Bob Utley You Can Understand the Bible - Matthew 12

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Bob Utley You Can Understand the Bible - Matthew 12


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Matthew 12

PARAGRAPH DIVISIONS OF MODERN TRANSLATIONS

UBS4 NKJV NRSV TEV NJB
Plucking Grain on the Sabbath Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath Jesus and the Sabbath Laws The Question About the Sabbath Picking Corn on the Sabbath Mat_12:1-8 Mat_12:1-8 Mat_12:1-8 Mat_12:1-2 Mat_12:1-8 Mat_12:3-8 The Man with a Withered Hand Healing on the Sabbath The Man with a Crippled Hand Cure of the Man with a Withered Hand Mat_12:9-14 Mat_12:9-14 Mat_12:9-14 Mat_12:9-10 Mat_12:9-14 Mat_12:11-13 a Mat_12:13-14 The Chosen Servant Behold My Servant Work of Healing God's Chosen Servant Jesus the 'Servant of Yahweh' Mat_12:15-21

(18-21) Mat_12:15-21 Mat_12:15-21 Mat_12:15-21 Mat_12:15-21

(Mat_12:18-21) Jesus and Beelzebul A House Divided Cannot Stand Sources of Jesus' Power Jesus and Beelzebul Jesus and Beelzebul Mat_12:22-32 Mat_12:22-30 Mat_12:22-32 Mat_12:22-23 Mat_12:22-24 Mat_12:24 Mat_12:25-28 Mat_12:25-28 Mat_12:29 Mat_12:29 Mat_12:30-32 Mat_12:30-32 The Unpardonable Sin Mat_12:31-32 A Tree and Its Fruits A Tree Known by Its Fruits A Tree and Its Fruit Words Betray the Heart Mat_12:33-37 Mat_12:33-37 Mat_12:33-37 Mat_12:33-35 Mat_12:33-37 Mat_12:36-37 Demand for a Sign The Scribes and Pharisees Ask for a Sign Request for a Sign The Demand for a Miracle The Sign of Jonah Mat_12:38-42 Mat_12:38-42 Mat_12:38-42 Mat_12:38 Mat_12:38-42 Mat_12:39-42 The Return of the Unclean Spirit An Unclean Spirit Returns The Return of the Unclean Spirit The Return of the Evil Spirit The Return of the Unclean Spirit Mat_12:43-45 Mat_12:43-45 Mat_12:43-45 Mat_12:43-45 Mat_12:43-45 The Mother and Brothers of Jesus Jesus' Mother and Brothers Send for Him Jesus' True Family Jesus' Mother and Brothers The True Kinsman of Jesus Mat_12:46-50 Mat_12:46-50 Mat_12:46-50 Mat_12:46-47 Mat_12:46-50 Mat_12:48-50

READING CYCLE THREE (from "hyperlink")

FOLLOWING THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR'S INTENT AT THE PARAGRAPH LEVEL

This is a study guide commentary which means that you are responsible for your own interpretation of the Bible. Each of us must walk in the light we have. You, the Bible and the Holy Spirit are priority in interpretation. You must not relinquish this to a commentator.

Read the chapter in one sitting. Identify the subjects. Compare your subject divisions with the five translations above. Paragraphing is not inspired, but it is the key to following the original author's intent which is the heart of interpretation. Every paragraph has one and only one subject.

1. First paragraph

2. Second paragraph

3. Third paragraph

4. Etc.



BACKGROUND TO Mat_12:1-50

A. Matthew 12 describes the growing opposition (cf. Mat_11:12) by the Jewish religious leaders, particularly the Pharisees, to Jesus because of His violation of the oral tradition (i.e., the "Talmud"). There is both a Babylonian and a Palestinian Talmud. The Palestinian was never finished, so the Babylonian became the more authoritative of the two.



B. Matthew 12 relates to Mat_11:28-30 which describes the oral tradition in terms of a "burden" and a "yoke." Jesus' yoke is easy and light and brings rest, but not so the elaborate ceremonial and legal rules of the Pharisees.



DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

This is a study guide commentary which means that you are responsible for your own interpretation of the Bible. Each of us must walk in the light we have. You, the Bible and the Holy Spirit are priority in interpretation. You must not relinquish this to a commentator.

These discussion questions are provided to help you think through the major issues of this section of the book. They are meant to be thought provoking, not definitive.

1. Why does Jesus make such an affirmation of Old Testament Law in Mat_5:17-21 and yet reject so vehemently the Oral Tradition of the Jews?

2. Does Jesus claim to be the Messiah in Matthew 12?

3. Did Jesus perform these miracles in confrontation or in reaction to the Pharisees?

4. How does Isa_42:1-4 describe the ministry of the Messiah?

5. Define/explain the Pharisees'calling Jesus Beelzebub.

6. What and where is Hades?

7. Explain the parable in Mat_12:43-45.