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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:5

Matthew only. The sphere of their work. The reasons for the limitation here expressly enforced are: read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:5

Limited commissions. "Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not." We may find reason for this limitation of the sphere of the apostles in the fact that this was strictly a trial-mission , in which they were to learn how to fulfil the larger mission which would be entrusted to them by-and-by. When the war-ship is nearly ready for sea, it is required to make a trial-trip; but then its course is strictly defined and limited. But there is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:5-15

The external conditions of conveying Christ ' s message , with special reference to the immediate occasion. Our Lord points out (a) the sphere of their work ( Matthew 10:5 , Matthew 10:6 ); (b) the substance of their message ( Matthew 10:7 ); (c) its accompanying signs ( Matthew 10:8 ); (d) the external means and methods that they should employ ( Matthew 10:9-15 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:5-15

The Lord's charge to his apostles. I. DIRECTIONS FOR THEIR IMMEDIATE MISSION . 1 . It leas to be confined to the house of Israel. This was a temporary limitation; it was wholly removed at the ascension. The Lord himself entered into the city of the Samaritans; lie healed the daughter of the Syro-Phoenician woman. But for the present the apostles were to preach only to the Jews; it was necessary that the gospel should be first offered unto them; they were the covenant... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:6

But go . On your daily journeying ( πορέεσθε , present). Rather . With conscious preference. To the lost sheep of the house of Israel . Thus also he describes his own mission ( Matthew 15:24 ). The words recall Jeremiah 50:6 ( Jeremiah 27:6 , LXX .), "My people hath been lost sheep." Observe that our Lord implies a special relation of Israel to God (for the house has its owner) which was lacking in the case of all other nations. Yet, their proper teachers having proved... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:6

The lost sheep of the house of Israel When our Lord first sent forth his apostles, he directed them to confine their ministry to their fellow-countrymen. Their very number, twelve, would suggest a relation to their people, as though one were chosen for each tribe. Let us consider the significance of this arrangement. I. SPECIAL PRIVILEGES WERE GIVEN TO THE JEWS . This is not a delusion of their own national pride; it does not depend on their claim to a leading place; it is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:7

Parallel passages: Luke 9:2 (the twelve); Luke 10:9 (the seventy; observe that the substance of the proclamation was to be the same). And as ye go . For your journey is not to one place, but many. Preach . Aloud and publicly. Saying , The kingdom of heaven is at hand . That which men had so long been desiring ( vide Matthew 3:2 ; Matthew 4:17 ) was now near. But had it not come ( Matthew 12:28 ; Matthew 11:12 )? Not in full realization. But its near realization was then... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:8

We have here the details of the orders summarized in Matthew 10:1 . The details are not given in Luke 9:1 , Luke 9:2 or Luke 10:9 . Heal the sick , etc. According to the true order of these commands, solely physical ills are mentioned first in their partial ( sick ) and in their final effect (dead); then physical and ceremonial pollution ( lepers ), which forms a transition to the mention of ills primarily spiritual, even though they ultimately affect the body ( devils ) .... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:8

The free use of freely given powers. "Freely ye have received, freely give." Some of our Lord's directions were suitable only for the occasion, and only after much forcing can they be made illustrative of permanent principles; but our text gives succinctly the absolute law on which Christian work must be done and always done. We are monuments of mercy; we must be dispensers of mercy. We are saved by grace; we must be ready to save and help others, "hoping for nothing again," "without money... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 10:9-10

Parallel passages: Mark 6:8 ; Luke 9:3 (the twelve); Luke 10:4 (the seventy); cf. also our Lord's reference in Luke 22:35 to the mission of the twelve. Provide ; get you . There is no connotation of foresight in the word itself, but only of acquisition. Observe that the apostles are not forbidden to take what they already have. Lightfoot, 'Hor. Hebr.,'shows that travellers ordinarily took with them a staff, a purse, shoes, a wallet, and sometimes a book of the Law. Neither gold,... read more

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