MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 14:1 HEROD Antipas was the Roman ruler (TETRARCH) over the region where Jesus ministered. When his father, Herod the Great, died, the kingdom was divided among three of Herod’s sons—Archelaus, Antipas, and Philip II. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); f... [ Continue Reading ]
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 14:3 FOR HEROD HAD SEIZED JOHN. Verses Matthew 14:3 describe a past event. Herod Antipas loved HERODIAS, the wife of his half brother Herod Philip I (not the tetrarch Philip mentioned in Luke 3:1). Both were married at the time. Herodias divorced Herod Philip I and Herod Anti... [ Continue Reading ]
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 14:12 John’s DISCIPLES remained loyal to him throughout his imprisonment. They now buried him, since all of John’s family was probably dead (“advanced in years”; Luke 1:7). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 14:15 These verses record Jesus’ feeding of the 5,000, the only miracle from Jesus’ earthly ministry recorded in all four Gospels (compare Mark 6:32; Luke 9:10; John 6:1). Having followed Jesus to a DESOLATE PLACE, the great crowd is stranded late in the day without food. The... [ Continue Reading ]
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 14:22 OTHER SIDE. See note on 8:28. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 14:24 LONG WAY FROM THE LAND. The disciples are probably about 3 miles (4.8 km) out into the lake (see John 6:19), which would have been 4–5 miles (6.4–8.0 km) wide (see Matthew 14:34; also John 6:17). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒... [ Continue Reading ]
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 14:25 FOURTH WATCH. The Roman military divided the night into four watches of three hours each, from 6:00 P.M. until 6:00 A.M. The fourth watch would have been between 3:00 and 6:00 A.M., so the disciples had battled the storm for more than nine hours (see “by this time,” v.... [ Continue Reading ]
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 14:27 IT IS I could be translated “I am.” Compare the Lord’s voice from the burning bush, “I AM WHO I AM” (Exodus 3:14; see also Isaiah 43:10). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len= [ Continue Reading ]
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 14:28 THE SON OF GOD. This is the only time in Matthew 1:1 that the disciples use this full title to address Jesus. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 14:34 GENNESARET. Either the town or the plain on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, south of Capernaum. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 14:35 RECOGNIZED. There is no record of any prior ministry by Jesus in Gennesaret, but its people had heard about him. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]