Sermon Tone Analysis

Day of Questioning Ends

We have seen authority questioned as King (21:10)

Authority questioned as Priest (21:12-17)

Questions about faith (21:18-21)

Whose authority (21:23)

Questions about faithful obedience (21:28-32)

Questions about rejection (21:33-45)

Questions about kingdom (22:1-14)

Questions about taxes/tribute (22:15-22)

Sadducee question (22:23-33)

Pharisees question again (22:34-40)

Today - Jesus questions leave them speechless (22:41-46)

Jesus is going to go on the offensive today and it is going to stop the in their tracts and leave them speechless (v.46).

-The questions that are raised are fundamental and go hand in hand with the question asked of Peter before.

This is foundational for if you get this wrong, who Jesus is then you have everything else wrong.

As we look at this today pay attention to the wording of the questions.

Open Story Books to pg.123, Bible to Mt22:34-46

What do you see, what do you notice, what sticks out to you?

Question - 1

As you can see this passage is a continuation of (vv.34-40)

He is still dealing with the Pharisee’s after Jesus silenced the Sadducees (v.34) and the lawyer the Pharisee’s are still grouped together now Jesus has a question.

What is Jesus question (v.42)?

See how He starts the question, “what do you think?”

An invitation to engage, to think, to ponder, then to discuss the matter at hand and that matter is the question.

What is the first part of the question?

What is the second part of the question?

What you think about the Christ, what you believe about the Christ matters.

Again can you see the similarity to the question asked of Peter that we looked at before?

This was not some off the wall question, this was getting to the heart of the matter, the root of every question, the person of Christ, the Messiah that they were looking for, and if people get Him wrong they get it all wrong don’t they.

What was their answer in (v.42)?

They probably thought it was as silly question, quickly they should be able to answer that question with scripture.

The Messiah would sit on the throne of David, it would be a kingdom forevermore

He is the branch of the stem of Jesse - that being David

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2Sam7:

From David the Messiah is the righteous branch.

You can note down Psm2, 89, 132 all cover this subject too, just not as direct.

He would sit on throne of David

He would be a branch from stem of Jesse

From David he would be the righteous branch

Do you think they had any doubt about the Christ that He would be a descendant of David? - No- that is why they could answer so confidently.

But, Jesus was really leading to the next question.

Question -2

What is the question the question that is asked?

What is the question the question that is asked?

This question is not to diminish the Davidic line; but to point out divine of the Messiah

In (v.44) it says Lord twice, and this verse is taken from Psm110

The first Lord is the Hebrew word for Yahweh, the second Lord is used for Master, Lord and it is the Hebrew word Adonai.

THere is something else to notice in (v.43)

How did David call Him Lord? - David had called in the Spirit, written this Psalm in the inspiration so we know that David recognizes that He is calling on someone greater than himself by calling Him “My Lord.”

He was referring to someone who is Yahweh, who is Adonai.

Final Question

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OK so no doubt what the question is here, but why would this be what stops them, quiets them and keep them from asking any other questions?

Remember they are looking for a conquering king as the Messiah that is going to take up David’s earthly throne, so how can this person be David’s son and Lord?

Jesus had been called Son of David before, this was not anything new

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The people were just 3 days before calling Jesus the Son of David and He comes at them with this question about the messiah and the Son of David.

Who they think the Son of David is paramount.

You get this wrong and you have it all wrong.

As a man, the Messiah was David’s son a direct descendant as the scripture says

As the Lord he is David’s God.

People were looking for Messiah but some were confused were they looking for the suffering servant

or an earthly king that was going to restore the kingdom of Israel

The Pharisee’s original question

Was answered, by God’s authority to the Son of David and he is him and they could say no more.

If they acknowledge him, they have to acknowledge him as messiah and His authority.

In Luke it says

The religious leaders were blinded by tradition, position and selfish pride, they could not, would not see the truth of Jesus, who He is and the authority that He has.

Some Life Applications

Don’t let your worship become routine that it does not involve faith

Jesus protects true worship (21:12-17)

Let Jesus the king, Lord, Master of your life

Render unto the world what belongs to the world; unto God what is God’s and that is you!

Jesus wants unwavering faith (21:18-22)

Obedience is more than words it is actions with the right heart

Don’t test Jesus unless you are willing t

Don’t be stumped into silence; know who it is that you worship and why