Gospel of Matthew - Matthew 11:1-19 - Jesus Speaks of John the Baptist and then of the Children's Attitudes of This Generation - Prog 38
Description
Matthew ends the 2nd section of Jesus' teachings in chapter 10. Now in chapters 11 and 12, he next writes his inspired narration of certain events of our Lord's ministry.
In chapter 11, Matthew writes about John the Baptist who was now in prison. Here we have Jesus' words to John and Jesus' words about John.
Some people remember playing cowboys and indians, or spacemen and aliens as children.
In verse 17, Matthew writes of children also playing childhood games. These children played weddings and funerals, but they criticized those who didn't play along. Matthew writes that this is what Jesus compared this generation to.
Verses 18-19 show how that generation had a very critical attitude. John the Baptist was criticized for how he did not live, and Jesus was criticized for how he did live, even though both lifestyles were Scriptural!
Here is Dr. Mitchell on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast, Matthew 11:1.
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