V. CONCLUDING PERSONAL INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION 4:9-22Paul concluded his last inspired epistle by giving Timothy personal instructions and information to enable him to carry out the apostle’s last wishes. read more
St. Paul’s Last Messages and Counsels1-8. The Apostle, knowing that his days are fast drawing to a close, exhorts Timothy to increased diligence and earnestness in his teaching, in view of the imminence of a time of error and excitement. He refers to his approaching martyrdom, expressing his readiness for whatever may await him, and his confidence in the reward of his faithfulness.1. I charge thee] cp. 1 Timothy 5:21. And the Lord Jesus Christ] RV ’and of Christ Jesus.’At his appearing, etc.]... read more
(9) Do thy diligence to come shortly.—Such a request as this would—had we no other arguments—tell us that no forger ever wrote this Epistle. Who would ever have dreamed of putting into the letter such a request as this, after those solemn expressions of the last few verses, in which the Apostle spoke of himself as even then tasting the bitterness of death? He had been writing as though the martyr’s death was so imminent that the preparations were already being made for it. This request to... read more
2 Timothy 4:2 Observe, he puts longsuffering before doctrine, and that because nothing except patience answers with those who are hard to win. Patience enables us to possess not only our own souls but those of others also. St. Francis de Sales. 2 Timothy 4:2 In the ninth chapter of The Saints' Everlasting Rest, Baxter observes that 'we are commanded to "exhort one another daily," and "with all longsuffering" (2 Timothy 4:2 ). The fire is not always brought out of the flint at one stroke; nor... read more
Chapter 36THE PERSONAL DETAILS A GUARANTEE OF GENUINENESS.IT would scarcely be exceeding the limits of legitimate hyperbole to say that these two passages prove the authenticity and genuineness of the Pastoral Epistles; that they are sufficient to show that these letters are an authentic account of the matters of which they treat, and that they are genuine letters of the Apostle Paul.In the first of these expositions it was pointed out how improbable it is that a portion of one of these letters... read more
IV. THE LAST WORDS OF THE APOSTLE CHAPTER 4 1. The last charge (2 Timothy 4:1-5 ) 2. His last testimony (2 Timothy 4:6-8 ) 3. The last personal messages (2 Timothy 4:9-22 ) 2 Timothy 4:1-5 This last chapter is a most impressive one. It is the farewell of this great man of God. joy and sorrow, confidence and love breathe in his final charge and message. “The sorrow that he might have in his soul was only for those he was leaving, and even that is almost swallowed up in the joyful... read more
4:9 {5} Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:(5) The last part of the epistle, setting forth grievous complaints against certain ones, and examples of singular godliness in every place, and of a mind never wearied. read more
The apostle writes this last chapter with a deepening sense in his soul of the nearness of his martyrdom; and it is most precious to observe how the solemnity of his charge to Timothy is mingled with a vibrant, untarnished joy, such as the Lord Jesus urged upon His disciples in Luke 10:20: "But rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven." No shadow of fear or of disappointment passes over his soul, no matter how sad has been the havoc wrought in the testimony of the assembly. Yet... read more
PERSOANL TO PAUL We have now passed beyond the portion of the epistle devoted to instruction and reached that in which the writer deals with personal matters (2 Timothy 4:9-22 ). An aged prisoner in Rome, awaiting trial, and almost certain execution, he is, alas! forsaken by many who should have stood by him. Demas has left him, Crescens, and even Titus. He wishes Timothy to hasten to his side, and to bring Mark with him. It has all been made up with Mark since the sad affair in Acts 13:0 .... read more
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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Timothy 4:9-15
A. Fellow workers and an opponent 4:9-15 read more