Matthew 3:17

And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. AND LO A VOICE FROM HEAVEN, SAYING, THIS IS - Mark and Luke give it in the direct form, "Thou art" -- MY BELOVED SON, IN WHOM I AM WELL PLEASED, [ eudokeesa (G2106)]. The verb is put in the aorist to express absolute complacency, once and forever felt toward Him. The English here, at least to modern ears, is scarcely strong enough. 'I delight' comes the nearest, perhaps, to that ineffable complacency which is manifestly intended; and this is the rather to be preferred, as it would immediately carry the thoughts back to that august Messianic prophecy to which the voice from heaven play alluded (Isaiah 42:1), "Behold my Servant, whom I uphold; mine Elect, IN WHO...

17.And, _lo, a voice from heaven _From that _opening of the heavens, _which has been already mentioned, a loud voice was heard, that its majesty might be more impressive. The public appearance of Christ, to undertake the office of Mediator, was accompanied by this announcement, (300) in which he was offered to us by the Father, that we may rely on this pledge of our adoption, and boldly call God himself our Father. The designation of _Son _belongs truly and naturally to Christ alone: but yet he was declared to be the Son of God in our flesh, that the favor of Him, whom he alone has a right to call _Father, _may be also obtained for us. And thus when God presents Christ to us as Mediator, accompanied by the title of _Son, _he declares that he is the _Father of us all, _(Ephesians 4:6.) Such, too, is the import of the epi

13-17 Christ's gracious condescensions are so surprising, that even the strongest believers at first can hardly believe them; so deep and mysterious, that even those who know his mind well, are apt to start objections against the will of Christ. And those who have much of the Spirit of God while here, see that they need to apply to Christ for more. Christ does not deny that John had need to be baptized of him, yet declares he will now be baptized of John. Christ is now in a state of humiliation. Our Lord Jesus looked upon it as well becoming him to fulfil all righteousness, to own every Divine institution, and to show his readiness to comply with all God's righteous precepts. In and through Christ, the heavens are opened to the children of men. This descent of the Spirit upon Christ, showed that he was endued with his sacred influences without measure. The fruit of the Spirit is love, j...

Verse Matthew 3:17. _IN WHOM I AM WELL PLEASED._] εν ω ενδακησα _in whom I_ _have delighted _- though it is supposed that the _past_ tense is here used for the _present_: but Matthew 17:5. By this _voice_, and _overshadowing of the Spirit_, the mission of the Lord Jesus was publicly and solemnly accredited; God intimating that he had before delighted in him: the law, in all its ordinances, having pointed him out, for they could not be pleasing to God, but as they were fulfilled in, and showed forth, the Son of man, till, he came. As the office of a _herald_ is frequently alluded to in this chapter, and also in various other parts of the New Testament, I think it best to give a full account of it here, especially as the office of the ministers of the

A VOICE FROM HEAVEN - A voice from God. This was probably heard by all who were present. This voice, or sound, was repeated on the mount of transfiguration, Matthew 17:5; Luke 9:35; 2 Peter 1:17. It was also heard just before his death, and was then supposed by many to be thunder, John 12:25. It was a public declaration that Jesus was the Messiah. MY BELOVED SON - This is the title which God himself gave to Jesus. It denotes the nearness of his relation to God, and the love of God for him, Hebrew

EXPOSITION MATTHEW 3:1 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 3:4). He is listened to by multitudes (Matthew 3:5, Matthew 3:6). His faithful warning to typical Jews, and his pointing not to himself, but to the Coming One ...

AND LO, A VOICE FROM HEAVEN, SAYING,.... At the same time the heavens were opened, and the Spirit of God descended as a dove, and lighted on Christ, and whilst it abode upon him, an extraordinary voice was heard; hence the note of attention and admiration, "lo", is prefixed unto it, as before, to the opening of the heavens; being what was unusual and surprising; and as denoting something to be expressed of great moment and importance. The Jews, in order to render this circumstance less considerable, and to have it believed, that these voices from heaven heard in the time of Jesus, and in relation to him were common things, have invented a great many stories concerning בת קול משמים, "the voice", or "the daughter of the voice from heaven"; which they pretend came in the room of prophecy: their t words are, "after the death of the latter prophets, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi, the holy S...

Matthew 3:1. _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._ There is no entering the kingdom of heaven without leaving the kingdom of darkness. We must repent of sin, or we cannot receive the blessings of salvation. Of every man, whoever he may be, whether outwardly moral or openly wicked, repentance is required. It is the door of hope; there is no other way into the kingdom: «Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.» Matthew 3:3. For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a girdle about his loins; and his meat w

3. THE HERALD OF THE KING; THE ENTRANCE UPON HIS PUBLIC MINISTRY. __ 1. The Herald of the King. (Matthew 3:1 .) 2. His Message and His Baptism. (Matthew 3:7 .) 3. The King in Jordan's Waters. (Matthew 3:13 .) CHAPTER 3 The third chapter relates the ministry of the herald of the King, who announces that the kingdom of the heavens has drawn nigh, and the presence of the King Himself, who is to come after him; the baptism of the King, who comes from Galilee to the Jordan to John, and the events connected with it, are given in the second half of the chapter. “Now in those days comes John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, Repent, for the kingdom of the heaven

THE BAPTISM OF JESUS (Mark 1:9 *, 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). Jesus maintains (suffer it now) that a temporary necessity must be acknowledged. Until the new revelation is ready, ALL RIGHTEOUSNESS, _ i.e._ Divine ordinances, must be duly observed. For John's sense of unworthiness _cf._ Luke 5:8 (Peter). The message of the voice (Matthew 3:17) is a combination of...