Mt 19:1-12. FINAL DEPARTURE FROM GALILEE--DIVORCE. ( = Mr 10:1-12; Lu 9:51).
Farewell to Galilee (Mt 19:1, 2).
1. And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he
departed from Galilee--This marks a very solemn period in our Lord's
public ministry. So slightly is it touched here, and in the
corresponding passage of Mark
(Mr 10:1),
that few readers probably note it as the Redeemer's Farewell to
Galilee, which however it was. See on the sublime statement of
Luke
(Lu 9:51),
which relates to the same transition stage in the progress of our
Lord's work.
and came into the coasts--or, boundaries
of Judea beyond Jordan--that is, to the further, or east side of
the Jordan, into Perea, the dominions of Herod Antipas. But though one
might conclude from our Evangelist that our Lord went straight from the
one region to the other, we know from the other Gospels that a
considerable time elapsed between the departure from the one and the
arrival at the other, during which many of the most important events in
our Lord's public life occurred--probably a large part of what is
recorded in
Lu 9:51,
onward to Lu 18:15,
and part of
Joh 7:2-11:54.
JFB.
Outline
Jesus enters Judea. (1,2)
The Pharisees' question about divorces. (3-12)
Young children brought to Jesus. (13-15)
The rich young man's inquiry. (16-22)
The recompense of Christ's followers. (23-30)
Painted Illustration of a Pharisee During the time of Jesus
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Painted Illustration of Jesus Teaching Children
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Geography
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