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Mark
Chapter 12
{The
Parable of the Tenants}
12:1~~Then
he {Jesus} began to speak to them in parables,
"A
Man {God and the plan and integrity of God}
planted
a vineyard
{Israel as a client nation to God - see Isaiah 5:1-7}.
He
put a wall/fence around it {Divine protection} . . .
dug
a pit for the winepress {anticipation of production}
and
built a watchtower {freedom through military victory/power}.
Then
He rented it to tenant farmers {Jews of Israel}
and
went on a journey."
12:2~~"At
harvest time
He
sent a slave/servant {Old Testament prophet}
to
the tenants to collect His portion of the crop."
12:3~~"But
those tenants seized him,
beat
him and sent him away empty-handed."
12:4~~"He
{God/Vineyard owner} sent another slave to them again.
This
one they struck on the head and insulted/dishonored."
12:5~~"He
sent another, and that one they killed.
This
happened to many others,
some
of whom were beaten, others killed."
12:6~~"He
{God} had one left . . . a Son {Jesus Christ}
He
loved very much.
Finally
He sent Him to them saying,
'They
will respect My Son.' "
12:7~~But
those tenants said to one another,
'This
is the heir.
Come,
let us kill Him
and
the inheritance will be ours.' "
{Note: This is a reference to the Jewish part of the physical death of the Lord Jesus Christ.}
12:8~~"So
they seized Him, killed Him,
and
threw His body out of the vineyard."
12:9~~"What
then will the Owner of the vineyard do?
He
will come and destroy those tenants
and
give the vineyard to others
{removal of Israel as the client nation to God - after giving them 40
years to repent - now with Gentile nations}."
{Jesus
tells them they are mixed up! They want the 2nd Advent without the
1st Advent}
12:10-11~~"Have
you not read this scripture {Psalms 118:25}:
'The
stone the builders rejected
has
become the cornerstone . . . 12:11~~
this
is from the Lord and it is marvelous in our eyes'?"
{Note: The palm branches are with the feast of the Tabernacle NOT the Passover. The Passover represented the cross . . . the Tabernacle feast represented the rule of Christ in the Millennium.}
12:12~~Now
they wanted to arrest him (but they feared the crowd),
for
they knew that He told this parable against them.
So
they left Him and went away.
12:13``
And, they 'sent on a mission
under
their authority' {apostello} face to face with Him . . .
certain
of the Pharisees and of the Herodians . . .
to
snare/trap Him {Jesus}
in
'what He said'/"His Doctrines/Words {logos}".
12:14``
And, having come, they say to Him {Jesus},
"Teacher
{didaskalos}, we perceive/know {oida}
that
You are true {alethes}
and
that You absolutely are not {ouk}
'obsequious
to'/'fawning over' {melo} anyone,
for
You absolutely do not {ouk}
pay
regard to the outward appearance of men,
but
upon the basis of the truth,
You
are teaching the 'Way of God'.
It
is permissible to give income/poll tax to Caesar . . .
or
absolutely not {ouk}?
12:15``Shall
we give or, shall we not give?
But
He {Jesus} knowing their hypocrisy said to them,
"Why
are you putting Me to the test {peirazo}?
Be
bringing Me a denarius in order that I may see."
12:16``And,
they brought.
And
He {Jesus} says to them,
"Of
whom is this likeness . . .
and
whose inscription?"
And,
they said to Him . . . "Caesar's."
12:17``And
Jesus said to them,
"The
things belonging to Caesar . . . pay off to Caesar,
and
the things belonging to God . . . to God."
And
they stood . . . marveling at Him.
12:18-23``And,
there come Sadducees to Him {Jesus}
(that
class which says there is not a resurrection)
and,
they kept on questioning Him, saying, 12:19``
"Teacher,
Moses wrote for us,
"If
{ean} a brother of a certain man should die
-
maybe he will, maybe he will not (3rd class condition} -
and
should leave a wife and should not leave a child {teknon} . . .
his
brother should take/marry the widow
and
raise up seed for his brother."
{this pertains to the law of posterity. Every 50 years the land
reverts back to the family of the Exodus that God gave it to. But
if the man dies without male heirs, then that branch of the family
dies out - as does the land grant - this was a very serious matter
to the Jews of this day} 12:20``
There
were seven brothers.
And
the first married/took a wife, and dying,
absolutely
did not {ouk} leave seed. 12:21``
And,
the second married/took her . . .
and
he died not having left a seed.
And,
the third likewise. 12:22``
And
the seven absolutely did not {ouk} leave a seed.
Last
of all the woman died also. 12:23``
In
the resurrection {anastasis} . . . when they are raised,
of
which of them shall she be the wife? . . .
for
the seven had her as wife.
12:24-27``
Jesus 'had an answer for'/'gave a discerning answer
from
the ultimate source of himself to' {apokrinomai} them,
"Is
it absolutely not {ouk} for this cause that you err . . .
namely,
that you do not know the scriptures
nor
even the power of God? 12:25``
For
when they arise out from among the dead . . .
neither
do they marry nor do they give in marriage . . .
but
are like angels in heaven. 12:26``
But
concerning the dead,
that
they do not arise,
did
you absolutely not {ouk} read in the book of Moses,
at
the bush, how God spoke to him, saying,
'I
am the God of Abraham,
and
the God of Isaac,
and
the God of Jacob'? 12:27``
He
is absolutely not {ouk} the God of the dead . . . but of the living.
'You
are badly misled'/'Greatly do you err."
12:28``And,
having come,
one
of the scribes/'experts in the law'
heard
them debating/'questioning together' {suzeteo} . . .
perceiving/knowing
{oida} that He {Jesus}
'had
an answer for'/'gave a discerning answer
from
the ultimate source of himself to' {apokrinomai} them well,
interrogated
{eperotao} Him,
"Which/'of
what sort' is the 'most important commandment of all?"
{idiom: literally 'first commandment of all'}
12:29-30``
Jesus 'had an answer for'/'gave a discerning answer
from
the ultimate source of himself to' {apokrinomai},
"The
'most important'/first is: 'Hear/Listen, O Israel,
the
Lord our God is one Lord . . . 12:30``
and
you shall love {agapao} the Lord your God
'out
of'/with {ek} your whole heart/'right lobe'/'mentality' {kardia}. . .
and
'out of'/with {ek} your whole life/soul/'life force' {psuche},
and
'out of'/with {ek} your whole 'strength of mind'/
'Way
of thinking' {dianoia} . . .
and
'out of'/with {ek} your whole ability/
strength/force/might
{ischus}.' "
{Note: God must always be first in your life. You must love Him . . . fully - with all your very being.}
12:31``The
second is this:
'You
shall love {agapao} your neighbor as yourself.'
'Greater
than these, another of the same kind {allos} commandment,
there
is absolutely not {ouk}'/
'There
is absolutely no {ouk} other of the same kind {allos}
commandment
greater than these'."
12:32-33``The
scribe/'expert in the law' said to Him {Jesus},
"Beautiful/Right/Well
{kalos} Teacher {didaskalos},
truthfully
You said, "He is One . . .
and
there is not another of the same kind {allos}
except
Him.' 12:33``
And
'to be loving {agapao} Him
'out
of'/with {ek} your whole heart/'right lobe'/
'mentality
of the soul' {kardia},
and
'out of'/with {ek} your whole understanding {sunesis},
and
'out of'/with {ek} your whole life/soul/'life force' {psuche},
and
'out of'/with {ek} your whole ability/
strength/force/might
{ischus} . . .
and
'to be loving {agapao} your neighbor {plesion} as yourself'
is
much more {important}
than
all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifices."
12:34``And,
Jesus, having perceived/seen {oida} him,
that
he 'had an answer'/'gave a discerning answer
from
the ultimate source of himself' {apokrinomai}
intelligently/thoughtfully
{nounechos},
He
said to him, "You are absolutely not {ouk}
far
from the kingdom of God."
After that no one dared interrogate Him {anything}.
12:35-37``And,
'having an answer'/'giving a discerning answer
from
the ultimate source of Himself' {apokrinomai},
Jesus
was saying as He was teaching in the temple said,
"How
is it that the scribes/'experts in the law'
say
that the Messiah/Christ is David's son? 12:36``
David
himself said . . . by the Holy Spirit {hagios pneuma},
'The
Lord said to my Lord,
'Sit
at My right hand,
until
I put Your enemies under Your feet.' 12:37``
David
himself calls him 'Lord' . . .
so
how can he be his son?"
And the large crowd was listening to Him with delight.
12:38-40``And,
in His teaching/doctrine {didache},
He
{Jesus} was saying,
"Be
constantly bewaring of the scribes/'experts in the law' . . .
who
are fond of walking around in long robes
and
{are fond} of salutations in the marketplaces, 12:39``
and
{are fond of having}
the
'prominent seats'/'seats of honor' in the synagogues
and
the 'places of honor'/'chief recliners'
at
feasts/banquets . . . 12:40``
those
who devour widows' property
and
'as a show'/'for a pretence' make long prayers . . .
these
will receive a more severe condemnation/punishment."
12:41``And,
having sat down opposite
the
treasury/'offering box' {gazophulakion},
He
{Jesus} was viewing with a discerning eye
how
the crowd throws money into the 'temple treasury'/'offering box'.
And,
many rich/wealthy people 'put in large sums'/'threw in much'.
12:42``And
there came one, a widow, poverty-stricken.
She
threw/put in two mites/'small copper coins' {lepton} . . .
'which
are a farthing'/'worth less than a penny' {kodrantes}.
12:43-44``And,
having called His disciples to him,
He
{Jesus} said to them,
"Truly/'Point
of doctrine' {amen} . . . I am saying to you,
this
widow . . . and she . . . poverty-stricken . . .
threw
in more than all those
who
threw money into the treasury/'offering box' . . . 12:44``
for
they all threw in out of the abundance . . .
but
she, out of her poverty, threw in all, as much as she had . . .
the
whole of her 'life's necessities' {bios - that which sustains life}. "
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