20:29–25:46 Review · Final proclamation, confrontation, and judgment in Jerusalem:In this section, Matthew narrates Jesus’s arrival and early actions in Jerusalem, the ensuing controversies with the Jerusalem leaders regarding his authority, and Jesus’s subsequent prophetic judgment of the temple and its leadership. Through these Jerusalem encounters, Matthew emphasizes Jesus’s identity as Davidic Messiah and his rightful autho…
Baker Publishing Group, The Baker Illustrated Bible Commentary, by Gary M. Burge