Matthew 11:29   Jesus is here alluding to Jeremiah 6:16, which talks about rest for the souls of the people as well. Jesus is literally saying that his genuineness as opposed to the hypocrisy of the current religious establishment would bring rest and peace to people. God’s Truth must be obeyed, hence the yoke, but it is to…

Matthew 11:28   Not only is this offer quite comforting, it is also very revealing. Jesus was offering to solve problems that nobody else can solve. He was literally offering to take the burden of day to day living off of people. He was offering to help with their deepest most heart-felt needs. He was not…

Matthew 11:27   This verse says a whole lot about the nature of Almighty God. In order to see this, several things need to be kept in mind. First, the word ‘man’ as it appears in this verse can lead to confusion if we are not careful. Though gender-inclusive language is not always helpful or correct…

Matthew 11:26   What Almighty God sees to be good is good. If he likes it, it is the best thing. If it is his way, by his design, then it is all that may be called good. We must remember that this world, no matter how good we think it is, is out of sorts…

Matthew 11:25   Jesus, of course, recognized the plan of the Father in all of this. This is one of those passages where we are tempted to think that God makes us do what he wants to the point that we have no choice of our own. However, taken in context, we know that these local…

Matthew 11:24   This verse just serves to strengthen a truth of Scripture that we often forget. God is mainly looking at our response to Truth, not our particular brand of rebellion. Although the Sodomites were guilty of the gross sin of homosexuality, and or bisexuality, the inhabitants of these local Jewish towns were even less…

Matthew 11:23   Capernaum was, first of all, high. It was physically built upon a high elevation. Thus, by way of illustration, it might be said to be elevated to heaven. Secondly, this town was blessed above all others in that Jesus chose to dwell there. He did many miracles there. This place, and its people,…

Matthew 11:22   Several things must be kept in mind as one reads this verse. First, Jesus is talking about entire towns. This changes how we understand the verse. Secondly, he is referring to judgement before him at the end, not judgments during time, such as the destruction of these cities. Otherwise he would have spoken…

Matthew 11:21   These towns, which were very well covered by Jesus’ ministry, did not respond significantly. Tyre and Sidon would be thought of as terribly pagan and sin-filled places. Comparing these local towns to them was quite strange, but very appropriate given the situation. Sackcloth and ashes would have been used for any act of extreme repentance…

Matthew 11:20   We often marvel at the response to Christ in his day. We see the multitudes that followed him and think about how people loved him. Yet, it seems that the response that Jesus received was nothing like what it should have been. When we compare it to the response to the gospel in our day…