Matthew 20-22

1. 20:1-16 How does the landowner seem to act unfairly? [Discuss:Is there any way this might seem fair, or is his right to act unfairly the point of the story?]
2. 20:17-19  How does this prophecy of Jesus’ death and resurrection differ from the previous times He has told His disciples of it? (16:21 and 17:22-23)
3. 20:20-28  What does Jesus teach about the value of humility? [Discuss: Why does Jesus instruct the ten about humility? Isn't that the instruction James and John should receive?]
4. 20:29-34 Why did Jesus heal the blind men? How soon did it take effect? [Discuss: Why would Jesus ask the blind men what they wanted? Wouldn't it have been obvious?]
5. 21:1-11 Find and note the different designations for Jesus in this passage.
6. 21:12-17 Was this an act of temper on Jesus' part? (See Mark 11:11.) What was wrong with what they were doing?
7. 21:18-22 When the disciples saw Jesus curse the fig tree, what was their concern? What is the lesson of the fig tree?
8. 21:23-27 What is our natural tendency when asked a confrontational question? What valuable technique does Jesus demonstrate here?
9. 21:28-32  How does this parable relate to the context? How might you have reacted if you had been one of the chief priests or elders?
10. 21:33-41 What teaching technique(s) does Jesus use here (especially v. 40)?
11. 21:42-46 Why did it take so long for the chief priests and Pharisees to realize Jesus was talking about them? What was their immediate response?
12. 22:1-14 Describe two ways invitees rejected the invitation. How did the man without the wedding robe react when he was confronted by the king? [Discuss: How can we avoid being him?]
13. 22:15-22 What motivated the Pharisees' question about paying taxes? [Discuss: Why would the Pharisees use the Herodians to ask this question?] How did they react to his response?
14. 22:23-33 Who were the Sadducees? What was the motivation for their question? [Discuss: Should we just come out and tell people they're wrong, as Jesus did here?]
15. 22:34-40 What are the two great commandments? [Discuss: How does Jesus' answer compare to the 10 commandments?]
16. 22:41-46 Whose Son is the Christ? What did David say about Him?