This week in my New Testament Class, we examined more parables taught by the Savior. We compared how the pharisees were like each of the following parables:

The pharisees were like the fig tree in Matthew 21:17-20 because they were doing no good works, or producing to good fruits. Jesus sentenced the tree to shrivel away as the pharisees would eventually because they were not productive.

The pharisees were like the second son in Matthew 21: 28-32 because they often offered lip-service, and pretended to live the law of God. However, they did not actually follow the laws, and were wicked at heart.

The pharisees were like the husbandmen in Matthew 21: 33-41 because they continually destroyed those that prophesied of Christ, and then killed Christ as well. They master of the vinyard, or God, will destroy them in the last day.

The pharisees were like the wedding guests and the man without the wedding garment in Matthew: 22:1-14 because they did not follow the Lord's commandments, and did not offer the proper reverence for his teachings.

I enjoyed reading these parables and learning how to better apply them in my own life.