The kindness of the owner of the vineyard is told out in this chapter. He had an agreement with the first laborers, which is a picture of Israel under law, who agreed to serve God. The laborers who were hired later at about the eleventh hour had no agreement and were dependent on the grace and kindness of the master of the vineyard. Do you think they were disappointed? God is better to us than we ever thought!
Although the Lord was so kind to all, the hearts of most men remained unchanged. The leaders of the people wanted to condemn Him to death and deliver Him to the Gentiles to be crucified. This should have filled the disciples with sorrow, but instead we read that the mother of Zebedee’s children wanted the Lord to grant special favors for them. How clearly the Bible tells out what is in man’s natural heart!
During the life of the Lord Jesus, He constantly ministered to others and then at the end gave His life as a ransom for many. What love can compare with this?
Lastly, the reason the multitude rebuked the two blind men was because of their testimony to “the Son of David.” But Jesus touched their eyes and healed them. Soon multitudes will be compelled to confess “that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
1. The lord of the vineyard was very kind to his laborers. How much did his steward pay those that were hired about the eleventh hour? __________ Matthew 20:___
2. What did the Lord say He would do on the third day after He was crucified? __________ Matthew 20:___
3. The mother of Zebedee’s children wanted the Lord to grant a favor to her sons — to sit on His __________ hand and on His __________ in His kingdom. Matthew 20:___
4. If the Son of Man did not come to be ministered unto (to be served), what did He come for? __________ Matthew 20:___
5. What did the two blind men do after Jesus touched their eyes and healed them? __________ Matthew 20:___