But we incline to think that our Lord meant more than this. That thus much is in the Baptist's words will be clearly seen if it be observed that he evidently regarded Jesus as Himself needing no purification but rather qualified to impart it to those who did. He appeared first in the wilderness of Judea. with the Holy Ghost--"So far from entertaining such a thought as laying claim to the honors of Messiahship, the meanest services I can render to that "Mightier than I that is coming after me" are too high an honor for me; I am but the servant, but the Master is coming; I administer but the outward symbol of purification; His it is, as His sole prerogative, to dispense the inward reality. and be content with your wages--or "rations." All but thirty years had He now spent in privacy at Nazareth, gradually ripening for His public work, and calmly awaiting the time appointed of the Father. "Thou art fairer than the children of men; grace is poured into Thy lips; therefore God hath blessed Thee for ever!" Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. 4. Luke 3:11 : He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat--provisions, victuals. . "The protein content in fresh weight is between 13–28 g/100g for adult locust, 14–18 g/100g for larvae, as compared to 19–26 g/100g for beef." But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. the axe is laid unto--"lieth at." i. Luke 3:21 tells us that the heavens were opened while Jesus prayed. what shall we do?--In what special way is the genuineness of our repentance to be manifested? into the garner--"the kingdom of their Father," as this "garner" or "barn" is beautifully explained by our Lord in the parable of the wheat and the tares ( Matthew 13:30 Matthew 13:43 ). John reproves the Pharisees and Sadducees. Copyright © 2021, Bible Study Tools. All rights reserved. Adam Clarke Commentary. is in his hand--ready for use. In those days--of Christ's secluded life at Nazareth, where the last chapter left Him. Father, glorify Thy name. 6. This is no other than the preaching of the Gospel, even now beginning, the effect of which would be to separate the solid from the spiritually worthless, as wheat, by the winnowing fan, from the chaff. of him, saying, And what shall we do? This is chaste purity. Luke 3:2 : Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests--The former, though deposed, retained much of his influence, and, probably, as sagan or deputy, exercised much of the power of the high priesthood along with Caiaphas, his son-in-law ( John 18:13 , Acts 4:6 ). In David's time both Zadok and Abiathar acted as high priests ( 2 Samuel 15:35 ), and it seems to have been the fixed practice to have two ( 2 Kings 25:18 ). And do not all his other testimonies to Christ fully bear out this sense of the words? Matthew 3 Commentary, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, thoughts of Ryle regarding the Gospels is considered among the best practical and devotional commentaries … And he said unto them, Do violence to no man--Intimidate. like a dove, and lighting upon him--Luke says, "in a bodily shape" ( Luke 3:22 ); that is, the blessed Spirit, assuming the corporeal form of a dove, descended thus upon His sacred head. Matthew 3:2. ( 1:11 , Luke 3:22 ). There is no suggestion that Jesus became the Son of God with this experience. It has been questioned by many, whether John baptized these immense multitudes by dipping them in Jordan? Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. 11. "For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying, The voice of one crying in the … For the proper introduction to this section, we must go to Luke 3:1 Luke 3:2 . Luke 3:1 : Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar--not the fifteenth from his full accession on the death of Augustus, but from the period when he was associated with him in the government of the empire, three years earlier, about the end of the year of Rome 779, or about four years before the usual reckoning. And Herod being tetrarch of and his brother Philip--a very different and very superior Philip to the one whose name was Herod Philip, and whose wife, Herodias, went to live with Herod Antipas tetrarch of Ituræa--lying to the northeast of Palestine, and so called from Itur or Jetur, Ishmael's son ( 1 Chronicles 1:31 ), and anciently belonging to the half-tribe of Manasseh. Again, "Be ye harmless as doves," says Christ Himself ( Matthew 10:16 ). Repent ye, &c. — Be sorry for your sins, and amend your lives; for the original word, μετανοειτε, here used, implies this. and a leathern girdle about his loins--the prophetic dress of Elijah ( 2 Kings 1:8 ; and see Zechariah 13:4 ). The voice of one crying in the the scene of his ministry corresponding to its rough nature. And saying, Repent ye--Though the word strictly denotes a change of mind, it has respect here (and wherever it is used in connection with salvation) primarily to that sense of sin which leads the sinner to flee from the wrath to come, to look for relief only from above, and eagerly to fall in with the provided remedy. (Compare the similar representation in Malachi 3:1-3 ). Not that even true penitents came to John's baptism with all these views of "the wrath to come." The structure of this clause implies that they could hardly think it, but yet could not help asking themselves whether it might not be; showing both how successful he had been in awakening the expectation of Messiah's immediate appearing, and the high estimation and even reverence, which his own character commanded. We need 2 cookies to store this setting. Clearly, as we think, it is but the fiery character of the Spirit's operations upon the soul-searching, consuming, refining, sublimating--as nearly all good interpreters understand the words. but he will burn up the chaff--empty, worthless professors of religion, void of all solid religious principle and character (see Psalms 1:4 ). Matthew 3 - IVP New Testament Commentaries . John now being gifted with a knowledge of the human heart, like a true minister of righteousness and lover of souls here directs them how to evidence and carry out their repentance, supposing it genuine; and in the following verses warns them of their danger in case it were not. Here Matthew does it for him.” (Carson) b. In Luke ( Luke 3:5 Luke 3:6 ) the quotation is thus continued: "Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth; and all flesh shall see the salvation of God." I am not worthy to bear--The sandals were tied and untied, and borne about by the meanest servants. whose shoes--sandals. “By the divine proclamation at the baptism God announced the presence of the King, and set the seal of His approval on the years already lived.” (Morgan). 2. But John forbade him--rather, "was (in the act of) hindering him," or "attempting to hinder him." 3 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, 2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. They mean, not barely a future happy state, in heaven, but a state to be enjoyed on earth: the proper disposition for the glory of heaven, rather than the possession of it. He was a kinsman of Jesus––a cousin, perhaps––or an uncle (Luke 1:36). Matthew 3:8, ESV: "Bear fruit in keeping with repentance." Indeed, if this be the meaning, our version perhaps best brings out the force of the opening word "Thus." Can there be a doubt about the burden of that prayer; a prayer sent up, probably, while yet in the water--His blessed head suffused with the baptismal element; a prayer continued likely as He stepped out of the stream, and again stood upon the dry ground; the work before Him, the needed and expected Spirit to rest upon Him for it, and the glory He would then put upon the Father that sent Him--would not these fill His breast, and find silent vent in such form as this?--"Lo, I come; I delight to do Thy will, O God. with unquenchable fire--Singular is the strength of this apparent contradiction of figures:--to be burnt up, but with a fire that is unquenchable; the one expressing the utter destruction of all that constitutes one's true life, the other the continued consciousness of existence in that awful condition. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. We may take this, say WEBSTER and WILKINSON, as a warning against mutiny, which the officers attempted to suppress by largesses and donations. Whose fan--winnowing fan. What a strength, too, of just indignation is in that word "cast" or "flung into the fire!". The following may serve as a brief summary. (Compare Psalms 98:3 , Isaiah 11:10 , 49:6 , 52:10 , Luke 2:31 Luke 2:32 , Acts 13:47 ). A kingdom for which repentance was the proper preparation behooved to be essentially spiritual. Mutually and entirely antagonistic as were their religious principles and spirit, the stem prophet charges both alike with being the poisoners of the nation's religious principles. What an expression is this, "The wrath to come!" In Matthew 12:34 , 23:33 , this strong language of the Baptist is anew applied by the faithful and true Witness to the Pharisees specifically--the only party that had zeal enough actively to diffuse this poison. Luke 3:13 : And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you--This is directed against that extortion which made the. 13. We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website. Thus, as He rode into Jerusalem upon an ass "whereon yet never man sat" ( Luke 19:30 ), and lay in a sepulchre "wherein was never man yet laid" ( John 19:41 ), so in His baptism, too. Descent of the Spirit upon the Baptized Redeemer ( Matthew 3:16 Matthew 3:17 ). He introduces us first to John the Baptist (3:1-12). But John and Jesus were close in age, and would be close friends 7. And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now--"Let it pass for the present"; that is, "Thou recoilest, and no wonder, for the seeming incongruity is startling; but in the present case do as thou art bidden." 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