Leaders Question Jesus but Refuse to Answer Him
Welcome to Day 291 of our journey with Jesus. Today, we see what happened when people met Jesus. The main truth for today is this: When leaders question Jesus' authority, he exposes their refusal to answer honestly and tells a story about rejecting God's Son. Let’s begin.
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Mark 11:27–12:12
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Ciise iyo xertiisi waxey u soo laabteen Yeruusaalem, markaas ayaa Ciise oo macbadka dhex socday waxaa u yimid gudoomiyayaashii wadaaddada, macalimiinta sharciga Muuse iyo odayaasha. Markaas ayey weydiiyeen “Awoodee ayaad waxyaalahan ku sameysaa? Yaana ku siiyay awoodan?” Ciise ayaa ugu jawaabay, “Hal su’aal ayaan idin weydiinayaa. Ii jawaaba, kadibna waan idiin sheegi doonaa awoodda aan waxyaalahan ku sameeyo. Yooxanaa baabtiiskiisii samada miyuu ka yimid mise dhinaca binu aadanka? Bal ii sheega!” Intey dhexdooda ka wada hadleen ayey isku yiraahdeen, “Haddii aan dhahno, ‘samada xaggeeda,’ wuxuu na weydiin doonaa, ‘Maxaad u aamini weyseen?’ Laakiin haddii aan niraahno, ‘Dadka xaggiisa ayuu ka yimid,’ Maxaa dhici doona?” Waxey ka cabsadeen dadka, waayo qof walba wuxuu aaminsanaa in Yooxanaa nebi ahay. Kadib waxey Ciise ugu jawaabeen, “Ma garaneyno.” Ciise ayaa yiri, “Aniguna idiin ma sheegi doono awoodda aan waxyaalahan ku sameynayo.” Ciise wuxuu bilaabay inuu tusaalahaan iyaga u sheego, “Nin ayaa beer canab ah beertay, derbi ayuu ku wareejiyay, wuxuuna sameeyay meesha canabka lagu shiido wuxuuna dhisay munaarada waardiyaha. Kadibna wuxuu ka kireeyay kuwa beeraley ah wuxuuna aaday meel kale. Markii la gaaray waqtigii gurashada wuxuu u soo diray kiroolayaashii mid shaqaalihiisi ka mid ah si uu xoogaa canaba ah uga soo qaado. Laakiin kiroolayaashii ayaa garaacay ninkii oo diray isaga oo aan waxba wadin. Kadib wuxuu u diray shaqaale kale, laakiin isagiina wey garaaceen oo madaxa ayey ku dhufteen markey aflagaadeeyeen kadibna wey direen isaga oo aan waxba wadin. Haddana ku kale ayuu diray, kaasna waa la dilay. Kuwa kale oo badan ayuu sii diray laakiin qaar wey garaaceen kuwa kalana wey dileen. “Kadibna ninkii beerta lahaa waxaa u haray wiilkiisii kaliya ee uu jeclaa. Markii ugu dambeysay ayuu wiilkii diray isaga oo yiri, waxaa laga yaabaa iney xushmeeyaan. “Laakiin kiroolayaashii waxey isku yiraahdeen, ‘Kani waa kii dhaxli lahaa beerta, kaalaya aan dilnee kadibna aan dhaxalno beerta.’ Markaas ayey beerta canabka ah banaanka uga baxsheen oo dileen. “Maxey kula tahay inuu ninka beerta leh iyaga ku sameyn doono? Wuu u imaan doonaa oo dili doonaa kiroolayaasha beerta canabka ahna wuxuu siin doonaa kuwa kale. Miyeydan weligiin akhrisan qorniinka dhahaya, “ ‘Dhagaxii ey kuwa guriga dhisaya diideen ayaa noqday dhagaxa ugu muhiimsan dhismaha, waxyaalahan Rabbiga ayaa sameeyay, anagana yaab ayey na la tahay’?” Markaas ayaa gudoomiyayaashii wadaaddada, macalimiintii sharciga Muuse iyo odayaashii ayaa isku dayay iney Ciise qabtaan, waayo wey ogaadeen inuu tusaalahaan iyaga kaga hadlayay. Laakiin waxey ka cabsadeen dadkii badnaa, markaas ayey iska tageen.
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Yesterday we were called to recognize the King; today Jerusalem’s leaders confront Him with a question about His authority.
Jesus returns to the temple, where chief priests, scribes, and elders ask, “By what authority are you doing these things?” The question follows His public actions in Jerusalem and places His authority at the center of the conflict.
A Question About John.
Jesus answers with a question about John’s baptism: was it from heaven or from man? The leaders deliberate, but their reasoning is governed by consequences rather than truth.
We Do Not Know.
They refuse to answer because either response will expose them. Jesus therefore refuses to submit His authority to judges who will not answer honestly about the evidence already before them.
The Vineyard and the Son.
Jesus tells a parable about tenants who reject servants sent by the vineyard owner and finally kill his beloved son. The story turns the authority dispute into an indictment of rejection.
The Rejected Stone.
Jesus cites the stone rejected by builders becoming the cornerstone. The leaders recognize that the parable is about them. Their response is not repentance but a desire to arrest Him.
Tomorrow, listen carefully to how Jesus answers a question designed to place Him on trial.
Consider this.
What does this encounter reveal about Jesus?
Notice the encounter
Read Mark 11:27–12:12 and notice what Jesus exposes beneath the leaders’ question about authority.