Matthew 6:1-7

The Biblical Illustrator - Matthew 6:5

Matthew 6:5And when thou prayest.Nine things pertain to the knowledge of true prayerI. To know what prayer is.II. How many sorts of prayer there be.III. The necessity of prayer. Four things provoke us to pray.1. God’s commandment.2. Sin in us.3. Our weak nature.4. Subtilty of the enemy.IV. To whom we ought to pay.V. By whom we should pray.VI. Where to pray.VII. What to pray.VIII. The excellency of prayer.IX. What we must do that our prayers may be heard. (John Bradford.)Secret prayerI. Let us... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Matthew 6:6

Matthew 6:6Enter into thy closet.Private prayer.I. The nature of prayer.II. The kind of prayer prescribed-“Enter into thy closet.”III. The object of prayer” Thy Father.”IV. The reward promised-“Reward thee openly.” (J. Pollock.)Closet prayerI. The duty.II. The place.III. The Spirit.IV. The object.V. The profit of prayer. (T. Whitelaw, M. A.)The duty of secret prayerTo press this I offer the following motives:-1. It is expressly commanded of God.2. Are not the vows of God upon you for the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Matthew 6:7-8

Matthew 6:7-8But when ye pray. Prayer forbiddenI. Let us endeavour to explain the nature of the evils here forbidden.1. Vain repetitions.2. Much speaking.3. Undue length.II. The reason on which the admonition is founded.1. The condition supposed-a needy one-hence they pray.2. The privilege afforded-we may ask for supplies.3. The omniscience declared.4. The argument which this perfection of the Almighty supplies. Hence prayer like the heathen unnecessary. (J. E. Good.)Brief prayers bestPrecious... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 6:1

1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. Ver. 1. Take heed that ye do not your alms ] Your justice, saith the Syriac. For first, we do the poor but right when we relieve them; for they have an interest in our goods, by virtue of the communion of saints, whereupon Solomon, "Withhold not," saith he, "good from the owners thereof," i.e. thy poor brethren. God, the great author and owner of all, hath... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 6:2

2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. Ver. 2. Therefore when thou doest thine alms ] Unless thou set light by thy reward, as Esau did by his birthright; unless thou holdest heaven hardly worth having, and art of that carnal cardinal’s mind (Card. Bourbon), who preferred his part in Paris before his part in Paradise. ... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 6:3

3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: Ver. 3. But thou when thou doest thine alms ] The godly Christian must walk in a diverse way to a world of wicked people, as Noah did, a really reproving their darkness by his light, their pride by his lowliness, their vainglory by his modesty, their ostentation by his secret devotion; not only (planet-like) keeping a constant counter motion to the corrupt manners of the most, but also shining forth fair with a... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 6:4

4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly. Ver. 4. Thy Father that seeth in secret ] And best accepteth of secret service. Song of Solomon 2:14 ; "O thou that art in the clefts of the rocks, let me see thy face, let me hear thy voice," &c. a He is all eye ( πανοφθαλμος ), he searcheth the hearts and trieth the reins, those most abstruse and remotest parts of the body, seats of lust: and as he is himself a Spirit, so he... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 6:5

5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are : for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. Ver. 5. And when thou prayest ] A duty of that necessity, that neither the immutability of God’s decree, Daniel 9:2-3 , nor the infallibility of the promises, Ezekiel 36:37 , nor the effectual intercession of our Lord Christ (who taught his disciples to pray), can... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 6:6

6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. Ver. 6. But when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, &c. ] The proper place for secret prayer (as the family is for private prayer, Acts 10:3 ; Acts 10:9 , and the church for public, Luk 4:16 ), that being sequestered from company, we may more fully descend into our own hearts, and be the freer from... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 6:7

7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do : for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Ver. 7. But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions ] Babble not, bubble not, saith the Syriac, as water out of a narrow mouthed vessel. Do not iterate or inculcate the same things odiously et ad nauseam, as Solomon’s fool, who is full af words (saith he); and this custom of his expressed μιμητικως , in his vain tautologies. a "A man cannot tell what shall be;... read more

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