Matthew 21&22

Meditation Verses for Book of Matthew 21&22:

Chapter 21: This chapter inspires us to welcome Our Lord Jesus as our King in our Lives. It begins with the Lord Jesus’s Entrance into Jerusalem riding on a donkey. The crowds lay palm leaves and their cloaks on the road, shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” We also see Our Lord Jesus enters the temple, drive out the money changers and merchants, and overturns their tables, declaring it a house of prayer not a place of distractions. We also see this cursing of the barren fig tree and how our Lord Jesus expects to find some fruit something that would be pleasing to him. It showed God’s disapproval of people who are all leaves and no fruit. This chapter also shows how Our Lord Jesus delivered several parables, including the parable of the two sons, the wicked tenants, and the weddings feast. These stories expose the hypocrisy of some people and emphasize the importance of faithful obedience and what matters is truly living for God.

Chapter 22: Starts with the Parable of the Wedding feast, which reflect the one of main points of this chapter, which is many are called but few are chosen. Also, we see that our Lord Jesus answered many questions regarding paying taxes, the reality of resurrection, the greatest commandment and talked about the Messiah and how he is the Son of David and at the same time the Lord of David. This chapter challenges us to heed God’s invitation, live responsibly, understand life beyond death and love God and others.

“For _______ are called but ________ are chosen” (Matthew 22:14)

• many, few

• few, many

What did our Lord Jesus tell the two disciples to do in the village?

• to bring the donkey and the colt tied with her.

• to search for people

• he did not ask them to go to a village.

Fill in the blank: “Tell the daughter of _________, ‘Behold your __________ is coming to you, Lowly, and sitting on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey.”

Fill in the blank:

“Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: “Hosanna to the Son of _____! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the _______! Hosanna in the highest!”

True or False:

the Chief priests were happy to welcome our Lord Jesus in to Jerusalem.

• True

• False

True or False:

When our Lord Jesus told the fig tree that no fruit will ever grow on it again, it withered right away.

• True

• False

In the parable of the Kingdom of God in chapter 22, what did the King tell his servants to do after the ones he invited were not worthy of the wedding anymore?

• Go into the highways and invite as many as they find

• Try to bring the people again.

• None of the above.

Fill in the blank:

“Render therefore to _______ the things that are Caesar’s and to God the things that are God’s”

True or False:

For in resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels of God in heaven.

• True

• False