John Bengel Commentary - Matthew 21:44 - 21:44

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John Bengel Commentary - Matthew 21:44 - 21:44


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Mat 21:44. Ὁ πεσὼν ἐπὶ, κ.τ.λ., whosoever shall fall on, etc.) He falleth on this Stone (sc. Christ in His humiliation) who stumbles (offendit) by not believing, whilst the Gospel is being preached; but this Stone (sc. Christ in His glory) falleth on him, who is crushed by His sudden coming to judgment. Both happen especially to the Jews, and also to the Gentiles. See 2Th 1:8, and Dan 2:34; Dan 2:45.-λικμήσει, shall scatter, dissolve, dissipate, reduce to dust) The verb λικμᾶν signifies to scatter, as when chaff is given to the winds. See the LXX., who employ this verb in Job 27:21 for the Hebrew שער, to sweep away in a storm; in Dan 2:44, for אסף, to destroy; and repeatedly elsewhere for זרה, to scatter or disperse.