Matthew 7:28

And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: AND IT CAME TO PASS, WHEN JESUS HAD ENDED THESE SAYINGS, THE PEOPLE WERE ASTONISHED AT HIS DOCTRINE - rather, 'His teaching' [ didachee (G1322)], because the reference is to the manner of it quite as much as to the matter, or rather more so....

28._When Jesus had finished these sayings _By _these sayings _I understand not only the discourse which he delivered when he came down from the mountain, but the rest of the doctrine, which had already been made known to the people. The meaning therefore is, that, where he had given the people, on all sides, a taste of his doctrine, all were seized with astonishment, because a strange, indescribable, and unwonted majesty drew to him the minds of men. What is meant by his _teaching them as having authority, and not as the scribes, _I have already explained. (486)...

21-29 Christ here shows that it will not be enough to own him for our Master, only in word and tongue. It is necessary to our happiness that we believe in Christ, that we repent of sin, that we live a holy life, that we love one another. This is his will, even our sanctification. Let us take heed of resting in outward privileges and doings, lest we deceive ourselves, and perish eternally, as multitudes do, with a lie in our right hand. Let every one that names the name of Christ, depart from all sin. There are others, whose religion rests in bare hearing, and it goes no further; their heads are filled with empty notions. These two sorts of hearers are represented as two builders. This parable teaches us to hear and do the sayings of the Lord Jesus: some may seem hard to flesh and blood, but they must be done. Christ is laid for a foundation, and every thing besides Christ is sand. Some...

Verse Matthew 7:28. _THE PEOPLE WERE ASTONISHED_] οι οχλοι, _the_ _multitudes_; for vast crowds attended the ministry of this most popular and faithful of all preachers. They _were astonished at_ _his doctrine_. They heard the law defined in such a manner as they had never thought of before; and this sacred system of morality urged home on their consciences with such clearness and _authority_ as they had never felt under the teaching of their _scribes_ and _Pharisees_. Here is the grand difference between the teaching of _scribes_ and _Pharisees_, the _self-created_ or _men-made_ ministers, and those whom GOD _sends_. The first may preach what is called very good and very sound doctrine; but it comes with no _authority_ from God to the souls of the people: therefore, the unholy is unholy still; because preaching can only...

HIS DOCTRINE - His teaching. AS ONE HAVING AUTHORITY, AND NOT AS THE SCRIBES - The scribes were the learned people and teachers of the Jewish nation, and were principally Pharisees. They taught chiefly the sentiments of their Rabbis, and the traditions which had been delivered; they consumed much of their time in useless disputes and “vain jangling.” Jesus was open, plain, grave, useful, delivering truth as “became” the oracles of God; not spending his time in trifling disputes and debating questions of no importance, but confirming his doctrine by miracles and argument; teaching “as having power,” as it is in the original, and not in the vain and foolish manner of the Jewish doctors. He showed that he had authority to explain, to enforce, and to “change” the ceremonial laws of the Jews. He came with authority such as no “man” could have, and it is not remarkable that his explanations as...

EXPOSITION MATTHEW 7:1 (2) As anxiety about the things of this life hinders us Godwards (Matthew 6:19), so does censoriousness manwards (Matthew 7:1), our Lord thus tacitly opposing two typically Jewish faults. Censoriousness—the personal danger of having it (Matthew 7:1, Matthew 7:2), its seriousness as a sign of ignorance and as a hindrance to spiritual vision (Matthew 7:3), even though there must be a r

AND IT CAME TO PASS, WHEN JESUS HAD ENDED THESE SAYINGS,.... Delivered in this, and the two foregoing Chapter s, concerning true happiness; the duty and usefulness of Gospel ministers; the true sense and meaning of several commandments in the law; concerning alms, prayer, and fasting; concerning the care of worldly things, rash judging, rigid censures, and reproofs; the straitness and narrowness of the way to eternal life, and the largeness and breadth of the way to destruction; concerning false prophets, and the right hearing of the word. THE PEOPLE WERE ASTONISHED AT HIS DOCTRINE; it being something new, and unheard of, what they had not been used to; and coming in the demonstration of the Spirit, and of power, it carried its own evidence along with it, wrought conviction in their minds, and obliged them to acknowledge the truth of it....

Matthew 7:1. _Judge not, that ye be not judged._ You are not called to judge; you are not qualified to judge: «God is the Judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.» There is much better work to be done by us than that of setting up as judges of others. Matthew 7:2. _For with what Judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again._ Do not judge the whole character of a man by one single action; do not attempt to judge his motives; you cannot read his heart; you are not omniscient; you are not infallible. You will very soon find other people judging you; and when, one of these days, you shall be falsely judged and condemned, you will not need to have any surprise if you have done the same thing yourself; it will

CHAPTER 7 _ 1. The Judgment of Righteousness.(Matthew 7:1 .) 2. Warning against False Prophets.(Matthew 7:15 .) 3. Warning against False Professors. (Matthew 7:21 .)_ The chapter which follows contains the last words of the great discourse of our Lord. The contents of this chapter are very instructive and form a most fitting end of the declaration of the King. The first few verses contain a warning against judging. We have in the beginning of the chapter something which is altogether different from the last section of the sixth chapter. There we saw the heir of the Kingdom in the midst of the world, how he is to trust in and depend on the Father and seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, h

MATTHEW 7:28 F. AN EDITORIAL NOTE (_cf. Matthew 11:1_, Matthew 13:53; Matthew 19:1; Matthew 26:1). Mt. uses this transition formula after each of his five chief groups of Christ's sayings. The MULTITUDES were not present during the Sermon (Matthew 5:1), but Mt. here returns to the Marcan narrative (Mark 1:22). The teaching brought together by Mt. in the Sermon on the Mount provide