February
27th Mark
11
Jesus enters Jerusalem
1:
And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at
the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples, 2: And
saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and
as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon
never man sat; loose him, and bring him. 3: And if any man say unto
you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and
straightway he will send him hither. 4: And they went their way, and
found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways
met; and they loose him. 5: And certain of them that stood there said
unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt? 6: And they said unto them
even as Jesus had commanded: and they let them go. 7: And they
brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat
upon him. 8: And many spread their garments in the way: and others
cut down branches off the trees, and strawed them in the way. 9: And
they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying,
Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord: 10:
Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name
of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest. 11: And Jesus entered into
Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about
upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto
Bethany with the twelve.
The
Barren Fig tree
12:
And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:
13: And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply
he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found
nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet. 14: And Jesus
answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for
ever. And his disciples heard it.
Jesus
cleanses the Temple
15:
And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began
to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew
the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold
doves; 16: And would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel
through the temple. 17: And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not
written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer?
but ye have made it a den of thieves. 18: And the scribes and chief
priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they
feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine.
19: And when even was come, he went out of the city.
Have
faith in God
20:
And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up
from the roots. 21: And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him,
Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.
22: And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. 23: For
verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain,
Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt
in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith
shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. 24: Therefore
I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe
that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. 25: And when ye stand
praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also
which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. 26: But if ye do
not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your
trespasses.
Objection
– Authority
27:
And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the
temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the
elders, 28: And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these
things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things? 29: And
Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one
question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do
these things. 30: The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?
answer me. 31: And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall
say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him? 32:
But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all men
counted John, that he was a prophet indeed. 33: And they answered and
said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them,
Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Christ
enters into Jerusalem sitting on an ass. He comes in regal glory as
Israel’s Messiah. He enters into the Temple and inspects everything
he finds there. On the following day he comes in judgment to clean
out the temple. He turns over the tables of the money changers and to
turns out the men selling animals. The Temple of God had become a
market a place to make money. The religious leaders set out to
destroy him. During these events Christ had come to a fig tree to be
nourished but he found no fruit and had cursed it. The disciples
raised this with him and he tells them that this is a very minor
miracle and then he encourages them to greater faith. Then Christ
gives them the principle in which they will know forgiveness. God
will forgive those under the law in perfect justice. If they forgive
then God will forgive them. What a contrast grace is. Under Grace God
forgives perfectly finding his motive only in the Grace of God. God
expects those who are forgiven under Grace to forgive – not in
order to be forgiven but because they are forgiven.
- What is the significance of Christs entrance into Jerusalem?
- What is the significance of the fig tree?
- How did Christ answer questions about his authority?
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