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THE
SCRIPTURE:
TEXT: "And no man was able to answer him a
word neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more
questions." --
INTRODUCTION: On every
hand, Jesus was confronted by those who sought to trap Him by asking questions
which were seemingly unanswerable. However, Jesus would use the questions to
baffle His critics.
This
is one of the greatest parables Jesus gave for the period in which you and I
live. Notice the man with the perfect answers.
I. SENDING
1.
The servants obey the king. (Matthew 22:1-5)
Obviously,
"a certain king" is God the Father, and "his son" is the
Lord Jesus. Notice the expression "kingdom of heaven". The emphasis
here is upon how and why this age began rather than upon the conclusion of the
age.
The
king "sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the
wedding." Who were bidden? The lost sheep of the house of
What
was the response? They made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm,
another to his merchandise.
2.
The servants are persecuted. (Matthew 22:6-7)
Verse
6: This was
Verse
7: This undoubtedly refers to the destruction of
3.
The servants continue to serve. (Matthew 22:8-10)
In
verse 8 we will see a definite change in the method and manner of the
invitation, and it
refers to the present age in which we live.
Verses
9-10: "So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together
all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished
with guests."
4.
The servants of God must be saved. (Matthew 22:11-14)
Verse
11: What is that wedding garment? The King's invitation is for everyone, but
there is a danger of coming without meeting the demands of the King. That wedding garment is the
righteousness of Christ which is absolutely essential for salvation, and it is
supplied to all who believe.
The
apostle Paul speaks of this righteousness: "But now the righteousness of
God without the law [that is, apart from the law] is manifested, being
witnessed by the law and the prophets; Even the righteousness of [from] God
which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all [it comes down upon
all] them that believe: for there is no difference" (Rom. 3:21-22). All have to have a wedding
garment.
Verse
12: Notice that he was speechless! I hear some folk say that they don't need to
receive Christ, that they will take their chances before God, that they intend
to argue their case. Well, our Lord said that this fellow without the wedding
garment was speechless.
Verses
13-14: Whether or not you accept the wedding garment is up to you, but Christ
has provided it for you. The invitation has gone out to everyone, but you will
have to come on the King's terms.
"Ten Facts About Ministry"
Swindoll, Chuck said: "While doing my research for
[my] book, I came across a fine, practical volume by a father-son team in
ministry, Warren and David Wiersbe. They have given it an appropriate title,
Making Sense of the Ministry. Within those pages are insightful comments that
everyone engaged in ministry should read. I am indebted to the Wiersbes for the following list, which I have committed to
memory. I even suggested that our congregation ... do the same.
What we have here are ten statements
about the ministry that are essential yet easily forgotten; and when they are,
things get out of whack. Read them slowly and carefully. Think of them as
"Handle with Care" signs.
1. The foundation of ministry is
character.
2. The nature of ministry is service.
3. The motive for ministry is love.
4. The measure of ministry is
sacrifice.
5. The authority of ministry is
submission.
6. The purpose of ministry is the
glory of God.
7. The tools of ministry are the Word
of God and prayer.
8. The privilege of ministry is
growth.
9. The power of ministry is the Holy
Spirit.
10. The model for ministry is Jesus
Christ."
--
Chuck Swindoll, Rise and Shine.
II. SURPRISING THE HERODIANS (Matthew
The Herodians come to Him with a question which is actually
related to their particular position. They were a political party which favored
the house of Herod and looked to those of that house to deliver them from the
Roman yoke.
I
don't think the Herodians could be considered a
religious party at all because they were strongly political. However, the
Pharisees apparently used them, and it is quite possible that many of the
Pharisees were Herodians as well.
1.
The sarcasm of the Herodians (Matthew
Verses
15-16: Obviously, they were not wanting His opinion.
2.
The sinister question. (Matthew 22:17)
Verse
17: They had their own answer. It was a trick question. If Jesus had said,
"No, you are not to pay tribute to Caesar," He could be accused of
being a traitor to
If
Jesus had said, "Yes, you are to pay tribute to Caesar," He could not
be the true Messiah. They thought that they had our Lord on the horns of a
dilemma.
3.
The sincere answer. (Matthew 22:18-21)
Verse
18: Notice that He called them what they were--hypocrites.
Verse
19: It is notable that He used their coin. I have often wondered why He didn't
use His own coin. I think it is because He didn't have one.
Verse
20: They were using the legal tender of the Roman government, and here it was a
Roman coin.
Verse
21: This is an
amazing answer because it involves more than just answering their question--and
He certainly did that. In addition, He is saying that they did owe something to
Caesar. They were using his coins, they walked down Roman
roads, and
4.
The silence of the people. (Matthew 22:22)
Verse
22: Obviously, this reveals that our Lord did not fall into their trap.
Although they did owe Caesar something, that did not remove their
responsibility to God.
The Herodians left Him, and now it's time for the Sadducees to
come to bat, and they also attempt to trap Him
III. SIMPLIFYING THE SCRIPTURES
(Matthew
1.
The inquiry of the Sadducees. (Matthew 22:23-28)
Verses
23-28: The Sadducees did not believe in the resurrection. They used a
ridiculous illustration to try to trap the Lord. Imagine a woman who had had
seven brothers for her husbands!
She
must have lived in
2.
The ignorance of the Sadducees. (Matthew 22:29)
Verse
29: The Sadducees were ignorant in two spheres: (1) ignorant of the Scriptures
and (2) ignorant of the power of God. Ignorance of the Scriptures and ignorance
of the power of God caused them to bring up such a ridiculous illustration. The
explanation is simple.
3.
The interpretation of the Scriptures. (Matthew 22:30)
Verse
30: He is not saying that they are angels. Neither will we be angels in heaven.
But we will be like angels in that we will not marry in heaven. In other words,
in heaven there will not be any necessity to continue the race by means of
birth.
This
does not mean that a husband and wife who were very close down here cannot be
together in heaven. If they want to be together, of course they can be
together. But, my friend, think of the ones who wouldn't want to be together.
They won't have to be together.
However,
they both will have new dispositions, and probably they will get along lots
better up there than they did down here!
4.
The instruction of the Saviour. (Matthew 22:31-33)
Verses
31-33: This is a devastating statement! What about those who have gone before?
What about Abraham today?
Well,
he is just as much Abraham today as he ever was. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob have
been simply transferred from earth to another place.
They
are not dead; they are alive. And this is true of your loved ones who are in
Christ and are waiting in heaven for you. This is a glorious truth!
IV. SILENCING THE PHARISEES (Matthew
Now
the Herodians and the Sadducees have been silenced.
The Pharisees have been watching Jesus and these two groups. The Pharisees were
a religio-political party. They wanted to see the
In
restoring the kingdom they could join the Herodians,
but as a religious party they opposed the Sadducees. The Pharisees would correspond
to the conservative wing of the church today, and the Sadducees would
correspond to the liberal wing of the church.
The
Pharisees, like the other two groups, were out to trap the Lord, and so their
representative, a lawyer, posed a very interesting question.
1.
The question of the Pharisees. (Matthew 22:34-36)
Verses
34-35: The Pharisees have a huddle, then they plan a strategy and put forth
this very clever lawyer, that is, a scribe, an expert in the Mosaic Law, to
propound a question
Verse
36: Listen to the answer of the Lord Jesus
2.
The answer of Jesus. (Matthew 22:37-40)
Verse
37-38: Notice that He did not pick any one of the Ten Commandments. Then He
gives them a second one.
Verse
39: When you apply this to your life, you will recognize that you are coming short of the
glory of God.
Our
Lord is very straightforward with this man. He says, "You want to know
which is the greatest commandment. To
love God is the greatest commandment, and to love your neighbor is the next
greatest."
Verse
40: These two commandments actually summarized the entire Mosaic Law. The
answer of Jesus was so obviously accurate that if the Pharisees had been
honest, they would have said: "We
have fallen short. We cannot be saved by the Law; we do need a Savior."
And at that time the Lord Jesus, the Savior, was almost under the shadow of the
cross.
3.
The question of Jesus. (Matthew 22:41-45)
Verses
41-44: The Lord Jesus is quoting Psalm 110:1. How could David call his son his
Lord? The Pharisees would have to say that the son would have to be
supernaturally born for David to call him "my Lord."
There
are several implications in this question which are tremendous. Our Lord said
that David wrote Psalm 110, that he wrote it by the Holy Spirit, and that he
wrote it about the Messiah. "If David then call him Lord, how is he his
son?"
How
could David call his son superior unless He was? The only logical answer to
this question is the Virgin Birth. Jesus is David's son, but He is greater than
David.
A son
of David cannot be greater than David unless there is something greater
introduced into the line to make a greater son. The records of the supernatural
birth of Jesus afford the only satisfactory answer.
The
Lord of David got into David's line, as stated in Luke's gospel, "And the angel answered
and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the
Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be
born of thee shall be called the Son of God" (Luke 1:35).
He is greater than David because He is the Lord from heaven.
The
Lord Jesus was forcing the Pharisees to face up to the real issue and to
acknowledge Him as David's son and as David's Lord. This ended the verbal clash
with the religious rulers.
Verse
45: This is the searching question which our Lord put to the Pharisees.
4.
The answer of the Pharisees. (Matthew 22:46)
Verse
46: They made no verbal attack upon Him after this. They had determined His
death, and that is the thing toward which they are going to move. They see that
they cannot answer Him. This is one of the great proofs of His deity.
CONCLUSION: Jesus had an
answer for every question. The answers of Christ were based upon the Scriptures
which were familiar to His critics. The evidence that Demands a Verdict!
* * *
When
During a pause in the conversations,
Have you acknowledged Jesus Christ as
your King? Have you accepted Christ as your Savior and Lord? Are you willing to
allow Him not only to save you from sin but also to rule your life?
Today, choose to bow before Him as
your sovereign Lord and be His willing and grateful servant. Then you can
worship Him as both your Savior and your King! --Our Daily
Bread.
God kept His
promise of the Savior's birth
That wondrous night
when Jesus came to earth;
And still today the
prophets' message rings:
He'll come again to
reign as King of kings. –Hess
REFERENCES: References
used in this Bible study are from the
Believer’s Bible Commentary, David C. Cook Publishers Bible-in-Life, Dr.
Cliff Robinson Bible Outlines, Dr. Lee Roberson’s Sermons, KJV Bible
Commentary, Our Daily Bread, The Bible Reader’s Companion Ed. 3, The
Nelson Study Bible: New King James Version, Thru the Bible with J. Vernon
McGee, Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines of the New Testament Ed. 4,
Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines of the Old Testament, With the Word Bible
Commentary, and selected illustrations.
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