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Ask a Questionfear--religious awe; under the impression that God's hand was specially in these events (compare Lu 5:26; 7:16; 8:37).
espoused wife--now, without doubt, taken home to him, as related in Mt 1:18; 25:6.
I must, &c.--but duty only could move Him to deny entreaties so grateful to His spirit.
housetop--the flat roof. through the tiling...before Jesus--(See on Mr 2:2).
healed--kept healing, denoting successive acts of mercy till it went over "all" that needed. There is something unusually grand and pictorial in this touch of description.
laugh--How charming is the liveliness of this word, to express what in Matthew is called being "comforted!"
son of peace--inwardly prepared to embrace your message of peace. See note on "worthy," (see on Mt 10:13).
uppermost seats--(See on Lu 14:7-11). greetings--(See on Mt 23:7-10).
gird himself, &c.--"a promise the most august of all: Thus will the Bridegroom entertain his friends (nay, servants) on the solemn Nuptial Day" [Bengel].
in the field--engaged in his father's business: compare Lu 15:29, "These many years do I serve thee."
unrighteous mammon--To the whole of this He applies the disparaging term "what is least," in contrast with "the true riches."
this stranger--"this alien" (literally, "of another race"). The language is that of wonder and admiration, as is expressly said of another exhibition of Gentile faith (Mt 8:10).
Bethphage--"house of figs," a village which with Bethany lay along the further side of Mount Olivet, east of Jerusalem.
beat, &c.--(Mt 21:35); that is, the prophets, extraordinary messengers raised up from time to time. (See on Mt 23:37.)
But ye...not--Of how little avail has this condemnation of "lordship" and vain titles been against the vanity of Christian ecclesiastics?
stood and vehemently accused him--no doubt both of treason before the king, and of blasphemy, for the king was a Jew.
Moses and all the prophets, &c.--Here our Lord both teaches us the reverence due to Old Testament Scripture, and the great burden of it--"Himself."
within they are full of extortion--In Luke (Lu 11:39) the same word is rendered "ravening," that is, "rapacity."
hid five months--till the event was put beyond doubt and became apparent. (See on Mt 1:18-21).
"The mother of my Lord"--but not "My Lady" (compare Lu 20:42; Joh20:28)" [Bengel].
Every valley, &c.--levelling and smoothing, obvious figures, the sense of which is in the first words of the proclamation, "Prepare ye the way of the Lord."
What shall we do then?--to show the sincerity of our repentance. (Also see on Mt 3:10.)
began to say, &c.--His whole address was just a detailed application to Himself of this and perhaps other like prophecies.
What a word--a word from the Lord of spirits. (See on Mt 8:14-17.)
leap for joy--a livelier word than "be exceeding glad" of "exult" (Mt 5:12).
What is written in the law--apposite question to a doctor of the law, and putting him in turn to the test [Bengel].
Sell, &c.--This is but a more vivid expression of Mt 6:19-21 (see on Mt 6:19-21).
to the people--"the multitude," a word of special warning to the thoughtless crowd, before dismissing them. (See on Mt 16:2, 3).
tower in Siloam--probably one of the towers of the city wall, near the pool of Siloam. Of its fall nothing is known.
Why then believed ye him not?--that is, in his testimony to Jesus, the sum of his whole witness.