Is Jesus He that Should Come? - Matthew 11:3

Matthew the apostle shared how Jesus told His disciples, “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. Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples”, and in chapter eleven and verse three of his book, Matthew shared how John's disciples asked Jesus, “are you he that should come” where we read:

And said unto him, Are you he that should come, or do we look for another?

The verse reads, “And said unto him, Are you he that should come, ...” Matthew began with the words, “and said” which means “John the Baptist asked, declared, proclaimed and uttered” “unto him” or “toward Jesus”, “are you he that should come” or “is Jesus the One who was to make an appearance and come public”. Matthew shared how John the Baptist desired to know if Jesus was the One or the Messiah who was to appear to them.

The verse continues, “... or do we look for another?” Matthew added the words, “or do we” which means “or do John the Baptist and his disciples” “look” or “expect, wait for, be in hope or thought” “for another” which means “to one other person of the same nature, form, class or kind”? Matthew shared how John the Baptist wanted to know if he and his disciples should be looking for another Messiah rather than Jesus.

When we meditate upon Matthew's words in this verse, we see how John the Baptist was in doubt as to whether Jesus was the Messiah or not. Since John was in prison, he desired confirmation about Jesus, but if Jesus was not the Messiah, they they needed to be looking for another One. God desires for people to understand that Jesus is the Messiah Christ, and there is no need to look for anyone else, and should there be some doubt, perhaps a review of all the works He performed to the benefit of people will help us know and understand.

Next time we begin a new chapter and see Matthew share how Jesus, “Go and show John again those things which you do hear and see”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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