3 Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops. Ver. 3. See Trapp on " Mat 10:27 " read more
whatsoever: Job 24:14, Job 24:15, Ecclesiastes 10:12, Ecclesiastes 10:13, Ecclesiastes 10:20, Matthew 12:36, Jude 1:14, Jude 1:15 proclaimed: The houses in Judea being flat-roofed, with a balustrade round about, were used for the purpose of taking the air, sleeping, and prayer, and, it seems, for announcing things in the most public manner. So among the Turks, a crier announces the hours of public worship from the minaret or tower of the mosque. housetops: Matthew 10:27 Reciprocal: Job... read more
Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops. Matthew 10:27. read more
I. The warning against the hypocrisy of the Pharisees: the judgment day will expose Luke 2:1-3. Unto his disciples first of all The discourse alternates (sometimes doubtfully to those who heard it) between the twelve and the multitudes. But even those parts which were ostensibly addressed to one, had a real application to the other, and were doubtless uttered in the hearing of both. The leaven The deceitful and treacherous doctrines spreading and impregnating the lump, like leaven. Of... read more
§ 47 THE SERMON TO THE MYRIADS, Luke 12:1-59 . Addressed partly to the disciples and partly to the multitudes, its subject is: The importance, as against the Pharisees, of deciding for Christ; which is urged especially in view of the judgment to come, at his SECOND ADVENT. It contains passages which had been previously delivered in Galilee, especially in his Sermon on the Mount; and passages resembling portions in the discourse on the Mount of Olives, Matthew 24:5. This discourse may be... read more
3. In closets Any close room for stealth, or chamber for privacy. Proclaimed upon the housetops The practice continues to the present day in Palestine, of making proclamations in the country villages from the flat roofs of the houses. “These proclamations are generally made,” says Dr. Thomson, “in the evening, after the people have returned from their labors in the field. The public crier ascends the highest roof at hand, and lifts up his voice in a long drawn call upon all faithful... read more
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The Biblical Illustrator - Luke 12:2-3
Luke 12:2-3Nothing covered, that shall not be revealedThe revealing processThere is a tendency in things everywhere to manifest their natures, and make themselves known.Seeds that are buried, seek the light; shells deep in the sea grope their way to the shore; the processes of nature are to bring things to the surface. What is true in matter has certainly its counterpart in mind. Human character, notwithstanding all efforts to keep itself back, also tends to development; what is not seen at... read more