Matthew: Our Loving King (The Passion Translation) by Brian Simmons

Author:Brian Simmons [Simmons, Brian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BroadStreet Publishing Group LLC
Published: 2015-01-07T08:00:00+00:00

a 14:1 This was Herod Antipas, the son of Herod the Great who had the infant boys killed in Bethlehem. See Matthew 2:16. Herod Antipas was the one who Jesus stood before to be judged. See Luke 23:15.

b 14:2 The Aramaic is, “this is why powers are emanating from him.” Herod believed that it was the spirit of John working through Jesus, not the Spirit of God.

c 14:4 Herod Antipas wanted to take his brother’s wife so he divorced his wife, a Nabatean princess, and Herodias divorced Philip so they could marry each other. This was why John confronted Herod. See Leviticus 18:16.

d 14:6 Josephus, the Jewish historian, notes that her daughter was named Salome.

e 14:14 The Aramaic is “He nurtured them in love and cured their frailties.”

f 14:20 Implied in the text. The miracle took place as the disciples distributed what they had. Each disciple ended up with a basket full of leftovers.

g 14:25 Or “during the fourth watch of the night (between 3:00 and 6:00 a.m.).”

h 14:27 Or “I AM,” which was the name of God used in Exodus 3:14.

i 14:29 Or “Go for it!”

j 14:33 The Greek word used for “worship,” proskuneo, includes three concepts: to bow, to kiss, and to pay homage (worship). All three are included here.

k 14:34 Gennesaret means “harp.” It was known as a lovely and fertile plain south of Capernaum. The Lake of Galilee was also called the Lake of Gennesaret.

l 14:36 See also Matthew 9:21–22. Mark 3:10, and Luke 6:19. The power of God exuding from Jesus was so incredible that merely touching his prayer shawl (or cloak) would bring instant healing. This same power is available to the church today, for Christ, the healer, lives in every believer. See also Acts 19:12.

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