When the legions were thus completed, the citizens who had been called, but not chosen, returned to their respective employments, and served their country in other capacities. It is the end of the account of Jesus itinerant ministry, and its setting as they went out of Jericho points forward to the next town on the road, Jerusalem. (France). 2. It means quite simply this. 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. Now do you think that God the Father would allow His Son to suffer unnecessarily? Christianity knows nothing of the conception of a herrenvolk, a master race. that take and give unto them for me and thee." 2. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point "That ye may know," He says, "that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins," etc. Apart from the method of payment, the parable describes the kind of thing that frequently happened at certain times in Palestine. Poetical Books When they received it, they grumblingly complained against the master. To my mind, the depth of such grace only enhances the beauty of Jesus, and is the very last possible ground that justifies man in thinking lightly of the Saviour. Matthew 20 | NLT Bible | YouVersion WATCH TO FIND OUT WHAT THE CHALLENGE WAS Hey, Im Tia and my aim is to travel the world with my camera and of course my wonderful partner is coming along and enjoying the ride with me ! Nevertheless, the Lord did not withhold the infinite boon, though He knew too well their thoughts; He spoke the word of forgiveness, though He read their evil heart that counted it blasphemy. Jesus came to give his life a ransom for many. "My daughter is even now dead, but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live." It is not for such depending creatures as we are to quarrel with our Sovereign. (Matthew 20:32-34) Jesus heals the two blind men. Suffering from great humiliation and degradation. There is no one cup for the Christian to drink. Matthew 20:16 Interlinear: So the last shall be first, and the first Those that have had gospel offers made them at the third, or sixth hour, and have resisted and refused them, will not have that to say for themselves at the eleventh hour, that these had; No man has hired us; nor can they be sure that any man will hire them at the ninth or eleventh hour; and therefore not to discourage any, but to awaken all, be it remembered, that now is the accepted time; if we will hear his voice, it must be to-day. Gregory the Great said that Jesus was like a baited hook meant to catch Satan, and Peter the Lombard said the cross was like a mousetrap to catch the devil, baited with the blood of Christ. He calls him friend, for in reasoning with others we should use soft words and hard arguments; if our inferiors are peevish and provoking, yet we should not thereby be put into a passion, but speak calmly to them. Little faith leaves us as fearful for ourselves as dim witnesses of His glory whom the most unruly elements obey. The question was not who or what came in the way; whoever appealed to Him, there He was for them. But yet people who have been faithful to that service, to which God has employed them, whether it be intercessory closet prayer that nobody knows anything about, and I think when we get to heaven we are going to be surprised when we see those who are sitting on the front row. He was to be scourged; few tortures in the world compared with the Roman scourge, and there we see the suffering of physical pain. The moment to act goes past; the impulse to decide fades. Yet let none, upon this presumption, put off their repentance till they are old. 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. This done, with a word for the conscience appended, He takes up and pleads the cause of John. Holy Bible, New International Version, NIV Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?" And so, as savouring not divine but human things, he is bid to go behind (not from) the Lord as one ashamed of Him. They shall enter heaven, as was promised. Did you not agree with me for a denarius? 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. It was His meat to do the will of God. 1. Would you prayerfully consider a gift of support today? 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. It should also encourage us in reference to the hardships and difficulties of our work, that it is but for a day; the approaching shadow, which the servant earnestly desireth, will bring with it both rest, and the reward of our work,Job 7:2. The pattern is the Son of man saving the lost. "The cross," he said, "was a mousetrap (muscipula) to catch the devil, baited with the blood of Christ.". When that great saint Toyohiko Kagawa first came into contact with Christianity, he felt its fascination, until one day the cry burst from him: "O God, make me like Christ." It was after our Lord had called the twelve, and ordained them not after He had sent them forth, but after He had appointed them apostles that the Lord comes down to a plateau upon the mountain, instead of remaining upon the more elevated parts where He had been before. If those who trusted in themselves that they were wise and righteous would not have Him, He would call even a publican on the spot to be among the most honoured of His followers, and would not disdain to be their joy when they desired His honour in the exercise of His grace. b. They had heard of the miracles that He had wrought, up in the area of Galilee, around Capernaum. Conversely in some cases those whom God called early in their lives may not receive as much reward as those called later in life. 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). It was clearly a question of connection with the apostle of the circumcision ( i.e., Peter's wife's mother). The indignation of the ten doubtless sprang less from humility than jealousy plus fear that they might lose out. (Carson). Gregory of Nyssa saw the glaring fault in that theory. He could and did form His instruments according to His own sovereign will. But the Lord could not send her away without a blessing, and without a blessing reaching to His own glory. It was true that He was made of woman, and made under the law; but He was Jehovah Himself, that lowly Nazarene. The Rabbis had a saying, "Some enter the Kingdom in an hour; others hardly enter it in a lifetime." A man is not a Christian if his first concern is pay. The ox had to be ready either for the supreme moment of sacrifice on the altar or the long labour of the plough on the farm. So the last will be first, and the first last, Betrayed they will condemn Him to death deliver Him to the Gentiles to mock and to scourge and to crucify. Whatever might be the Church or the kingdom, it is precisely when the Lord unfolds His new glory in both the kingdom and the Church that He maintains the proprieties of nature in their rights and integrity. The Old Testament The true disciple is motivated by love not lust. But nothing turned aside the purpose of God, or the activity of His grace. Matthew 20:16 Commentaries: "So the last shall be first, and the first And, 2. It was as Son of David that they addressed Jesus. Unfortunately, they have missed the blessing of knowing God, and serving God all their lives. Thus explained, this parable has no reference to the call of the Gentiles, nor to the call of aged sinners, nor to the call of sinners out of the church at all. The system of law is easy to figure out: you get what you deserve. 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. Major Prophets He tells them that they should not have gone over (or finished) the cities of Israel till the Son of man be come. He promised to pay all the later workers fairly. In this we have another striking illustration of the same principle, because this miracle, in point of fact, was wrought long before the healing of the centurion's servant, or even of the leper. 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. The nature of envy; It is an evil eye. Amen. The second lesson is even greater--all God gives is of grace. At its close we see the leper approaching the Lord, after He had been preaching throughout Galilee and casting out devils. Pentateuch 4. 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. It shows us his trust in men. A hook is cast into the sea, and the fish that takes it produces the required money for Peter as for his gracious Master and Lord. 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. But they in turn will deliver Him to the Gentiles, who will first of all mock Him. Kagawa was left standing in a ragged old kimono. So, when those who had been engaged about five o'clock in the afternoon, came, they received 4 pence each. God hires labourers, not because he needs them or their services (for, if we be righteous, what do we unto him? iv. 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. And someone said, "Jesus is going by." It was necessary to complete the picture. He maintains His sovereign title to do good, to do as He will with His own. He received nothing from others; his was a life of giving, and the giving of a lifeNo service is greater than to redeem sinners by his own death, no ministry is lowlier than to die in the stead of sinners. (Spurgeon), ii. 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. The sovereign God takes pity on a needy world, and generously gives his salvation to all who accept his offer. Mark says that Jesus was walking ahead by himself, and that the disciples were amazed and afraid ( Mark 10:32-34). To where they exercised such dominion and authority and lordship over people, that they inserted themselves between the people and God. And they said unto him, Lord, we want our eyes opened. 111. There were two; but the Spirit of God chose out, in Mark and Luke, the more remarkable of the two, and traces for us his history, a history of no small interest and importance, as we may feel when we come to Mark; but it was of equal moment for the gospel of Matthew that the two demoniacs should be mentioned here, although one of them was in himself, as I gather, a far more strikingly desperate case than the other. It was with this declaration that the parable began and ended. A verification email has been sent to the address you provided. "If you wish to be great," he says, "be a servant; if you wish to be first of all be a slave." They had their mistaken ambitions; they had their blindness; they had their wrong ideas; but he never dreamed of writing them off as bad debts. And as they stood there with those clouds over their eyes, Jesus said, "What do you want?" 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. Peter wanted to know what they would get in return. What can have more evil in it? Thus the end is as the beginning, and even far, far worse. At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father." A great tempest. Think of when this request was made. Thus it is easy to see, that the reason for here putting together the leper and the centurion lies in the Lord's dealing with the Jew, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, in His deep grace working in the Gentile's heart, and forming his faith, as well as answering it, according to His own heart. vi. It was very different with the hired day-labourers. 13. Christ had promised the apostles, who followed him in the regeneration, at the beginning of the gospel dispensation, great glory (Matthew 19:28; Matthew 19:28); but he now tells them that those who are in like manner faithful to him, even in the latter end of the world, shall have the same reward, shall sit with Christ on his throne, as well as the apostles, Revelation 2:26-3. Inattention to this has perplexed many. Try to discourage them from seeking Jesus. He had brought out the kingdom before in view of that which betrayed to Him the unpardonable blasphemy of the Holy Ghost. The leper approaches the Lord with homage, but with a most inadequate belief in His love and readiness to meet his need. If they had let him pass, their chance would have gone by for ever; but when the chance came they seized it. This was testing matters more closely. "The foxes," says He, "have holes, and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of man hath not where to lay His head." "Upon this rock," says He, "I will build my Church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." On the evening of the day when He delivered the seven parables given in Matthew 13:1-58. 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. But if Matthew here laid aside all question of time, it was in view of other and weightier considerations for his object. The Whole Bible Copyright 2019 by Zondervan. The Gospels 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). In the distribution of future joys, as it was in the gathering of the manna, he that shall gather much, will have nothing over, and he that shall gather little, will have no lack, Exodus 16:18. Abstulit, sed et dedit--He hath taken away; but he originally gave. Are you able to drink of the cup that I shall drink, and be baptized with the baptism that I am going to be baptized with? GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Use semicolons to separate groups: 'Gen;Jdg;Psa-Mal' or 'Rom 3-12;Mat 1:15;Mat 5:12-22', There are options set in 'Advanced Options', The Whole Bible Even at such a time that was not the end of his words, for he finished with the confident assertion of the Resurrection. When they came they that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man [the denarius] a penny. It puts the Devil on a level with God; it means that the Devil could dictate his terms to God, before he would let men go. Gregory the Great took the picture to even more grotesque, almost revolting, lengths. Isaiah prophesied the fact that He would be scourged, but in prophesying the fact, Isaiah tells us the reason. 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. All other things, although important, are secondary. A new tribe presented other four soldiers, and the second legion chose first. How are we to account for a selection so marked, an elimination of time so complete? It is often more agonizing to contemplate the painful future than it is to actually live it. They said, "Lord, if we could just see." Finally, he was to be crucified; there we see the ultimate suffering of death. But that cannot be the meaning of it here; the "called" being emphatically distinguished from the "chosen." 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. 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. And wilt thou seek for a happiness in the creature, or think from thence to make up the deficiencies of thy happiness in God? Then a beggar asked for his shirt and got it. "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." He was never too busy to minister to individual needs. But Jesus called them to Himself and said, You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who are great exercise authority over them. If, among this number who are called into the kingdom, I choose to raise some to stations of distinguished usefulness, and to confer on them special talents and higher rewards, I injure no other one. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. He said, "Call those fellows to me." The Lord admired the faith superior to Israel's, and took that occasion to intimate the casting out of the sons or natural heirs of the kingdom, and the entrance of many from east and west to sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of the heavens. 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. ESV Text Edition: 2016. NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. "That by His stripes you may be healed." (Matthew 20:29-31) Two blind men gain the attention of Jesus. Hence the Lord would raise up a fresh testimony altogether, and do a new work suitable to it. The impression is that the landowner was surprised to find people idle, because he had plenty of work to give them. He who gave the law maintained its authority, and used it as an occasion for testifying His own power and presence. Therefore what this saying means is quite simply--it cost the life and the death of Jesus Christ to bring men back to God. Drinking of that cup. Henceforth, too, He forbids the disciples to proclaim Him as the Messiah. vii. As their conduct showed, all they were concerned with was to get as much as possible out of their work. It is probable that James and John were closely related to Jesus. It was made after a series of announcements by Jesus that ahead of him lay an inescapable Cross; it was made at a moment when the air was heavy with the atmosphere of tragedy and the sense of foreboding. Our Lord then answers, with perfect dignity, as well as grace; He puts before the disciples of John the real state of the case; He furnishes them with plain, positive facts, that could leave nothing to be desired by John's mind when he weighed all as a testimony from God. It is true, we have only one in Mark, as in Luke; whereas in our gospel we have two. Is not your eye evil, because I am good? 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. The first of these lessons is, "Many first shall be last, and last first." Compare Luke 17:7; Luke 17:8; Luke 12:37. Peters question about what the Twelve would receive (Matthew 20:27) had implied that they should receive a greater reward since their sacrifice had been greater. WORK AND WAGES IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD ( Matthew 20:1-16 continued).
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