Matthew the apostle shared how Jesus told His disciples, “Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. And a man's foes shall be they of his own household. He that loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And he that takes not his cross, and follows after me, is not worthy of me. He that finds his life shall lose it: and he that loses his life for my sake shall find it. He that receives you receives me, and he that receives me receives him that sent me. He that receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward”, and in chapter eleven and verse one of his book, Matthew shared how Jesus, “departed from there to teach and preach in their cities” where we read:
And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed from there to teach and to preach in their cities.
The verse reads, “And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, ...” Matthew began with the words, “and it came to pass” which means “it happened, appeared in history and come upon the stage”, “when” or “at the time and moment” “Jesus” which means “Jehovah is Salvation” and is “the Son of God, the Savior of mankind and God incarnate” “had made an end” or “finished, completed, performed, executed and fulfilled” “of commanding” which means “of arranging, appointing, ordaining, prescribing and giving order to” “his twelve disciples” or “Jesus' twelve students, pupils and attendants”. Matthew shared how Jesus “completed” His direction and instructions to His “disciples”.
The verse continues, “... he departed from there to teach and to preach in their cities.” Matthew added the words, “he departed” which means “Jesus left and removed Himself” “from there” or “from the place He was” “to teach” which means “to hold discourse in order to instruct and deliver didactic discourses” “and to preach” or “and heralded, proclaimed, published and proclaimed” “in their cities” which means “within the multitudes' dwelling places, abodes and habitations”. Matthew shared how Jesus continued to “teach and preach” people from different “dwelling places”.
When we think through Matthew's words in this verse, we see how Jesus Himself continued His instruction and heralding of the “gospel of the kingdom of heaven”. His message was important not only for His “disciples” to share, but Jesus Himself shared both by “holding discourses” and “proclaiming and publishing” God plan to provide “salvation” to mankind. God loves people, and Jesus was to proclaim and declare His “salvation” plan in every “city” He entered.
Next time we begin a new chapter and see Matthew share how John the Baptist, “heard in the prison the works of Christ”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
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