What is mine, is mine to do with as I please." 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. He didn't come that people might cater to Him and minister to Him, He came to minister to the people's needs. (2.) The Lord works in delivering power; but withal the power of Satan fills and carries away the unclean to their own destruction. essayed to destroy the testimony with their utmost and blasphemous contempt. Under grace, we cant come to God complaining, Dont I deserve better than this; because God will reply, Does this mean that you really want Me to give you what you deserve?. The laws of that kingdom are not wrapt up in parables, but plainly set down, as in the sermon upon the mount; but the mysteries of that kingdom are delivered in parables, in sacraments, as here and Matthew 13:1-58; Matthew 13:1-58 The duties of Christianity are more necessary to be known than the notions of it; and yet the notions of it are more necessary to be illustrated than the duties of it; which is that which parables are designed for. Then, in Mark 3:1-35, there are notes of time more or less strong. 2 After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard. General Epistles What the account was; and in that observe. The motive was Christ Himself: therefore He says, "Ye which have followed me." He s. Matthew 20:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible Deuteronomy 15:9; 1 Samuel 18:9). (Carson), ii. The money was paid by the overseer, but he was standing by enjoying the scene. (Bruce). He makes some more useful than others, without regard to the time which they serve, and he will reward them accordingly. Isaiah prophesied the fact that He would be scourged, but in prophesying the fact, Isaiah tells us the reason. On the other side of the picture, behold the Lord leading on a soul to draw on divine grace in the most glorious manner. 13 But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny? Having left Nazareth, as we saw, He takes up His abode in Capernaum, which was henceforth "His own city." Or is your eye evil because I am good? God turns away none that are willing to be hired, for yet there is room. John the Baptist was sanctified from the womb, and therefore great (Luke 1:15); Timothy from a child (2 Timothy 3:15); Obadiah feared the Lord from his youth. 45. It is clear that the unclean spirit, returning, brings idolatry back again. John is swifter of foot, and comes first to the sepulchre: but Peter has more courage, and goes first into it. (ii) These two blind men were undiscourageable. Would he go back on his point of no return? It shows us his honesty. These blind men received their sight from Jesus, and then they gave to him their grateful loyalty. It is a short time; the reward is for eternity, the work is but for a day; man is said to accomplish, as a hireling, his day,Job 14:6. Wretched we, that we should need such proof of it; wretched, that we should be so slow of heart to answer to it, or even to feel its immensity! Peter wanted to know what they would get in return. Jesus thought about how He would fulfill the will of His Father in the future. And thus as Isaiah predicts the scourging, the stripes, he declares, "by His stripes ye are healed"( Isaiah 53:5 ). But it is expressly the pattern after which He was to deal, and will deal, with Israel. At several stages through the day he hired additional workers, then at the end of the day paid them their wages (Matthew 20:3-8). They could probably tell the direction in the flow, the crowd, which direction He was, but they began to cry out to Jesus. So thoroughly is it in view of Israel that our Lord does not say one word here about the Church, or the intervening condition of Christendom. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. Matthew 20:16 in all English translations, NIV, Story of Jesus: Experience the Life of Jesus as One Seamless Story, NIV, The Story: The Bible as One Continuing Story of God and His People, NIV, Beautiful Word Bible Journal, Revelation, Paperback, Comfort Print, NIV, Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible, Red Letter Edition: Bringing to Life the Ancient World of Scripture, NIV, The Woman's Study Bible, Full-Color, Red Letter: Receiving God's Truth for Balance, Hope, and Transformation, NIV, The Story, Hardcover, Comfort Print: The Bible as One Continuing Story of God and His People. When God settles all the accounts, then things are going to be valued by his standards and not the world's standards. For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother." What do you want Me to do for you? They did not see why the two brothers should steal a march on them, even if they were the cousins of Jesus. And what makes this still more striking, is the certainty that the kingdom, bright as it is, is by no means the thing nearest to Jesus. He was to be betrayed into the hands of the chief priests and Scribes; there we see the suffering of the heart broken by the disloyalty of friends. get to know the Bible better! So it was here; and our Lord turns to eternal account, in His own goodness, the shortcoming of John the Baptist, the greatest of women-born. He would send fit messengers, nor would the work be done till the rejected Messiah, the Son of man, came. "That ye may know," He says, "that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins," etc. No. This parable gives a vivid picture of the kind of thing which could happen in the market-place of any Jewish village or town any day, when the grape harvest was being rushed in to beat the rains. (v) These two blind men were grateful. For him the cup was martyrdom. Major Prophets They put it off until a more convenient time, but so often the more convenient time never comes. Matthew chapter 20 New International Version 1 For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. The eye is often both the inlet and the outlet of this sin. And if thou hast what thou didst agree for, thou hast no reason to cry out of wrong; thou shalt have what we agreed for." By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. i. Have mercy on us, O Lord, Son of David! To be like Christ he went to live in the slums, even though he himself was suffering from tuberculosis. for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. This question is accordingly put to the proof in the ninth chapter. Many people are in the ministry for what they can receive (either materially or emotionally) from their people instead of for what they can give. The parable itself displays a reversal of expectations "the last will be first and the first will be last"; this is not only the summary of the parable (20:16), but a critical aspect of New Testament theology. "The parable is emphasizing a right attitude in service." And we who have served the Lord all of our lives and we enter into eternal life. Origen has no doubt that the ransom was paid to the devil. If, amid the multitude of Christians, I choose to signalize such men as Paul, and Martyn, and Brainerd, and Spencer, and Summerfield - to appoint some of them to short labor but to wide usefulness, and raise them to signal rewards, I injure not the great multitude of others who live long lives less useful and less rewarded.
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