“ Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. ”
Then cometh Jesus - The Saviour is now introduced as about to enter on his work, or as about to be solemnly set apart to his great office of Messiah and Redeemer. The expression “cometh” implies...
(7) Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. (7) Christ sanctified our baptism in himself.
The Baptism of Jesus ( Mark 1:9-11 *, Luke 3:21 f.). Matthew 3:14 f. (Mt. only) meets the objection to the acceptance by a sinless Jesus of a baptism connected with repentance (p. 661). Jes...
Jesus. See App-98. from . away from. Greek. apo. Jordan . the Jordan.
Matthew 3:13 . That he might be baptized by him. For what purpose did the Son of God wish to be baptized? This may be learned, in some measure, from his answer. We have already assigned a sp...
Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
To be baptized him— By this he intended to do an honour to John's ministry, and to conform himself to what he appointed for his followers. It was for this last reason, that he drank of the sacramen...
Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. Moses rashly anticipated the divine call...
Appearance of the Baptist. Baptism of Jesus 1-12. John the Baptist's ministry. The circumstances of John's birth are detailed in Luke 1 (see notes there). He was sanctified from birth to be the...
Then cometh Jesus. — We are brought here face to face with the question which the legend just quoted sought to answer, and cannot altogether turn aside from it: Why did the Lord Jesus come to the b...
Chapter 4 His Baptism - Matthew 3:13-17 . "THE baptism of John, was it from Heaven or of men?" This question must have been asked throughout the length and breadth of the land in the days of his...
Baptized with the Spirit Matthew 3:13-17 While John was denouncing the sins of others, he was very conscious of his own. He melted in holy humility before the one nature in which his keen eye d...
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...
Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. Here we have, at this verse, the introduction of the LORD of life and glory, in his public entrance upon his divine office,...
MANIFESTED BY FIRE ‘He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire.’ Matthew 3:11 There are three baptisms in the New Testament: the baptism of John unto repentance; the baptism of...
Then cometh Jesus ,.... That is, when John had been some time preaching the doctrine of repentance, and administering the ordinance of baptism; for which, time must be allowed, since he went into al...
Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. Ver. 13. Then cometh Jesus from Galilee ] Our Saviour came far to seek his baptism. Let not us think much of any pains t...
Then cometh Jesus Who was now about thirty years of age, from Galilee Where he had long lived, in a retired manner, unto John, to be baptized of him Not in testimony of his repentance, or for t...
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 Baptism of Jesus. 13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. 14 But John forbad him, sayin...
Christ, who now was about thirty years of age, Luke 3:23 , cometh from Nazareth, a city in Galilee, where Joseph lived, Luke 2:4 , and whither he went with, Joseph and Mary, Luke 2:39 , and...
The Ministry of John the Baptist. The Messiah Is Revealed To The World (3:1-17). Many years had passed by of which Matthew tells us nothing. He is not concerned to give us a biography of Jesus' li...
CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 3:13 . Jesus … baptised. —He received the rite as ratifying the mission of the great forerunner, and He also received it as the beautiful symbol of moral purification, and...
Matthew 3:13 The baptism of Christ was I. The proclamation of His human relationship to man, and of His human relationship to God. His development had reached its height. He was clearly conscious...
Matthew 3:1-2 . In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, and saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. His was a preparatory ministry; his work w...
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...
Baptized of him. The baptism of our Saviour I. The circumstance of title. 1. Seasonable. Men were at this time being baptized and confessing their sins. People were expecting the Christ ( Jo...
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...
Baptism of Jesus. The time had now come for Jesus to enter upon His ministry, to be inducted into His office by a public ceremony: Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized...
Luke 3:21 ; Mark 1:9 ; Matthew 2:22
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...
Mark 1:9 ; Luke 3:21