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- Was the Master being unfair? ............................................................................... 427
- The last day believer: ............................................................................................ 427
20:17- 26 Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons ........... 427
The Zebedee family: ................................................................................................. 428
Ya‘akov (James) called to discipleship: .................................................................... 428
a. Their title: .............................................................................................................. 428
b. Their vengeful zeal (Luke 9:51-56): ...................................................................... 428
c. Their excessive ambition (Matt 20:20-28; Mark 10:35-45): ................................... 428
d. Ya‘akov‘s early martyrdom (Acts 12:1-2): ............................................................. 428
e. Ya‘akov‘s transformation inferred: ........................................................................ 429
20:27-28 And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant .............. 429
20:29-34 As they departed from Jericho ................................................................... 429
SECTION VIII ................................................................................................................................................ 429
REPROOF AND REBUKE ........................................................................................... 429
MATTHEW 21:1- 46 ...................................................................................................... 429
21:1 Then sent Jesus two disciples .......................................................................... 431
The Backdrop to New Testament Discipleship ......................................................... 431
The New Testament Definition of a Disciple ............................................................. 432
Distinctives of Y‘shua‘s discipleship.......................................................................... 432
21:2-7 Thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass... ....................... 433
From the Hebrew Scriptures: .................................................................................... 433
From the Rabbinic Writings: ..................................................................................... 433
21:8 Others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way ......... 433
21:9-11 Hosanna to the son of David ....................................................................... 434
21:12-15 Ye have made it a den of thieves .............................................................. 434
The Messenger of the Covenant .............................................................................. 435
From the Hebrew Scriptures: .................................................................................... 435
From the New Covenant: .......................................................................................... 435
21:16-18 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise? ...... 435
21:19-20 And when he saw a fig tree in the way ...................................................... 436
21:21-22 If ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed ... whatsoever ye shall
ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive .................................................................. 436
21:23- 42 The baptism of John, whence was it, from heaven, or of men? ................. 437
The Authority for Yochanan's Baptism ...................................................................... 437
The Vineyard ............................................................................................................ 437
Two Types of Vineyards: .......................................................................................... 437
The Corporate Vineyard: .......................................................................................... 437
The Individual Vineyard: ........................................................................................... 438
Who/What is a Jew? ................................................................................................. 438
21:43-46 The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation ......... 438SECTION VIII ................................................................................................................................................ 440
REPROOF AND REBUKE ........................................................................................... 440
MATTHEW 22:1- 46 ...................................................................................................... 440
22:1 And Jesus answered ........................................................................................ 441
22:2-10 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king ....................................... 441
22:11-13 He saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment ....................... 441
22:14 For many are called, but few are chosen ........................................................ 441
22:15- 2 2 They sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians ......................... 442
Render Unto Caesar ................................................................................................. 442
22:23 The same day came to him the Sadducees .................................................... 442
22:24-29 His brother shall marry his wife .................................................................. 443