Choice 2: Matthew 21–22. Jesus Was Rejected by the Jewish Leaders

I decided on Choice 2 because I realized that I didn’t understand many of the parables and this gave me the opportunity to ponder on what really made the difference and why the Jewish Leaders treated Christ and what Christ opinion was on these instances.  

Unit One

Choice 2: Matthew 21–22. Jesus Was Rejected by the Jewish Leaders

Review Matthew 21–22. Make a written comparison of how the Jewish leaders of Jesus’s day were like each of the following:

• The fig tree in Matthew 21:17–20


• The Jewish leaders here are like the fig tree by not having any more fruit and that came and actually starts to fall from this point to govern of the Roman church and other believes that have it slowly wither away.
• The second son in Matthew 21:28–32


• Here is another great example of how the Jewish leadership is like the second son. They answer and say that they will do the will of the Lord but then when it came to helping those in need or teaching the gospel they kept to themselves and would not do what they said they would.
• The husbandmen in Matthew 21:33–41


• The husband men here are like many of the servants of God as they went to the Jewish leadership were mocked and even killed for it and when the “lord” sent his son they not only beat him but made sure to kill him. This was done so that they were seen as better. This definitely happened with the Jewish leadership as they did beat those that followed Christ and when he came they killed Christ for what he believed and was the son of the true Lord, just as those in the parable.
• The wedding guests and the man without the wedding garment in Matthew 22:1–14


• The Jewish leaders are like the wedding guest as they first took light and did not listen to the servants that where telling them about the wedding feast or Christ gospel. They also continue to be like them as they get to the point of beating and even killing the servants sent to give them the message. They are like the man without the wedding garment because they believe that they will make it into the wedding feast but in reality they do not have that calling or have worked for it but in reality when that day comes they will be shocked to find out that they in reality have not done the work necessary to have the true “wedding garment.”