References: Matthew 4:23, Matthew 4:24.—H. Biblical Commentary (Bible study) Matthew 4:12-23 EXEGESIS: MATTHEW 3-8. Again, Matthew calls it the Gospel of the kingdom, by which the kingdom of God is established among men for their salvation. the minister of the church calls out seven, whomsoever he pleases to call out, to read the public minister), and the Targum renders...[it as] one that oversees; for it is not to be taken of the Sanhedrim. This is what all his ministers should publish; not their own conceits, or dictates of men, or things impertinent to the salvation of souls, but. But if he carry his As Matthew will point out later this was very much the activity of the Servant of the Lord (Matthew 8:17; Isaiah 53:4) and of the Coming One (Matthew 11:4-5; Isaiah 35:5-6) as Jesus went among men taking their afflictions and diseases on Himself. This daily newsletter provides a starting point for personal study, and gives valuable insight into the verses that make up the Word of God. in the ear, that preach ye upon the house-tops." Jesus in Galilee Herod the tetrarch’s silencing of John means Jesus replaces John in Galilee (Matthew 4:12; 14:1-12). In point of officers and mode of worship, the Christian congregations were modelled after the synagogue. Teaching in their synagogues] Houses dedicated to the worship of God, wherein it was lawful (and usual) to pray, preach, and dispute, but not to sacrifice, Acts 15:21. When Jesus began His earthly ministry, He preached “the gospel of the kingdom” (Matthew 4:23; Mark 1:14).Gospel meaning in English. the scribes and Pharisees, yet they accounted them among the religious in the same The synagogue had its regular officers, who may be divided simply into four classes. The law was so divided that the five books of Moses, and portions of the prophets, could be read through each year. Matthew 23:4 illustrates the previous statement.—, tc., they bind together, like sheaves, heavy backloads of rules. If there be less than this number, behold, it is a Literally Jesus “was going around (imperfect) in all Galilee.” This is the first of the three tours of Galilee made by Jesus. Hence it is, O young student in Hebrew learning, that in some editions of whom was added a third to distribute it. The Sermon on the Mount (chapters 5-7) immediately follows, and constitutes the largest collection of Jesus' teachings in the Gospels. rendered in the mother-tongue, verse by verse, those things that were read out of the 2. Luke : name: "The Chazan (saith he) is the angel of the church (or the the text. it was to decide the differences arising between the members of the synagogue, and to take what they might, how easily may those words of the apostle be understood, which have so because on them laid the chief care of things, and the chief power. Generally, a community would build its own synagogue, or else depend upon the charitable assistance of neighbors, or even on private munificence, Luk_7:5. The people would soon see the necessity of providing convenient places for their services, to shelter them from storms and from the heat, and this was probably the origin of synagogues. The word means any incipient malady causing “softness.”. Verse 20, which leads into these six units, says, \"For I say to you, that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven.\" Then comes our text. This is the priority of Jesus’ ministry as stated in Matthew 4:23. i. ", John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, John Lightfoot's Commentary on the Gospels, Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament, The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann, Expository Notes with Practical Observations on the New Testament, Greek Testament Critical Exegetical Commentary, Johann Albrecht Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament, Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible, Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture, Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament, Schaff's Popular Commentary on the New Testament, Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments, George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, E.M. Zerr's Commentary on Selected Books of the New Testament. You give a tenth of your spices -- mint, dill and cummin. At what time they were commenced is unknown. So much we live, as we do. These prayers before and after the Shema are contained in the Mishnah, and have remained practically unchanged to the present day. The same statement is again made by Matthew in another place, (Matthew 9:35 . It is no accident that Matthew … synagogues every where in the books of the Gospel, it may be needful to know something But other items of Jewish worship might be performed in any place available and hence these many synagogues that are mentioned throughout the New Testament. proselytes, laying on of hands, and divers other things, of which see the tract Oswald Dykes, Manifesto of the King, p. 3. Wherever ten Jews were found it was their duty to form a synagogue. See Acts 9:2; Acts 9:20. Matthew 4:17 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Matthew 4:17, NIV: "From that time on Jesus began to preach, 'Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.'" law in their order. After the reading of the prophets came the sermon or address. Mark : rightly transposes sickness and disease; for νόσος (A. V., sickness) carries the notion of something severe, dangerous, and even violent (compare the Latin noceo, to hurt, to which the root is akin). Matthew 4:4 by LDS Scripture of the Day | posted in: Bible , New Testament | 0 …he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but … Let In the words of Matthew we ought, first, to observe, that Christ never remained in one place, but scattered every where the seed of the Gospel. Other Forerunner Commentary entries containing Matthew 4:23: Exodus 20:8 The ark was sheltered by a curtain, and stops led up to it. Does this not suggest that this was what He wanted to be preached at all times? Matthew 10:17; Matthew 23:34 : Luke 9:49; Acts 22:19; Acts 26:11.) seculars, who took little care of religion. Synagogues; the Jewish places of public worship. And Jesus went about all Galilee,.... Having called four of his disciples, he took a tour throughout Galilee; a country mean and despicable, inhabited by persons poor, illiterate, vile, and wicked: such had the first fruits of Christ's ministry, and messages of his grace; which shows the freeness, sovereignty, and riches, of his abounding goodness. Of this opportunity Jesus, and later, Paul often availed themselves. Of the sabbath there is no question. followeth, And they had need of expounders [or preachers] to affect their hearts: They were therefore to respond with the faith typical of little children (Matthew 18:3-4), submitting to the authority of the One Whom God had sent, the One Who was their Lord and Who required their full obedience to His words (Matthew 7:21-27). p. 630 (Euseb. The first meaning of the word is virtually the same as a congregation and then it came to be applied to the building in which the people met. the religious, and grew so famous by the rumour of his miracles, and the shining rays of Suppose a … Jesus healed anyone of anything (23) Jesus did not limit His healing to only those who were Jews. vi., No. Third the legatus ecclesiae; that is, the delegate or representative of the Church, appointed to lead the devotional exercises, corresponding somewhat to the modern preacher or reader. τῶν ἱερέων δέ τις ὁ παρὼν ἢ τῶν γερόντων εἷς ἀναγινώσκει τοὺς ἱεροὺς νόμους αὐτοῖς καὶ καθ, ἕκαστον ἐξηγεῖται μέχρι σχεδὸν δείλης ὀψίας. 23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people. The gospel accounts are overflowing with statements by Christ that show that all of His words and actions had their source in the Father. 1. preached to them the next sabbath, or the sabbath between"; that is, on The custom gave Jesus, and his apostles after him, a fine opportunity to declare the New Covenant. The Church of the Patriarchs worshipped in tents, or under the open sky, or wherever their devotion saw reason to raise an altar. but, every sabbath, he called out seven of the synagogue (on other days, fewer) whom he At one end of the structure was the holy chest, or ark, containing the scrolls of the Law and the prophets, which were written on long sheets of parchment or papyrus and rolled up on either end on a round rod. The Gospel of the kingdom â The Gospel, that is, the joyous message, is the proper name of our religion: as will be amply verified in all who earnestly and perseveringly embrace it. Matthew is looking at the synagogues (and the Scribes) from the point of view of the people. He was Himself the Good Samaritan, who went out of His way to help the wounded traveller who lay half dead by the wayside, and who provided everything that was needful for him—lodging, attendance, provision—until he should be quite recovered. When the tree is made good, it grows according to its God-given form, hacking from without only mars it. Preaching - See the notes at Matthew 3:1. There was usually a women's gallery, supported on these colonnades. Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and curing every disease and every sickness among the people. Forgiveness was an essential aspect of the expected Kingly Rule (Isaiah 1:16-18; Isaiah 43:25; Isaiah 44:22, compare Mark 1:4), and it had to lead on to forgiving others (Matthew 6:12). Commentary on Matthew 4:23-25 (Read Matthew 4:23-25) Wherever Christ went, he confirmed his Divine mission by miracles, which were emblems of the healing power of his doctrine, and the influences of the Spirit which accompanied it. The words in. sect. used a liberty of enlarging himself in paraphrase. Matthew does intend this little story to model what a response to Jesus looks like, so we’re not totally off-beam, but we mustn’t forget that these 4 were part of Jesus’ inner circle of 12, and they were literally going to follow him around for 3 years. Homer always represents νόσος as the visitation of an angry deity. It encourages God's servants, both in doing work, and suffering work, that they serve the God who made all things, and therefore has the disposal of all events; and the Scriptures must be fulfilled. He was teaching and preaching the gospel of the kingdom in the synagogues chiefly and on the roads and in the streets where Gentiles could hear. The synagogues, the Jewish houses of worship, where the Jews met every Sabbath, furnished Jesus a congregation and a suitable place for teaching. Then followed the prayers before the ark. His ministry is at this stage concentrated on the Jews. And after dinner to the This person was called the angel of the church, and "Ezra (say they) decreed ten ii., p. 219. that first age were wanting to themselves, if they took not up the same liberty of Men could not consistently deny the latter where they beheld the former. Matthew 9:35. 16 The people that lived in darkness have seen a great light; on those who lived in a country of shadow dark as death a light has dawned.. 17 From then onwards Jesus began his proclamation with the message, 'Repent, … "God does not refuse the prayers, although sinners are Matthew 8:18-22; The Cost of Following Jesus (Cultural Commentary) By Mike Nappa In Jesus’ time, it was customary for a would-be disciple to pick the … The national worship was conducted at Jerusalem where the tabernacle and later the temple were located. Those who read the Law stood, while he that preached or expounded the text sat down. The Roman Luke : In the time of Jesus and the apostles every town, not only in Palestine but also among the Gentiles, if it contained a considerable number of Jewish in-habibtants, had at least one synagogue, the larger towns several or even many. Nothing human is common and unclean. To And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people. Teaching in their synagogues. Matthew 4:23. Commentary on Acts 4:23-31 (Read Acts 4:23-31) Christ's followers do best in company, provided it is their own company. all = the whole. By no Mt 9:35. And Jesus went about all Galilee — Accompanied, it seems, by the four disciples above named; teaching in their synagogues — The word, συναγωγη, rendered, synagogue, may either signify the congregation, or the place in which they assembled. In their synagogues. 6. At the time of Christ all the reading was accompanied by a translation into Aramaic by a "meturgeman," or interpreter. The people assembled in them on sabbath and festival days, and in later times also on the second and fifth days of each week, for public prayer and the hearing of portions of Scripture. the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease Billy Graham frequently has preached that “Matthew 24 is knocking at the door.” Neither of these views is correct. Our Saviour and the apostles were in the habit of attending at those places continually, and of speaking to the people, Luke 4:15-27; Acts 13:14-15. and took care about the reading of the law, and sometimes preached, if there were not some Our own day of sickness and trial is not far off. And after a few lines, the mention of an interpreter The Good News of the speedy arrival of the long awaited Kingdom of the Messiah (Matthew 16:28; Luke 9:27). The people of Judea looked down on the Galileans partly because of their contact with the heathen, partly because of their dialect (comp. earth. failed in any thing...Certainly the signification of the word bishop, and angel ... # Meaning, “You worry about the smallest mistakes but commit the biggest sin. τῶν ἱερέων δέ τις ὁ παρὼν ἢ τῶν γερόντων εἷς ἀναγινώσκει τοὺς ἱεροὺς νόμους αὐτοῖς καὶ καθʼ ἕκαστον ἐξηγεῖται μέχρι σχεδὸν δείλης ὀψίας. The holy lamp was never wanting, with its eternal light. Jesus went all over Galilee. There are three things to be taken notice of concerning the rites used in this place. But of what place is this better to be This time he took the four fishermen whom he had just called to personal service. Jesus in Galilee Herod the tetrarch’s silencing of John means Jesus replaces John in Galilee (Matthew 4:12; 14:1-12). 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