Commentary on Matthew 3:1|12
Matthew 3 – The Ministry of John the Baptist - Enduring Word
The heavens were opened: It was important for God the Father to publicly demonstrate that Jesus' baptism was not just like anyone else's, in the sense of being ...
Commentary on Matthew 3:1-12 - Working Preacher
Repentance is the first step towards joining Jesus in the community moving towards the Realm (Matthew 3:1, 8, 11; 4:17).
Matthew 3:1-12 Commentary - Center for Excellence in Preaching
The desert fathers and mothers committed themselves to prayer, simplicity, and solitude—balanced with hospitality for those who came to them.
Matthew 3:1-12 - Sermon Writer
Biblical Commentary (Bible study) Matthew 3:1-12 EXEGESIS: THE CONTEXT: John the Baptist took his place on stage just before Jesus' birth.
Commentary on Matthew 3:1-12 - Working Preacher
The risen Christ and the Spirit have created a purified and renewed humanity, to which all Christians belong.
Commentary on Matthew 3 by Matthew Henry - Blue Letter Bible
3:1. The Lord whom ye seek shall suddenly come to his temple; not the messenger that was to prepare his way. This intimated that the priesthood of Christ was ...
Matthew 3:1-12, The Preparation of the King
The Gospel of Matthew is teaching us who Jesus is by recording the events about his arrival in the first four chapters. God promised through the prophets ...
Prepare the Way for the Lord (Matthew 3:1-12) | First Baptist Church
In verse 12 John says that Jesus will separate the wheat from the chaff (the bad part of the crop that is no good) and he will throw the chaff ...
Matthew 3:1 Commentaries: Now in those days John the Baptist ...
The baptism of John from all previous forms of the same symbolism was, that it was not for those only who were affected by a special uncleanness, nor for the ...
What does Matthew 3:1 mean? - BibleRef.com
Matthew 3:1–12 introduces John the Baptist, preaching and baptizing in the wilderness of Judea near the Jordan River.
Matthew 3:1-2 meaning | TheBibleSays.com
Matthew changes the scene from Nazareth to the Judean wilderness. He describes Jesus's childhood to just before He begins His public ministry.
Matthew 3:1-12 – The Preaching of John the Baptist - Enter the Bible
SUMMARY. John the Baptist appears in the wilderness as one who prepares the way of the Lord. In his preaching he calls for repentance because the kingdom of ...
"Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at Hand" - Matthew 3:1–12
John the Baptist is preaching this need for repentance among the people of God. Why do they need to repent? Why is this part of the preparations ...
Matthew 3 Bible Commentary - Matthew Henry (concise)
Commentary on Matthew 3:1-6 ... After Malachi there was no prophet until John the Baptist came. He appeared first in the wilderness of Judea. This was not an ...
Reflection on Matthew 3:1-12 · Scripture. “Repent of your sin and turn to God, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” · Observation. John the Baptist ...
Matthew 3 Commentary - Precept Austin
NLT Matthew 3:1 In those days John the Baptist came to the Judean wilderness and began preaching. His message was, 2 "Repent of your sins and ...
Matthew 3:1 - Bible Verse Meaning and Commentary
Proceeds to give a brief relation of John, the harbinger and forerunner of Christ, and the administrator of baptism to him.
Matthew 3:12 - Verse-by-Verse Bible Commentary - StudyLight.org
His winnowing fork is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clear His threshing floor; and He will gather His wheat into the barn, but He will burn up the chaff ...
Matthew 3:12 Commentaries: "His winnowing fork is in ... - Bible Hub
The picture is of a farmer at his threshing-floor, the area of hard-beaten earth on which the sheaves are spread and the grain trodden out by animals. His fan, ...
Matthew 3 - Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Bible Commentaries
(i) He fearlessly denounced evil wherever he might find it. If Herod the king sinned by contracting an evil and unlawful marriage, John rebuked him. If the ...