matthew 4:16 meaning

(b) The kingdom of grace. "Gospel"—glad tidings. The original name for our religion. From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. A kind of confederacy, originally of ten towns, the organization being apparently the work of Pompey. The scriptural quotation. Hebrews 1:14). Unhappy Nazareth! If in their own calling he could give them successes they could not for themselves achieve, much more would he ensure their success in the calling which was peculiarly his own. These thoughts would surely have come to their minds. Blessed be darkness and despair if through them men discern the beams which shine from heaven and reveal salvation.—H. φῶς both here and in the next clause means light as such. When these have beheld the light, they frequently become eminently useful to others. When we see Christ we see the door into the kingdom of heaven. Yes, that is true, for He said, "If the world hate you, ye know that it hated Me before it hated you." Before this King of lowly character begins His public ministry, He is proven, through the cunning opposition of Satan, to be just what God the Father has said of Him, His beloved Son, worthy of His full delight. It passed beyond the borders of Galilee, and through all Syria. A small bribe might lure weak men to their destruction; it does not need a kingdom to ensnare them. 3. Here is the prophet's image—a land of gloom, its inhabitants seated disconsolately and helplessly, not having enough light to arise and do their work, or any heart to bestir themselves and seek for such a light, till it suddenly.bursts upon their surprised and startled gaze. Luke probably (though not in the Revised Version) represents the temptation as continuous during the whole period. There is, therefore, a gap between verses 11 and 12 of this chapter. Morally, and in view of their independence and self-willedness, men are like the fishes that roam free in the water, going this way or that at their own pleasure. Light is discovering, it is directing so is the gospel. High or low, rich or poor, all have sinned and are guilty before God; and all must repent and be converted, if they would be saved. He did not like that because he wanted them to believe in him without a sign. Thus, we establish a parallel with the giving of the Law in Exodus and the first discourse in that they both serve to indoctrinate the children of God. Even the angels had to pass through a similar trial. ] Doubtless, therefore, it will lead in time to the kind of end He designs. The people are described as sitting in hopeless midnight, when a sudden noonday breaks upon them. Oh, that all who are called to such responsible positions might be as prepared to occupy them as John was, and as Jesus was! [1.] Deuteronomy was one of Jesus' favourite books. ] It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Matthew is "gift of God". there the devil speaks of giving, not actual possession of the things themselves (Matthew), but the authority that this implied, "and the glory of them." His words are exactly the same as the Baptist's (Matthew 3:2), with whom, indeed, he had been very lately associated. IV. He turns for help to quite another class. The compassion of Christ spreads, through those who know him, out to the needy. Bringing the needy to Christ. I have certain gifts, means, capabilities, by which I can secure comfort and position in the world. The multitudes. By and by they were to become, so the Saviour told them, "fishers of men." If we too, in simplicity of faith, depend honestly upon God's word, He will take care of our material needs (Matthew 6:33). Spiritual resistance by the evil spirit to all good is a less-developed thought than his traducing God to man, and, after some success obtained, traducing man to God. Oxford: Parker, 1874. The heathen world is in this darkness (Romans 1:18-32). 1. They hastened to follow it and arrived at the mouth of the cave. It "goes without saying" that no description more brief, comprehensive, true, addresses itself to the fixing of what it is that is amiss with man than this—that he forgets that he is estranged from his being's first glory, the worship of its Creator, Father, sovereign Owner, God. 2. 2. Nevertheless, Noah's preaching to the old world, and Jonah's preaching to Nineveh, are fair samples of the real summons to men, on the rights of things, on eternal rights, to "repent." But if he did not at all understand it or believe in it, we can fancy him saying to the two young men when they left: "Go off now, if you like; you will be back again in a few days, and foolish as you have been, your old father will be glad to take you into his boat again. Christ said, simply, "Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.". He offered Jesus all that he had, 'all the kingdoms of the earth and the glory of them,' if He would but worship him, i.e. It cannot be answered. WORDS OF JESUS IN RED. He was tempted at other times (. Get thee hence, Satan. In the NT. This was the form assumed by the insane delusion, and to argue against it was useless. In the light of what we read in John 1:38-42, we may regard the present passage as giving the account of the formal and final call of the four disciples named Peter, Andrew, James, and John. . Death is personified. Lessons from fisher-folk.—The disciples were fisher-folk. (B) Notice in the answer of Christ to this, the first of the three temptations—. What it is in certain accidents of it. The preliminaries of the ordeal temptations of Jesus Christ. 2. 3. The miracles of Christ prefigure (and only in miniature, miracles though they were) all the wide ameliorative influence of Christianity down through the ages. THE HONOUR THUS PUT ON JOHN. Jesus was himself a fisherman, "seeking and saving the lost." Evil and sinful people are the kind of people that want a miracle for a sign (proof). They left their father and the servants (cf. In the days of His flesh He called men by His living voice. We know not. "And he simply meant, I have no doubt, in the three temptations recited, to report what appeared to him visionally speaking, or how they stood before his fevered brain. Three of the preacher's words startled him; they were, "God claims you." And it is true that the other three Gospels seem to contain only those things which were done in that year in which John the Baptist was put into prison, or executed. (13-20) Christ foretells his sufferings, and rebukes Peter. in Holy Scripture] the number or signature of penalty, of affliction, of the confession, or the punishment, of sin. Christians, believing that the evangelists being holy men, who wrote not from a private spirit private interpretations, have not any reason to regard what their interest leadeth them to object: but even Christian interpreters are divided in their sentiments whether these words are said to be fulfilled, in this motion of Christ unto Galilee, in a literal, or typical, or a more improper and analogical sense; nor is it any great matter with which of them we agree. One man can suffer, pay, work, even die for another—but never repent for another. 2. Such as are called to the ministry must neither refuse pains nor peril to save souls, but must go about their work with as great desire to convert men, and as great prudence to bring them in as fishers go about their work. They must follow him; they must preach where his providence sends them; they must watch for souls as they that must give account. Spurgeon.). The harvest is plenteous, and the labourers are few. The general nature of this temptation is indicated in prefatory remarks. ", III. Of Peter and Andrew it is written, "And they straightway * * followed Him." He chooses four fishermen as his attendants (Matthew 4:18-22), goes through Galilee healing the sick and followed by great multitudes from all parts of the country (Matthew 4:23-25). The four chief parts of synagogue worship were, (1) the reading of the Law, (2) of the prophets, (3) the sermon, (4) the prayers. Brothers. [9], "A company had gathered to hear Jesus, - an eager, expectant throng." Jesus took up the preaching of John when John was cast into prison. Psalms 91:11,Psalms 91:12, verbally from the LXX., but omitting the clause, "to keep thee in all thy ways." THE CONDUCT OF THE PEOPLE. Am I addressing any who are sick in soul? IV. But all its expressions and actions must be absolutely true and fair. In this verse from the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells his followers to do the right thing to set a good example and so God may be glorified. He determined to appeal to the spiritual apprehension of mankind, that they might believe on Him, not because they were astounded by His miracles, and could not resist their evidence, but because they were attracted by the holiness and graciousness of His character, by the loftiness of His teaching, and by the love of God to man which was manifested in all His words and actions. Its diffusiveness. What? CHAPTER 10. Their whole after-life was just a saying "Yes" to Jesus. He meant to convert all men to his own way of looking at things. The text in Isaiah 9:1,2, where the words are, Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations. Concerning this light, observe-. In ‘b’ the promised light is declared to have come to those in darkness and the shadow of death, and in the parallel the arrival of this light is described in terms of the fulfilment of prophecies concerning the Coming One, He heals the sick and delivers captives from darkness (Isaiah 42:7; Isaiah 49:9; Isaiah 45:13; Isaiah 49:25; Isaiah 61:1). Repentance is not one complete and final act. contains the narrative that precedes its respective discourse (, ), which emphasizes the teachings of the Kingdom of Heaven, a theme which I call "indoctrination." St. Luke adds, "In a moment of time.". Great multitudes; ὄχλοι πολλοί (not "many multitudes," but as plural of ὄχλος πολύς, Matthew 20:29); almost (Luke 5:15) peculiar to this Gospel (Matthew 8:1, where see note [18, Received Text; Matthew 12:15, Received Text]; Matthew 13:2; Matthew 15:30; Matthew 19:2). Christ a Light amid the shadows. MEN'S AMBITIONS. Disease; sickness, Revised Version; μαλακίαν, laying stress on the weakness. Pander to the passions of men, and you will win their applause—that is gaining kingdoms by the worship of the devil. For whose benefit am I to use what I have? These had been delivered to Satan, a cruel Usurper, by means Of Man's sin. And true repentance is no light matter. But let us beware that we do not place them above preaching. THE GREAT COMMISSION The various Gospels emphasize different aspects of this Great Commission: • LUKE limits Jesus' resurrection appearances to Jerusalem and emphasizes repentance and forgiveness of sins (Luke 24:46-48). The tempter chose a weak moment. Therefore the flow of miraculous power was more unimpeded. He himself explains the discrepancy by saying that St. Matthew imitates the Haggadistic methods in accommodating the geography to the text he quotes. For Matthew, after the temptation, proceeds immediately, Hearing that John was delivered up; and Mark in like manner. from Mount Hermon to the river Arnon (Weiss-Meyer); but according to Josephus ('Bell. Christ was tempted by sinful appeals to what was innocent within him. What this means to saints cannot be explained lightly. Of none of those mentioned here (in Mat ; Mat 4:21) as being called by the Saviour, are we told anything else. They must give no heed to the praise of men; they must think only of saving souls and pleasing their Lord. In this passage, Matthew quotes a prophecy from Isaiah 9:1-2ff in which Isaiah foretells a coming king whose name will be, “Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, [and] Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6). THE SUFFICIENCY OF CHRIST AS A SAVIOUR. Much history belongs to the gap between Matthew 4:11 and Matthew 4:12. Many synagogues had an interpreter (. Thoughts on the Gospel – Parable of the Talents – Matthew 25 14 30 – Meaning and Commentary. the realization of the position accepted by the nation at Sinai, with all that that involved,. Wealth, pleasure, fame, are sure to affect men's spirit and conduct; they always deteriorate men when they are made the life-aim. He first teaches and preaches the good news of the kingdom, before He heals. The command itself is to altered thought, altered love, altered life and works. Observe the reiterated use of "all,"—all Galilee, all manner of sickness and all manner of disease, all Syria, all that were sick. — Matthew 16:1-4 NLT. To what kind of men will Jesus commit the exceptionally arduous enterprise of establishing his own kingdom as supreme over all? From Isaiah 9:1, Isaiah 9:2, spoiled in the Authorized Version, but rendered correctly in the Revised Version. The true light for a soul in darkness is all in Christ. To Matthew it helps to explain why God has begun here. A man's real life consists in obedience to the will of God, as he may come to know it; and if that means starving the body, the body must be starved.—R.T. The body is a most veritable element in every calculation of human nature. The door is opened. The nobler employment to which Christ called these men.—I am not disparaging labour when I tell you that the highest form of labour is work for Christ—the winning of souls. ", "Your Father has for forty days been unmindful of you; He has not given you food. The baptism of water, to which Jesus Christ had submitted in obedience to the human nature which he had assumed, and to the conditions under which he had assumed it, is now succeeded by the more significant, far more intrinsic, inward baptism of temptation. Dean Stanley has the following note: "It was after a walk through the village of Ehden, beneath the mountain of the cedars, that we found the stairs and corridors of the castle of the Maronite chief, Sheikh Joseph, lined with a crowd of eager applicants, 'sick people taken with divers diseases,' who, hearing that there was a medical man in the party, had thronged round him, 'beseeching him that he would heal them.' II. There was the beholding of the miracles which He wrought. They were mending their nets, preparing to continue their fishing business. His temptations were inducements to abuse that power for selfish ends. THE MINISTRY OF ANGELS IS A FACT, AND THE KNOWN GRANT OF SUCH MINISTRY AT DIFFERENT TIMES TO MEN IS ALL THAT IS NOW PROFFERED TO CHRIST HIMSELF! A net; i.e. ", "To feel and to conquer hunger is a work of human labour, not to hunger at all is the result of Divine power. By one suggestion of the right direction in which to look, he lays bare the very basis of the truth in that matter. [4] Shedinger notes that the LXX has the people walking while Matthew has them sitting. And as their first wonder of exercise is over matter, so they postulate some typical instance hereof. In the same way, that light should not be hidden but should light up the room, or … If it be asked why it was wrong for Jesus to make bread for His own use, the answer is that in God's working in the world there is in general a strict economy of miraculous power. A dreadful fascination. Galilee of the Gentiles, because it was near to the men of Tyre, who were Gentiles, and had doubtless in it a greater mixture of Gentiles than any other part of Canaan, ever since Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in this Galilee, 1 Kings 9:11. a Now when He heard that John was delivered up, He withdrew into Galilee, and leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali (Matthew 4:12-13). Mat . The disciples of the Lord must not trust in popular applause; they may have it, it comes sometimes; but it is uncertain, fickle, not to be relied on. Then, like Christ, we may find the advantage of a familiar knowledge of the Bible. John never dies; his voice is never silenced; he reappears at Pentecost. 18-22. Neither was there anything, on the other hand, in their social position, to confer distinction upon them. This exposition consisted of readings from John 1:19-51; and Matthew 4:12-24. All preachers of the gospel are not imprisoned at once, for when John is in prison, Christ is free. The kind of locality He fixed on. Bishop Westcott on Hebrews 2:5). 2. It was surrounded by a varied scenery of mountain and valley, amidst which were embosomed several populous villages and towns. .," p146. Like sin they came into the world against His will, and they are part of those 'works of the devil,' which the Son of God was manifested to destroy. After that, he went up to Jerusalem, to the passover (John 2:12-25), discoursed with Nicodemus (John 3:1-21), with the woman of Samaria (John 4:1-42 ), and then returned into Galilee, and preached there. Why dost thou hesitate? To him; not after "came," but after "said" (Revised Version, with manuscripts). The devil, appealing to Jesus' consciousness of abiding communion with God (Psalms 91:1), bids him enjoy to the full the promise of God's protection. This new food was in a double sense unknown, and the object of wonder to them; for they knew neither how nor whence it came, nor what it was when it had come. 3. Note, The doctrine of repentance is right gospel-doctrine. Not at all. Thus do we deny ourselves for six-and-thirty days, as giving the tenth of the365 days of the year to God, that we, who have lived by the gift which we have received for ourselves, might, for the sake of our Maker, mortify ourselves by fasting in His own tithe of time. In His Sermon, Jesus interprets the Mosaic Law correctly for the Jews. Meantime Jesus honours the Bible, reminding us how it is a storehouse of truths and principles, the application and practice of which it is ours to find. Bushnell observes that the report of the temptation can only have come from Christ himself. Christ came to overthrow the works of the devil. Now when Jesus heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee. The creative, paternal Word seems to be heard proclaiming itself in its manifold, myriad tones of thoughtful, providing, loving care. To be tempted of the devil. English Standard Version. The early welcome and the first ministers of the King.—This joyous burst of the new power, and this rush of popular enthusiasm, are meant to heighten the impression of the subsequent hostility of the people. Christ will not stay long where he is not welcome. If ministers have not closer communion with Christ than other persons the fault is their own. Vers. They seem to be content with their condition. First, there was their attachment to Him as disciples, which in no degree interfered with their trade. Tr. In his true self he is not wholly dependent on bread. The difficulty may be suggested, that we may easily be subject to delusions if we follow our impulses. There is no evidence that he meant by them anything else than the Baptist meant. The Temptation of Jesus. When you do something to worship God, make sure that you’re doing it for God and not just to put on a show for the people around you. 2 b He fasted for forty days and forty nights, * and afterwards he was hungry. (For the expression, cf. 2. An open attack. All the helmsman had to do was to keep his eye on the pilot boat, and steer straight in the course she indicated. against men (Revelation 12:10-12); against God (Genesis 3:1-5). The Messiah has come; and John has pointed Him out as "the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world." Therefore he nosy proceeds to ply him with more elaborate motives. "Some understand this of the top or apex of the sanctuary ( τοῦ ναοῦ) [cf. Farrar suggests that there is a special reference to the "loaf-shaped fossils," septaria, which are found in Palestine—as, indeed, in most other countries. II. They must try to know thoroughly the portion of the work assigned to them, as the fishers knew every corner of the lake. Once a man is made to see he is a sinner, then, if his mind be in any way healthy and true, the state of feeling which arises in it is what we call repentance. Is a man humble? Shall we force God's providence? ", "Cast thyself down, and show thyself to the priests and the other worshippers of God, and to all the people (for they, from the Court of Israel, were able to behold the sacrifices which were offered in the court of the priests), show thyself, I say, by miraculously gliding down unhurt, to be the Son of the True God, of Him whom in this court all are worshipping, and to whom they are offering sacrifices. Christ preached in the synagogues. "Preaching." for He is both with us, and in us. Up it Christ was led by Satan, when he showed Him all the kingdoms of the word. One truth cannot be inconsistent with another truth. ", "The end of contests is found when the adversary yields to his victor of his own will, or is vanquished by a threefold fall according to the rules of pugilism. 4. TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT To get what Matthew 4:16 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity. Joshua 24:15), but of submission to the methods inculcated by Satan, which placed the immediate and the visible above the future and the unseen (Genesis 3:5; Exodus 32:4). It is of the kind that belongs to the framework, not of the shorter life, our present rudiments of life, our present mental scope and horizon; but while touching, brightening, dignifying, all these growths and tributaries of life, it makes direct for the heart—that home of human life, that hearth of human nature, for which and round which all the rest whatsoever subsists. A right-minded man feels that any attempt to deceive man is really that wicked thing, an attempt to get an advantage of God.—R.T. He came out of the ordeal tested and revealed in his sinless strength. III. I. 1. The chorus of creation can never be perfect till each of us is in his place, singing his own part, which part none other can sing.—Reuen Thomas, D.D. Journeys of Jesus through Galilee: preaching and healing the sick, . … The same command and fitness are given to all Christians. No longer would he have been suffering Man for and amongst us suffering men! Accordingly, when they see Him coming alone and unattended, without any of the trappings or the suits of royalty, without any badge or sign of office, with a simple word of command, - a word of command, moreover, which demanded of them the sacrifice of all for His sake, the absolute trusting of themselves and all their future to His guidance and care, -they do not hesitate for a single moment; but first Andrew and Simon his brother, and a little further on James and John his brother, straightway leave nets, father, friends, home, everything, and follow Him. ", Each time Jesus saved His own life, He knew that His time was not yet, and so He deliberately avoided being killed (, ); for this power was in His hand and no man could take His life. He then remained for a time in the neighbourhood of the Baptist, five of whose followers, Andrew, John, Philip, Peter, and Bartholomew, attached themselves to Him, and followed Him back to Galilee. There is no excuse for delay when Christ calls. What are these people doing! Satan had partially quoted Psalms 91:11-12, but left out "to keep thee in all thy ways"' for this would not suit Satan's purpose. The witnesses were slain when they had finished their testimony, and not before, Revelation 11:7. Two more are James, son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus. It was itinerant. Plainly Jesus was a Man. The conjecture that the fasting and temptation took place on Sinai is suggested by the analogy of Moses and Elijah, but by absolutely nothing in the Gospels. The same Holy One of Nazareth is walking by the shores of their lake. gives John's arrest by Herod Antipas as the reason why Jesus began to preach. So long as his mind rested on his physical condition he could not but fed the terrible force of the temptation. They had power to excommunicate (. There are many who, it may be, think themselves comparatively in a state of great happiness, while they are themselves, if possible, still more melancholy instances of the potency of Satanic influence—they, who amidst all the advantages and external privileges of a gospel land, have despised and rejected the great salvation. II. The world knew many a "cry '' before this—perhaps never before one like this, except in the case of the older prophet-appeals, and those almost exclusively addressed to their own people. must be taken to mean 'also the district beyond Jordan.' Dwelling contentedly. If you haven't seen it already, I would recommend "The Chosen"! ", "beyond Jordan, of Galilee of the Gentiles;", And to them which sat in the region and shadow of death. It is a fellowship in business relationships. The time When Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, then he went into Galilee, Matthew 4:12. was led: Mk 1:12,13-15 Lu 4:1-13 Ro 8:14, Gal 5:18; of the spirit: 1Ki 18:12 2Ki 2:16 Eze 3:12,14 8:3 11:1,24 40:2 43:5 Ac 8:39 ; to be tempted: Ge 3:15 Joh 14:30 Heb 2:18 4:15,16 ; Matthew 4 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Ambition may be an inspiring, ennobling force. We must practise self-denial in little things, if we would gain strength to support us in the dread conflict with the tempter. Matthew 4:5, note). Thus we observe that the believer has within Him, not alone the key to victorious service, but also the key to victorious living. It gave its name to the larger (NT) Galilee. His mission was to the whole nation of Israel. He exercised his personal ministry chiefly in "Galilee."

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