Matthew 12:20

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Matthew 12:15-23

the Testimony of Deeds of Mercy Matthew 12:15-23 A reed is not of much account. You may see hundreds of them encircling a stagnant pond and bending before the breeze. A bruised reed is still more worthless to the eye of the world. Yet the Master does not despise a bruised or broken reed. No, He bends over it and tries to restore its shape. He makes out of it a reed-organ for music, or the paper manufacturers weave it into paper on which are printed His messages. Flax does not burn... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Matthew 12:1-50

This chapter chronicles direct attacks on Christ. The first was petty and foolish. It is on the question of the Sabbath. The Master gives to His people the true conception of the sanctity of the Sabbath. It is established, and remains, for "the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath." "How much is a man better than a sheep? Why, then, rescue a sheep and neglect a man? The second attack was characterized by malicious hatred; it was an absolute denial of the sovereignty of God. Satan is cast out by... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 12:14-20

THE GENTLENESS OF CHRIST‘Then the Pharisees went out … till He send forth judgment unto victory.’ Matthew 12:14-Proverbs : There are numbers of people who want far less words of reproof than words of sympathy and tenderness.What shall we learn from such a text as this? I. Where there is life there is hope.—First, it implies that wherever there is so much as a spark of life left in the conscience, there is always the possibility of an entire conversion to God. I am not speaking of what is... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 12:15-21

Jesus Is The Servant of YHWH As Promised By Isaiah (12:15-21). The quotation from Isaiah in this passage is the central point in the chiasmus of this whole section from Matthew 11:1 to Matthew 12:50 (as shown above). It is also a turning point in the Gospel. Now that the Jews are turning away from Him He will begin to look further afield. What will now follow is but the working out of these words of Isaiah, together with the idea of the Servant that lies behind them (Matthew 8:17; Matthew... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 12:20

“Until he send forth (thrust forth) judgment (righteous truth) unto victory.” For the Servant the victory is assured. He will send forth His righteous truth until He is finally triumphant. Nothing will be able to prevent His success, for God is with Him and His all-prevailing Spirit is upon Him. For some the righteous truth will result in eternal life, for others it will result in everlasting punishment (Matthew 25:46). There may here be a connection to a reading of Isaiah 25:8, as cited by... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 12:15-21

Matthew 12:15-Ecclesiastes : . Miracles of Healing ( Mark 3:7-2 Kings : *, Luke 6:17-Psalms :).— Mt. first condenses five verses of Mk. into one (the compression makes Jesus heal all who followed Him), and, fixing attention on Jesus’ avoidance of publicity ( Matthew 8:4 *), expands one verse of Mk. into six by a quotation ( Isaiah 42:1-Numbers :) from his handbook of Messianic testimonies ( Matthew 1:22 *). This identification of the Servant of Yahweh with the Messiah (as portrayed e.g. in... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Matthew 12:20

He shall carry on his work with so little noise, that if he trod upon a bruised reed he should not break it. Or, he shall not despise the afflicted, that are as bruised reeds and smoking flax. But the best expositors interpret it of Christ’s kindness to people’s souls; he will not discourage those that are weak in faith, or weak in hope. Smoking flax signifieth flax in the kindling of which the fire had not prevailed, and so is a very apt metaphor to express such as believe, but are full of... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Matthew 12:14-21

CRITICAL NOTESMatthew 12:18. Judgment.—The idea embodied in the prediction is that it would be the aim of the Messiah, as universal Judge, to put all things to rights among all nations. The judicial function is one of the most important elements in the office of a monarch. It is in virtue of it that differences between man and man are adjusted, while the rights of all the members of the community are vindicated, so that harmony and co-operation may be secured.—(Morison).Matthew 12:20. Till He... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Matthew 12:18-21

DISCOURSE: 1352THE COMPASSION OF CHRIST TOWARDS THE WEAKMatthew 12:18-21. Behold, my servant whom I have chosen; my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my Spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles. He shall not strive nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets. A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory. And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.ONE might gather almost as... read more

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - Matthew 12:20

Sweet Comfort for Feeble Saints February 4, 1855 by C. H. SPURGEON "A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory"-- Matthew 12:20 . Babbling fame ever loves to talk of one man or another. Some there be whose glory it trumpets forth, and whose honor it extols above the heavens. Some are her favorites, and their names are carved on marble, and heard in every land, and every clime. Fame is not an impartial judge; she has her... read more

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