On the Judgment Day. The example of the people of Nineveh cancels any excuse these Jews might have for their failure to repent. When Jonah warned the people of the city, they turned from their sins. Jesus is superior to Jonah, but these Jews would not turn from their sins at his warning.
Verse 41. _THE MEN OF NINEVEH SHELL RISE IN JUDGMENT_] The voice of God, threatening temporal judgments, caused a whole people to repent, who had neither Moses nor Christ, neither the law nor the prop...
WE WOULD SEE A SIGN FROM THEE - See Luke 11:16, Luke 11:29. A “sign” commonly signifies a miracle - that is, a sign that God was with the person or had sent him. Compare the notes at Isaiah 7:11. Luke...
9. THE REJECTION CONSUMMATED AND THE BROKEN RELATIONSHIP. CHAPTER 12 1. The Hungry Disciples and the Accusing Pharisees. (Matthew 12:1 .) 2. The Man with the Withered Hand Healed.(Matthew 12:10 .) 3...
JESUS-' ANSWER TO THE VERDICT OF THE JERUSALEM SCRIBES, AND THE INTERVENTION OF HIS FAMILY (Mark 3:20 *, Luke 11:14; Luke 11:29; Luke 12:10;...
THE REQUEST FOR A SIGN REFUSED (Luke 11:29. From Q. _Cf._ Mark 8:11 f.*= Matthew 16:1_ a_, Matthew 16:4). Mt. uses the incident here as an addit
Then the Scribes and Pharisees answered him: "Teacher, they said, "we wish to see a sign from you." He answered, "It is an evil and apostate generation which seeks a sign. No sign will be given to it,...
CRISIS (Matthew 12:1-50) In Matthew 12:1-50 we read the history of a series of crucial events in the life of Jesus. In every man's life there are decisive moments, times and events on which the whole...
MEN. Greek No Art., plural of _aner._ App-123. RISE. stand up. Not the same word as in Matthew 12:42. JUDGMENT. the judgment, as in Matthew 12:42. Compare Psalms 1:5. REPENTED. The last refe
_in judgment with_ More exactly, STAND UP IN THE JUDGMENT, i. e. in the day of judgment, BESIDE. When on the day of judgment the Ninevites stand side by side with the men of that generation, they will...
The Pharisees ask for a Sign St Luke 11:16; Luke 11:29-32. St Luke omits, or at least does not state explicitly, the special application of the sign given in Matthew 12:40, to understand which requir...
THE PHARISEES ASK FOR A SIGN St Luke 11:16; Luke 11:29-32. St Luke omits, or at least does not state explicitly, the special application of the sign given in Matthew 12:40, to understand which require...
ἈΝΑΣΤΉΣΟΝΤΑΙ Κ.Τ.Λ., ‘Shall stand up in the judgment, (i.e. in the day of judgment) beside.’ When on the day of judgment the Ninevites stand side by side with the men of that generation, they will by...
VER 41. "THE MEN OF NINEVEH SHALL RISE IN JUDGMENT WITH THIS GENERATION, AND SHALL CONDEMN IT: BECAUSE THEY REPENTED AT THE PREACHING OF JONAS; AND, BEHOLD, A GREATER THAN JONAS IS HERE. 42. THE QUEEN...
_THE CLAIMS OF THE SAVIOR MATTHEW 12:38-45:_ Jesus had every right to call on people to repent and to be righteous, (1) He is greater than the temple (Matthew 12:6), (2) He is greater that Jonah (Matt...
ΆΝΑΣΤΉΣΟΝΤΑΙ _fut. ind. med. от_ AΝΊΣΤΗΜΙ (G450) подняться, выступить вперед в качестве свидетеля (Meyer), ΚΑΤΑΚΡΙΝΟΫ́ΣΙΝ _fut. ind. act. от_ ΚΑΤΑΚΡΊΝΩ (G2632) осуждать, ΜΕΤΕΝΌΗΣΑΝ _aor. ind. act....
DISCOURSE: 1357 JONAH A TYPE OF CHRIST Matthew 12:39. But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign, and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign o...
THE MEN OF NINEVEH, &C.— The _Ninevites_ being judged at the same time with the men of that generation, and their behaviour being compared together, should make the guilt of the latter appear in its t...
Section 29 JESUS GIVES THE SIGN OF JONAH (Possible Parallel: Luke 11:16; Luke 11:24; Luke 11:26; Luke 11:29-32) TEXT: 12:38-45 38.
The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here. THE MEN OF NINEVE S...
24 It is usual to associate this chief of the demons with the god of Ekron, called Baalzebub, _ Owner _ or _ Lord of Flies _ (2Ki_1:2). This the Septuagint renders _ Baal muian, Baal fly_. But all the...
12:41 Ninevites (c-1) Lit. 'men Ninevites.' preaching (d-20) Lit. 'heralding,' as Romans 16:25 ....
A SIGN DEMANDED. Astounding impudence after they had just ascribed His miracles to Beelzebub, and declared Him possessed with an unclean spirit. It was the practice of Jesus to work signs for those wh...
PLUCKING CORN ON THE SABBATH. BLASPHEMY AGAINST THE HOLY GHOST 1-8. Plucking the corn on the sabbath (Mark 2:23; Luke 6:1). This chapter begins the period of active conflict with the Pharisees. It is...
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 12 QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW TO USE GOD’S REST DAY 12:1-14 Matthew gives two examples of the ‘*yoke’ of the *Jewish law: 1. The *disciples...
THE MEN OF NINEVEH SHALL RISE... — The reasoning is parallel with that of the references to Tyre and Sidon, Sodom and Gomorrah in Matthew 11:21, but with this difference, that there the reference was...
Chapter 10 The Shadow of the Cross - Matthew 11:1; Matthew 12:1 I-DISCOURAGEMENTS. Matthew 11:1 HITHERTO almost everything has been hopeful and encouraging in our Evangelist's record of the Saviour'...
_A sign asked and refused, with relative discourse_ (Luke 11:16; Luke 11:29-36). Both Matt.'s and Luke's reports convey the impression that the demand for a sign, and the enunciation of the Satanic th...
pplication of the reference in Matthew 12:39. The men of Nineveh are cited in condemnation of the Jewish contemporaries of Jesus. _Cf._ similar use of historic parallels in Matthew 11:20-24. πλεῖον Ἰω...
OPPOSING OR DOING GOD'S WILL Matthew 12:38-50 It was an evil and adulterous age. It had no spiritual appreciation, and was intent on getting an outward and sensible sign. Nineveh itself would have co...
This chapter chronicles direct attacks on Christ. The first was petty and foolish. It is on the question of the Sabbath. The Master gives to His people the true conception of the sanctity of the Sabba...
(9) The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas [is] here. (9) Christ teac...
CHAPTER 24 THE SCRIBES AND PHARISEES SEEK A SIGN FROM HEAVEN Matthew 12:38-45; Luke 11:16-36. “Then certain ones of the scribes and Pharisees responded, saying, Master, we wish to see a sign from The...
"Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee. (39) But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a si...
Chapter 8, which opens the portion that comes before us tonight, is a striking illustration as well as proof of the method which God has been pleased to employ in giving us the apostle Matthew's accou...
_JONAH’S MISSION_ ‘The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.’...
Matthew 12:41._The men of Nineveh will rise in judgment. _Having spoken of the Ninevites, Christ takes occasion to show that the scribes and others, by whom his doctrine is rejected, are worse than th...
At length the rejection of the nation, in consequence of their contempt of the Lord, is plainly shewn, as well as the cessation of all His relations with them as such, in order to bring out on God's p...
THE MEN OF NINEVEH SHALL RISE IN JUDGMENT,.... Alluding either to the custom and practice of witnesses, who rise up from their seats, and stand, when they give in their testimonies in a court of judic...
The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas _is_ here. Ver. 41. _They repe...
_The men of Nineveh_, &c. “The Ninevites being judged at the same time with the men of that generation, and their behaviour being compared with theirs, should make their guilt appear in its true colou...
MEN OF NINEVEH; JOHN 3:5. GREATER THAN JONAS; the Messiah, the Son of God....
A warning call:...
THE MEN OF NINEVEH SHALL RISE IN JUDGMENT WITH THIS GENERATION AND SHALL CONDEMN IT, BECAUSE THEY REPENTED AT THE PREACHING OF JONAS; AND, BEHOLD, A GREATER THAN JONAS IS HERE....
We have seen that Matthew groups events with a dispensational end in view, and chapter 12 shows a building up on Israel's part to a state of utter rejection of their Messiah. The expression "at that t...
38-45 Though Christ is always ready to hear and answer holy desires and prayers, yet those who ask amiss, ask and have not. Signs were granted to those who desired them to confirm their faith, as Abr...
The story of the men of Nineveh we have in JONAH 3:1. Luke repeateth the same passage, LUKE 11:32. THE MEN OF NINEVEH SHALL RISE IN JUDGMENT, that is, shall at the general resurrection rise, and stand...
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III that the Egyptians themselves might testify that it is the finger of God which works salvation for the people, and not the son of Joseph. For if He were the son of...
Matthew 12:41 men G435 Nineveh G3536 up G450 (G5698) in G1722 judgment G2920 with G3326 this G5026 generation...
“The men of Nineveh will arise in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.” The second, but lesser...
Matthew 12:41. THE MEN OF NINEVEH SHALL RISE, _i.e.,_ as witnesses, by their example. IN THE JUDGMENT, not ‘in judgment.' WITH THIS GENERATION, _i.e.,_ at the same time, not necessarily against th...
INTRODUCTORY NOTE. These occurrences seem to have followed each other in immediate succession. Luke places the last one (Matthew 12:46-50) after the parable of the sower, but Mark gives the same order...
IN THE JUDGMENT (εν τη κρισε). Except here and in the next verse Matthew has "day of judgment" (ημερα κρισεως) as in Matthew 10:15; Matthew 11:22; Matthew 11:24;...
THE MEN OF NINEVEH Again the rejected King announces judgment. Compare (Matthew 11:20). Israel, in the midst of the Pharisaic revival of outward religious strictness, was like a man out of whom a d...
Matthew 12:38 Truth through and by life. Consider in what respects Christ was greater than Solomon. I. The Proverbs could not well be spared from the Bible nor dropped out of the life of the world....
Matthew 12:38. _Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee. But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh...
Matthew 12:38. _Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee. But he answered and said unto them, an evil and adulterous generation seeketh...
CONTENTS: Jesus announces Himself Lord of Sabbath, Controversy with Pharisees. Healing of the withered hand. A demoniac healed. The unpardonable sin. Death and resurrection foretold. Deficiency of sel...
Matthew 12:2. _Thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath- day._ The pharisees did not find fault with eating a few ears of barley in their hunger, while others enjoyed their fea...
1-50 CHAPTER XII. _At that time Jesus went through the corn fields_ (Through the crops of corn becoming white, or ripe), &c. Luke adds that this Sabbath was the first from the second (_Vulg_.); which...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 12:38. A SIGN.—See Luke 11:16. They wanted something of an immediate and decisive nature, to show, not that His miracles were real—that they seemed willing to concede—but that...
EXPOSITION MATTHEW 12:1 The opposition that our Lord met with (1) from his enemies (Matthew 12:1); (2) from his relations (Matthew 12:46-4
Shall we turn to the twelfth chapter of the gospel of Matthew? Jesus was not one to follow traditions. He's already pointed out in the Sermon on the Mount, that through their interpretation of the law...
Ezekiel 16:51; Ezekiel 16:52; Hebrews 11:7; Hebrews 3:5; Hebrews 3:6;...
Shall rise up [α ν α σ τ η σ ο ν τ α ι]. Rev., stand up. Come forward as witnessed. Compare Job 16:9, Sept.; Mark 14:57. There is no reference to rising from the dead. Similarly shall rise up, ver. 42...