Title: Entering Jerusalem/Matthew 21:1-48
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In Matthew 21, Jesus finally enters Jerusalem to die on the cross.
It depicts the scene vividly.
It is also recorded that after he entered the temple, he went to the temple and drove out those who were trading. One
Rebuke and judge the Jews who challenged Jesus, boasting that they were the only chosen people.
By saying that this would be, Jesus said that he was the one who saved God's people and belonged to the world.
It further reveals that he is the Messiah who will judge the people.
1. It is the omniscience and wisdom of the King Jesus.
1) He entered Jerusalem as a king.
Jesus went through towns, healing the sick, and filling the stomachs of the hungry.
He freed the demon-possessed, and rebuked the wicked rulers. Did the rumor go to Jerusalem?
It has spread. So on the day Jesus finally entered the city of Jerusalem, the crowds were treated as kings.
and welcomed it. They shouted Hosanna, which means 'Save me.'
is. The crowd accepted Jesus as king.
2) He clearly knows the future.
Before Jesus entered Jerusalem, the two disciples had a colt ready for him to ride on.
He told me to bring it. The owner of the donkey said that Jesus would use it.
He gave his donkey. This is also the case in the preparation of the Last Supper on the eve of Passover.
(cf. Matt. 26:17-19). Jesus was an all-knowing, all-knowing God.
All.
Jesus knows the path of life (Psalm 142:3).
He knows the future. (Matthew 20:17-19)
3) He defeated the wicked with wisdom.
When Jesus entered the temple and taught with authority, the chief priests and elders were jealous
I challenged you. It was about by what authority do you, who have no qualifications, teach. Yes
When Jesus realizes that the question is trying to get a pod, he asks a question that they cannot answer.
By taking the door back, he showed the wisdom of keeping the words of those who harbor evil thoughts. Jesus is
He was truly a wise counselor of God (cf. Isa. 9:6).
2. The king's wrath and judgment.
1) He drove out the temple merchants.
As soon as Jesus entered Jerusalem, he went to the temple. and then the temple
He was angry with the merchants who lined the door and were using holy sacrifices as a means of earning money.
He overturned their tables and chairs.
Jesus is the one who uses the holy temple of God as a marketplace to fill his stomach.
He was angry with them. At that time, no one in Judea had such a part of the temple leaders and their hordes.
He could not directly condemn the attributes of those who had greed, but Jesus, the Lord of the temple,
that you were working.
2) He cursed the fruitless fig tree.
All things other than man are for man, and all that includes man are for God. Yes
Therefore, the fig tree that was standing when Jesus passed by was given to Jesus, who became the true man and the true God.
They were obligated to bear fruit. But the tree did not yield any fruit to Jesus.
And the tree was cursed and died.
This article is a curse on those who are not worthy of Jesus, that is, who do not glorify Jesus.
It clearly shows that you will be destroyed. On the other hand, yes, you have such judgment
Sui reveals the fact that he is the Almighty God.
3) He cursed the Jews who rejected the Son of God.
Jesus said that the leaders of Judea and the people killed John the Baptist and killed the Son of God.
He continued to commit the evil deeds he had done since the days of his ancestors, the sin of killing the righteous of God.
After pointing out that there is, he declared that those who commit such iniquity will not escape judgment.
All. Judgment is God's exclusive authority. Therefore, Jesus who declared judgment is God.
3. He rebukes the rebellious people of Israel.
1) He rebukes us for being inferior to the Gentiles.
The parable of the firstborn son and the second son Jesus spoke of is a parable that compares Jews and Gentiles.
is. The Jews promised to serve God before the Gentiles, but in reality they worshiped God.
did not serve as Rather, the Gentiles who rejected God served God first.
(cf. Matt. 2:1-12). With this parable, Jesus rebuked the abominations of the Jews.
2) He rebuked them for killing the righteous.
The story of a farmer who went abroad exposes the fact that the Jews killed the righteous prophets sent by God.
to. The kings and people of Judea had repeatedly killed the prophets sent by God.
Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Habakkuk were the representative prophets, and the death of John the Baptist was
It is clear evidence that they cannot deny. Jesus rebuked the Jews for their unrighteous deeds
You did.
3) He rebuked him for killing the Son of God.
The most notable of Jesus' rebukes to the Jews was that he would kill the Son of God.
will be That is, he prophesied that he would kill himself and then rebuked it. kill my son
This was such a great sin that Jesus here condemned and condemned them.
you said We remember this and commit the great sin of crucifying Jesus again.
It should not be (cf. Heb. 6:6).
conclusion
Jesus Christ is omniscient, omnipotent, wise, one who rules and judges
You are Therefore, let us not neglect him, thinking only that he is the Lord of love.
Bearing in mind that He is a God of justice, we fear Him and fear our salvation with fear and trembling.
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