Matthew 10:7-8

The Biblical Illustrator - Matthew 10:8

Matthew 10:8Heal the sick. Heal the sickI. A confirmation of our sincerity.II. An illustration of the completeness Of Christianity.1. Its concern with the whole nature of man.2. Its care for the individual.III. A revelation Of the Spirit of the Lord.IV. An undoubted mode of serving the Christ Himself. (U. R. Thomas.)Cleanse the lepers.-History of leprosyLeprosy is a disease with which we are happily so little acquainted in Western lauds that the miraculous power exerted by our Lord and His... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 10:7

7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Ver. 7. The kingdom of heaven is at hand ] Repent therefore. Men will do much for a kingdom. And nothing less than a kingdom, and that of heaven, can buy men out of their sweet sins. How many hear we daily making answer to the motion of this heavenly kingdom offered them by God, as the olive and vine did in Jotham’s parable! Shall I leave my fat and sweet sins, to reign, though with God? a And yet every man must be either a... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Matthew 10:8

8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. Ver. 8. Heal the sick ] God glorifies himself by the fruits of our sin and the effects of his own wrath. This great Alchemist knows how to extract good out of evil. He can make golden afflictions, 1 Peter 1:7 , medicinal sicknesses, fetch his own honour out of the depths of our sufferings, as wine draws a nourishing virtue from the flesh of vipers, and as scarlet pulls out the viper’s... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Matthew 10:7

preach: Matthew 4:17, Matthew 11:1, Isaiah 61:1, John 3:2, Mark 6:12, Luke 9:60, Luke 16:16, Acts 4:2 The: Matthew 3:2, Matthew 11:11, Matthew 11:12, Matthew 21:31, Matthew 21:43, Matthew 23:13, Luke 9:2, Luke 9:6, Luke 10:9-1 Kings :, Acts 10:25, Acts 28:31 Reciprocal: Ruth 2:8 - abide Matthew 4:23 - healing Matthew 22:3 - sent Matthew 24:14 - this Mark 1:15 - the kingdom John 16:4 - that when Acts 20:25 - preaching read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Matthew 10:8

Heal: Matthew 10:1, Mark 16:18, Luke 10:9, Acts 4:9, Acts 4:10, Acts 4:30, Acts 5:12-Ezra : freely ye: 2 Kings 5:15, 2 Kings 5:16, 2 Kings 5:20-Daniel :, Acts 3:6, Acts 8:18-Isaiah :, Acts 20:33-Habakkuk : Reciprocal: Leviticus 14:3 - be healed Numbers 24:2 - the spirit 2 Kings 5:26 - Is it a time Matthew 4:23 - healing Matthew 8:2 - a leper Matthew 11:5 - the lepers Luke 9:2 - General John 15:25 - without Acts 8:20 - the gift Acts 20:35 - It is Acts 28:8 - and healed Acts 28:10 - laded 1... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Matthew 10:8

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.Cast out devils — It is a great relief to the spirits of an infidel, sinking under a dread, that possibly the Gospel may be true, to find it observed by a learned brother, that the diseases therein ascribed to the operation of the devil have the very same symptoms with the natural diseases of lunacy, epilepsy, or convulsions; whence he readily and very willingly concludes, that the devil... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 10:5-42

§ 57. CHARGE TO THE APOSTLES, Matthew 10:5-42 . The unity of this discourse demonstrates the oneness of its delivery, a point disputed by Olshausen and others. It consists properly of three parts. The first (Matthew 10:5-15) directs their demeanour during this present trial mission. The second (Matthew 10:16-23) predicts their trials and persecutions through their whole apostolate. The third (Matthew 10:24-42) states the duty of suffering, the struggle to ensue, and the results, namely,... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 10:7

7. As ye go Our Lord here implies that they would continually extend their missionary travels. They were to be true itinerants, travelling after they had preached, and preaching as they travelled. The kingdom of heaven A kingdom which is the opposite of the kingdoms of this world, and still more of the kingdom of hell. Of this kingdom the crown prince is Messiah. When, therefore, they proclaimed the approach of this kingdom, they of course implied the Messiah’s coming. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 10:8

8. Heal the sick The preaching was to be confirmed by the miracle. The miraculous powers were a foretaste and premonition of the nature of that kingdom. They were the first rays of its manifestation; and the powers of that kingdom, exercised by these apostles, prove them its true heralds. The four evils which these miracles removed, namely, sickness, leprosy, death, and devils, were all tokens and products of the reign of hell. Raise the dead This clause, being omitted by some... read more

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