How many other disorders, seemingly natural, may even now be owing to the same cause! - I. Shall we turn to the twelfth chapter of the gospel of Matthew?Jesus was not one to follow traditions. This is how I would have worked it out, if I were God. He certainly did not say that any sin unpardoned here would be pardoned hereafter. As an enquiring question; they asked, Is not this the Son of David? To him who compares this with Luke 6:1-49, there need not remain a question as to the identity of the scene. But you've come into a new family, of which ties are deeper and greater, and the bond is tighter. In the time of the rising under Judas Maccabaeus certain Jews sought refuge in the caves in the wilderness. Well, no decision is a decision.
I have been stumped by Matthew 12:31-32 where it talks about the only The failure of this greatest of women-born only gives Him the just occasion to show the total change at hand, when it should not be a question of man, but of God, yea, of the kingdom of heaven, the least in which new state should be greater than John. As to any one else, even the most liberal gift that ever was given of God to fallen man on earth, to the golden head of the Gentiles, exempted the deep and its untamed inhabitants. Sorrow would come full soon when He, the Bridegroom of His people, should be taken away; and then should they fast. Ed. Satan couldn't be casting out Satan, otherwise he's divided his kingdom and he's gonna fall. For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother." Far different this was from the errand on which He was intent; but He was there for faith. But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny." Florence Allshorn, the great principal of a women's missionary college, tells of the problem of the candidate who always discovers that her time for quiet prayer has come just when there are greasy dishes to be washed in not very warm water. As for those who blasphemed Christ when he was here upon earth, and called him a Winebibber, a Deceiver, a Blasphemer, and the like, they had some colour of excuse, because of the meanness of his appearance, and the prejudices of the nation against him; and the proof of his divine mission was not perfected till after his ascension; and therefore, upon their repentance, they shall be pardoned: and it is hoped that they may be convinced by the pouring out of the Spirit, as many of them were, who had been his betrayers and murderers. (33-37) The scribes and Pharisees reproved for seeking a sign. 30 He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad. In all things a man has to choose his side; abstention from choice, suspended action, is no way out, because the refusal to give one side assistance is in fact the giving of support to the other. He is warning those men that, if they persist in shutting their eyes to the truth of God, they are on the way to a situation where, by their own act, they will have shut themselves out from the grace of God. Observe that it is at this point the chapter begins with vindicating the sanctity of marriage. (i) In Matthew 12:1-8, the story of how the disciples plucked the ears of corn on the Sabbath day, we see growing suspicion. ", 52. Verses 1-50. Oh, for grace so to bow and bless God, even when our little travail seems in vain! This intimates, [1.] Those that were priests in the house of God would not they at least receive their own Messiah? When the dispute is between God and Baal, there is no halting between two (1 Kings 18:21), there is no trimming between Christ and Belial; for the kingdom of Christ, as it is eternally opposite to, so it will be eternally victorious over, the devil's kingdom; and therefore in this cause there is no sitting still with Gilead beyond Jordan, or Asher on the sea-shore, (Judges 4:16; Judges 4:17), we must be entirely, faithfully, and immovably, on Christ's side; it is the right side, and will at last be the rising side. In this sense the apostle seems to speak, Hebrews 2:5; Hebrews 6:5. On the other side of the picture, behold the Lord leading on a soul to draw on divine grace in the most glorious manner. The Psalmist writes, "What is man that thou art mindful of him? It was a good question that they started; but, it should seem, it was soon lost, and was not prosecuted. The Saviour, while He puts forth His hand, touching him as man, and yet as none but Jehovah might dare to do, dispels the hopeless disease at once. Accordingly, here we have a witness of it, and a witness so much the sweeter, because the present total rejection that was filling the heart of the leaders surely testified to the Lord's heart of that which was at hand. "So," said Jesus, "it is permitted to do a good thing on the Sabbath; and, if it is permitted to do a good thing to a sheep, how much more must it be lawful to do it for a man, who is of so much more value than any animal.". She has been in turn married to seven different men, all of whom perished on their wedding night, because Sara was loved by a wicked demon, who would allow none to approach her. Am I truly on the Lord's side, or, am I trying to shuffle through life in a state of cowardly neutrality? From that time the power of Satan has never been quite the same. And that's talking about a person who has sort of a schizophrenia that he begins to talk to himself. A wicked heart is said to send forth wickedness, as a fountain casts forth her waters,Jeremiah 6:7. of their own children, or of strangers?" The fruit of this mercy will appear at the last day. In the next discourse we may hope to have the rest of his gospel. Jerus. So Jesus in the answer in response to the accusation of the Pharisees, that He by the power of Satan is casting out Satan, declares to them, that this is inconsistent, that he is binding the strong man of the house, in order that He might spoil it. The casting out of devils is a certain introduction to the kingdom of God. . He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me is scattering abroad ( Matthew 12:27-30 ). They said, "This fellow does not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils, and therefore is not the Son of David." Sin begins in the mind, the attitudes and from the attitudes come the actions. The Law expressly laid it down that the hungry traveller was entitled to do just what the disciples were doing, so long as he only used his hands to pluck the ears of corn, and did not use a sickle: "When you go into your neighbours standing grain, you may pluck the ears with your hand, but you shall not put a sickle to your neighbours standing grain" ( Deuteronomy 23:25). For it is from the overflow of the heart that the mouth speaks. It was precisely because He was Himself untouchable by sickness and infirmity, that He was free so to take up each consequence of sin thus. And the Pharisees having adopted this mode of rejection of Jesus, were coming close to the place of no return. When His disciples were concerned about someone who was casting out demons in the name of Jesus even though that person wasn't one of them, Jesus told them not to stop the man. Next is the one pearl of great price, the unity and beauty of that which was so dear to the merchantman. Well in reality if you would lift your sheep out of the pit on the Sabbath day, you are violating the Sabbath; you are bearing a burden. Here we have a problem. Matthew 12:22-24. The most precious thing about Jesus is the fact that he is not the great discourager, but the great encourager. (9-13) The malice of the Pharisees. "The doctor is an instrument of God's patience," writes Pastor Alain Perrot. it shall be forgiven him through the grace of God, the blood and mediation of Christ, under the application of the blessed Spirit. "Given Matthews christological interests and the unique and central position held by Jesus throughout the Gospel, one may understandably be surprised that Matthew has not said the reverse of what stands in the text, i.e., that blasphemy against the Spirit is forgivable but not that against the Son of Man. At this rate all of our righteous acts are gonna be wiped out; and so, their council is to destroy Him. Jesus was there to call, not righteous men, but sinners. [Note: Hagner, p. At the judgment the men of Nineveh will be witnesses against this generation, and they will condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and, look you, something more than Jonah is here. [Note: Kingsbury, Matthew as . It may come from harvesting; he who is not sharing in gathering the harvest is scattering the grain abroad, and is therefore losing it to the wind.
And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the. Vid. From that time on nothing Jesus could ever do would be right in the eyes of these men. They would be like a person who benefits temporarily by being cleansed of demons, but because he does nothing positive to fill his life with better things, he becomes possessed by even worse demons. Power and love were come for any one to draw on. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, just like the other. Our aim is not the mere negative absence of evil action; it is the positive presence of work for Christ. Life had been imparted to, the sleeping maid of Zion the blind men call on Him as the Son of David, and not in vain. We will not be judged by the number of church services we have attended, or by the number of chapters of the Bible we have read, or even by the number of the hours we have spent in prayer, but by the number of people we have helped, when their need came crying to us. I care not for your sacrifices. 2. This gives an opportunity to teach what truly defiles not things that go into the man, but those things which, proceeding out of the mouth, come forth from the heart. If you are not for Him, you are against Him. Hence, the Lord Jesus is here disclosing throughout, that the doom of Israel was pronounced and impending. And then he may do what he pleases with his goods. 25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand: 26 And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand? When Edward Burrough was moved to the new way, "his parents resenting his 'fanatical spirit' drove him forth from his home." ." He didn't say, whatever you ask Mary, I'll give special consideration to, because every son gives special consideration to his mother. Not only shall the Judge of all the earth do right, but what will not He do who gives all good? Jesus says that the only sign which will be given to this nation is the sign of Jonah the prophet. Who could touch the leper save Emmanuel? The Law quite definitely forbade healing on the Sabbath. So startling is this that some wish to take away the sharp definiteness of the meaning. Next the channels of water were made to flow backwards. The Lord Jesus, even before He pronounced the sentence, for so it was, indicated what was at hand in these two instances of the Sabbath-day, though one may not now linger on them. They prayed, they said, "who can tell the Lord may be merciful." Peter answers, "Of strangers." 23 And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David? Had she not such confusion of thought that, if the Lord had heeded her words, it must have been destruction to her? So here was the prophesy of Isaiah who was proclaiming, actually that the Gospel is gonna be declared ultimately to the Gentiles, and Israel, the bruised reed, the smoking flax. Jesus was casting out devils because he was in league with the prince of devils. Then follows the rise of what was great in its littleness till it became little in its greatness in the earth; and the development and spread of doctrine, till the measured space assigned to it is brought under its assimilating influence. That God takes notice of every word we say, even that which we ourselves do not notice. Using their interpretation of the law they said, "is it lawful to heal of the Sabbath day?" Now Jesus offers another argument, as if to say, "Look at it another way" (= "or"). Because man becomes like his God. It may also be taken another way without danger, which is this: they dig a trench all round about it, till the hidden part of the root be very small; they then tie a dog to it, and when the dog tries hard to follow him that tied him, this root is easily plucked up, but the dog dies immediately, as if it were instead of the man that would take the plant away; nor after this need anyone be afraid of taking it into their hands. If the idea got around that someone with marvellous powers had emerged, then certainly a political rebellion would have arisen and lives would have been needlessly lost. But at the end, when His disciples are in the extremity of trouble, in the midst of the sea, the Lord walks on the sea toward them, and bids them not fear; for they were troubled and afraid. Once the hurting word or the soiling word is spoken nothing will bring it back; and it pursues a course of damage wherever it goes. 60. Now that was not lawful for David to do; however, God has established the law, true, that only the priests were to eat the showbread, but here is a man who is in physical need, and there is a higher law of God that ministers to men's physical needs. Oh, what a heart is ours! T. Bab. In this chapter he presented five instances in which opposition manifested itself and increased. He certainly did "not" say that any sin unpardoned here would be pardoned hereafter. Behind it there is a favourite Old Testament prophetic picture. At the end of it the Scribes and Pharisees began to plot the death of Jesus. A man can lose any faculty if he refuses to use it. If they continue in this sin they cannot be forgiven, Mark 16:16; Romans 2:6-9. He now takes His place of rejection; for Him it is manifest even now by their inmost thoughts of Him when revealed. 'Surely this iniquity will not be forgiven you till you die,' says the Lord God of hosts" ( Isaiah 22:14). So for you to reject God's provision for your sins through the death of His Son, leaves God no alternative.
But it was made for man, because man needs rest.So here in chapter twelve, the beginning, we find Jesus in one of His controversies with the religious rulers, once again the issues over the Sabbath day. And there were also with Him other little ships.
Enduring Word Bible Commentary Matthew Chapter 12 When do you suppose these conversations actually occurred, if we go to the question of their date? Denying the evidence before them, you're getting close.Now Jesus said. This is too much. but it was far too much for the young man. Christ would have his disciples know what sort of men they were to live among, that they might know what to look for. To the proud inhabitant of Jerusalem, both one and the other were but a choice and change within a land of darkness. The difficulty lies in the last phrase, "For the Son of man is lord of the sabbath." [3.] 86. No other means of redemption was given. (Matthew 19:30.) No excuse. One should avoid reading into this passage any hope that some sins will be forgiven in the world to come which remain unforgiven now. Accordingly, here we have, first, the Lord judging the wrong thoughts of "Scribes and Pharisees which were of Jerusalem." God does not permit Scripture to be thus used without losing its force, its beauty, and the grand object for which it was written. Evidently it is the change of dispensation that is in question and at hand, the cutting off of the fleshly seed for their unbelief, and the bringing in of numerous believers in the name of the Lord from among the Gentiles. And in his name shall the Gentiles trust ( Matthew 12:15-21 ). It is equally clear that the seven worse spirits mean the complete energy of the devil in the maintenance of Antichrist against the true Christ: and this, strange to say, along with idols. He still didn't want to go. "But the person who does anything with a high hand, whether he is native or a sojourner, reviles the Lord, and that person shall be cut off from among his people. Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. Paul Tournier, in his book A Doctor's Case Book, has some great things to pass on about healing and God. This sin was a very different thing from what is now often supposed to be the sin against the Holy Spirit. Men sought their deliverance from the evils and the sorrows of humanity in their magic and their incantations. This furnishes occasion to the Pharisees to vent their unbelief: to them nothing is so offensive as grace, either in doctrine or in practice. the Jewish,) nor in that which is to come, viz. Matthew 12:22-32 not only marks an irreversible point in Jesus' relationship with the Scribes and Pharisees, but it also marks a change in His presentation of Himself. In Matthew 17:1-27 another scene appears, promised in part to some standing there in Matthew 16:28, and connected, though as yet hiddenly, with the cross. It is to be noted that Jesus spoke the second of them when his disciples came and told him that they had sought to stop a man from casting out devils in his name, because he was not one of their company. (ii) We take Jesus' third argument second, because there is so much to be said about the second that we wish to take it separately. For when they said, "Hey, your mother is outside, she wants to talk to you." Atheists will say, "That was because they were less prying than the Pharisees;" no, the matter of fact was obvious, and required not much search: but it was because they were less prejudiced and biassed by worldly interest. Jesus reply in view of the response 12:25-37. There must be the mouth to praise the Lord, and speak of the glorious honour of His majesty, as well as eyes to wait on Him. The Lord, however, in the same chapter, shows that it was not a question alone of what was to be done, or to be suffered, or is to be by-and-by, but what He was, and is, and never can but be. Our Lord Jesus therefore points to the springs and heals them; let the heart be sanctified and it will appear in our words. Even the suggestion of work was forbidden; even anything which might symbolically be regarded as work was prohibited. He could not have been, for Pentecost had to come before the Holy Spirit came upon men in all his power and light and fulness. Only one provision for the putting away of your sin and your guilt, and that provision is in and through His only begotten Son. .
What does Matthew 12:33 mean? | BibleRef.com This is the unpardonable sin. He simply says that Jesus said, "For as Jonah became a sign to the men of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be to this generation" ( Luke 11:30). To refuse to believe, to refuse to accept the witness of the Spirit, is ultimately to blaspheme against the Spirit.Now as you are progressing in this position against Jesus Christ, ultimately as you are faced with indisputable evidence that Jesus is indeed all that He said He is, by the power of His name, and of His life and you're faced with evidence that you can not deny, because you have continued this rejection mode so long; you've got to somehow now rationalize or explain this obvious evidence for the fact that He is indeed the Son of David, the Messiah. Is it not most sweet to see, that He who proves His divine glory at once associates us with Himself? But our Lord with dignity demands of Peter, "What thinkest thou, Simon?" We know all about the oppositions of politicians and of ideologies. Verse 29 gives us strict time. Then he will be able to seize his house.". "Upon this rock," says He, "I will build my Church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." "Verily, I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven." God proves what He is by the revelation of Jesus. (2.) [2.] Those who seemed to be religious, but bridled not their tongue, will then be found to have put a cheat upon themselves with a vain religion, James 1:26. In other words, it is certain that in the gospel of Luke, in whose preface we have expressly the words "set in order," the Holy Ghost does in no way tie Himself to what, after all, is the most elementary form of arrangement; for it needs little observation to see, that the simple sequence of facts as they occurred is that which demands a faithful enumeration, and nothing more. Matthew 11 Matthew Matthew 13. Thirdly, Those therefore who blaspheme this dispensation of the Spirit, cannot possibly be brought to believe in Christ; those who shall impute them to a collusion with Satan, as the Pharisees did the miracles, what can convince them? After this our Lord sees great multitudes following Him, and gives commandment to go to the other side. 2 When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, "Look! The orthodox Jews took this Sabbath Law with intense seriousness. You had to wait till the Sabbath day was over, until you applied the gauze and the bandages and so forth, for the healing aspects. and what had the Son of David to do with a Canaanite? ): "God also enabled Solomon to learn that skill which expels demons, which is a science useful and health-bringing to men. The scribes, at the beginning of the chapter, could not hide from the Lord their bitter rejection of His glory as man on earth entitled, as His humiliation and cross would prove, to forgive. The work of the Holy Spirit is to convict men of sin, by revealing to man the answer for his sin, even Jesus Christ. Then comes the boast of Peter, though for others as well as himself. fol. But the mission is given here in strict accordance with what the gospel demands. "Now Jesus, as we get to the end of chapter thirteen, we discover had earthly brothers and sisters inasmuch as they were sons of Mary and Joseph. We have seen that the sanctity of the work of the Temple surpassed and over-rode the Sabbath rules and regulations; Jesus has just claimed that something greater than the Temple is here in him; therefore he has the right to dispense with the Sabbath regulations and to do as he thinks best on the Sabbath day. In the story of the healing of the man with the paralysed hand ( Matthew 12:9-14) we see him deliberately defying the Scribes and Pharisees. Again, when we listen to another (and now it is one of His disciples), at once faith shows its feebleness. and a sinking ship are serious difficulties to a man. This fixes the meaning of the phrase. And when the devil was come out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel." What concord or communion can there be between light and darkness, Christ and Belial, Christ and Beelzebub? In me there has come to you a greater wisdom than Solomon ever had, and a greater message than Jonah ever brought--but you are so blind that you cannot see the truth and so deaf that you cannot hear the warning.
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