Harmony of the Gospels [The Parable of the 11th Hour Workers]

Fr. Matthias Shehad explores the Parable of the Workers of the 11th Hour from the Gospel of Matthew, focusing on its teaching about God’s mercy and the reversal of worldly values in the kingdom of heaven. He explains how the parable illustrates God’s willingness to welcome and reward those who come to Him late in life just as generously as those who have served Him from the beginning. Fr. Matthias connects this lesson to the attitudes of the first workers and the need for humility, mercy, and service in the Christian life. He also discusses Jesus’ foreknowledge of His suffering and death as the Son of Man, and how true greatness in God’s kingdom is about servanthood, not earthly power. This Bible study emphasizes faith, salvation, and the contrast between human expectations and God’s ways as revealed in the Gospels.