Matthew 12:6

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 12:1-16

Controversy With The Pharisees About The Sabbath. The Son of Man Is Lord Of The Sabbath (12:1-16). In the last passage Matthew has depicted words of Jesus concerning the heavy burden of the Law and the way to finding rest from it. Here we now have two clear illustrations of what He was saying, depicting the heavy yoke of the Law, and the way in which Jesus would make it ‘easier’. It also demonstrates that the Pharisees were on the watch for Him, trying to catch Him out. The opposition is... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 12:6

“But I say to you, that one greater than the temple is here.” But Jesus now takes the opportunity of making a second point so as to bring home to them His claims. He points out that ‘One greater than the Temple is here’. Note His emphatic ‘I say to you’. He is speaking from a position of unique authority. The words are carefully chosen. He did not precisely say that He was the One Who was greater than the Temple. He left it to be implied. But again the claim is huge. He is indicating that He is... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 12:1-8

Matthew 12:1-Ruth : . Sabbath Observance ( Mark 2:23-Hosea : *, Luke 6:1-Deuteronomy :).— The incident shows that the disciples were learning their Master’ s teaching. Deuteronomy 23:25 allowed the practice, but the Rabbinical objection to it on the Sabbath was that it was reaping. The variations from Mk. are not important, except the omission of the mistaken reference to Abiathar, and the addition of Matthew 12:5-Judges : as a further and stronger historic exception. Various kinds of Sabbath... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Matthew 12:6

The Jews had very superstitious conceits concerning the temple, and might object, But the priests’ works are done in the temple. The Jews had a saying, that in the temple there was no sabbath. They looked upon the temple as sanctifying all actions done there. To obviate this, (saith our Saviour), In this place is one (that is, I am) greater than the temple. The temple was but a type of me. If the temple can sanctify so much labour, will not my authority and permission, think you, excuse this... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Matthew 12:1-8

CRITICAL NOTESMatthew 12:1. Pluck the ears of corn.—See Deuteronomy 23:25.Matthew 12:3. What David did.—David’s action was not an apparent contravention of the Sabbath-law, but an apparent contravention of the temple or tabernacle-law. But our Lord reasons from equals to equals, or, on the principle of equivalents. The temple and the Sabbath were equivalent or equal in sanctity (Morison).Matthew 12:4. Did eat the shewbread.—The old bread that was removed on the Sabbath morning from the golden... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Matthew 12:6

Matthew 12:6 Christ Greater than the Church. I. Looking first at the things essential in the structure of the Church, I shall show what Christ is in relation to these. The essential things in the structure of the Church are: (1) The plan. The plan of the Christian Church is that of a temple. Christ, before the Church, was the Dwelling-place, the real Shechinah, the true primal home of the light which is to enlighten the world, the very, the incarnate Temple of God upon the earth, in His... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Matthew 12:6

DISCOURSE: 1351CHRIST GREATER THAN THE TEMPLEMatthew 12:6. I say unto you, that in this place is One greater than the Temple.IT is said, concerning our blessed Lord, that he “endured, in a most extraordinary degree, the contradiction of sinners against himself [Note: Hebrews 12:3.].” And in reading his history, we are struck with it continually. There was not any thing which he either said or did, which was not made a subject of cavil to his enemies. Even his most beneficent acts were condemned... read more

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - Matthew 12:3-7

How to Read the Bible by C. H. SPURGEON (1834-1892) "Have ye not read?...Have ye not read?...If ye had known what this meaneth." Matthew 12:3-7 . The Scribes and Pharisees were great readers of the law. They studied the sacred books continually, poring over each word and letter. They made notes of very little importance, but still very curious notes as to which was the middle verse of the entire old Testament, which verse was halfway to the middle, and how many times such a word occurred,... read more

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - Matthew 12:6

One Greater Than the Temple January 23, 1876 by C. H. SPURGEON (1834-1892) "But I say unto you, that in this place is one greater than the temple." Matthew 12:6 . Our Lord intended, of course, to assert that he himself was greater than the temple, but he used the most modest form of putting it. When in the interests of truth he is obliged to speak of himself his meekness and lowliness are always apparent in the mode in which he makes the personal allusion, and every one can see that he does... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Matthew 12:1-50

Shall we turn to the twelfth chapter of the gospel of Matthew?Jesus was not one to follow traditions. He's already pointed out in the Sermon on the Mount, that through their interpretation of the law, they have thoroughly disallowed the law, for the purposes that God intended it. For they were interpreting the law after a physical sense. "Thou shalt not kill," interpreting that as clubbing your enemy to death. But Jesus said, no, really if you have hatred in your heart for your brother, you're... read more

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