Read his fascinating brief biography - Henry Alford and Phil Johnson's related comments/p>. Jesus’ ministry is aligned with God’s purpose as it is revealed in the Scriptures. Synop.) 13.And having left Nazareth I have thought it proper to introduce this passage of Matthew, immediately after Luke’s narrative, which we have just examined; because we may gather from the context that, as Christ had hitherto been wont to frequent the town of Nazareth, so, in order to avoid danger, he now bade a final adieu to it, and dwelt in Capernaum and the neighboring towns. 2 b He fasted for forty days and forty nights, * and afterwards he was hungry. (1-13) Cautions against bad company, Exhortation to faith and holiness. The peace of the kingdom of Christ. That Matthew's order is the right one will appear, we think, quite clearly in the sequel. Leaving Nazareth — Namely, when they had rejected his word, and even attempted to kill him, as is described Luke 4:29: he came and dwelt in Capernaum, upon the sea-coast — “Capernaum is nowhere mentioned in the Old Testament, either by its own name or by any other. Other People's Commentary (NT) entries containing Matthew 4:13: Mark 1:14 Matthew 4:12 : Matthew 4:14 >> DISCLAIMER: Church of the Great God (CGG) provides these resources to aid the individual in studying the Bible. Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible. A second rejection took place at a later period (comp. Matthew 4:13. Words in boxes are from the Bible. Verses 4–13. Because rejected there (Luke 4:16-30). Matthew: Jesus is *Christ the King. And leaving Nazareth — Namely, when they had wholly rejected his word, and even attempted to kill him. Matthew Henry’s Bible Commentary (concise) << Numbers 12 | Numbers 13 | Numbers 14 >> (Read all of Numbers 13) Complete Concise Chapter Contents. Matthew Henry’s Bible Commentary (concise) << Proverbs 3 | Proverbs 4 | Proverbs 5 >> (Read all of Proverbs 4) Complete Concise Chapter Contents. In Romans 11:11, Paul asserts that "salvation has come to the Gentiles. Against the identity, see notes on Luke, and on chap. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? Matthew 4:13. Matthew 4:13 is the thirteenth verse of the fourth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.In the previous verse Jesus returned to Galilee after hearing of the arrest of John the Baptist.In this verse he leaves from Nazareth to Capernaum.. On this beach, which can be discerned running like a white line all round the lake, the hills plant their dark base, descending nowhere precipitously, but almost everywhere presenting an alternation of soft grassy slopes and rocky cliffs, occasionally broken away so as to exhibit the red and gray colours so familiar in the limestone of Greece.”. Now, we know that the kingdom of Christ is spiritual, and, therefore, the light of salvation which it brings, and all the assistance which we derive from it, must correspond to its nature. Leaving Nazareth — Namely, when they had rejected his word, and even attempted to kill him, as is described Luke 4:29 : he came and dwelt in Capernaum, upon the sea-coast — “Capernaum is nowhere mentioned in the Old Testament, either by its own name or by any other. Came and dwelt, or having come he settled. Matthew Henry’s Bible Commentary (concise) << Micah 3 | Micah 4 | Micah 5 >> (Read all of Micah 4) Complete Concise Chapter Contents. The Gospel reading this day after Christmas strikes a new tone for the season by dramatically leading us away from anticipation of Advent and revelry of the holidays to the tenuous and dark days between promises and their fruition. Matthew Poole's Commentary Ver. The chronology of John 5:1 is uncertain (see Notes there), but at some time before, or shortly after, this migration to Capernaum, we must place the visit to Jerusalem, and the miracle at Bethesda, which St. John there records. The necessity and advantage of the grace of love. And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt But to us there seem all but insuperable difficulties in the supposition of two visits to Nazareth after His baptism; and on the grounds stated on Luke 4:16, etc., we think that the one only visit to Nazareth is that recorded by Matthew (Matthew 13:1-58), Mark (Mark 6:1-56), and Luke (Luke 4:1-44.) Jesus naturally went to Nazareth first, but He did not tarry there.— , He went to settle (as in Matthew 2:23) in Capernaum. Even the presence of the “publicans and sinners”—the latter term including Gentiles, the class of those who had flocked to the preaching of John, and were to be found in the half-Romanised city, and were not to be found in the more secluded villages—may have been one of the elements which led to the decisive choice. Capernaum. Long before the settlement of the tribes in the land of Canaan, the dying Jacob prophesied of Zebulun, (Genesis 49:13:) “Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be an haven of the ships; and his borders shall be unto Zidon.”. Which is upon the sea coast — The coast or shore of the Lake of Gennesaret. In its narrative context, this pericope reveals a number of things about the person and ministry of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew. : sufficiently defined by these words, “on the sea (of Galilee), on the confines of Zebulun and Naphthali”. The lake by which it stood, though now deserted and lonely, was then the scene of busy life. Through the centre of this lake, from north to south, runs the rapid current of the River Jordan, which, coming down from its sources in the Lebanon, passes onward to the Dead Sea. It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. (1.) According to Josephus, Bell., 3:18, the length of this lake was one hundred furlongs, or twelve miles and a half, and its breadth forty furlongs, or five miles. “Situated,” says Stanley, “in the midst of the Jordan valley, on the great thoroughfare from Babylon and Damascus, in Palestine, its waters seemed to answer a purpose like that served by the Lake of Lucerne, between Italy and Germany. Its fisheries furnished a source of sustenance to the surrounding inhabitants, and an industry for its labourers. “ Though the whole nation,” says he, “shall be destroyed, yet so brilliant shall be the light of grace, that there will be less dimness in this last destruction than in the two former instances, when the ten tribes were ruined.”. And leaving Nazareth, His early home. This commentary has been through Advanced Checking. Mark 1. upon the sea coast. The river Jordan runs through the middle of it, and stocks it with a variety of excellent fish. Isaiah, after having described a very heavy calamity of the nation, soothes their grief by a promise that, when the nation shall be reduced to extremity, a deliverance will immediately follow, which shall dispel the darkness, and restore the light of life. (2.) Its surface was alive with the ships, or rather lake-boats, of fisher-men and navigators. The town of Khorazy, about two miles north of Tell-Hum, seems to represent the ancient Chorazin. The lake by which it stood, though now deserted and lonely, was then the scene of busy life. Sandwiched between the Lectionary excerpts Jesus insists that old garments and old wineskins cannot withstand new cloth and new wineskins. We adopt, however, the opinion of Dr. Thomson, that it was situated at the point which is now called Tell-Hum. It was called the place of refreshment, from the springs near which it stood. Matthew Poole's Commentary. On the western banks were the towns of Tiberias, of Magdala, (the residence of the Magdalen,) Capernaum, and Chorazin. Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible. We answer, just as the same word is used in Acts 21:3, "Now when we had sighted [ anafanantes (Greek #398)] Cyprus, and left it [ katalipontes (Greek #2641)] on the left, we sailed unto Syria," etc.-that is, without entering Cyprus at all, but merely 'sighting' it, as the nautical phrase is, they steered southeast of it, leaving it on the northwest. and leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali: AMP. What gives it a remarkable aspect, is the deep depression of its surface not only far below the lofty summits of its banks, but far below the level of the Mediterranean Sea. Thence, for reasons we proceed to explain, he went and took his residence at Capernaum. Matthew 13:54-58. The word Hum is doubtless the closing syllable of thee word Capernaum. “Nevertheless, the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun, and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations. Matthew 13:54-58; Mark 6:1-6). The Lake of Gennesaret is seldom mentioned in the Old Testament, or in secular history. And leaving [ katalipoon (G2641)] Nazareth. See Schaff, Bible Lands (1878), p. 343. Its surface was alive with the ships, or rather lake-boats, of fisher-men and navigators. … Capernaum; a town on the north-west shore of the sea of Galilee. was situated in Lower Galilee; and Capharnaum, a maritime town, in Higher Galilee. (1-3) Its excellency represented by its properties and effects; (4-7) and by its abiding, and its superiority. Study the bible online using commentary on Matthew 4 and more! St. Matthew records the bare fact. App-169. “Situated,” says Stanley, “in the midst of the Jordan valley, on the great thoroughfare from Babylon and Damascus, in Palestine, its waters seemed to answer a purpose like that served by the Lake of Lucerne, between Italy and Germany. Matthew Poole's Commentary. Matthew 4:13 . There would be no difficulty in this history, were it not that there is some appearance, as if Matthew had put a wrong meaning on the quotation from the prophet. Samson’s riddle is here again unriddled: Out of the eater comes forth meat, and out of the strong sweetness. View More Titles. Wilson, 1866), and on account of the similarity of the name (Tell Hum means ‘Hill of Nahum,’ and Capernaum ‘Village of Nahum’). It was in the Gentile area of Galilee—not in Jewish Jerusalem to the south—where Christ began His ministry of light. Our Price: $12.99 Save: $22.00 (63%) Buy Now. Resources » Matthew Henry's Commentary » Acts » Chapter 8 » Verses 4–13. When those, who lay in darkness, are said to have seen a great light, a change so sudden and remarkable is intended to enlarge our views of the greatness of the divine salvation. as if the light of life had been restored to it, when the siege was raised by the flight of King Sennacherib, (331) (2 Kings 19:36.) See Luke 4:29 and for an explanation of the next verses, the note on Isaiah 9:1-2 and Mede's works, p. 101, 102. So also Luke 4:4. (Syn. Exhortation to the study of wisdom. And he said to them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. It was on the border between the tribes of Zebulun and Naphtali. On both sides of the inlet of the River Jordan, at the northern extremity of the lake, stood the double town of Bethsaida. Greek. But one other high reason for the choice of Capernaum remains to be mentioned, the only one specified by our Evangelist. Came and dwelt at Capernaum — As Bethlehem was the place of Jesus’s birth, and Nazareth of his childhood, so Capernaum was the home of his ministry, and Jerusalem the place of his death. They had rejected him (Luke 4:16-30), Lived in Capernaum. From now on when mention is made of "his own city" it will mean this place, while the term "his own country" will still mean the vicinity of Nazareth. Matthew 4:12-17. Well known then, now of doubtful situation, being no longer in existence. And leaving Nazareth, He went and settled in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the country of Zebulun and Naphtali. crit.). That it might be fulfilled which — Whereby was fulfilled that which. They also emphasize his commitment to restoring those who are in need The exact site of Capernaum has long been one of the vexed questions of the topography of Palestine, but the researches of the Palestine Exploration Society have identified it with the modern village of Tell-Hûm, where their excavations have disinterred the remains of an ancient building of the Roman period, which is supposed to have been the synagogue of the city; possibly, therefore, the very synagogue, built by the believing centurion (Luke 7:5), in which our Lord worshipped and taught (John 6:59). Its surface was dotted by countless villages, visited by our Lord at various times, mentioned or unmentioned by the evangelists. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. Capernaum was a town situated upon the western shore of the Lake of Gennesaret. This migration to Capernaum is not formally noted in the other Gospels, but Capernaum appears in all the synoptists as the main centre of Christ’s Galilean ministry.— , etc. 14-16. Its exact situation has not, as yet, been determined with certainty by geographers: only, from its being on the confines of the two tribes, Reland and others conjecture that it stood somewhere on the north- west shore of the lake of Gennesareth. This place was eminently suited to be the location of our Lord’s ministry. (See Hist. Mentioned, not to distinguish it, but on account of the prophecy which follows. Its name is compounded of the words Kefr, village, and Nahum, refreshment. The evangelist describes the position not to satisfy the curiosity of geographers, but to pave the way for another prophetic reference. For God commanded, saying That he might not be thought to suggest this without any foundation, he gives them an instance, wherein a command of God was transgressed, by the observance of their tradition: the command he refers to, stands in ( … For events at Capernaum, see Matthew 8, Matthew 9, Matthew 17, Matthew 18. пояснение к Лк.4:23). It is very absurd in the Jews to confine it to the deliverance of the city of Jerusalem. Biblical Commentary (Bible study) Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 EXEGESIS: MATTHEW 8-9. Occurs only here. There is much difference of opinion as to its true position. There remained a third desolation, which — the prophet had foretold towards the close of the eighth chapter — would be the most dreadful of all. Commentary on Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 View Bible Text . By the ancient division of the tribes, Zebulun bordered on this Sea of Gennesaret. (21-25) Their account of the land. After being rejected there the first time. Matthew Henry Bible Commentary (complete) << Hebrews 3 | Hebrews 4 | Hebrews 5 >> (Read all of Hebrews 4) Complete Concise The apostle, having in the foregoing chapter set forth the sin and punishment of the ancient Jews, proceeds in this, I. It was afterward called the Sea of Galilee, and finally, in honour of the Emperor Tiberius, it was called the Lake of Tiberias, and a town was called Tiberias on its western coast. Retail: $49.99. ); a second visit being that detailed by our Evangelist (Matthew 13:54-58), and by Mark (Matthew 6:1-6). Long before the settlement of the tribes in the land of Canaan, the dying Jacob prophesied of Zebulun, (, :) “Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be an haven of the ships; and his borders shall be unto Zidon.”, John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, John Lightfoot's Commentary on the Gospels, Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament, The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann, Greek Testament Critical Exegetical Commentary, Johann Albrecht Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament, Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible, Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture, Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament, Schaff's Popular Commentary on the New Testament, Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments, George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, E.M. Zerr's Commentary on Selected Books of the New Testament. And leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zebulon and Naphtali. Lastly, St. John’s narrative supplies another link. The Temptation of Jesus. πρὸς γὰρ τῇ τῶν ἀέρων εὐκρασίῃ καὶ πηγῇ διάρδεται γονιμωτάτῃ. But how, in that case, are we to take the word "leaving Nazareth" here? ывает, что Христос уже интенсивно проповедовал там (См. Commentary on Matthew 4:12-23 View Bible Text . “All along the edge of this secluded basin,” says Stanley, “runs the whole way round from north to south a level beach, at the southern end roughly strewn with the black and white stones peculiar to this district, and also connected with its volcanic structure; but the central or northern part formed of smooth sand, or of a texture of shells and pebbles so minute as to resemble sand, like the substance of the beach on the Gulf of ‘Akabah. 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