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CONSIDER THE LILIES OF THE FIELD - The fourth consideration is taken
from the care which God bestows on lilies. Watch the growing of the
lily. It toils not, and it spins not; yet night and day it grow...
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CHAPTER 6
_ 1. The Better Righteousness.(Matthew 6:1 .) 2. Kept in the World;
Single-eyed; Trusting God.(Matthew 6:19 .)_
Our Lord said: “For I say unto you, that unless your righteousness
surpass th...
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TRUE RIGHTEOUSNESS IN RELATION TO WEALTH. The Sermon here passes from
the shortcomings of the Scribes and Pharisees. There are scattered
parallels to this section in Lk.
MATTHEW 6:19. TREASURE (Luke...
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EVEN SOLOMON IN ALL HIS GLORY.
To the Jew the court of Solomon was the highest representation of
human glory. The magnificence of the court is not only celebrated in
Jewish writings but in all orient...
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I tell you, therefore, do not worry about your life, about what you
are to eat, or what you are to drink; and do not worry about your
body, about what you are to wear. Is not your life more than food,...
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THE REWARD MOTIVE IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE (Matthew 6:1-18)
When we study the opening verses of Matthew 6:1-34, we are
immediately confronted with one most important question-- What is the
place of the...
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_was not arrayed_ Rather, ARRAYED NOT HIMSELF. The middle voice has a
special force. Though he arrayed himself, the lilies, who trusted to
God for their array, are more beautiful than he....
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The parallel passage (Luke 12:22-31) follows immediately the parable
of the "Rich Fool....
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ΠΕΡΙΕΒΆΛΕΤΟ, ‘arrayed himself.’ The middle voice has a
special force. Though he arrayed himself, the lilies, who trusted to
God for their array, are more beautiful than he....
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The parallel passage (Luke 12:22-31) follows immediately the parable
of the Rich Fool....
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VER 28. "AND WHY TAKE YE THOUGHT FOR RAIMENT? CONSIDER THE LILIES OF
THE FIELD, HOW THEY GROW; THEY TOIL NOT, NEITHER DO THEY SPIN: 29. AND
YET I SAY UNTO YOU, THAT EVEN SOLOMON IN ALL HIS GLORY WAS N...
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_THE ACTIONS OF SHINNING, SERVING AND LIVING MATTHEW 6:22-34:_ God's
desire is for our "whole body to be full of light." A good eye leads
to a shinning life. A bad eye will lead to a life of darkness....
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ΠΕΡΙΕΒΆΛΕΤΟ _aor. ind. med. от_ ΠΕΡΊΒΆΛΛΩ
(G4016) облекать, надевать; _med._ одеваться....
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DISCOURSE: 1324
AGAINST CAREFULNESS
Matthew 6:25. Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life,
what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what
ye shall put on. Is no...
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THEY TOIL NOT, NEITHER DO THEY SPIN— The expression ου κοπια,
_they toil not,_ denotes _rural_ labour, and therefore is beautifully
used in a discourse of _clothing,_ the materials of which are produc...
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E. THE WEALTH AND WORRIES OF THE WISE AND GODLY MAN
(Matthew 6:19-34)
TEXT 6:19-34
1. HIS ATTITUDE TOWARD EARTHLY TREASURES. (6:19-21)
19. Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth. where m...
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And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not
arrayed like one of these.
AND YET I SAY UNTO YOU, THAT EVEN SOLOMON IN ALL HIS GLORY WAS NOT
ARRAYED LIKE ONE OF THESE. What inc...
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14-15 Compare Mar_11:25-26.
14 Forgiveness now is according to the riches of His grace (Eph_1:7),
not according to our forgiveness of others. The believers in Israel
failed at this point. Their forgi...
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THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT (CONTINUED)
1. God's approval, not man's, to be sought in all our actions. Jesus
does not say that we are to do good expecting no reward of any kind,
but that we are to look fo...
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THE CHRISTIAN'S FREEDOM FROM CARE AND ANXIETY (Luke 12:22). The
worldly man is oppressed with care. He is always in fear that his
deep-laid plans for the future will miscarry, that some object that he...
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MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS
MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 6
THE RIGHT WAY TO GIVE GIFTS 6:1-4
V1 ‘Be careful not to show how good you are in front of other
people. Do not do your good works...
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I SAY UNTO YOU. — The formula of emphasis is not without a special
force here (comp. Matthew 18:10; Matthew 18:19). Man’s gaze was
drawn to the “gorgeous apparel,” the gold-embroidered robes of
kings...
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CHAPTER 7
The Gospel of the Kingdom
("Sermon on the Mount") - Matthew 5:1; Matthew 6:1; Matthew 7:1
IT may seem almost heresy to object to the time-honoured title "Sermon
on the Mount"; yet, so smal...
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λέγω δὲ : the speaker is conscious He makes a strong statement,
but He means it. οὐδὲ, not even Solomon the magnificent, most
glorious of the kings of Israel, and on state occasions most
gorgeously at...
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_Lesson from the flowers_. καταμάθετε, observe well that ye
may learn thoroughly the lesson they teach. Here only in N.T., often
in classics. Also in Sept [43], _e.g._, Genesis 24:21 : The man
observe...
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_Counsels against care_. More suitable to the circumstances of the
disciples than those against amassing treasures. “Why speak of
treasures to us who are not even sure of the necessaries of life? It
i...
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_Counsels against covetousness and care_ (reproduced in Luke 12:22-34,
with exception of Matthew 6:22-23, which reappear in Luke 11:34-36).
An interpolation, according to Weiss. Doubtless, if the Serm...
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THE CURE FOR ANXIOUS CARE
Matthew 6:27-34
The Lord's tone is gentle and tender when He turns to address the
poor. He says three times over, “Don't be anxious.” He never
forgot that He sprang, accordi...
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In the first verse the Revised Version has substituted the word
"righteousness" for "alms," "a reading approved of, almost
unanimously, by the great editors and critics" (Morrison). This is a
statemen...
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CHAPTER 16
SERMON ON THE MOUNT
Matthew 5-7, and Luke 6:20-49. A few days ago it was my privilege to
spend two beautiful bright days at the sea of Galilee, sailing over
it, and visiting the places of...
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Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take
thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil
thereof.
Who can add to the beauties, as well as doctrines of...
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God has been pleased, in the separate accounts He has given us of our
Lord Jesus, to display not only His own grace and wisdom, but the
infinite excellency of His Son. It is our wisdom to seek to prof...
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29._Not even Solomon in all his glory _This means, that the kindness
of God, which is gloriously displayed in herbs and flowers, exceeds
all that men can accomplish by their wealth or power, or in any...
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This discourse gives the principles of the kingdom, but supposes the
rejection of the King, and the position into which this would bring
those that were His; who consequently must look for a heavenly...
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AND YET I SAY UNTO YOU, THAT EVEN SOLOMON IN ALL HIS GLORY,.... This
is a certain truth, to be affirmed in the strongest manner, and to be
believed, that not only men and kings too in general; but eve...
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And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not
arrayed like one of these.
Ver. 29. _And yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his
glory_] In all his bravery, which doubtles...
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_And why take ye thought_ Why are you anxious about _raiment? Consider
the lilies of the field_ Observe not only the _animal_, but, what is
yet much lower, the _vegetable_ part of the creation, and ma...
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How unprofitable is worry:...
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AND YET I SAY UNTO YOU, THAT EVEN SOLOMON IN ALL HIS GLORY WAS NOT
ARRAYED LIKE ONE OF THESE.
To worry about clothing to cover one's nakedness must seem strange in
view of the thousand miracles surrou...
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Verse 1 warns against practicing righteousness (margin) before men to
attract their attention. This is self-righteousness, a mere show. How
can we expect the Father to reward what we do merely to impr...
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25-34 There is scarcely any sin against which our Lord Jesus more
warns his disciples, than disquieting, distracting, distrustful cares
about the things of this life. This often insnares the poor as...
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SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 6:30"....
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Matthew 6:29 yet G1161 say G3004 (G5719) you G5213 that G3754 Solomon
G4672 in G1722 all G3956 his...
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CONNECTION AND CONTENTS. The _external connection_ seems to be between
‘they have received their reward,' which closes each of the
foregoing examples of false piety, and ‘lay not up for yourselves
tre...
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Matthew 6:29. EVEN SOLOMON. The magnificence of his court is still
proverbial through the East. To the Jew he was the highest
representative of human glory.
LIKE ONE OF THESE. ‘One' is emphatic. The...
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GENERAL CHARACTER. The magna charta of Christ's Kingdom: the unfolding
of His righteousness; the sublimest code of morals ever proclaimed on
earth; the counterpart of the legislation on Mount Sinai; C...
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WAS NOT ARRAYED
(ουδε περιεβαλετο). Middle voice and so "did not clothe
himself," "did not put around himself....
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Matthew 6:26 , MATTHEW 6:28
Consider the Lilies of the Field.
I. What has this text to do with Easter Day? Let us think a while.
Life and death; the battle between life and death; life conquered by
d...
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Matthew 6:25
In Matthew 6:25 we have an argument against giving place to the cares
of this world, on the ground that they are unworthy of an immortal
being like man; and also an illustration pointedl...
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Matthew 6:5. _And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the
hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and
in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men._
We oug...
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CONTENTS: Sermon on the Mount, continued. Formalism condemned. The new
revelation of prayer (disciples prayer). The law of riches. Cure of
anxiety.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus.
CONCLUSION: True relationsh...
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Matthew 6:1. _Take heed that ye do not your alms before men._ It is a
dispute whether alms or righteousness be the true reading. The old
copies had righteousness. Chrysostom in one place has righteous...
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NOT EVEN SOLOMON. To the Jew, Solomon was legendary for great
opulence. The splendor of his reign was recorded in Jewish writings,
in all Asian literature, and is still proverbial throughout the
Easte...
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CHAPTER 6
_Take heed_. &c. Instead of _alms_, some Greek Codices read
_δικαιοσύνην, righteousness_, or _justice._ This is the
reading of the Syriac and the Latin Vulgate. The Complutensian, Royal,
and...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Matthew 6:25. THEREFORE.—Denoting a connection between the service
of mammon and “taking thought.” TAKE NO THOUGHT.—_Be not
anxious_ (R.V.). Life.—The Greek word is the same as that...
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EXPOSITION
MATTHEW 6:1
_The_ _relation of our Lord and his disciples to the religion of the
day _(_continued_);_ vide _Matthew 5:17, note. (_b_) Our Lord turns
from cases which could be directly dedu...
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Tonight let's take a look at Matthew, chapter six. We are in the
section of the book of Matthew that is commonly called the Sermon on
the Mount because it was delivered to the disciples of Jesus on th...
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1 Kings 10:5; 1 Peter 3:2; 1 Timothy 2:10; 1 Timothy 2:9;...
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Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these — Not in
garments of so pure a white. The eastern monarchs were often clothed
in white robes....