matthew 12:32 explained

The Greek word is constantly so used as an expression of contempt, "This [fellow] doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils." Therefore, they had no way of receiving his forgiveness (Matthew 12:30-32). Antiochus sent a detachment of men to attack them; the attack was made on the Sabbath day; and these insurgent Jews died without even a gesture of defiance or defence, because to fight would have been to break the Sabbath. - The opposition that our Lord met with (1) from his enemies (vers. But here pardon dispensed on earth arouses the pride of the religious leaders to the quick, and implacably. I've never felt the presence of God because your god is insensate, and you've become insensate.It's a horrible curse that a man becomes like his god, if his god is false. "And he said to me: 'Son of man, stand upon your feet and I will speak with you'" ( Ezekiel 2:1; compare Ezekiel 2:6; Ezekiel 2:8; Ezekiel 3:1; Ezekiel 3:4; Ezekiel 3:17; Ezekiel 3:25). In Matthew 12:1-50 we read the history of a series of crucial events in the life of Jesus. Lusts and corruptions dwelling and reigning in the heart are an evil treasure, out of which the sinner brings forth bad words and actions, to the dishonour of God, and the hurt of others. It is the power of grace. Bibliographical InformationHenry, Matthew. It may also be taken another way without danger, which is this: they dig a trench all round about it, till the hidden part of the root be very small; they then tie a dog to it, and when the dog tries hard to follow him that tied him, this root is easily plucked up, but the dog dies immediately, as if it were instead of the man that would take the plant away; nor after this need anyone be afraid of taking it into their hands. In the eyes of the Scribes and Pharisees, the fault of the disciples was not that they had plucked and eaten the grains of corn, but that they had done so on the Sabbath. In order that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, who said, Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he will show judgment to the Gentiles. So here was the prophesy of Isaiah who was proclaiming, actually that the Gospel is gonna be declared ultimately to the Gentiles, and Israel, the bruised reed, the smoking flax. "This man blasphemeth." It is clear that the unclean spirit, returning, brings idolatry back again. The word that is used for to cry aloud is the word that is used for the barking of a dog, the croaking of a raven, the bawling of a drunken man, the uproar of a discontented audience in a theatre. Copyright StatementThese files are public domain and are a derivative of an electronic edition that is available on the Christian Classics Ethereal Library Website. Whereas, on the contrary, there are other kinds of order that call for more profound thought and enlarged views, if we may speak now after the manner of men; and, indeed, I deny not that these the Holy Ghost employed in His own wisdom, though it is hardly needful to say He could, if He pleased, demonstrate His superiority to any means or qualifications whatsoever. How much more valuable is a man than a sheep? Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit shall not be forgiven men. He is violating our traditions. And of course in Revelation John gives us a very graphic description of this resurrection. That God takes notice of every word we say, even that which we ourselves do not notice. 2. There will be differences at the close. This must be interpreted in light of the Jewish conception of the Holy Spirit. To do so one would have to observe Jesus doing His works and attribute them to Satan. If the idea got around that someone with marvellous powers had emerged, then certainly a political rebellion would have arisen and lives would have been needlessly lost. The fact of two without the personal details would not powerfully tell upon mere Gentiles perhaps, though to a Jew it might be for some ends necessary. Christ here in has set an example to all the sons of men, to be ready to forgive words spoken against them: I, as a deaf man, heard not. Clearly no one can get into a strong man's house until the strong man is bound and rendered helpless. Though you put a mouth on it, it can't talk. There was no service too menial for the brothers to render; their work for the outcast and for homeless boys with a criminal record or criminal potentialities is beyond all praise. We are, in fact, in the presence of that which John so loves to dwell on Jesus viewed not merely as Son of David or Abraham, or Seed of the woman, but as the Father's Son, the Son as the Father gave, sent, appreciated, and loved Him. In short, he had a question because he was a man. Barbieri, p. Maybe there is no answer to that question; but if there is, it is that Satan was bound during Jesus' temptations in the wilderness. and I will heal your backslidings. Power and love were come for any one to draw on. And so it is your concept of God that is your problem, not the story of Jonah.And one of the basic problems of man is his concept of God. Jesus says that the only sign which will be given to this nation is the sign of Jonah the prophet. This is the unpardonable sin. Verse 32. Jesus says that reproaches of this kind could be pardoned. Christian service is not monastic retiral; it is involvement in all the tragedies and problems and demands of the human situation. He had done his best to escape this job. We can see four stages in their increasing attitude of malignant hostility to Jesus. [2.] Christ speaks here concerning idle words, and shows what evil there is in them (Matthew 12:36; Matthew 12:37); much more is there in such wicked words as the Pharisees spoke. The comparing of Christ's miracles, particularly this of casting out devils, with his doctrine, and the design and tendency of his holy religion, evidenced that he was so far from being in league with Satan, that he was at open enmity and hostility against him (Matthew 12:29; Matthew 12:29); How can one enter into a strong man's house, and plunder his goods, and carry them away, except he first bind the strong man? And he said," to obey is better then to sacrifice, and to harken then the fat of lambs" ( 1 Samuel 15:22 ). Enduring Word Bible Commentary Matthew Chapter 12 Here is a known rule laid down, that in all societies a common ruin is the consequence of mutual quarrels: Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every family too: Qu enim domus tam stabilis est, qu tam firma civitas, qu non odiis atque dissidiis funditus everti possit?--For what family is so strong, what community so firm, as not to be overturned by enmity and dissension? Nevertheless, His ear was open to the call on behalf of Israel perishing, dying, dead. Reviewing, then, these closing incidents of the chapter (ver. Such a sin God would not forgive. It does not say, that " then there came a leper," or " immediately there came a leper." You have failed to recognize me. The manner of the cure was this. In Matthew 16:1-28 we advance a great step, spite (yea, because) of unbelief, deep and manifest, now on every side. It was said (Matthew 12:25; Matthew 12:25) that Jesus knew their thoughts, and here he spoke with an eye to them, showing that it was not strange that they should speak so ill, when their hearts were so full of enmity and malice; which yet they often endeavoured to cloak and cover, by feigning themselves just men. That sin was the sin against the Holy Spirit. The rigorous Jewish observance of the Sabbath seemed to other nations nothing short of insanity, since it could lead to such amazing national defeats and disasters. they were extremely irritated, more at that than at the miracle itself; this made them jealous of our Lord Jesus, and apprehensive, that as his interest in the people's esteem increased, theirs must of course be eclipsed and diminished; therefore they envied him, as Saul did his father David, because of what the women sang of him, 1 Samuel 18:7; 1 Samuel 18:8. We may take a very simple analogy. And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the. Such was and is man. There may be desires, there may be the working of the Spirit of God, but there can be no power to walk before men and to glorify God thus till there is forgiveness possessed and enjoyed in the heart. Lastly Eliezer exclaimed: 'If the Law is as I teach, let it be proved from heaven.' Now, it was an established principle, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word should be established. Better, that you bring the light to men, better that you bring them Jesus Christ, that their hearts and lives might be filled with Him and with His love, and through His power the forces of darkness will automatically be dispelled.Now. 17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: and he will proclaim justice to the nations. But Jesus isn't just a servant. Now for those who are putting so much dependency upon the intercession of Mary, this scripture would give me a lot of problems. I. We may express this in another way. To lose all for heavenly treasure, to come and follow the despised Nazarene here below what was it to compare with that which had brought Jesus to earth? Only one provision for the putting away of your sin and your guilt, and that provision is in and through His only begotten Son. 1. Now we must take the next step in our attempt to understand what Jesus meant. Jesus may well be rebuking the Scribes and Pharisees for enslaving themselves and their fellow-men with a host of tyrannical regulations; and he may well be here laying down the great principle of Christian freedom, which applies to the Sabbath as it does to all other things in life. This finds its fitting place, not in Luke, but in Matthew, particularly as the details here (not in Mark, who only gives the general fact) cast great light upon God's dispensational ways. He seemed to them to be busily engaged in throwing his life away in a kind of insanity. No decision is a "no" decision. And if he cannot, in spite of failures, love the good and hate the evil, then he cannot repent; and if he cannot repent, he cannot be forgiven, for repentance is the only condition of forgiveness. It concerns us to think much of the day of judgment, that that may be a check upon our tongues; and let us consider. Let those who have so little experience of what man is, even in the regenerate, beware lest they impute to the Baptist such an acting of a part as shocks us, when Jerome imputed it to Peter and Paul in the censure of Galatians 2:1-21. essayed to destroy the testimony with their utmost and blasphemous contempt. What the sentence is that is passed upon it; It shall not be forgiven, neither in this world, nor in the world to come. 3. So the Pharisees went away and conferred against him, to find a way to destroy him. (iii) He quoted God's word to Hosea the prophet: "I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice" ( Hosea 6:6). 22 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw. . (ii) In Matthew 12:9-14, the story of the healing of the man with the paralysed hand on the Sabbath day, we see active and hostile investigation. It is true mentally; many a man at school or in his youth has acquired some slight knowledge of, for example, French or Latin or music; but that knowledge is long since gone because he did not exercise it. And they set it up, and they put the candles around it, and they burn their incense to it, and they bow before it, and often their prayers and so forth, and that's their god. As far as I know, false eyelashes weren't in at those times, but I would imagine they would have had to have ruled on that too.Now in trying to fine-tune this law down, they lost the meaning of it entirely and Jesus cared not for their fanciful interpretations. He would send fit messengers, nor would the work be done till the rejected Messiah, the Son of man, came. Sin begins in the mind, the attitudes and from the attitudes come the actions. It is true of all kinds of perception. With Jesus there came into the world the invitation, not to a nation but to all men, to share in and to accept the love of God. This sin was a very different thing from what is now often supposed to be the sin against the Holy Spirit. Other miracles that Christ wrought proved him sent of God, but this proved him sent of God to destroy the devil's kingdom and his works. But, when they heard it, the Pharisees said, "The only way in which this fellow casts out devils, is by the help of Beelzeboul, the prince of the devils." Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." 31 Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. "Lord, save us; we perish," cried they, as they awoke Him; and He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea. 32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come. It remains true that blood is a tie that nothing can break and that many a man finds his delight and his peace in the circle of his family. Matthew 19:1-30 brings in another lesson of great weight. The Lord now lets them know their mad folly, and warns them that this blasphemy was about to culminate in a still deeper, deadlier form when the Holy Ghost should be spoken against as He had been. of "Surely," they said, "this cannot be the Son of David?" When they walked down the streets they held their robes tightly against them, because they didn't want their robe accidentally to swish out and brush against you, lest they be defiled with your filth. Because you've got ears and make your god like yourself, but less then yourself, because the little wooden image here that you've made and you're worshiping. . What a difference between Jesus' word of power, and this witch-doctoring which the Jewish exorcist used! Here observe. NLT Anyone who speaks against the Son of Man can be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven, either in this world or in the world to come. They were a generation of vipers; John Baptist had called them so (Matthew 3:7; Matthew 3:7), and they were still the same; for can the Ethiopian change his skin? Here is a gracious assurance of the pardon of all sin upon gospel terms: this Christ says to us, and it is a comfortable saying, that the greatness of sin shall be no bar to our acceptance with God, if we truly repent and believe the gospel: All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men. It is significant to note that the sign of the coming of the Kingdom was not full churches and great revival meetings, but the defeat of pain. So, then, it is permitted to do a good thing on the Sabbath day." His disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck the ears of corn and to eat them. how is it that ye have no faith? It is not only the fact that God slighted matters of prescriptive ordinance because of the ruined state of Israel, who rejected His true anointed King, but there was this principle also, that certainly God was not going to bind Himself not to do good where abject need was. We will not be judged by the number of church services we have attended, or by the number of chapters of the Bible we have read, or even by the number of the hours we have spent in prayer, but by the number of people we have helped, when their need came crying to us. For when they said, "Hey, your mother is outside, she wants to talk to you." You remember He said, "a prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and among his own family" ( Matthew 13:57 ). Thereon, coming into the ship, the wind ceases, and the Lord exercises His gracious power in beneficent effects around. He is warning those men that, if they persist in shutting their eyes to the truth of God, they are on the way to a situation where, by their own act, they will have shut themselves out from the grace of God. 86. to forget His ancient people. The all-important question is: "What do you think of the Christ? Thus it is easy to see, that the reason for here putting together the leper and the centurion lies in the Lord's dealing with the Jew, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, in His deep grace working in the Gentile's heart, and forming his faith, as well as answering it, according to His own heart. Answer The concept of "blasphemy against the Spirit" is mentioned in Mark 3:22-30 and Matthew 12:22-32. Jesus knew their thoughts. Matthew 12:32 - Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch. See here. His disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck heads of grain and to eat. He put a ring that had a root which was one of those sorts mentioned by Solomon in the nostrils of the demoniac, after which he drew out the demon through his nostrils; and when the man fell down immediately, he adjured the demon to return into him no more, making still mention of Solomon, and reciting the incantations which he composed. What He was introducing could not mix with Judaism. It cannot be inferred from this that any sins will be forgiven in hell. Note, (1.) The Claim Of Human Need ( Matthew 12:1-8 Continued). Neither a house nor a city nor a district can remain strong when it is divided against itself. Neither in this world, nor in that which is to come - That is, as Mark expresses it, hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation. This fixes the meaning of the phrase. The heart is the treasury, the words are the things brought out of that treasury (Matthew 12:35; Matthew 12:35); and from hence men's characters may be drawn, and may be judged of. Because according to their law, you could not, and their interpreting of the law, you could not heal on the Sabbath day.Now if a person had been injured and was bleeding to death, you could apply a tourniquet, and you could take what measures were necessary to save his life, but you could take no measures at all towards the healing of the injuries. "He was still reluctant. Our gospels tell us nothing more about this man, but the Gospel according to the Hebrews, which was one of the early gospels which did not succeed in gaining an entry to the New Testament, tells us that he came to Jesus with the appeal: "I was a stone mason, seeking my living with my hands. It was the creature doing his best, yet proving that he loved the creature more than the Creator. God proves what He is by the revelation of Jesus. "Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not: Woe unto thee, Chorazin! That may be said to be the traditional interpretation of this sentence, but there are real difficulties in it. This, too, we ascertain from Mark 1:1-45, where there are clear marks of the time. It brings me to the real crisis; that is, the final presentation of our lord to Jerusalem. Matthew has omitted Mk 3:20-21 which is taken up in Mk 3:31 (see note on Mt 12:22-32), yet the point of the story is the same in both gospels: natural kinship with Jesus counts for nothing; only one who does the will of his heavenly Father belongs to his true family. The difficulty lies in the last phrase, "For the Son of man is lord of the sabbath." Josephus tells about it: "In the valley of Macherus there is a certain root called by the same name. He gives sight to the blind. He, on the contrary, insists not only that He was bound for the cross, but that its truth must be made good in any who will come after Him. The first is the defence of the disciples, grounded on analogies taken from that which had the sanction of God of old, as well as on His own glory now. 3. Blasphemous words against the Holy Ghost are the worst kind of tongue-sins, and unpardonable, Matthew 12:31; Matthew 12:32. "What is it?" Nowhere in the scripture are we encouraged to seek Mary, to seek favors for us from her son. What differentiates it so terribly from all other sins? You are for Him, or you are against Him. One thing is necessary. In the (early and best) Greek manuscripts of the New Testament all the words were written completely in capital letters. Then he said to the man, "Stretch forth your hand!" So they asked him, "Is it permitted to heal on the Sabbath?" But the sin against the Holy Ghost is such, as is not forgiven, neither before, nor at, nor after death, nor by it: all sins that are forgiven, are forgiven in this world, and that perfectly and at once; and all that are forgiven in this world, there will be a manifestation and declaration of the pardon of them in another; but such sins as are not forgiven here, there will be no declaration of the pardon of them hereafter. If they continue in this sin they cannot be forgiven, Mark 16:16; Romans 2:6-9. it shall not be forgiven him: not because the Holy Ghost is greater than Christ; or for want of efficacy in the blood of Christ; or because God cannot pardon it; but because such persons wilfully, maliciously, and obstinately oppose the Spirit of God, without whom there can be no application of pardon made; and remain in hardness of heart, are given up to a reprobate mind, and die in impenitence and unbelief, and so there is no forgiveness for them. 35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. The woman of Canaan, out of the borders of Tyre and Sidon, appeals to Him; a Gentile of most ominous name and belongings a Gentile whose case was desperate; for she appeals on behalf of her daughter, grievously vexed with a devil. 5. The form of confession used by sick persons is the following F2; Proud member It is the law of life that we hear what we have trained ourselves to hear; day by day we must listen to God, so that day by day God's voice may become, not fainter and fainter until we cannot hear it at all, but clearer and clearer until it becomes the one sound to which above an our ears are attuned. 27 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? Matthew 12:31-32 - The Unforgivable Sin - Redeeming God And He said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? 34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? In Matthew 15:1-39 we have another picture, and twofold. Such a sin God would not forgive. And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. As Peter said, "neither is there Salvation in any other, for there is no other name given among men, whereby we must be saved" ( Acts 4:12 ). And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold your disciples do that which is not lawful to do on the Sabbath day. Note, In the last judgment, not only every sin, but every aggravation of it, will be brought into the account, and some of our notions that were right and good will be brought in evidence against us, to convict us of partiality. (iii) Jesus' second argument, to which we now come, was that the Jews themselves practised exorcism; there were Jews who expelled demons and wrought cures. Is not this he that should come?" For he whom Jesus loved hath truly spoken; The holier worship which he deigns to bless. Christ would have his disciples know what sort of men they were to live among, that they might know what to look for. It was going on, then, to the bitter end, and surely not without such suffering and sorrow as holy, unselfish, obedient love alone can know. Of course, there is often the order of time, but through the central part, and not infrequently elsewhere, his setting forth in order turns on another principle, quite independent of mere succession of events. At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father." (2.) a sin that was to be punished by the death of the body, while mercy might be extended to the soul? ( Matthew 12:1-2) The Pharisees condemn the disciples of Jesus for supposedly harvesting grain on the Sabbath. Many a man is a model of charm and courtesy in public, when he knows he is being watched and is deliberately careful about his words; while in his own house he is a dreadful example of irritability, sarcasm, temper, criticism, querulous complaint because there is no one to hear and to see.
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