Mat 21:1 | Clarke | STEP | Christ rides into Jerusalem upon an ass, and the multitude receive him joyfully, . He enters the temple, and expels the money-changers, etc. , . The blind and the lame come to him and are healed, . The chief priests and scribes are offended, . Our Lord confounds them, and goes to Bethany, , . The barren fig-tree blasted, . While teaching in the temple, the chief priests and elders question his authority; he answers and confutes them, . The parable of the man and his two sons, . The parable of a vineyard let out to husbandmen, ; applied to the priests and Pharisees, ; who wish to kill him, but are restrained by the fear of the people, who acknowledge Christ for a prophet, . Verse 1 Bethphage - A place on the west declivity of Mount Olivet, from which it is thought the whole declivity and part of the valley took their name. It is supposed to have derived its name from the fig-trees which grew there; בית beeth, signifying a region as well as a house, and פג phag, a green fig.

Matthew 21:1

Introduction

Christ rides into Jerusalem upon an ass, and the multitude receive him joyfully, Mat 21:1-11. He enters the temple, and expels the money-changers, etc. Mat 21:12, Mat 21:13. The blind and the lame come to him and are healed, Mat 21:14. The chief priests and scribes are offended, Mat 21:15. Our Lord confounds them, and goes to Bethany, Mat 21:16, Mat 21:17. The barren fig-tree blasted, Mat 21:18-22. While teaching in the temple, the chief priests and elders question his authority; he answers and confutes them, Mat 21:23-27. The parable of the man and his two sons, Mat 21:28-32. The parable of a vineyard let out to husbandmen, Mat 21:33-42; applied to the priests and Pharisees, Mat 21:43-45; who wish to kill him, but are restrained by the fear of the people, who acknowledge Christ for a prophet, Mat 21:46.

Verse 1

Bethphage - A place on the west declivity of Mount Olivet, from which it is thought the whole declivity and part of the valley took their name. It is supposed to have derived its name from the fig-trees which grew there; בית beeth, signifying a region as well as a house, and פג phag, a green fig.