“ In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, ”
In those days - The days here referred to cannot be those mentioned in the preceding chapter, for John was but six months older than Christ. Perhaps Matthew intended to embrace in his narrative t...
In (a) those days came (1) John the Baptist, preaching in the (b) wilderness of Judaea, (a) Not when Joseph went to dwell at Nazareth, but a great while after, about fifteen years: for in the 30th y...
John the Baptist ( Mark 1:2-8 *, Luke 3:1-17 ) The common Synoptic material begins here. The chief difference from Mk. is the addition of Matthew 3:7-10 from Q (p. 672), cf. Luke 3:7-9 , whe...
In . And in. Greek. en de. See App-104. In those days. Hebrew idiom for an indefinite time ( Exodus 2:11 ; Exodus 2:23 . Isaiah 38:1 , &c): while the Lord, being grown up, was still dwelli...
Matthew 3:1 Now in those days Luke 3:1 . And in the fifteenth year It could not be gathered from Matthew and Mark in what year of his age John began to preach: but Luke shows sufficient...
In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, John the Baptist - John, surnamed The Baptist, because he required those to be baptized who professed to be contrite becaus...
In those days— That is, while Jesus was yet at Nazareth, where he dwelt till he entered on his public ministry, in the thirtieth year of his age. It is usual with authors to denote the times they a...
In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, For the proper introduction to this section, we must go to -- Luke 3:1-2 . Here, as Bengel well observes, the curt...
In those days ] i.e. 26 a.d. The wilderness of Judaea ] a desert tract about 10 m. wide to the W. of the Dead Sea, including also the W. bank of the Jordan near its mouth. The chief towns in it wer...
III. (1) John the Baptist. — For the birth and early life of the forerunner of the Christ, see Notes on. Luke 1 . The manner in which he is mentioned here shows that his name was already well k...
Chapter 3 His Herald - Matthew 3:1-12 THIRTY years have gone since all Jerusalem was in trouble at the rumour of Messiah's birth. But as nothing has been heard of Him since, the excitement has...
the Herald Prepares the Way Matthew 3:1-12 Matthew's Gospel heralds the Kingdom. We are allowed to see and listen to the forerunner, whose voice again awoke the hearts of men with prophetic utt...
Here ends the old prophetic line, John being the last of the Hebrew prophets. It found a fitting end in the stem ascetic who roused the nation and with vehement passion denounced their rebellion, and...
CONTENTS This Chapter opens with an account of the ministry of.John the Baptist. The description of his office and ministry. The Chapter closeth with an account of his baptizing the LORD JESUS CHRIS...
In those days came John the Baptist ,.... The Evangelist having given an account of the genealogy and birth of Christ; of the coming of the wise men from the east to him; of his preservation from He...
In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, Ver. 1. In those days came John the Baptist ] Whom Chrysologus fitly calleth fibulam legis et gratiae, the bond or b...
In those days That is, in those years. For, as these events happened near thirty years after those recorded in the former chapter, this phrase is to be taken, in a very extensive sense, for that ag...
Though John was of a priestly family, this too is not mentioned. He does not preach in the temple, but in the wilderness of the river Jordan, at least thirteen miles from Jerusalem. For a priest to...
The Preaching of John the Baptist. 1 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2 And saying, Rep...
MATTHEW CHAPTER 3 Matthew 3:1-4 The preaching of John the Baptist; his office, and manner of living. Matthew 3:5,6 He baptizeth in Jordan, Matthew 3:7-12 and rebuketh the Pharisees. Mat...
‘And in those days comes John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, saying,' ‘In those days' is a loose connection timewise with what has gone before. ‘Those days' in context probably...
CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 3:1 . In those days. —Of Christ’s secluded life at Nazareth (see Luke 3:1 , etc.) St. Matthew passes over a period of nearly thirty years ( Luke 3:23 ). Preaching .—Lt h...
Matthew 3:1 I. John was the finisher of one, and the introducer of a new dispensation. His words found an echo in all hearts, for what had stirred in him had been stirring in the Jews, only they c...
We are going to read three passages relating to John the Baptist's testimony concerning Christ. Matthew 3:1-4 . In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, and sayi...
Matthew 3:1 . In those days came John the Baptist. When the time of the seventy weeks was fulfilled, when the sceptre was departed from Judah, and when all the east, according to Suetonius, expect...
John the Baptist. I. The special mission of the Baptist. 1. He wag the herald of the Messiah. 2. He belonged, properly, neither to the Mosaic nor to the Christian dispensation. His was a tra...
EXPOSITION Matthew 3:1-40 THE HERALD . His public appearance and proclamation ( Matthew 3:1 , Matthew 3:2 ), as foretold by Scripture ( Matthew 3:3 ). His Elijah-like dress ( Matthew 3...
The Ministry of John the Baptist. v. 1. In those days came John the Baptist. The method here used by Matthew to introduce a new section in his history of the Savior is one employed by the holy...
Acts 1:22 ; Acts 13:24 ; Acts 13:25 ; Acts 19:3 ; Acts 19:4 ; Isaiah 40:3-6 ; John 1:15-36 ; John 1:6-8 ; John 3:27-36 ; Joshua 14:10 ; Joshua 15:61 ; Joshua 15:62 ; Luke 1:13-17 ; Luke...
The Preaching and Baptism of John Matthew 3:1-17 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We wish to present the great theme of John the Baptist as he preached in the wilderness of Judea. 1. There is the positive...
In those days — that is, while Jesus dwelt there. In the wilderness of Judea — This was a wilderness properly so called, a wild, barren, desolate place as was that also where our Lord was tempted....