Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox
Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox
Word Pictures in the NT [Matthew: Chapter 7]. ochloi\). They listened spell-bound to the end and were left amazed. Note the imperfect tense, a buzz of astonishment. The verb means literally "were struck out of themselves." 7:29 {And not as their scribes} (\kai ouch h•s hoi grammateis aut•n\). They had heard many sermons before from the regular rabbis in the synagogues. We have specimens of these discourses preserved in the Mishna and Gemara, the Jewish Talmud when both were completed, the driest, dullest collection of disjounted comments upon every conceivable problem in the history of mankind. The scribes quoted the rabbis before them and were afraid to express an idea without bolstering it up by some predecessor. Jesus spoke with the authority of truth, the reality and freshness of the morning light, and the power of God's Spirit. This sermon which made such a profound impression ended with the tragedy of the fall of the house on the sand like the crash of a giant oak in the forest. There was no smoothing over the outcome. [Table of Contents] [Previous] [Next] http://www.ccel.org/r/robertson_at/wordpictures/htm/MT7.RWP.html (4 of 4) [28/08/2004 09:03:01 a.m.] Word Pictures in the New Testament (Matthew: Chapter 7)
Word Pictures in the NT [Matthew: Chapter 8]. [Table of Contents] [Previous] [Next] 8:2 {If thou wilt} (\ean thel•is\). The leper knew that Jesus had the power to heal him. His doubt was about his willingness. "Men more easily believe in miraculous power than in miraculous love" (Bruce). This is a condition of the third class (undetermined, but with prospect of being determined), a hopeful doubt at any rate. Jesus accepted his challenge by "I will." The command to "tell no one" was to suppress excitement and prevent hostility. 8:5 {Unto him} (\aut•i\). Dative in spite of the genitive absolute \eiselthontos autou\ as in verse 1, a not infrequent Greek idiom, especially in the _koin•_. 8:6 {Grievously tormented} (\dein•s basanizomenos\). Participle present passive from root \basanos\ (see on ¯Mt 4:24). The boy (\pais\), slave (\doulos\, Lu 7:2), was a bedridden (\bebl•tai\, perfect passive indicative of \ball•\) paralytic. 8:7 {I will come and heal him} (\eg• elth•n therapeus• auton\). Future indicative, not deliberative subjunctive in question (McNeile). The word here for heal (\therapeus•\) means first to serve, give medical attention, then cure, restore to health. The centurion uses the more definite word for healing (\iath•setai\ 8:8) as Matthew does in 8:13 (\iath•\). Luke (Lu 9:11), like a physician, says that Jesus healed (\iato\) those in need of treatment (\therapeias\), but the distinction is not always observed. In Ac 28:8 Luke uses \iasato\ of the miraculous healings in Malta by Paul while he employs \etherapeuonto\ (Ac 28:9) apparently of the practice of Luke the physician (so W. M. Ramsay). Matthew represents the centurion himself as speaking to Jesus while Luke has it that two committees from the centurion brought the messages, apparently a more detailed narrative. What one does through others he does himself as Pilate "scourged Jesus" (had him scourged). 8:9 {For I also am a man under authority} (\kai gar eg• anthr•pos hupo exousian\). "Also" is in the text, though the \kai\ here may mean "even," even I in my subordinate position have soldiers under me. As a military man he had learned obedience to his http://www.ccel.org/r/robertson_at/wordpictures/htm/MT8.RWP.html (1 of 7) [28/08/2004 09:03:03 a.m.] Word Pictures in the New Testament (Matthew: Chapter 8)
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<strong>Word</strong> <strong>Pictures</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> NT [Mat<strong>the</strong>w: Chapter 7].<br />
ochloi\). They listened spell-bound to <strong>the</strong> end and were left<br />
amazed. Note <strong>the</strong> imperfect tense, a buzz of astonishment. The<br />
verb means literally "were struck out of <strong>the</strong>mselves."<br />
7:29 {And not as <strong>the</strong>ir scribes} (\kai ouch h•s hoi grammateis<br />
aut•n\). They had heard many sermons before from <strong>the</strong> regular<br />
rabbis <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> synagogues. We have specimens of <strong>the</strong>se discourses<br />
preserved <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Mishna and Gemara, <strong>the</strong> Jewish Talmud when both<br />
were completed, <strong>the</strong> driest, dullest collection of disjounted<br />
comments upon every conceivable problem <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> history of<br />
mank<strong>in</strong>d. The scribes quoted <strong>the</strong> rabbis before <strong>the</strong>m and were<br />
afraid to express an idea without bolster<strong>in</strong>g it up by some<br />
predecessor. Jesus spoke with <strong>the</strong> authority of truth, <strong>the</strong> reality<br />
and freshness of <strong>the</strong> morn<strong>in</strong>g light, and <strong>the</strong> power of God's<br />
Spirit. This sermon which made such a profound impression ended<br />
with <strong>the</strong> tragedy of <strong>the</strong> fall of <strong>the</strong> house on <strong>the</strong> sand like <strong>the</strong><br />
crash of a giant oak <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> forest. There was no smooth<strong>in</strong>g over<br />
<strong>the</strong> outcome.<br />
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<strong>Word</strong> <strong>Pictures</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Testament</strong><br />
(Mat<strong>the</strong>w: Chapter 7)