THEN. Immediately after His anointing as Messiah, "the second man" (1 Corinthians 15:47), "the last Adam" (1 Corinthians 15:45), must be tried like "the first man Adam" (1 Corinthians 15:45; 1 Corinthians 15:47), and in the same three ways (1 John 2:16. Compare with Genesis 3:6). JESUS. See App-98.... [ Continue Reading ]
FORTY. The number of probation (App-10). NIGHTS. Joined thus with "days", are complete periods of twenty-four hours. See App-144.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEN... CAME, &c.= having approached Him and said. THE TEMPTER= he who was tempting Him. See App-116. CAME TO HIM : as to our first parents, Adam and Eve, App-119. HE SAID. See App-116 for the two sets of three temptations, under different circumstances, with different words and expressions; and,... [ Continue Reading ]
IT IS WRITTEN. It standeth written. This is the Lord's first ministerial utterance; three times. Compare the last three (John 17:8; John 17:14; John 17:17). The appeal is not to the spoken voice (Matthew 3:17) but to the written Word. Quoted from Deuteronomy 8:3. See App-107 and App-117. MAN. Greek... [ Continue Reading ]
THEN. The fifth temptation. See App-116. TAKETH. Greek. _paralambano._ Compare _ago,_ of Luke 4:9. See the usage of _paralambano,_ Matthew 17:1, implying authority and constraint This is the third temptation in Luke (Luke 4:9), and the difference of the order is explained in App-116. Both Gospels a... [ Continue Reading ]
CAST THYSELF DOWN. An attempt upon His life. See App-23, and note on Matthew 23:16. IT IS WRITTEN. Satan can quote Scripture and garble it by _omitting_ the essential words "to keep Thee in all Thy ways", and by _adding_ "at any time". Quoted from Psalms 91:11; Psalms 91:12 (not Matthew 4:13. see n... [ Continue Reading ]
THOU, &C. Quoted from Deuteronomy 6:16 (App-107. c). NOT. Greek. _ou._ See App-105. TEMPT. Note the words which follow: "as ye tempted Him in Massah".. reference to Exodus 17:7 shows that there it was to doubt Jehovah's presence and care. It was the same here. THE LORD. Jehovah.... [ Continue Reading ]
AGAIN, &C This should be "The devil taketh Him again", implying that he had taken Him there before, as "It is written again" in Matthew 4:7. See App-117. This is the _second_ temptation in Luke (Luke 4:5). TAKETH. As in Matthew 4:5. not _anago,_ "leadeth up", as in Luke 4:5. EXCEEDING. Not so in L... [ Continue Reading ]
ALL THESE. Compare Luke 4:6 and see App-116. IF. See App-118. Not the same as in Matthew 4:3 and Matthew 4:6. WILT FALL DOWN. Not in Luke. WORSHIP. do homage. App-137.... [ Continue Reading ]
GET THEE HENCE. Go! This is the end, and the Lord ends it. In Luke 4:13, after the third temptation, Satan "departed" of his own accord and only "for. season". Here, after the last, Satan is summarily dismissed, not to return. See App-116. SATAN. the Adversary. Septuagint for Hebrew. _Satan._ THOU... [ Continue Reading ]
BEHOLD. Figure of speech _Asterismos_ (App-6), for emphasis. ANGELS CAME, &C. Thus closing the whole of the Temptations. No such ministration at the end of the third temptation in Luke 4:13.... [ Continue Reading ]
CAST INTO PRISON. delivered up. There is no Greek for "into" or "prison". No disciples had yet been called (verses: Matthew 4:18); therefore John could not yet have been in prison; for, after the calling of disciples (John 2:2; John 2:11) John was "not yet cast into prison"(John 3:24 _, eis ten phul... [ Continue Reading ]
IN. at. Greek. _eis_ App-104. CAPERNAUM. Jewish authorities identify _Kaphir Nakhum_ with _Kaphir Temkhum,_ since corrupted into the modern _Tell Hum._ App-169. A Synagogue has been discovered in the present ruins. For events at Capernaum, see Matthew 8; Matthew 9; Matthew 17; Matthew 18; Mark 1.... [ Continue Reading ]
THAT. In order that. SPOKEN. As well as written. BY. by means of. Greek. _dia._ ESAIAS. Isaiah.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE LAND, &C. Quoted from Isaiah 9:1; Isaiah 9:2. See App-107. "Land" is nom., not vocative. GALILEE. See App-169. GENTILES. nations.... [ Continue Reading ]
SAT. was sitting. SAW. App-133.:1. LIGHT. App-130. THE REGION AND SHADOW, &C. Figure of speech _Hendiadys_ (App-6). "darkness, [yea] the dark shadow of death", or death's darkness. SPRUNG UP. risen for them.... [ Continue Reading ]
FROM. Gk. _apo._ App-104. FROM THAT TIME. Each portion of the Lord's fourfold ministry had. distinct beginning or ending. See the Structure (above). PREACH. proclaim. See App-121. REPENT. Greek. _metanoeo._ App-111. THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. See App-114. HEAVEN. the heavens. See notes on Matthew 6... [ Continue Reading ]
BY. beside. Greek. _para._ App-104. A NET. a large net. Greek. _amphiblestron._ Not the same word as in Matthew 4:20, or Matthew 13:47.... [ Continue Reading ]
FISHERS OF MEN.. Talmudic expression: "A fisher of the Law" (Maimonides, _Torah,_ cap. I).... [ Continue Reading ]
NETS. Plural _diktuon._ Not the same word as in Matthew 4:18, or Matthew 13:47.... [ Continue Reading ]
OTHER. Greek. _allos._ App-124. JAMES... JOHN. See App-141. ZEBEDEE. Aramaean. See App-94. A. the. These calls were to discipleship, not apostleship. WITH. Greek. _meta._ App-104. MENDING. setting in order. See App-125.... [ Continue Reading ]
ALL. the whole. Put by Pig. _Synecdoche_ (of the Whole) for all parts. App-6. SYNAGOGUES. See App-120. THE GOSPEL. the glad tidings. OF. relating to. ALL MANNER OF. every. Put by Pig. _Synecdoche_ (of the Whole), for some of all kinds. DISEASE. Greek. _malakia._ Occurs only in Matthew: here; Ma... [ Continue Reading ]
FAME. hearing. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of the Adjunct), App-6, for what was heard. THROUGHOUT. unto. Greek. _eis._ DISEASES. Greek. _nosos,_ translated sickness in Matthew 4:23. DEVILS. demons. Compare Matthew 12:26; Matthew 12:27; Mark 3:22; Mark 3:26. WERE LUNATICK. Greek. _selenia... [ Continue Reading ]
GALILEE. App-169. AND. Note the Figure of speech _Polysyndeton._ App-6.... [ Continue Reading ]