from faithless Israel and given to the productive elect. So much for the personal servants of the nobleman. What about the citizens who plainly said at the beginning, “We do not want this man to reign over us” (19:14)? The masses of the citizens in this would-be Kingdom actually hated Jesus as well, and in merely a few days the priests and scribes and leaders among the people would lead the multitude in shouting to have Him crucified (Luke 23:13–25; Matt. 27:15–25; Mark 15:6–15; John 18:39–19:16).