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Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 21:1-46

Analysis Of The Section Matthew 19:3 to Matthew 22:46 . This whole Section may be analysed as follows: a Jesus’ testing commences with a question about divorce. b Jesus questions the Pharisees about what the Scriptures say. Scripture has demonstrated that God is the Creator and Lord over all, and that man cannot change what God has in His sovereignty declared, that a man and woman are to cleave together and become one flesh, which no man is to put asunder. Their relationship is unique.... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 21:8-17

The Ride Into Jerusalem (21:8-17). Passover time was always a time of high excitement and fervour. At that time pilgrims would be flooding into Jerusalem from Galilee and Peraea, as well as from Judaea itself, and others would be flooding in from many parts of the world. And their minds would be fixed on that great deliverance that Passover celebrated, when God had delivered them out of the hands of a terrible enemy (Exodus 12:0). Now they saw themselves as under the heel of an equally... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 21:16

‘And they said to him, “Do you hear what these are saying?” And Jesus says to them, “Yes. Did you never read, ‘Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings you have perfected praise?’ ” ’ So they sharply drew His attention to the situation. ‘Do you not hear what these are saying? They are calling you the Son of David.’ They knew that such a connection of the Son of David with the Temple could bring down the wrath of the Romans on them, and even possibly the wrath of God. And besides it was unseemly.... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 21:12-17

Matthew 21:12-Esther : . The Cleansing of the Temple ( Mark 11:15-Psalms : *, Luke 19:45-Galatians :, John 2:13-Nehemiah :).— Mt. here omits the first part of Mk.’ s divided account of the figtree, and links the Temple incident with the entry. It is the temple “ of God” ( Matthew 21:12), and the phrase “ for all nations” ( Matthew 21:13) is omitted, though, as Lk. also omits, this need not be pressed as an indication of Mt.’ s exclusiveness. Matthew 21:14-Nehemiah : . Mt. only; he is fond of... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Matthew 21:15-16

The other evangelists say nothing of this part of this history. The wonderful things here mentioned, are his healing the blind and lame, of which we read Matthew 21:14. The cry of the children doubtless more displeased them; it was of the same nature with that of the multitude in the way, and in the streets, when our Lord came into Jerusalem; they owned Christ as the Messiah, and gave him praise, and wished all manner of felicity to him. The Pharisees showing a displeasure at the acclamation,... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Matthew 21:12-17

CRITICAL NOTESMatthew 21:12. Cast out.—Apparently a second cleansing of the temple. See John 2:15-17. Them that sold and bought in the temple.—The first person to introduce this sacrilegious custom was, according to the Talmud, one Babha Ben Buta, who brought three thousand sheep of the flocks of Kedar into the Mountain of the House, i.e. into the court of the Gentiles, and so within the consecrated precincts. The practice grew out of the desire to meet the convenience of the foreign Jews, who... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Matthew 21:16

DISCOURSE: 1385CHILDREN VINDICATEDMatthew 21:16. Have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?THE wisdom of our Lord was very conspicuous in the answers he returned to cavilers. He was thoroughly conversant with every part of the sacred writings; and to them he appealed on every occasion. In his conflicts with Satan, he invariably had recourse to them [Note: Matthew 4:4; Matthew 4:7; Matthew 4:10.]: and when assaulted by men, he fought with no weapon... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Matthew 21:1-46

Chapter 21Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, they were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, and then Jesus sent two disciples, saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and immediately you're going to find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me. And if any men say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord has need of them; and immediately he will sent them. Now all of this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet,... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 21:1-46

Matthew 21:1 . When they were come to Bethphage. The rabbins dispute about the etymon of this village, whether it mean the “house of the fountain,” as is the literal import; or the “house of grossities,” or of flatterers. It was distant from Jerusalem a sabbath-day’s journey, that is one thousand nine hundred paces, and situate at the foot of mount Olivet. Mark and Luke join the two villages of Bethphage and Bethany together, for the road lay in the valley between the towns. Here the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Matthew 21:15-16

Matthew 21:15-16The children crying in the temple.The blessedness of children’s pietyIt is upon the child that this sarcastic question still falls. Some hardly think the children can be converted. The Saviour’s answer is splendid when He said, “Have you never read?” Never caught the inner sense, never read so as to understand, etc.I. Children are capable of very deep piety,1. They are capable of that early grace with which true religion usually begins-a deep repentance.2. No one who has seen... read more

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