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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Matthew 3:12

This thought is carried out still further: v. 12. Whose fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly purge His floor, and gather His wheat into the garner; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire. The picture is that of a threshing-floor in the Orient, a flat, open space paved with stones. The husbandman has driven his oxen across the floor to tread out the grain from the hulls, or his workmen have beaten it out with flails. Now comes the purging of the floor to separate the... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Matthew 3:1-12

FOURTH SECTIONON ENTERING UPON HIS MINISTRY, JESUS REMAINED STILL UNKNOWN, EVEN TO THOSE WHO HAD HUMBLED THEMSELVES AND PROFESSED PENITENCE IN ISRAEL. IN THE BAPTISM UNTO REPENTANCE, HE RECEIVED HIS SOLEMN CONSECRATION UNTO DEATH; WHILE AT THE SAME TIME HE IS OWNED AND GLORIFIED BY THE FATHER AS HIS BELOVED SON, THE WHOLE BLESSED TRINITY SHEDDING THEIR LUSTRE AROUND HIM, AND HIS ADVENT BEING ANNOUNCED BY HIS SPECIAL MESSENGER JOHN.3. (Mark 1:1-11; Luke 3:1-22; John 1:19-34)Summay:—This section... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Matthew 3:1-12

the Herald Prepares the Way Matthew 3:1-12 Matthew’s Gospel heralds the Kingdom. We are allowed to see and listen to the forerunner, whose voice again awoke the hearts of men with prophetic utterance after a silence of four hundred years. He leaps into the arena with the suddenness of Elijah. His message was twofold-the need for repentance and the announcement of the nearness of the Kingdom; it thrilled his generation with a strange wonder and interest. All of the southern part of the... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Matthew 3:1-17

Here ends the old prophetic line, John being the last of the Hebrew prophets. It found a fitting end in the stem ascetic who roused the nation and with vehement passion denounced their rebellion, and announced the King in the words, "Repent ye, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand." The herald graphically proclaimed the nature of the King's work. Scattering and destructive, witness the fan and the fire. Purifying and constructive, witness the cleansing and the gathering. What a thrill must... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Matthew 3:1-17

The Preaching and Baptism of John Matthew 3:1-17 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We wish to present the great theme of John the Baptist as he preached in the wilderness of Judea. 1. There is the positive statement, "The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand." Was John mistaken? Some say so; we say nay. The Kingdom of Heaven was at hand, because the King was at hand. If John were mistaken, then Christ was also mistaken, for we read in Matthew 4:17 : "From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 3:12

UNQUENCHABLE FIRE‘He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.’ Matthew 3:12 When the Lord Jesus Christ comes to purge His floor, He shall punish all who are not His disciples with a fearful punishment. I. Man’s view.—Painful as the subject of hell is, it is one about which we must not be silent.( a) Some do not believe there is any hell at all. They think it impossible there can be such a place. They call it inconsistent with the mercy of God. They say it is too awful an idea to be... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 3:1-17

SECTION 2. THE BIRTH AND RISE OF JESUS THE MESSIAH (THE CHRIST) (1:18-4:25). In this section, following the introduction, Matthew reveals the greatness of Jesus the Christ. He will now describe the unique birth of Jesus, the homage paid to Him by important Gentiles, His exile and protection in Egypt followed by His subsequent bringing forth out of Egypt to reside in lowly Nazareth, His being drenched with the Holy Spirit as God’s beloved Son and Servant, His temptations in the wilderness which... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 3:11-17

The Coming One (3:11-17). John’s large-scale ministry having been established in these few verses, Matthew now turns his attention to Jesus. We do not know how long John had been preaching before this incident now described occurred, but that he had a widespread and effective ministry, possibly over a number of years, Josephus also testifies. What we do know from external sources is that his ministry was so effective and so far reaching that disciples of John were found around the world for... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 3:12

“Whose winnowing fork (or ‘shovel’) is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing-floor; and he will gather his wheat into the garner, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.” The ancient way of threshing grain among the relatively poor was to toss it into the prevailing wind with a winnowing fork, and then with a shovel. The good grain would then fall to the ground, and would be shovelled away and taken to the barn, and the useless chaff would be blown to one side,... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 3:1-12

Matthew 3:1-2 Kings : . John the Baptist ( Mark 1:2-Ruth : *, Luke 3:1-Esther :)— The common Synoptic material begins here. The chief difference from Mk. is the addition of Matthew 3:7-2 Samuel : from Q (p. 672), cf. Luke 3:7-1 Samuel :, where the words are addressed not to the Pharisees and Sadducees, but to the crowd. In Mt.’ s view the Pharisees thought to escape the coming judgment by the mere rite of baptism, and he makes John ask who indicated to (not “ warned” ) them that such... read more

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Matthew 3:12

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Matthew 3:1-12

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Matthew 3:1-12

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Matthew 3:1-17

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Matthew 3:1-17

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 3:12

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 3:1-17

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 3:11-17

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 3:12

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 3:1-12

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