IV.
The King's being rejected
12:1—27:66
A.
The establishment of rejection
12:1-50
1.
The cause of rejection
vv. 1-14
Matt. 12
:1
12:1
1aAt that time Jesus went on the
bSabbath through the grainfields. And His disciples became hungry and began to pick
cears of grain and eat.
Matt. 12
:2
12:2
But the Pharisees, seeing
this, said to Him, Behold, Your disciples are doing what is
1anot lawful to do on the Sabbath.
Matt. 12
:3
12:3
But He said to them, Have you not
1aread what
2bDavid did when he became hungry, and those who were with him;
Matt. 12
:4
12:4
How he entered into the house of God, and they ate the
abread of the presence, which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, except for the
bpriests only?
Matt. 12
:5
12:5
Or have you not
1aread in the law that on the
bSabbath the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath and are guiltless?
Matt. 12
:6
12:6
But I say to you that something
1agreater than the
btemple is here.
Matt. 12
:7
12:7
But if you knew what
this means,
a"I desire mercy and not sacrifice,'' you would not have condemned the guiltless.
Matt. 12
:8
12:8
For the
aSon of Man is
1Lord of the Sabbath.
Matt. 12
:9
12:9
And adeparting from there, He came into their synagogue.
Matt. 12
:10
12:10
And behold, a man who had a withered
1hand was there. And they asked Him, saying, Is it
alawful to heal on the Sabbath? so that they might
baccuse Him.
Matt. 12
:11
12:11
And He said to them, What man will there be among you who will have one sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and
alift it out?
Matt. 12
:12
12:12
Of how much
amore value then is a man than a sheep! So then it is
blawful to do well on the Sabbath.
Matt. 12
:13
12:13
Then He said to the man, Stretch out your hand. And he stretched
it out and it was
1restored, as sound as the other.
Matt. 12
:14
12:14
But the Pharisees, going out, took
acounsel against Him
as to how they might
1bdestroy Him.
2.
Rejection causing the King's turn to the Gentiles
vv. 15-21
Matt. 12
:15
12:15
But Jesus, knowing
it, withdrew from there. And many
afollowed Him, and He healed them all;
Matt. 12
:16
12:16
And He charged them
anot to make Him known,
Matt. 12
:17
12:17
In order that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be
afulfilled, saying,
Matt. 12
:18
12:18
a"Behold, My
1Servant whom I have chosen, My
bBeloved in whom My soul has found delight. I will put My
cSpirit upon Him, and He will announce
2justice to the
3Gentiles.
Matt. 12
:19
12:19
He will not strive nor cry out, nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets.
Matt. 12
:20
12:20
A 1bruised reed He will not break, and smoking
2flax He will not quench until He brings forth justice unto victory.
Matt. 12
:21
12:21
And in His name will the Gentiles
ahope.''
3.
The climax of rejection
vv. 22-37
Matt. 12
:22
12:22
aThen there was brought to Him one possessed by a demon,
1bblind and
cdumb, and He healed him, so that the dumb man spoke and saw.
Matt. 12
:23
12:23
And all the crowds were amazed and said, Is this not the
1aSon of David?
Matt. 12
:24
12:24
But the Pharisees, hearing
this, said, This man does not cast out the demons except by
1aBeelzebul,
bruler of the demons.
Matt. 12
:25
12:25
aBut bknowing their thoughts, He said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself becomes desolate, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.
Matt. 12
:26
12:26
And if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his
1akingdom stand?
Matt. 12
:27
12:27
And if I, by
aBeelzebul, cast out the demons, by whom do your sons
bcast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.
Matt. 12
:28
12:28
But if I, by the
1aSpirit of God, cast out the demons, then the
2bkingdom of God has come upon you.
Matt. 12
:29
12:29
Or how can anyone enter into the
1house of the
2strong man and
aplunder his
3goods unless he first
4binds the strong man? And then he will thoroughly plunder his house.
Matt. 12
:30
12:30
1He who is not with Me is
aagainst Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
Matt. 12
:31
12:31
aTherefore I say to you, Every sin and
bblasphemy will be forgiven men, but
1blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.
Matt. 12
:32
12:32
And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever
1speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him,
aneither in this
2bage nor in the one to come.
Matt. 12
:33
12:33
Either make the tree good and its
afruit good, or make the tree corrupt and its fruit corrupt; for
1by the fruit the tree is known.
Matt. 12
:34
12:34
Offspring of
avipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the
bheart the mouth speaks.
Matt. 12
:35
12:35
The good man, out of his good treasure, brings forth good things, and the evil man, out of his evil treasure, brings forth evil things.
Matt. 12
:36
12:36
And I say to you that every
1idle word which men shall speak, they will render an
aaccount concerning it in the day of
bjudgment.
Matt. 12
:37
12:37
For by your
1awords you shall be justified, and by your words you shall be condemned.
4.
The sign to the rejecting generation
vv. 38-42
Matt. 12
:38
12:38
Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered Him, saying, Teacher, we want to see a
1asign from You.
Matt. 12
:39
12:39
aBut He answered and said to them, An
bevil and adulterous
1generation seeks after a sign, and a sign shall not be given to it except the sign of Jonah the prophet.
Matt. 12
:40
12:40
For just as Jonah was in the belly of the great fish
athree days and three nights, so will the
bSon of Man be in the
1cheart of the earth
dthree days and three nights.
Matt. 12
:41
12:41
aNinevite men will stand up in the judgment with this generation and will condemn it, because they
brepented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something
1cmore than Jonah is here.
Matt. 12
:42
12:42
The aqueen of the south will rise up in the judgment with this generation and will condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something
1bmore than Solomon is here.
5.
The rejecting generation becoming worse
vv. 43-45
Matt. 12
:43
12:43
aWhen the unclean spirit goes out from the man, it roams through
1waterless places, seeking rest, and does not find
it.
Matt. 12
:44
12:44
Then it says, I will return to my house from which I came out. And it comes and finds
it unoccupied, swept, and decorated.
Matt. 12
:45
12:45
Then it goes and takes along with itself seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter in and settle down there. And the last state of that man becomes worse than the first. Thus shall it be also with
1this aevil generation.
6.
Rejection resulting in the King's forsaking
vv. 46-50
Matt. 12
:46
12:46
aWhile He was still speaking to the crowds, behold, His
bmother and His
cbrothers stood outside seeking to speak to Him.
Matt. 12
:47
12:47
And someone said to Him, Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside seeking to speak to You.
Matt. 12
:48
12:48
But He answered and said to him who spoke to Him,
1Who is My mother, and who are My brothers?
Matt. 12
:49
12:49
And stretching out His hand toward His disciples, He said, Behold, My mother and My brothers!
Matt. 12
:50
12:50
For whoever
1adoes the will of My Father who is in the heavens, he is My
bbrother and sister and mother.
