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Matthew 21:33-46
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33“Listen to another parable:
There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a
winepress in it and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some
farmers and moved to another place.
34When the harvest time
approached, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his fruit.
35“The tenants seized his
servants; they beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.
36Then he sent other servants
to them, more than the first time, and the tenants treated them the same way.
37Last of all, he sent his
son to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.
38“But when the tenants saw
the son, they said to each other, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and
take his inheritance.’
39So they took him and threw
him out of the vineyard and killed him.
40“Therefore, when the owner
of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?”
41“He will bring those
wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and he will rent the vineyard to
other tenants, who will give him his share of the crop at harvest time.”
42Jesus said to them, “Have
you never read in the Scriptures: “‘The stone the builders rejected has become
the cornerstone; the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
43“Therefore I tell you that
the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will
produce its fruit.
44Anyone who falls on this
stone will be broken to pieces; anyone on whom it falls will be crushed.”
45When the chief priests and
the Pharisees heard Jesus’ parables, they knew he was talking about them.
46They looked for a way to
arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd because the people held that he
was a prophet.
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1)
Whom does the
owner of the vineyard represent?
o
He represents
God.
2)
Whom do the tenants
that rented the vineyard represent?
o
They represent
the Jews.
3)
What does the
vineyard represent?
o
It represents all
the blessings.
o
That
o
God gives to the
Jews.
4)
Whom do the servants
of the owner represent?
o
They represent
prophets.
o
That
o
God sent to the
Jews.
5)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 34 and 35 how did the tenants treat the servants the owner
sent to them to collect his fruit when
the harvest time approached?
o
They
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Seized his
servants.
§
Beat one.
§
Killed another.
§
And stoned a
third.
6)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 36 how did the tenants treat other servants that were sent
to them and that were more than the first time?
o
They treated those
servants the same way.
7)
How did the Jews consistently
treat prophets God sent to them, given that the tenants consistently mistreated
servants the owner sent to them?
o
They consistently
mistreated the prophets.
o
That
o
God sent to them.
8)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 37 whom did the owner
send to the tenants last of all?
o
Last of all, he
sent his son.
9)
Whom does the son
of the owner represent?
o
He represents
Jesus.
10)
What was on the
mind of the owner when he said that the tenants would respect his son, given
that respecting his son began with respecting him?
o
The owner thought
that he held sway over the tenants.
o
Such that
o
They would change
their attitude.
o
When
o
They saw his son.
11)
What risk did the
owner put his son at when he sent his son to the tenants, given what had
happened to the servants?
o
The owner put his
son at the risk of getting killed.
12)
To what extent
did the owner desire to broker a peaceful resolution of the conflict between
him and the tenants?
o
The owner desired
a peaceful resolution so much.
o
So that
o
He was willing to
put the son whom he loved at the risk of getting killed.
13)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 38 what did the tenants decide to do to the owner’s son
after they talked the matter over?
o
They decided to
§
Kill him.
§
And take his
inheritance.
14)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 39 what did the tenants do to the owner’s son?
o
They
§
Took him.
§
Threw him out of
the vineyard.
§
And killed him.
15)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 38 and 39 what did the tenants do to the owner’s son
when they saw him?
o
They said to each
other, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and take his inheritance.’
o
So
o
They
§
Took him.
§
Threw him out of
the vineyard.
§
And killed him.
16)
According to
verses 40 and 41 what did Jesus’ audience say the owner of the vineyard would do
to those tenants when he comes?
o
He will
§
Bring those
wretches to a wretched end.
§
And rent the
vineyard to other tenants, who will give him his share of the crop at harvest
time.
17)
Why had the
tenants not considered the consequence that if they killed the son of the owner,
the owner would come and reckon with them, given that the owner had been so
lenient with them that they had formed an opinion of him?
o
They
§
Despised the
owner.
§
And thought
nothing of him.
18)
What is a
cornerstone?
o
A cornerstone is
the first stone set in the construction of a building.
o
Such that
o
All other stones
would be set in reference to the cornerstone.
19)
What does the cornerstone
represent?
o
It represents the
Christ.
20)
Whom do the
builders that rejected the stone in the Scriptures in verse 42 represent?
o
They represent
the Jewish religious leaders.
21)
In accordance
with what the Scriptures say in verse 42
who is the stone that is rejected by the builders and that has become the cornerstone?
o
Jesus is the
stone
§
That is rejected
by the builders, i.e., the Jewish religious leaders.
§
And that has
become the cornerstone, i.e., the Christ.
22)
Why is it
marvelous in the eyes of the Jews that God made Jesus the Christ, given that the
Jews expected the Christ to be a figure of military might?
o
God actually made
Jesus the Christ who was
§
Rejected.
§
And killed.
o
By the Jewish
religious leaders.
23)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 43 how will the
o
The
§
Taken away from the
Jews.
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And given to a
people who will produce its fruit.
24)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 44 what will happen
to anyone who falls on the stone and
to anyone
on whom it falls?
o
Anyone who falls
on the stone will be broken to pieces.
o
Anyone on whom it
falls will be crushed.
25)
According to
verse 45 whom did the chief priests and the Pharisees think that Jesus was
talking about when they heard his parables?
o
They knew that
Jesus was talking about them.
26)
According to
verse 46 why did the chief priests and the Pharisees hesitate to arrest Jesus?
o
They were afraid
of the crowd.
o
Because
o
The people held
that he was a prophet.
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Matthew 21:33-46
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