Repent. Greek. metanoeo. See App-111 . the kingdom of heaven. See App-114 . of. Genitive of origin = from. App-17 . heaven = the heavens (plural) See note on Matthew 6:9 , Matthew 6:10 . is at hand = had drawn nigh. What draws nigh may withdraw. See Matthew 21:43 .Acts 1:6 ; Acts 3:20 . read more
spoken. As well as written. by. Greek. hupo. App-104 ., but all the Greek texts read " dia ". Esaias = Isaiah. The first of twenty-one occurrences of the name in N.T. See App-79 . The voice, &c. Quoted from Isaiah 40:3 . See note there. App-107 . the LORD = Jehovah in Isaiah 40:3 . See App-98 . read more
DIVISION IIPREPARATION FOR HIS MESSIANIC WORK; THE HERALD; BAPTISM; TEMPTATION; AND HIS PUBLIC IDENTIFICATION BY JOHN THE BAPTISTMatthew 3:1-4:11MATT. 3And in those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, saying Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. (Matthew 3:1-2)In those days ... that is, some thirty years after the events recorded in the previous chapter. This is typical of Matthew's slight attention to chronology. Jesus was about 30 years of age when he... read more
For this is he that was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight.The passage here quoted is Isaiah 40:3, but Isaiah is not the only prophet who prophesied of the mission of the great herald of the gospel age. Another equally significant prophecy is Malachi 4:5,6 in which the office and work of the herald are explicitly foretold. It is from Christ himself that one learns this passage's... read more
Matthew 3:1. In those days— That is, while Jesus was yet at Nazareth, where he dwelt till he entered on his public ministry, in the thirtieth year of his age. It is usual with authors to denote the times they are speaking of in an indeterminate manner. St. Luke, chap. Mat 3:2 has specified this period very particularly; and as he has given us a morefull and exact account of John the Baptist than St. Matthew, we shall refer our readers to the notes on his Gospel. The wilderness of Judea was not... read more
Matthew 3:2. Repent ye— This was only the substance and result of his preaching. The kingdom of heaven and the kingdom of God, are but two phrases for the same thing, agreeably to the style of the Hebrews; who frequently used the word heaven to denote God himself who dwells there. Hence what is here called by St. Matthew the kingdom of heaven, is by St. Mark and St. Luke called the kingdom of God; Mark 1:15.Luke 6:20; Luke 6:20. The kingdom of heaven, therefore, signifies here the kingdom of... read more
1. In those days—of Christ's secluded life at Nazareth, where the last chapter left Him. came John the Baptist, preaching—about six months before his Master. in the wilderness of Judea—the desert valley of the Jordan, thinly peopled and bare in pasture, a little north of Jerusalem. read more
2. 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. for the kingdom of heaven is at hand—This sublime phrase, used in none of the other Gospels, occurs in this peculiarly Jewish Gospel nearly thirty times; and being suggested by... read more
3. For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying— ( :-). The voice of one crying in the wilderness—(See on :-); the scene of his ministry corresponding to its rough nature. Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight—This prediction is quoted in all the four Gospels, showing that it was regarded as a great outstanding one, and the predicted forerunner as the connecting link between the old and the new economies. Like the great ones of the earth, the Prince of... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 3:1
In = And in. Greek. en de. See App-104 . In those days. Hebrew idiom for an indefinite time (Exodus 2:11 , Exodus 2:23 .Isaiah 38:1 , &c): while the Lord, being grown up, was still dwelling in Nazareth. App-169 . Compare Matthew 2:23 . came. Greek comes: i.e. presenteth himself. came John, &c. Because "the word of God" had come to him (Luke 3:2 ). John the Baptist = John the baptizer. preaching = proclaiming as a herald. App-121 . in. Greek. en. App-104 . wilderness = country... read more