He Who Comes In the Name of the Lord
Questions for Study 26

Matthew 21:1-46
Key Verse: 9b

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I. Jesus' Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem (1-17)

1. Where was Jesus? What was he preparing to do? What instructions did he give to the two disciples?

2. How did the two disciples respond? What does this event suggest about the Lordship of Christ? (John 1:3a; Job 1:21; Psalm 19:1,2)

3. Why did Jesus need the donkey? (4-5; Zechariah 9:9)

4. How did the crowds welcome Jesus? What does "Hosanna" mean? (Matthew 1:21) What does this teach us about Jesus kingship? What does it mean that they welcomed Jesus as the Son of David?

5. What victory did Jesus win by his "triumphal entry" into Jerusalem? How did the whole city respond to him? (10-11)

6. When Jesus entered the temple, why did he burn with anger? (12-13) What was the original mission of the religious leaders? (Mark 1:17) What does Jesus' clearing the temple mean? What did Jesus say concerning the temple? (13) What else happened? (14-17)

II. The Rejected Stone, the Capstone (18-46)

7. How did Jesus amaze the disciples? (18-20) What did he teach them about the power of faith? (21, Hebrews 11:29) About the power of prayer? (22, Luke 22:42-44)

8. Why did the religious leaders question Jesus' authority? (23) What question did he ask in return? (24-25a) How did they answer? Why? Was this true? (25b-27) Look at the story he told in verses 28-32. What did Jesus want these religious leaders to do?

9. Who is the landowner in the parable in 33-41? Who are the farmers? What does the vineyard represent? (Isaiah 5:7) Who are the servants? The son? What happened when the farmers forgot their mission and forgot who they were?

10. What does this Scripture verse which Jesus quoted mean? (42-44) How did the religious leaders respond? What should be learned?