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Observe. Outwardly it was a condition of comparative cleanness. In Matthew 15:1-39 we have another picture, and twofold. He answered one of them, 'Friend, I am doing you no wrong. 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. "According to your faith be it done unto you.". When they came they that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man [the denarius] a penny. The highest creature must go away into nothing, if he must go away with that only which is his own: but if we understand it of that which is ours by gift, the free gift of God, it teaches us to be content with such things as we have. There is simply the great, tremendous truth that without Jesus Christ and his life of service and his death of love, we could never have found our way back to the love of God. 20:1-16 The direct object of this parable seems to be, to show that though the Jews were first called into the vineyard, at length the gospel should be preached to the Gentiles, and they should be admitted to equal privileges and advantages with the Jews. And there were also with Him other little ships. Hence, lower down in the chapter, after the demon was cast out of the blind and dumb man before the amazed people, the Pharisees, irritated by their question, Is not this the Son of David? God, by his gospel, is hiring labourers into his vineyard, to dress it, and keep it, paradise-work. 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. If he were willing to follow the Lord, it was for what he could get. This is the prerogative of the King of kings. All through their history the Jews had dreamed of the Messiah; but the Messiah of whom they had dreamed was always a conquering king, a mighty leader, one who would smash the enemies of Israel and reign in power over the kingdoms of the earth. An evil eye was a phrase in use, among the ancient Jews, to denote an envious, covetous man or disposition; a man who repined at his neighbours prosperity, loved his own money, and would do nothing in the way of charity for Gods sake. (Clarke). The slum dwellers of Tokyo laughed at him, but they came to respect him. Now we see Jesus leaving Jericho, a great multitude of people thronging around Him, and these two blind men hearing the multitude passing by, and observing all of the bustle and activities saying, "what's going on, what's happening?" (iii) These two blind men had an imperfect faith but they were determined to act on the faith they had. Hence, the Lord Jesus is here disclosing throughout, that the doom of Israel was pronounced and impending. The bodily presence of the Messiah was not needed. What shall be their wages? 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. Now Paul the apostle as he is talking to the Corinthian Church about their abuse of the Love feast, where they were remembering the broken body of Jesus and His blood that was shed for our sins, Paul said, "that which I received from the Lord, I delivered also unto you. The grape harvest ripened towards the end of September, and then close on its heels the rains came. On the other side of the picture, behold the Lord leading on a soul to draw on divine grace in the most glorious manner. and when they were alone, He expounded all things to His disciples [in both the parables and the explanations alluding to what we possess in Matthew 13:1-58.]. Oh, what a heart is ours! 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. There are people who think that, because they have been members of a Church for a long time, the Church practically belongs to them and they can dictate its policy. . So, then, we learn that the mother of James and John was named Salome, and that she was the sister of Mary the mother of Jesus. It is equally clear that the seven worse spirits mean the complete energy of the devil in the maintenance of Antichrist against the true Christ: and this, strange to say, along with idols. And yet the true faithful saints of God, who have been obedient to the bidding of the Lord to go into the vineyard, and no matter what place, what time, it is their faithfulness to the call of God in going for which God makes the reward.In fact, I do believe that many times those who have been called to a more prominent ministry will actually receive a much lesser reward because we get so much reward now. I. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink: Their answer (We are able) seems to come a little too quick. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! 2. 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? This is the more to be noticed, inasmuch as the gospel of Matthew has been in general adopted as the standard of time, save by those who have rather inclined to Luke as supplying the desideratum. 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. In Matthew 16:1-28 we advance a great step, spite (yea, because) of unbelief, deep and manifest, now on every side. It was very different with the hired day-labourers. And they said unto him, Lord, we want our eyes opened. 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. Now what did Jesus mean when He broke the bread and said, "This is my body, broken for you"? The Saviour, while He puts forth His hand, touching him as man, and yet as none but Jehovah might dare to do, dispels the hopeless disease at once. a. Friend, I am doing you no wrong. "If you wish to be great," he says, "be a servant; if you wish to be first of all be a slave." In that market-place men stood waiting because no one had hired them; in his compassion the master gave them work to do. "And He entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into His own city." [2.] IfPsalms 8:1-9; Psalms 8:1-9 goes farther, surely that was for the Son of man, who for the suffering of death was exalted. If God shall bless your brother, and make him ten times more useful than you are, then you see that he is blessing you not only blessing him, but you. His assessment is quite simply--how many people has he helped? He said to her, "What do you wish?" The Pharisees were enraged at a power they could not deny, which rebuked themselves so much the more on account of its persistent grace; but Jesus passes by all blasphemy as yet, and goes on His way nothing hinders His course of love. 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. Yet it shall not be so among you is a stinging rebuke to the manner in which the modern church looks to the world for both its substance and style. i. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. Pauline Epistles It was the custom in Palestine for a Rabbi to teach as he walked along the road; and no doubt those around Jesus could not hear what Jesus was saying for this clamorous uproar. The kingdom of heaven assumes a form unknown to prophecy, and, in its successive mysteries, fills up the interval between the rejected Christ's going to heaven, and His returning again in glory. But the mission is given here in strict accordance with what the gospel demands. In other words, it is certain that in the gospel of Luke, in whose preface we have expressly the words "set in order," the Holy Ghost does in no way tie Himself to what, after all, is the most elementary form of arrangement; for it needs little observation to see, that the simple sequence of facts as they occurred is that which demands a faithful enumeration, and nothing more. "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." The doctor who will come out at any time of the day or night to serve and save his patients; the parson who is always on the road amongst his people; the employer who takes an active interest in the lives and troubles of his employees; the person to whom we can go and never be made to feel a nuisance--these are the people whom all men love, and in whom instinctively they see Jesus Christ. range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed So long as it is all we have to give, all service ranks the same with God. i. "Oh, you bet you, we're able." Next day he was back for Kagawa's coat and trousers, and got them too. 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 not for us surely to think this impossible. The Christian is a man put upon his honour by Jesus. Jesus recognized that they didnt really understand, but they would. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point 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. Thus, the present dealings of God in grace, the actual shape taken by the kingdom of heaven, the calling of the Gentiles, the formation of the Church, are all passed completely over. Thirdly, The gospel call is given to those that stand idle in the market-place. There will be differences at the close. 1. And now as they depart from Jericho. Jesus said, "They will scourge me. "Our Daily Homily: Matthew-Revelation" Volume 5 (Westwood, New Jersey: Revell, 1966), Poole, Matthew "A Commentary on the Holy Bible" Volume 3 (Matthew-Revelation) (London: Banner of Truth Trust, 1969), Spurgeon, Charles Haddon "Commentary on Matthew: The Gospel of the Kingdom" (London: Passmore and Alabaster, Paternoster Buildings, 1893), Spurgeon, Charles Haddon "The New Park Street Pulpit" Volumes 1-6 and "The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit" Volumes 7-63 (Pasadena, Texas: Pilgrim Publications, 1990). Henceforth, too, He forbids the disciples to proclaim Him as the Messiah. "And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed Him, crying and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us." "There arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch, that the ship was covered with the waves; but he was asleep." 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 when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. How often the heart shows itself, not merely by what we ask, but by the uncalled-for feelings we display against other people and their faults! Even those hired early in the day received a reward, and the landowner had been gracious and generous in hiring them and not others. There is room also for the most thorough self-abnegation. v. Living under grace is sort of a two-edged sword. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive. And then he said interesting things for this cause; "There are many who are weak and sick among you, because they do not understand the Lord's body"( 1 Corinthians 11:30 ). There is hope for old sinners; for if, in sincerity, they turn to God, they shall doubtless be accepted; true repentance is never too late. 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). The best of the labourers, and those that begin soonest, having so many empty spaces in their time, and their works not being filled up before God, may truly be said to labour in the vineyard scarcely one hour of their twelve; but because we are under grace, and not under the law, even such defective services, done in sincerity, shall not only be accepted, but by free grace richly rewarded. 2. To the proud inhabitant of Jerusalem, both one and the other were but a choice and change within a land of darkness. But they were so desperate, they weren't discouraged, they even cried louder, "Jesus, thou son of David have mercy on us. For He loved Peter felt for him, and his wife's mother was precious in His sight. Those that were priests in the house of God would not they at least receive their own Messiah? No doubt the tempest was great; but what harm could it do to Jesus? 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. There is here the first decisive step to the last act of the inescapable tragedy. The "calling" of which the New Testament almost invariably speaks is what divines call effectual calling, carrying with it a supernatural operation on the will to secure its consent. No matter when a man comes to Christ, he is equally dear to him. Finally, this parable that illustrates the principle that Gods manner of rewarding is not like mans practice of giving rewards. Jesus gave everything to bring men back to God; and we must walk in the steps of him who loved to the uttermost. Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with my own things? You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. These blind men received their sight from Jesus, and then they gave to him their grateful loyalty. For they needed someone to help Him bear the cross. 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. Let those who have so little experience of what man is, even in the regenerate, beware lest they impute to the Baptist such an acting of a part as shocks us, when Jerome imputed it to Peter and Paul in the censure of Galatians 2:1-21. The simple meaning seems to be: As those who did not come at the invitation of the householder to work in the vineyard did not receive the denarius, or wages, so those who do not obey the call of the Gospel, and believe in Christ Jesus, shall not inherit eternal life. Being in the right state of mind to do the Lords work is a gift of grace. As a consequence they looked down on the Gentiles. It is but a day's work that is here done. And they no doubt led these two blind men to Jesus. Who could touch the leper save Emmanuel? Throughout it is the religious kind that are tested and found wanting. What Does It Really Mean That Your Body Is a Temple? 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. Secondly, The particular pleading with those that were offended with this distribution in gavel-kind. The English translators have thus given the sense well; for the expression really conveys this slight, though the word "fellow" is printed in italics. 2 He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard. Now notice, the mother is the one doing the speaking, but the boys are right there behind her. And He came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up, and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them." Considerable time, it is true, elapsed between the two facts; but this only makes it the more sure and plain, that they are grouped together with a divine purpose. Peter asked: "What do we get out of it?" (i) These two blind men were waiting, and when their chance came they seized it with both hands. 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. And then Paul warned the Corinthians about the manner in which they did partake of the Lord's supper. In the reception of the little children this is plain; it is not so generally seen in what follows. Minor Prophets i. To teach this it was spoken. Many that, in the order of time, are brought last into the kingdom, shall be first in the rewards. Not only will it be fair, it will be generous beyond expectation. The market-place was the equivalent of the labour exchange. The third and fourth legions had the same advantage in their turns. 2. 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. i. 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. Nicodemus may be born again when he is old, and the old man may be put off, which is corrupt. When the account was taken; when the evening was come, then, as usual, the day-labourers were called and paid. He is first of all betrayed by Judas to the chief priests, because Judas made a bargain with the priests to turn Jesus over to them. 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. 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). Neither giveth he an account of any of his matters; nor is it fit he should. Had all the sinners that ever lived in the world been consigned to hell, they could not have discharged the claims of justice. And wilt thou seek for a happiness in the creature, or think from thence to make up the deficiencies of thy happiness in God? For what term are they hired? When do you suppose these conversations actually occurred, if we go to the question of their date? 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. Mark gives them in the end of his second and the beginning of his third chapters. We have here. Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the. a. 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. They said, "Lord, if we could just see." He had been there before. This is unfortunate, since his works contain priceless gems of information that are found nowhere except in the ancient writings of the Jews. And so the sense is, Many receive the invitations of the Gospel whom God has never "chosen to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth" (2Th 2:13). The parable may also be applied more generally, and . If we turn toMark 1:1-45; Mark 1:1-45, the proof of what I have said will appear as to the leper. 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. 4 He told them, 'You also go and work in my . Individual instructors or editors may still require the use of URLs. There is such tremendous reward just in being able to minister to people, the feedback that comes from it is so rewarding. 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. All will not be the wise that understand, nor those who instruct the mass in righteousness. Would he go back on his point of no return? Thus it is shown that, though we have rich grace to the Gentile, there is the remembrance of natural relationship still. If this be a sound judgment, the comparison of the first chapter of Mark affords decisive evidence that the Holy Ghost in Matthew has taken the leper out of the mere time and circumstances of actual occurrence, and has reserved his case for a wholly different service. 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. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. The landowner rebuked them for their jealousy and resentment of the landowners generosity towards others. They mock the calm utterance of Him who chooses things that are not; and the Lord turns out the unbelievers, and demonstrates the glorious truth that the maid was not dead, but living. Gods grace always operates righteously. Jesus was passing by. But if Matthew here laid aside all question of time, it was in view of other and weightier considerations for his object. He could not bear to see them idle. And when they had received it, they complained against the landowner, saying, These last men have worked only one hour, and you made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the heat of the day. But he answered one of them and said, Friend, I am doing you no wrong. a. It is tragic that we have gotten so far away from the concepts that Jesus taught. When those who had worked all day found that the landowner paid the same amount to the late-comers as he paid to them, they complained. 3 And going out about the third hour he saw others standing idle in the marketplace, 4 and to them he . How many times during communion has God touched me physically, and ministered to me physically, as I received that work of Christ for my own physical need?So Jesus predicts His crucifixion finally, and then rising again. i. It was the creature doing his best, yet proving that he loved the creature more than the Creator. What can have more evil in it? Have mercy on us, O Lord, Son of David! 2. In spite of their lack of merit, the good householder required them to pick it up, thus giving it to them in spite of their forfeiture. Particular epochs in Luke are noted with great care; but, speaking now of the general course of the Lord's life, a little attention will discover, from the immensely greater preponderance paid to the consideration of time in the second gospel, that there we have events from first to last given to us in their consecutive order. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. 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. They gave Him full honor with this title. Out in the world there was the Roman governor with his retinue and the eastern potentate with his slaves. He would send fit messengers, nor would the work be done till the rejected Messiah, the Son of man, came. 45. I do not pretend to say this was the only purpose served; far be it from me to think of restraining the Spirit of God within the narrow bounds of our vision. All rights reserved worldwide. :) www.facebook.com/tiacookphotographywww.instagram.com/tiacookphotographywww.tiacookphotography.co.uk all rights reserved to Tia Cook Photography Power and love were come for any one to draw on. It is a saying of R. Simeon ben Jochai F4. Now a penny was a denarius and it was just a day's wage, the average day's wage. 10 million Ukrainians without power because of Russia. 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. In Matthew we have no distinction of their call from their mission.