マタイの福音書 11:13-21 JCB

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:7-19

The Lord's testimony to John the Baptist. I. HIS CHARACTER . 1 . He was no reed shaken by the wind. The multitudes who had now heard John's message and the Lord's answer had once gone into the wilderness to see the Baptist, drawn thither by the powerful attraction of his preaching and character. What had they found there? Were they disappointed? Was he unlike the report which they had heard of him? Was he weak, vacillating, wavering hither and thither like the reeds that grew on... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:7-19

John and Jesus: children in the market-place. After dismissing the messengers of John, there appeared to our Lord urgent need of indicating with precision the merits and defects of the Baptist's work, so that the people might understand hew it was the Baptist was disappointed in the Messiah he had so enthusiastically heralded, and what were the relations mutually held by the Baptist, the Messiah, and the people. In doing so our Lord touches on— I. THE GREATNESS OF JOHN AND HIS... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:13

For . It is only right that there should be such a seizing of the kingdom of heaven, for in a certain sense the function of the prophets and the Law ceased with John. All . Not one alone, but all, however various their teaching. The prophets and the law . In Luke ( Luke 16:16 ) the Law is mentioned first, because the context is there dealing chiefly with the Law. Here our Lord has said that John was more than a prophet, and he naturally continues to speak of prophets first. The mention... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:14

In Matthew only. And if ye will receive it . Our Lord gives the information plainly, but doubts if it will be of any use to them. Will ( θέλετε ). For the reception of a truth depends upon the attitude of the will In this case to acknowledge John as Elijah would mean to accept the present consequences of that reformation which Elijah was to bring about ( Malachi 4:6 ). But "the human will has a natural disinclination to cultivate and sharpen the conscience in combination with the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:15

He that hath ears to hear, let him hear . A solemn exhortation, often spoken by our Lord at the close of an utterance. See Matthew 13:9 , 43; Mark 4:23 ; Luke 14:35 . It means—You are all formed by nature to learn God's commands; answer, therefore, to your powers, and obey him. See Psalms 40:6 (cf. Hebrews 10:5 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:16

An unfavourable estimate of a generation. Generations have their marked characteristics. Generations of humanity; generations of races; generations of nations; if we would be subtile we might even say, generations of classes. Thus we speak of ages of faith, sceptical ages, scientific ages, dark ages, ages of conflict, aesthetic ages, and so on. But it is necessary to distinguish between the abstract philosophical estimate of an age made by the historians, and the rough-and-ready estimate of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:16-17

But . In contrast to the obedience asked for in Matthew 11:15 , this generation closes its ears. Whereunto shall I liken . A common rabbinic phrase, which is often found in the fuller form recorded in Luke, "Whereunto shall I liken … and to what are they like?" (see Matthew 7:24 , note). This generation?. It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:16-19

Yet both John and he himself are rejected , though the results of their efforts were such as to fully justify the apparent difference of their methods. Parallel passage. Luke 7:31-35 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:16-19

Children in the market-place. Our Lord must have watched the children at play in the market-place, and have been grieved when a discontented spirit had been manifested by some of them. tie had seen how no effort on the part of their companions could move these obstinate children from their sullen mood. And now he finds the behaviour of the children to be typical of that of their parents. Elder people may learn from children. The unconventional manners of children may reveal something of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:16-24

The judgment of God. The " generation " here rebuked is the race or succession of obstinately impenitent Jews headed and represented by the scribes and Pharisees. We are reminded— I. THAT THE JUDGMENT OF GOD COMMENCES IN THIS WORLD . 1 . The wicked are here convicted by the truth. 2 . The condemnation of the wicked is the commendation of the good. 3 . The providence of God has its rewards. II. THAT THE JUDGMENT OF GOD WILL BE ... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:7-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:7-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:16-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:16-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:16-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:16-24

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