44 An honored guest would not only be given water, but would have had his feet washed by a slave; he would have been given a kiss of welcome by his host; and he would have been sprayed or rubbed with the fragrant essential oils or attars which are so common among the upper classes in the Orient. All... [ Continue Reading ]
9-10 Compare Mat_13:10-17; Mar_4:10-13; Isa_6:9. 11-12 Compare Mat_13:18-19; Mar_4:14-15. 13 Compare Mat_13:20-21; Mar_4:16-17. 14-15 Compare Mat_13:22-23; Mar_4:18-20. 16-18 Compare Luk_11:33-36; Mat_5:15-16; Mat_4:21-25. 16 To enable His disciples to discern the difference between the fruitfu... [ Continue Reading ]
34-37 Compare Mat_8:33-34; Mar_5:14-17. 34 It is evident that the Gergesenes thought more of their hogs than of human beings. It is likely that there were other herds and other lawless practices which His presence would condemn. How terrible is the perversity that prefers darkness to light, because... [ Continue Reading ]