CHAPTER 10 JESUS IN PEREA Matthew 19:1-2, _and Mark 10:1_. “ _Rising up from thence_, _He comes into the boundaries of Judea_, _through the country which is beyond the Jordan and again multitudes come to Him_, _and_, _as was His custom_, _He again taught them_.” _Matthew says_, “ _Many multitudes f... [ Continue Reading ]
THE DIVORCE PROBLEM Matthew 19:3-12, and Mark 10:2-12. _“And the Pharisees coming to Him, asked Him if it is lawful for a man to put away his wife, tempting Him.”_ The Jews were very lax in their matrimonial relations, often sending away their wives for very trivial causes. Even a great man like Jo... [ Continue Reading ]
CELIBACY Matthew 19:10-12. _“His disciples say to Him, If the cause of a man is thus with his wife, it is better not to marry.”_ Since Jesus thus abrogated all right to divorcement except for fornication, the disciples propound this very practical question, whether it is not better to abstain from m... [ Continue Reading ]
THE LITTLE ONES Matthew 19:13-15; Luke 18:15-17; Mark 10:13-16. _“And they were bringing little children to Him, that He may touch them; and His disciples were rebuking those bringing them.”_ Matthew says they brought them that He might _“put His hands on them and pray.”_ Luke says they were _“infan... [ Continue Reading ]
THE RICH YOUNG MAN Matthew 19:16-30; Mark 10:17-31; Luke 18:18-30. Mark: _“And He, traveling along the road, one running and kneeling clown asked Him, Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? Jesus said to him, Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One; God.”_ This statem... [ Continue Reading ]