Matthew 21
A Question About Jesus Authority
Jesus returned to the temple (v. 23). At the end of one of His teaching sessions, the chief priests and elders challenged Jesus’s authority. They were trying to protect their traditions by trapping Jesus in his answers. Jesus asked them a question in response (v. 24). Where did John the Baptizer …
Jesus Enters Jerusalem on a Donkey
Since it was Passover, there were probably about 2 million people in and around Jerusalem. This crowd was composed of Jews who lived in Jerusalem and those from Galilee and the surrounding countryside. Jesus and the disciples were approaching Jerusalem from the east as they came up the …
Jesus Puts a Curse on a Fig Tree
Jesus began to drive the money changers out of the temple and the blind and lame came to him to be healed (vv. 12-14) The priests and religious leaders saw His miracles and were indignant (vv. 15-16). God desires that His name be honored and that His people be treated well (v. 12). He then …