Matthew 3:12; LUKE 3:7. _“Whose fan is in His hand, and He will
thoroughly purify His threshing-floor, and gather His wheat into the
garner; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”_ In
the blessed Word, God has given us “line upon line and precept upon
precept” knowing and pitying our... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 14
JESUS RETURNS TO GALILEE
Matthew 12:1-18; Mark 2:23-28, and Luke 6:1-5. We find that our Lord
spent but two weeks at Jerusalem during this tour, preaching and
working miracles all the time, of which we have no record; but the
fifth chapter of John giving us one notable miracle and one po... [ Continue Reading ]
THE WITHERED HAND
Matthew 12:9-14; Mark 3:1-6; and Luke 6:6-11. Our Lord and His
disciples have again reached Galilee, their native land. Luke notifies
us that this incident transpired on the Sabbath following the
preceding, and that it was the right hand which was utterly paralyzed
and withered awa... [ Continue Reading ]
THE STRAY SHEEP
Matthew 12:14. _“What seems to you? If there may be to any man a
hundred sheep, and one of them may stray away, does he not, leaving
the ninety and nine, going into the mountains, seek the lost one? And
if it may be that he find it, truly, I say unto you, That he rejoiceth
over it mo... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 15
THE FIRST AND SECOND COMING OF CHRIST
Matthew 12:15-21. _“And Jesus, knowing, departed thence [i.e., when
He ascertained that the Pharisees and Herodians were counseling to
kill Him, He departed from that place where He had healed the withered
hand on the Sabbath]; and many multitudes f... [ Continue Reading ]
THE UNPARDONABLE SIN (BLASPHEMY AGAINST THE HOLY GHOST)
Mark 3:20-30; Matthew 12:22-37; & Luke 11:14-23. Mark: _“And they
come into the house; and again a multitude comes together, so that
they are not able even to eat bread. And those who were along with Him
came out to arrest Him; for they continu... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 24
THE SCRIBES AND PHARISEES SEEK A SIGN FROM HEAVEN
Matthew 12:38-45; Luke 11:16-36. _“Then certain ones of the scribes
and Pharisees responded, saying, Master, we wish to see a sign from
Thee. And responding, He said to them, A wicked and adulterous
generation seeketh after a sign, and no... [ Continue Reading ]
AWFUL STATE OF THE BACKSLIDER
Matthew 12:43-45. _“When the unclean spirit may go out from a man,
he goeth through dry places seeking rest, and findeth none.”_ Here
we see the man is converted; this unclean spirit licentiousness,
drunkenness, or profanity, his besetting sin having evanesced with
this... [ Continue Reading ]
CONSANGUINITY OF THE HOLY GHOST
Matthew 12:46-50; Mark 3:31-35; & Luke 8:19; Luke 8:21; Luke 11:27-28.
_“And it came to pass while He was speaking these things, a certain
woman, lifting up her voice from the crowd, said to Him, Blessed is
the womb having born Thee, and the breast which Thou didst su... [ Continue Reading ]