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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:25-26

Christ professes his full acceptance of his Father's plan, on both its sides. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:25-27

Parallel passage: Luke 10:21 , Luke 10:22 , where the verses are recorded immediately after the return of the seventy. We know no other occasion which would be so likely to evoke this utterance. Although it is just possible that the seventy returned when our Lord was addressing the people in the manner related in the preceding verses of this chapter, it seems much more likely that a sense of a moral and not of a temporal connexion guided St. Matthew in his arrangement. What is true in a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:25-30

The joy of Christ over the penitent. I. THE THANKSGIVING . 1 . The Father ' s care for the lowly minded. 2 . The Father ' s love for the Son. The Lord Jesus seemed a man among men. He was rejected and despised. But, in truth, he was the almighty Son of God. All things had been given into his hand; all power was his. None knew him fully, in all the mystery and glory of his Divine personality, save only God the Father. Nor can any know the Father fully, save the Son. But... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:25-30

The knowledge of the Holy. The "things" to which our Lord here refers may be better gathered Item what follows than from what goes before. They arc evidently spiritual things ( Luke 19:42 ); things pertaining to— I. THE HIGHEST KNOWLEDGE . 1 . The knowledge of the Father. 2 . The knowledge of the Son. II. THE METHOD OF ITS COMMUNICATION . 1 . It is not attained by natural reason. 2 . It is attained by Divine revelation. III. THE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:26

Even so ; yea (Revised Version); ναί . A renewed acceptance of the immediately preceding facts. Father . In Matthew 11:25 , πάτερ : here, ὁπατήρ . There the term referred more directly to God as his own Father; here to him as Father of all, notwithstanding the methods he used. For. Giving the reason of Christ's acceptance. That would make this clause closely dependent on the preceding. But this seems unnatural. So ; i.e. in this double method. It seemed good ( it was... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:27

And says that all his work is due to and conditioned by the Father. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:27

All things. Not in the widest sense, for this would forestall Matthew 28:18 but all things that are required for my work of manifesting the truth. The utterance is thus both closely parallel to John 8:28 , and also in most intimate connexion with the preceding verses. God's twofold action in hiding the truth from some and revealing it to others is, our Lord says, all of a piece with my whole work. This is all arranged by my Father, and the knowledge of God by any man is no chance... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:27

The Son and the Father. It is remarkable that Jesus almost always used the term "Father" when he spoke of God. And he used the term so constantly that it may even be treated as the key-note of the revelation which he brought. He came to earth in order to bring to men "good news of God;" and the good news may be gathered up into a sentence, "He is your Father. You ought to be anxious about standing in right relations with your Father." It is easy to show how that will open out into an answer... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 11:25-26

From the wise and prudent - That is, from those who “thought” themselves wise - “wise” according to the world’s estimation of wisdom, 1 Corinthians 1:26-27.Hast revealed them unto babes - To the poor, the ignorant, and the obscure; the teachable, the simple, the humble. By the wise and prudent here he had reference probably to the proud and haughty scribes and Pharisees in Capernaum. They rejected his gospel, but it was the pleasure of God to reveal it to obscure and more humble people. The... read more

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