matthew-11:28

"Woe unto you, O Jerusalem! will you not be made clean? when shall it once be?" – Jeremiah 13:27 Without dwelling on Jerusalem and her apostasy, which this verse specially brings before us, we pass at once to the application of the words to man in general. I. MAN'S UNCLEANNESS. The uncleanness here ... Read More

"Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."—Matthew 11:28. The Speaker here is the Son of God. It is not man speaking to man and sympathizing with man, but it is God himself coming up to us and uttering his divine compassion. He sees our case. He knows exactly w... Read More

(Compare Matt. 20:29–34; Mark 10:46–52) DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. Blind, by the Wayside, Begging, vv. 35–39 How do the three accounts of this miracle differ from one another? (Compare Matt. 20:29, 30; Mark 10:46.) Can these differences be reconciled? In what way is Bartimeus a type of the natural ma... Read More

DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. Worshipping and Doubting, vv. 16, 17 Where is the scene of this lesson laid? Why had the disciples gone into Galilee? (v. 16; compare v. 7; Mark 16:7.) What mountain in Galilee was this? Had He appeared to them immediately upon their going into Galilee? (John 21:1–24.)What ... Read More

DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. Despising God’s Gracious Invitation, 15–21 What gave rise to this parable (v. 15)? What is the connection between this parable and this utterance? What does the “great supper” symbolize? Why is the kingdom of God represented as a supper? What kind of a supper? How great a s... Read More

DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. A Curious and an Anxious Seeker, vv. 36–39 Who invited our Lord to eat with him? What was the purpose of the invitation? Did He ever on any other occasion receive an invitation to eat from this class? (11:37; 14:1.) Did He ever receive invitations from a different class? (M... Read More

(See also Matthew 14:3–5; 4:12–17; Mark 6:17, 18; 1:14, 15; Luke 3:19, 20) DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. A Blessing Sought and Faith Demanded, vv. 43–50 When the two days in Samaria were past, did Jesus go to Nazareth? Why not (v. 44)? What is meant by “His own country”? (Luke 4:23, 24; Matt. 13:53, 54.... Read More

"While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, Saying, What think ye of Christ? Whose son is he?..." Matthew 22:41,42 The question that our Lord Jesus puts here to the Pharisees is the most fundamental question concerning Christian thought and faith that can be put to anybody in any ... Read More

(Compare Matthew 14:13–21; Luke 9:10–17; John 6:1–13) DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. Our Lord’s Care for His Servants, vv. 30–32 From what were the apostles returning? What was the first thing they did upon their return? (Luke 9:10.) What is the wisest thing we can do at the close of each missionary tour... Read More

DISCOVERY OF THE FACTS 1. A Broken-Hearted Mourner, vv. 11, 12 Where does this lesson represent our Lord as going? For what purpose? Were there no other sorrowing hearts that day? Why did He go to this poor woman alone? What two processions met that day? What made this case a peculiarly touching one... Read More