Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 12:1-50
B. Specific instances of Israel’s rejection of Jesus ch. 12Matthew has shown that opposition to Jesus came from two main sources: the animosity of the religious leaders, and the indifference of the common Israelites. In this chapter he presented five instances in which opposition manifested itself and increased. In each situation the approach to Jesus was negative, but Jesus responded positively. [Note: Toussaint, Behold the . . ., p. 158.] "Central to the plot of Matthew’s story is the element... read more
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 12:24
24. But when the Pharisees heard it—Mark (Mark 3:22) says, "the scribes which came down from Jerusalem"; so that this had been a hostile party of the ecclesiastics, who had come all the way from Jerusalem to collect materials for a charge against Him. (See on Matthew 12:1). they said, This fellow—an expression of contempt. doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub—rather, "Beelzebul" (see on Matthew 12:1- :). the prince of the devils—Two things are here implied—first, that the bitterest... read more