The very hairs of your head. — The apparent hyperbole of the figure is but the natural expression of the thought that even the incidents of life that seem most trivial are in very deed working together for good to those that love God. They are not at any moment of their lives to think that they are uncared for by their Father.
Verse 30. _BUT THE VERY HAIRS OF YOUR HEAD ARE ALL NUMBERED._] Nothing is more astonishing than the care and concern of God for his followers. The least circumstances of their life are regulated, not...
ARE NOT TWO SPARROWS ... - He encourages them not to fear by two striking considerations: first, that God takes care of sparrows, the smallest and least valuable of birds; and, secondly, by the fact t...
7. THE MESSENGERS OF THE KINGDOM. CHAPTER 10 1. The Twelve Disciples. (Matthew 10:1 .) 2. Their Commission. (Matthew 10:5 .) 3. Persecutions Promised. (Matthew 10:16 .) 4. Words of Encouragement....
THE CHARGE TO THE TWELVE. The section forms the second of five passages into which Mt. col lected the sayings of Jesus. The Markan account (Matthew 6:7) is followed by Luke 9:1, but Luke 10:2 (the Sev...
FURTHER SAYINGS ON PERSECUTION. Matthew 10:24_ a_ would hardly be intelligible to the disciples till after Matthew 16:21; Matthew 10:25_ b_ connects with...
"Do not fear them; for there is nothing which is covered which shall not be unveiled, and there is nothing hidden which shall not be known. What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light. What yo...
THE MESSENGERS OF THE KING (Matthew 10:1-4)...
HAIRS... NUMBERED. Note the Figure of speech _Parechesis._ App-6. In Aramaic, hairs. _mene_. NUMBERED. _mana._...
The Church of the Future (1) The Apostolic character, 16. (2) Persecution, 17 25. (3) Consolation the care of the Father, 26 31. (4) The reward, 32. (5) The Christian choice, 33 39. (6) The hosts of...
Christ's Charge to the Apostles This discourse falls naturally into two divisions; of which the first (Matthew 10:5) has reference to the immediate present, the second relates rather to the church of...
CHRIST’S CHARGE TO THE APOSTLES This discourse falls naturally into two divisions; of which the first (Matthew 10:5-15) has reference to the immediate present, the second relates rather to the church...
THE CHURCH OF THE FUTURE (1) The Apostolic character, 16. (2) Persecution, 17–25. (3) Consolation—the care of the Father, 26–31. (4) The reward, 32. (5) The Christian choice, 33–39. (6) The hosts of...
VER 29. "ARE NOT TWO SPARROWS SOLD FOR A FARTHING? AND ONE OF THEM SHALL NOT FALL ON THE GROUND WITHOUT YOUR FATHER. 30. BUT THE VERY HAIRS OF YOUR HEAD ARE ALL NUMBERED. 31. FEAR YE NOT THEREFORE, YE...
_JESUS TAUGHT THE APOSTLES TO FEAR GOD MATTHEW 10:27-33:_ Tribulation does not take away God's love for His people. He told the apostles, "Fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill t...
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DISCOURSE: 1345 THE DOCTRINE OF A PARTICULAR PROVIDENCE Matthew 10:30. _The very hairs of your head are all numbered_. NONE are so ignorant amongst us as not to acknowledge _the existence_ of a Supre...
ARE NOT TWO SPARROWS SOLD FOR A FARTHING? &C.— Our Saviour here goes on to encourage his disciples, from the important consideration of God's particular providence. "You should consider that your enem...
SECTION 23 JESUS COMMISSIONS TWELVE APOSTLES TO EVANGELIZE GALILEE III. JESUS CHALLENGES AND HONESTLY WARNS THE TWELVE OF THE DANGERS AND DIFFICULTIES THAT LIE AHEAD TEXT: 10:16-31 A. PERSECUTION BY...
But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. BUT THE VERY HAIRS OF YOUR HEAD ARE ALL NUMBERED. See , (and compare for the language ; )....
23 The mood of the verb is most important here. The Lord is not telling what would but what may occur. His apostles were frail mortals, easily discouraged, so He does no more than hint at a possible f...
MISSION OF THE TWELVE 1. Mission of the Twelve (Mark 6:7; Luke 9:1). This mission was intended partly to prepare the way for visits from Jesus Himself, and partly to train the apostles for their futur...
CHARGE TO THE TWELVE (Mark 6:7 Luke 9:1 : cp. also Luke 10:2, charge to the Seventy). The first eleven vv. of this great charge (Matthew 10:5) represent Christ's words act
LATER CHARGES OF JESUS, REFERRING TO WORK AFTER THE ASCENSION. Matthew 10:16 were probably spoken in Holy Week: see Mark 13:9; Luke 21:12....
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 10 JESUS CHOOSES 12 MEN AND SENDS THEM AS HIS WORKERS 10:1-4 V1 Jesus called his 12 *disciples to come to him. Then he gave them auth...
CHAPTER 9 The King's Ambassadors - Matthew 9:36; Matthew 10:1 I - THE MISSION. Matthew 9:36 - Matthew 10:1 So far the Kin
ὑμῶν, emphatic position: _your_ hairs. τρίχες : of little value all together, can be lost without detriment to life or health. πᾶσαι, all, every one without exception. ἠριθμημέναι, counted. Men count...
New antidote to fear drawn from a greater fear, and from the paternal providence of God. φοβήθητε ἀπὸ like the Hebrew יָרֵא מִן, but also one of several ways in which the Greeks connected this verb wi...
_Prophetic picture of future apostolic tribulations_. An interpolation of our evangelist after his manner of grouping _logia_ of kindred import. The greater part of the material is given in other conn...
FEARLESS CONFESSORS OF CHRIST Matthew 10:24-33 The more Christlike we are, the more certainly shall we incur the dislike and hatred of men. Only let us take care that they hate us, not on account of...
As a result of this, the King calls, equips, and sends forth His disciples. No work can be done to extend His Kingdom that is not the direct outcome of His compassion. To men in communion with that co...
_The very hairs, &c. God numbers not the hairs of our heads after the manner of men: but by this our Saviour shews the infinite knowledge the Almighty has of all things, and the goodness of his Provid...
HE SENDS OUT THE TWELVE Matthew 9:37-38. _“Then He says to His disciples, The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest, in order that He may send out th...
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...
_HAIRS NUMBERED_ ‘The very hairs of your head are all numbered.’ Matthew 10:30 The chief object of our Saviour’s words was to convey the general comfort of the truth, that His people, and everythin...
So long as God gives Him access to the people, He continues His labour of love. Nevertheless, He was conscious of the iniquity that governed the people, although He did not seek His own glory. Having...
BUT THE VERY HAIRS OF YOUR HEAD ARE ALL NUMBERED. A proverbial expression, showing the perfect knowledge God has, and the exquisite care he takes, in providence, of all his creatures, particularly men...
But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Ver. 30. _But the very hairs of your head, &c._] As things of price, and such as God sets great store by. Hence he enjoined his Nazarites, when they...
_Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing_ As if he had said, The particular providence of God is another reason for your not fearing man. For this extends to the very smallest things, even to sparrow...
Further consolation:...
BUT THE VERY HAIRS OF YOUR HEAD ARE ALL NUMBERED....
When He instructs us to pray, He fully intends to answer such prayer, as we see now in His sending forth His twelve disciples. It is precious to see Him exercising authority to communicate authority t...
16-42 Our Lord warned his disciples to prepare for persecution. They were to avoid all things which gave advantage to their enemies, all meddling with worldly or political concerns, all appearance of...
SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 10:31"....
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book II For how would it be, if any one, gradually elated by attempts of the kind referred to, should, because the Lord said that "even the hairs of your head are all number...
Matthew 10:30 But G1161 very G2532 hairs G2359 your G5216 head G2776 are G1526 (G5748) all G3956 numbered...
“Are not two small birds sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall on the ground without your Father, but the very hairs of your head are all numbered.” So let the disciples remember Who this On...
THEY ARE TO PREACH BOLDLY, REMEMBERING WHOSE THEY ARE, AND ARE NOT TO BE AFRAID FOR THREE REASONS (10:23-33). Having warned His disciples of the opposition that they will face, Jesus now puts everyth...
Matthew 10:30. THE VERY HAIRS OF YOUR HEAD. The most special providence, and the most absolute preservation. No part of our life, of what characterizes or adorns it, shall be lost. God, to be God, mus...
Peculiar to Matthew, though some of the sayings occur in the other Gospels. As such trials and emergencies did not occur on this journey, some suppose this part of the discourse was uttered at a later...
Matthew 10:30 I. Our Saviour's words were evidently intended to convey the general comfort of the truth that His people are exceedingly dear and precious in His sight; that they always live in His tho...
Matthew 10:1. _And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease._ They...
Matthew 10:16. Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and t...
Our Lord had been sending forth his twelve apostles to preach the gospel of the kingdom, and to work miracles in his name. Having given them their commission, he warned them of the treatment they must...
CONTENTS: The twelve instructed and sent out. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, Peter, Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, James, Thaddaeus, Simon, Judas. CONCLUSION: The ca...
Matthew 10:1. _He called to him his twelve disciples._ Jesus chose twelve that they might sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. Luke 22:30. And that they might be the twelve foundations...
30-31. EVEN THE HAIRS OF YOUR HEAD. Assurance of our Father's concern for his children. The next verse shows to whom this applies....
_But the very hairs of your head._ HAIRS OF YOUR HEAD ARE ALL NUMBERED 1. This is spoken in relation to the body. “Fear not them which kill the body.” 2. Our Lord is giving His disciples arguments...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 10:1 The Authoritative Mission of the Messiah’s Messengers. This is Jesus’ second major teaching (see Introduction: Key Themes). It focuses on the disciples’ mission to Israel...
CHAPTER 10 _And when He had called_, &c. Observe that Christ, out of all His disciples, chose principally twelve, as S. Luke shows more at length (vi. 13.). He chose twelve Apostles that they should b...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 10:25. BEELZEBUB.—In the original, _Beelzebul_, which is probably the true reading in all the places of the New Testament where this name occurs. Two principal explanations h...
EXPOSITION For introductory notes to this chapter, see Matthew 9:35. MATTHEW 10:1 Parallel passages: Mark 6:7; Luke 9:1. Th
Shall we turn now in our bibles to the tenth chapter of the gospel of Matthew? In the beginning of the tenth chapter we find Christ sending His disciples out, telling them to go to the lost sheep of t...
1 Kings 1:52; 1 Samuel 14:45; 2 Samuel 14:11; Acts 27:34; Luke 12:7;...
THE DISCIPLE AND HIS LORD Matthew 10:24 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We thought it well to present seven names by which the children of God are known in the New Testament. 1. THE FIRST NAME WE SHALL MENTION...