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Verse Matthew 11:14. _THIS IS ELIAS, WHICH WAS FOR TO COME._] This
should always be written Elijah, that as strict a conformity as
possible might be kept up between the names in the Old Testament and...
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IF YE WILL RECEIVE IT - This is a mode of speaking implying that the
doctrine which he was about to state was different from their common
views; that he was about to state something which varied from...
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8. THE FORERUNNER IN PRISON. THE KINGDOM PREACHING REJECTED.
CHAPTER 11
1. John Imprisoned Sends his Disciples. (Matthew 11:1 .) 2. The
King's Testimony Concerning John. (Matthew 11:7 .) 3. The King...
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JOHN THE BAPTIST (Luke 7:18). In place of Mk.'s narrative of John,
deferred to ch. 14, Mt. gives material from Q.
MATTHEW 11:2. JOHN'S PERPLEXITY. It is a question whether doubt was
supervening upon...
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THIS IS ELIAS, WHO WAS TO COME.
Malachi predicted that Elijah would come to prepare the way for the
Lord. Christ explains that this was fulfilled in John, who came in the
spirit and power of Elijah,...
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THE SIX ACCENTS IN THE VOICE OF JESUS (Matthew 11:1-30)
Matthew 11:1-30 is a chapter in which Jesus is speaking all the time;
and, as he speaks to different people and about different things, we
hear...
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"From the days of John the Baptist until now, the Kingdom of Heaven is
taken by storm, and the violent take it by force. For up to John all
the prophets and the Law spoke with the voice of prophecy; a...
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IF, &C. Assuming it as. fact. See App-118., as in verses: Matthew
11:21; Matthew 11:23.
WILL. are willing. Greek. _thelo._
RECEIVE. to receive. Compare Acts 2:41.
THIS IS. he represents.
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_if ye will receive it_ The present unhappy circumstances in which
John was placed seemed inconsistent with such a view of his mission
(Meyer)....
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CONCERNING JOHN THE BAPTIST
His message to Jesus 2–6. His position as a Prophet 7–14. His
relation to Jesus and to his contemporaries 15–19.
St Luke 7:18-35...
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The position of John as a prophet. The message of the Baptist must
have made a deep and a mournful impression on the bystanders. It may
have caused some of them to lose their faith in Christ or in Joh...
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ΕἸ ΘΈΛΕΤΕ ΔΈΞΑΣΘΑΙ. ‘The present unhappy
circumstances in which John was placed seemed inconsistent with such a
view of his mission’ (Meyer)....
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VER 12. "AND FROM THE DAYS OF JOHN THE BAPTIST UNTIL NOW THE KINGDOM
OF HEAVEN SUFFERETH VIOLENCE, AND THE VIOLENT TAKE IT BY FORCE. 13.
FOR ALL THE PROPHETS AND THE LAW PROPHESIED UNTIL JOHN. 14. AND...
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_A MOST UNUSUAL MAN MATTHEW 11:7-19:_ John was one of God's greatest
servants. Jesus used this occasion to say some things concerning his
character and ministry. He gave His approval to the good work...
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ΔΈΞΑΣΘΑΙ _aor. med. (dep.) inf. от_ ΔΈΧΟΜΑΙ (G1209)
приветствовать, принимать (_см._ 1QS 9:11).
ΜΈΛΛΩΝ _praes. act. part. от_ ΜΈΛΛΩ (G3195)
намереваться что-л. сделать,
используется с _inf._ для обоз...
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AND IF YE WILL RECEIVE IT— There is nothing for the particle _it_ in
the original; therefore Dr. Heylin reads _him;_ and if this be the
proper supplement, says he, we must understand that total perfec...
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SECTION 24
JESUS RECEIVES A QUESTION FROM JOHN AND PREACHES A SERMON ON JOHN
(Parallel: Luke 7:18-35)
TEXT: 11:2-19
2.
Now when John heard in the prison the works of the Christ, he sent by
his di...
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_AND SAID UNTO HIM, ART THOU HE THAT SHOULD COME, OR DO WE LOOK FOR
ANOTHER?_
No JFB commentary on these verses....
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7 Compare Luk_7:24-30.
7 The Lord might well have spoken disparagingly of John at this
juncture. Instead, He gives him a eulogy which places him on the
highest pinnacle of human fame. He gives him a...
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11:14 is (e-11) By saying, 'who is to come,' it is left in the
abstract as in Greek -- the one who had this character in their mind....
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Jesus states, as again in Matthew 17:12 (cp. Luke 1:17), that John was
the Elijah whom the Jews expected in accordance with Malachi 4:5. He
hints that they may be unwilling to believe it, partly becau...
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THE DISCIPLES OF THE BAPTIST
1. Tours of Jesus after dismissing His apostles. The apostles started
on their mission about five weeks before the second Passover of the
ministry (28 a.d.) and were away...
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THE PRAISE OF JOHN THE BAPTIST (Luke 7:24). Lest the purpose of the
question of John, 'Art thou he that should come?' should be
misunderstood, Jesus hastens to assure the people that JOHN IS NO REED
S...
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MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS
MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 11
JOHN THE *BAPTIST ASKED A QUESTION 11:1-6
V1 Jesus finished giving instructions to his 12 *disciples. Then he
went on from there...
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THIS IS ELIAS. — The words of Malachi (Malachi 4:5) had led men to
expect the reappearance of the great Tishbite in person as the
immediate precursor of the Christ. It was the teaching of the scribes...
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Chapter 10
The Shadow of the Cross - Matthew 11:1; Matthew 12:1
I-DISCOURAGEMENTS. Matthew 11:1
HITHERTO almost everything has been hopeful and encouraging in our
Evangelist's record of the Saviour'...
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_Judgment of Jesus concerning the Baptist_ (Luke 7:24-30).
Characteristically magnanimous, while letting it be seen that He is
aware of John's limits and defects....
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Conclusion of speech about John....
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THE LAST OF THE PROPHETS
Matthew 11:11
The least in a higher dispensation has great advantages over the
greatest in a lower one. A child on a hill can see farther than a
giant in the valley. Many hav...
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This picture of John is very full of pathos-from the high triumph of
inspired preaching to the solitude and loneliness of a prison. John
made as direct application to Jesus as his circumstances permit...
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He is Elias, &c. Not in person, but in spirit. (Luke i. 17)
(Challoner) --- John is here styled Elias, not in the same manner as
those who taught the transmigration of souls; but the meaning is, that...
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CHAPTER 22.
JOHN THE BAPTIST THE GREATEST PROPHET
Matthew 11:7-15, & Luke 7:24-30. _“And the messengers of John having
gone away, He began to speak to the multitudes concerning John, What
went ye out...
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Chapter 8, which opens the portion that comes before us tonight, is a
striking illustration as well as proof of the method which God has
been pleased to employ in giving us the apostle Matthew's accou...
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14._And if you are willing to receive it _He now explains more clearly
in what manner John began to preach _the kingdom of God _It was in the
character of that _Elijah, _who was to be sent before the...
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From that hour we find the definitive judgment of the nation, not
indeed as yet openly declared (that is in chapter 12), nor by the
cessation of Christ's ministry, which wrought, notwithstanding the
o...
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AND IF YE WILL RECEIVE IT,.... The words carry in them some suspicion
of unbelief and hardness of heart, as though they would not receive
it: however, whether they would or not, it was a certain truth...
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And if ye will receive _it_, this is Elias, which was for to come.
Ver. 14. _This is Elias_] Not the Tishbite, but yet the same that
Malachi foretold should come in the "spirit and power of Elias." A...
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ELIAS; the one who was foretold in the Old Testament under the name of
Elijah, because he would resemble that prophet. Malachi 4:5....
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AND IF YE WILL RECEIVE IT, THIS IS ELIAS WHICH WAS FOR TO COME....
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The conclusion:...
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Throughout Israel now the Lord carries on an intensive teaching and
preaching in their cities. John the Baptist hears of this in the
prison, but he is deeply puzzled, for he sends two of his disciples...
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7-15 What Christ said concerning John, was not only for his praise,
but for the people's profit. Those who attend on the word will be
called to give an account of their improvements. Do we think when...
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God had told the Jews, ZECHARIAH 4:5,6, that he would send them
_Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of
the Lord: and he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the child...
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Tertullian A Treatise on the Soul
and again, in another passage, "And if ye will receive it, this is
Elias, which was for to come."[250]
Hippolytus Refutation of All Heresies Book VIII
And (we may...
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Matthew 11:14 And G2532 if G1487 willing G2309 (G5719) receive G1209
(G5664) he G846 is G2076 ...
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“For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John, and if you
are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, who is to come.”
Again we have the emphasis on the fact that the new age has come. The
pr...
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JESUS EXPRESSES HIS FULL APPRECIATION OF JOHN BUT POINTS OUT THAT NOW
SOMETHING EVEN GREATER HAS COME, THE COMING IN FORCE OF THE KINGLY
RULE OF HEAVEN (11:7-15).
Having sent His assurance to John Jes...
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THIS IS ELIJAH
(αυτος εστιν Ελειας). Jesus here endorses John as the
promise of Malachi. The people understood Malachi 4:1 to mean the
return of Elijah in person. This John denied as to himself (Joh...
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THIS IS ELIAS
(_ See Scofield) - (Matthew 17:10). _
Also (Matthew 17:12); (Malachi 4:5)....
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Matthew 11:1. _And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of
commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to
preach in their cities. Now when John had heard in the prison the...
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Matthew 11:1. _And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of
commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to
preach in their cities._
Whatever he commanded, he himself did. H...
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CONTENTS: Answer to questions sent Jesus by John the Baptist. Judgment
predicted as result of rejection of Christ. Rest for individuals who
put their trust in Him.
CHARACTERS: Jesus, John the Baptist...
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Matthew 11:3. _Art thou he that should come, or do we look for
another._ Brevity here is connected with obscurity. John could not
doubt, after seeing the glory, and hearing the voice from heaven. The...
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JOHN Is ELIJAH. Not a reincarnation, but spiritual Elijah the
fulfillment of Malachi's prophecy that Elijah would come before the
Day of the Lord (Malachi 4:5)....
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MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 11:1 Opposition to the Messiah Increases.
There has been occasional resistance to Jesus’ ministry (e.g.,
Matthew 9:3). It now begins to increase sig
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MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 11:14 HE IS ELIJAH WHO IS TO COME. Malachi
prophesied that “Elijah” would prepare the way for the Messiah
(Malachi 3:1;...
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JESUS EASES JOHN'S DOUBT MATTHEW 11:2-19; LUKE 7:19-35; MATTHEW 11:2
Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two
of his disciples,...
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CHAPTER 11
_And it came to pass_, &c. _He passed from thence_ : That means, He
separated Himself from His Apostles, whom He sent to preach the Gospel
by themselves, both that they might prepare the wa...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Matthew 11:7. AND AS THEY DEPARTED, etc.—Dr. Plumptre holding that
the Baptist himself was really in doubt, and sent his disciples to
Christ for his own satisfaction, remarks on this...
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EXPOSITION
MATTHEW 11:1
Matthew only. AND IT CAME TO PASS, WHEN JESUS HAD MADE AN END. The
same formula recurs in Matthew 7:28; Matthew 13:53;...
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Now it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of these commandments,
he departed from there to teach and to preach in their cities (Matthew
11:1).
So He sent them out in front of them, and then He...
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1 Corinthians 3:2; Ezekiel 2:5; Ezekiel 3:10; Ezekiel 3:11; John 1:21
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If ye will [ε ι θ ε λ ε τ ε]. More correctly, Rev., If ye are
willing or disposed. For there would naturally be an unwillingness to
receive the statement about John's high place, in view of John's
imp...
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Malachi 4:5....
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Didn’t Jesus say John the Baptist was Elijah reincarnated?
PROBLEM: Jesus refers here to John the Baptist as “Elijah who is to
come” (cf. Matthew 17:12; Mark 9:11-13). But, since Elijah had died
many...